It's Always Soccer in Philadelphia

Kevin Kinkead and Dave Zeitlin

IASIP was launched in 2016 by longtime Philadelphia Union beat writers Kevin Kinkead and Dave Zeitlin. Kevin left the beat in 2017 to cover the 76ers while Dave took a job with the Penn Alumni Magazine a year later.

  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Episode #186 - "Oh No! We Suck Again!" w/ Jose Nunez (3/16/26)

    Kevin and Jose project the bat signal for an emergency show as the Union start 0-4 and find themselves last place in Major League Soccer.


    rundown:


    -Ernst Tanner suspension and reaction

    -what to do with the lineup

    -developing a new identity in the post-Kai Wagner world

    -should Cavan Sullivan start?

    -Milan Iloski at forward or wide midfield

    -redundancy at the striker position

    -right-footed left backs

    -Iran's position in the World Cup

    17 March 2026, 2:30 pm
  • 1 hour 37 minutes
    Episode #185 - "Philadelphia Union 2025 Postmortem" w/ Jose Nunez

    Delivering the postmortem on the 2025 Philadelphia Union, who exited the playoffs with a 1-0 home loss to NYC FC. 0:25 - NYC recap 13:10 - the season is a success 19:20 - Supporters Shield asterisks and re-litigation 31:20 - Ernst Tanner allegations 48:16 - if Ernst goes, does Jay Sugarman go? 54:47 - who stays and who goes, player edition 1:10:00 - the ceiling for German moneyball 1:22:30 - "winter" schedule switch

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    26 November 2025, 4:27 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Episode #184 - "To Move or Not to Move the Goalposts, that is the Question" w/ Jose Nunez (6/3/25)

    In another one-off episode, Kevin is joined by Jose Nunez to go over the following topics:


    -Dallas draw, Miami draw, and generic run of form

    -how to break down a low block, countering the counter

    -do the expectations change halfway through the season?

    -Indiana Vassilev and Chris Donovan

    -Tai Baribo and squad rotation

    -media coverage, or lack thereof

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    4 June 2025, 1:26 pm
  • 53 minutes 42 seconds
    Episode #181- "@UnionCoroner" (11-30-23)

    Delivering the 2023 Philadelphia Union season postmortem, with Matt De George of The Delco Times.

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    30 November 2023, 7:58 pm
  • 43 minutes 48 seconds
    Episode #180 - "Prometheus" (8-30-23)

    Toronto FC postgame show

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    31 August 2023, 2:36 am
  • 44 minutes 52 seconds
    Episode #179 "Somewhat Pragmatic Miami Bitch Session" (8-15-23)

    The Union got torched by Miami. We invited listeners on to talk about it.

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    16 August 2023, 2:53 am
  • 50 minutes 17 seconds
    Episode #178 - "Messi Mania" (8-13-23)

    Rejoined by IASIP founder Dave Zeitlin for a Lionel Messi preview show:


    - ticket sales

    - ratio of Union fans to Messi fans

    - playing at Subaru Park vs. Lincoln Financial Field

    - clarification on "gatekeeping"

    - tactics against Miami

    - your questions, comments, and concerns

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    14 August 2023, 1:59 am
  • 53 minutes 20 seconds
    Episode #177 - "Sir Schmoke a Lot" (8-1-23)

    Episode #177 with Kerith Gabriel from the Inquirer


    - Leagues Cup

    - USOC parallels

    - Wrexham friendly and fandom entry points

    - players and the media

    - Andres Perea loan

    - Tai Baribo

    - Curtin and Tanner extensions

    - Union thought exercise

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    1 August 2023, 2:44 pm
  • 35 minutes 16 seconds
    Episode #176 - Quinn Sullivan interview (7-21-23)

    This is the Quinn Sullivan interview from Thursday's episode of Crossing Broadcast. 

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    21 July 2023, 4:01 pm
  • 52 minutes 33 seconds
    Episode #175 - "Am I the Problem?" (7-19-23)

    Episode #175 with Jon Jansen from The Gambler


    - level of belief in this team

    - weighing expectation vs. reality

    - need for reinforcements

    - does anyone care about Leagues Cup?

    - fan experience/parking situation

    - NYC fans and beer throwing

    - your questions, comments, concerns

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    19 July 2023, 7:26 pm
  • 41 minutes 47 seconds
    Episode #174 - "Union Goal Scored By" w/ Kevin Casey (6-6-23)

    Episode #174 w/ Union public address announcer Kevin Casey


    - Montreal recap

    - current Union form

    - Kevin's story + how the PA job works, prep, setup, challenges, etc

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    7 June 2023, 2:07 am
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