Hello sunshine. Hello Sunshine, I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome to the State of the Union

podcast where we look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the

lens of red-white and blue- colored glasses. This show will be talking

while the long winding and strange road that is the 2023 MLS

playoffs, the 45-minute Americans, rankings the U.S. men's national teams in history. Oh yeah, we're going to do it.

John Gotti, the New Jersey Red Bulls, the sports equinox outrage and much more of it.

First joining me as always, my friend, my colleague,

my guiding light, David Mossier soccer savant

and a Fox soccer researcher and writer,

extraordinary!

Maossie, how you doing on this Monday, October 30th in the year

2023. I am doing well back in Los Angeles, got back late last night.

You are back. You visited your brother who evidently is living up there in Seattle. How was the trip to Seattle? This is your first time your to list but some of the highlights I did eat at Pike Place I did go to the top of the space

needle I went to the museum of pop culture read all about Jimmy Hendricks Kurt

Cobain two musicians I know you have very little regard for, went to the Museum of History and

and Industry, learned all about Seattle from the Duamish Native Americans all the way up to

Bill Gates and Jeff Bessos.

I took this underground tour of Pioneer Square. I learned about the great

fire, the Alaska Gold Rush. Phenomenal. Terrific City, had a great time.

Now your brother lives up there, what does he do up there? He works at the Museum of Transportation in Tacoma.

So he's into cars?

Yes, very much so.

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