Sounders FC Pod-Cast With Brad and Zak

About Sounders FC Pod-Cast With Brad and Zak

Join former Seattle Sounders midfielders Steve Zakuani and Brad Evans as the two offer their insights and analysis on the Sounders, drop weekly interviews with players, coaches and other personalities in the world of soccer and beyond.

Publisher

Seattle Sounders FC

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Feb 2018

Latest episode

4 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

57 of 255 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Change Champions -- Megan Karch

   Host Brad Evans interviews Megan Karch, CEO of IslandWood, about inspiring the next generation of environmental leaders through transformative learning experiences.

2. 

   14 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 249

   Sounders FC Pod-Cast returns with a must-listen episode as hosts Steve Zakuani and Brad Evans sit down with Seattle Sounders Head Coach Brian Schmetzer for a wide-ranging, candid conversation. Schmetzer takes listeners behind the scenes of last season’s Club World Cup and Leagues Cup, sharing stories and insights you won’t hear anywhere else. He opens up about his coaching journey — from his early days as an assistant to leading the Sounders from the top — and dives into the intense competiti...

3. 

   9 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Behind The Shield -- Paul Arriola and Dr. Ty Jones

   Hosts Steve Zakuani and Brad Evans bring you a special Behind the Shield edition of the Sounders FC Pod-Cast, featuring powerful stories of impact both on and off the pitch. First, they sit down with Dr. Ty Jones, Medical Director at Regence, who was honored as a Community Hero at a Sounders match last season for his dedication to serving public employees and their families. Then, Sounders midfielder Paul Arriola joins the show to reflect on his road back from the ACL injury he suffered last ...

Inside a recent episode

Change Champions -- Megan Karch

Published 4 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And that's number one, the strategy. And then the second strategy to do this is really our educators because educators have an exponential impact and we know that they spend the most time with kids other than their parents. And so if we can train our educators to use nature as a learning tool and to use the outdoors, we think that's critical in the learning for our kids. And the third is advocacy. We work on advocacy to create systemic change across the state and the nation. And then fourth is providing tools and training to the field because we believe all boats rise. And so those are the four major areas that we work in and they all work together. […]

Who has been a guest on Sounders FC Pod-Cast With Brad and Zak

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

• Megan Karch
• Obed Vargas
• Michelle McDaniel
• Alondra Gonzalez
• Jesus Ferreira

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

26,910,159

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

207 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

53 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

95

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