RaShauna Hamilton is Vice President of Fan Growth & Community at the Washington Spirit — and a woman who’s spent her career quietly shaping future fanbases across the NBA, NFL and NWSL, one meaningful connection at a time.

We talk about the power of voice — how RaShauna went from timid newcomer to confident leader, and how learning to share even the “bad” ideas can unlock a team’s creativity and collective impact.

She reflects on what she’d tell her younger self, how her kids have shaped her view of legacy, and why speaking up — even when it’s scary — might just spark the change we’re all waiting for.

This one’s about finding confidence, building community, and trusting that small actions can lead to big shifts.

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Seb White is a multi-faceted creative and co-founder of MUNDIAL; the magazine that both redefined football culture and reminded you why you loved the game.

He talks us through the evolution of the mag, from a passion to project with his mates to, checks notes, a full time gig with his mates. One that inspired a new wave of independent football media, not least this platform.

Through ‘giving it a go’ and unwavering authenticity Seb created a body of work that spoke to countless fans across the world (and annoyed a few too).

What's next is up for grabs. Whatever it is, he'll do with heart and, if the past 10 years are anything to go by, you'll know about it.

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The football podcast that isn't about football is clearing its congested fixture list and dropping to bi-weekly releases for a few months.

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Darian Jenkins is a retired pro turned analyst for CBS and DAZN.

Darian talks us through her discovery of the game during recess kick abouts to National Championships with UCLA and the injury that would ultimately curtail her career in the NWSL.

Easy to dwell on what might have been. Difficult to find a new direction. Unless the universe shows you one.

Off pitch she now finds herself in a stronger position to push change, challenging the narrative attached to players of colour and bringing a fresh perspective of the game.

We also touch on the meditative power of walking, the art of manifestation and 90’s ankle weights, teeing us up nicely for a part 2 down the line.

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Dakota Fox Graf is a photographer with one of the less conventional routes into the industry, having swapped the front line of combat for the side lines of Major League Soccer.

With a big interest in health and fitness and little interest or involvement in the game beyond the odd kindergarten kick about and a few World Cup games on TV whilst serving in Afghanistan, the path he’s on could not have been on his radar.

But indifference towards the game evolved into infatuation when landing a performance coach internship at Columbus Crew.

Working with the Academy teams, he spotted an opportunity to document their games and, in a few short years, finds himself pitch side shooting the stars MLS.

Dakota shares his experiences in the military, evolving love for the game and the pride he feels as he again finds himself serving his country, this time as a Performance Coach with US Soccer’s youth teams.

With that full-time role, a burgeoning photography career and raising a young family, Dakota is a guy who thrives with a full plate.

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Tommie Battle is an NYC-based self-taught and published Black photographer specialising in portrait, photojournalism, and sports photography.

In this episode he opens up on life as a kid in a military family, how the experiences that came with it shaped his life and how, along the way, Roberto Baggio planted a seed that would bloom into not only a passion for the game but a career in it.

The NYCFC photographer also discusses the importance of tuning into your younger self, practicing self-care, and checking those around you are doing the same.

There’s also a bit in there about his photography career that’s well worth a listen.

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Drake Ramberg needs little introduction, but I'll give him one anyway.

An Oregonian born and raised in the vicinity of Nike HQ, he would go on to spearhead the brand's drive into the football space, revolutionise kit design, and build a legacy over the next three decades.

Over to Drake.

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Maya Stephen is the definition of a versatile creative with an appetite for change.

Born in Florida and made through her experiences in New England, California and now New York, Maya is a flowing tap of self-expression using football, fashion, poetry and photography as both a means to create and reinvent.

She also has a flagrant disregard for limits; those set by the self and imposed by others.

All in, the perfect example to follow for the young people of New York, where she is currently Director of Programs at America Scores, the organisation empowering youth through football and education.

There’s no telling how far Maya will go but right now she’s exactly where she’s meant to be. Making a change.

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