{"podcast":{"title":"U.S. Soccer Podcast","slug":"u-s-soccer-podcast-7358333","podcast_index_feed_id":7358333,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WWO4818848243","website_url":"https://www.ussoccer.com/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/00bb8302-3669-11f0-af72-ef8db743bf34/image/b6a23a29c1bd2f64871203b03abf1ad5.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"US Soccer","episode_count":64,"summary":"Presented by Henkel. Step inside the heart of soccer in America with the U.S. Soccer Podcast. Every Wednesday, host David Gass sits down for honest, uplifting conversations with voices from across the soccer landscape. We'll be introducing you to the people working to grow the game at every level from the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams to the Youth and Extended National Teams and beyond. The conversations bring you closer to the players, coaches, and personalities shaping the game in communities across the country, exploring the moments, ideas, and the influencers driving the sport forward. This is where soccer stories live. New episodes drop every week. Join us.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T08:18:22.841150+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/u-s-soccer-podcast-7358333"},"episode":{"title":"Sam Mewis on Finding Her Next Chapter, Building Community and the Road to Brazil","slug":"sam-mewis-on-finding-her-next-chapter-building-community-and-the-road-to-brazil","published_at":"2026-07-22T17:33:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/u-s-soccer-podcast-7358333/sam-mewis-on-finding-her-next-chapter-building-community-and-the-road-to-brazil","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/u-s-soccer-podcast-7358333","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO6660918818.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO6660918818.mp3","summary":"World Cup champion Sam Mewis joins former U.S. Women’s National Team teammate Meghan Klingenberg for a wide-ranging conversation about the highs and heartbreaks of her playing career and the journey to finding purpose beyond the field. Mewis reflects on how serving as an alternate at the 2016 Olympics helped shape the player and teammate she became, the difficult reality of having her career cut short by injury, and how podcasting provided a bridge into an unexpected second act as a creator. She also shares why building community has become central to her work and offers her perspective on the USWNT as the countdown continues to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil. Plus, Kling reacts to the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and answers your questions in Ask the Pros. Listen now on the U.S. Soccer Podcast presented by Henkel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"World Cup champion Sam Mewis joins former U.S. Women’s National Team teammate Meghan Klingenberg for a wide-ranging conversation about the highs and heart…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3787,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/u-s-soccer-podcast-7358333/episodes/sam-mewis-on-finding-her-next-chapter-building-community-and-the-road-to-brazil/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/u-s-soccer-podcast-7358333/sam-mewis-on-finding-her-next-chapter-building-community-and-the-road-to-brazil.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}