My New Favorite Olympian

About My New Favorite Olympian

Get to know Team USA's most inspiring athletes and the causes they champion. Season 9: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by Telemundo Deportes lead play-by-play voice Luis Omar Tapia in English and Spanish Season 8: My New Favorite Olympian and My New Favorite Paralympian hosted by Olympic figure skating medalist Adam Rippon Season 7: My New Favorite Olympian and My New Favorite Paralympian hosted by 12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin Season 6: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by World Cup champion Meghan Klingenberg in English and Janelly Farías in Spanish Season 5: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by soccer legend Juan Pablo Ángel in English and Spanish Season 4: My New Favorite Olympian hosted by Apolo Ohno, Team USA's most decorated Winter Olympian Season 3: My New Favorite Olympian hosted by Olympic trailblazer Ibtihaj Muhammad Season 2: Sports Uncovered hosted by Michele Tafoya Season 1: Sports Uncovered hosted by Mike Tirico Named "Best Sports Podcast" at the Cynopsis Sports Media Awards and the WEBBY Signal Awards Presented by the storytellers at NBC and Telemundo

Publisher

NBC Sports

Category

news · society & culture · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Mar 2020

Latest episode

18 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

14 of 71 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   18 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Timothy Weah: Soccer's king of Queens

   U.S. forward Timothy Weah shares how his Queens, New York upbringing shaped his identity as a global soccer star in this interview.

2. 

   16 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Tyler Adams: A mini-idea to grow and diversify soccer

   U.S. Men's National Team midfielder Tyler Adams discusses his initiative to expand soccer access through mini-pitches in underserved communities.

3. 

   11 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ricardo Pepi: The most important thing in my life

   U.S. striker Ricardo Pepi shares how his family's unwavering support fuels his global soccer career in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

Timothy Weah: Soccer's king of Queens

Published 18 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Census data, more than 47% of its residents are foreign-born, bringing cultures from all over the world to New York, including Timothy's mom from Jamaica and his dad from Liberia. New York and Queens especially is so saturated with Caribbean families and African families, so it was definitely a wonderful, wonderful upbringing. Yeah, I still have the same friends to this day. When I go back, we all kick it, whether that's on the field or at home. Queens didn't just expose them to different cultures. It gave him a way to connect with his own identity. You know, being that I'm African and Jamaican also culturally, you learn a lot because we didn't grow up on the islands. […]

Who has been a guest on My New Favorite Olympian

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Timothy Weah
• Ricardo Pepi
• Cristian Roldan
• Dayne St Clair
• Tim Ream

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

367 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

21 ratings

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