This one hits different.
When Ann-Katrin Berger talks about signing “I love you” to her deaf sister before a match, everything stops — even Christina and Lori. The Gotham FC and Germany keeper opens up about what drives her: surviving thyroid cancer twice, staying calm when the world’s on fire, and why she listens to heartbreak songs before kick-off.
She’s, funny, self-aware, and disarmingly honest — from her tattoos to that one-handed save at the Euros that made the world gasp.
🎙 Hosts: Christina Unkel & Lori Lindsey
🏆 Guest: Ann-Katrin Berger — Gotham FC & Germany NT
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00:00 Cold open — signing “I love you” & the story behind it
01:03 Welcome — Christina introduces Germany & Gotham FC’s No. 1
02:11 Home base — Stuttgart, Mercedes & Porsche pride
02:52 Car chat — “Get her that dealership deal!”
03:55 Match prep — calm, music & pre-game rituals
05:08 Playoff mindset — Adele, Bieber & heartbreak songs
06:13 Euro 2025 save — “It felt like The Matrix”
08:45 Why the Euros hit different — pride, pressure & depth
09:43 Speed vs. space — adapting to NWSL tempo
11:19 Lori joins — U.S. style, youth systems & boxed potatoes
13:15 Adapting across leagues — Germany, France, England, U.S.
16:57 The modern keeper — footwork, risk & composure
18:03 Advice for young goalies — “Play out of goal as long as you can”
20:55 Positioning — stopping attacks before they start
21:36 The save revisited — instinct, defiance & disbelief
24:37 Off-field life — family, sister & sign language
25:03 Growing up together — learning to connect beyond sound
27:40 Empathy — “Who decides what’s normal?”
28:17 Teaching Christina & Lori — how to sign I love you 🤟
31:19 Cancer & courage — speaking out and helping others
35:08 Tattoos — compass, tree & “All we have is now”
38:15 Reflection — resilience, humor & life perspective
39:27 Playoff focus — facing Kansas City next
41:31 Knockout mindset — “You have to beat them anyway”
41:55 Closing — gratitude, humor & no beer in Germany
43:26 Wrap-up — Lori & Christina debrief, viral week recap
47:22 Weekend plans — playoff calls & Racing Louisville shout-out
47:37 Outro — follow, subscribe & thank-yous