#538: Evan Ratliff on USMNT fandom, AI voice clones, Brek Shea

Journalist Evan Ratliff joins Belz to talk about his fascinating
new podcast, Shell Game, which has some poignant USMNT-related
moments in it. He also expresses his affinity for 2011 Brek Shea,
talks about going incognito to a WC qualifier in Salt Lake City
when he was doing the famous WIRED vanishing act, and explains
how he thinks the USMNT is in need of a couple Clint Mathis or
Jermaine Jones-style characters.


Here's the Grant Wahl story he referenced:
https://grantwahl.substack.com/p/on-the-doorstep-to-doha?r=1ggkr&utm_campaign=post&utm_source=On%20the%20Doorstep%20to%20Doha&utm_medium=ios


And here's the link to Shell Game, which I do recommend:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shell-game/id1753117762


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