Barbecue Sauce - A Ted Lasso Podcast

**Spoilers** Look at what's happening to me (or us, or you) - it's already time for Episode 7 of Barbecue Sauce - A Ted Lasso Podcast! And I don't know about y'all, but we are just walking on air over here.New year, new you - it's back to the coaches office, the locker room, and the pitch for the Lady Greyhounds and their coaching staff after last episodes banger New Years Eve bash. But it wouldn't be the Lasso Way if getting back into the swing was easy. Lively BANTR, precocious children, a spider and a pig, loquaciousness, improvisational football, the return of the Seaward, a side-trip to Me York City...And I'll take "Douchebags Named Derrick" for $1000, Alex!If you haven't already watched Episode 7 of Ted Lasso Season 4, don't let this episode of Barbecue Sauce hit you from out of the blue! Grab your super suit and a) watch the episode on AppleTV + ; then b) listen to - who could it be? - Believe it or not, it's just Coach Jeff and Billiam.BELIEVE! (And Win!)

**Spoilers** Happy New Year (just a few months early) from the whole crew at Barbecue Sauce - A Ted Lasso Podcast! After all, in the world of Ted Lasso, every day is an opportunity to spread love and cheer!It's New Year's Eve and Ted, Michelle, Henry, Rebecca, Keeley, Roy, Higgins, Beard, Alice, the Lady Greyhounds - and a suprise guest or two - are ringing in the new year in pubs, in clubs, on boats, on dance floors...in hospital...yep, for an episode with the title "Don't Jump Around Much Anymore", there is an awful lot of jumpin' around. You'll be in a big ol' house of pain if you don't stop what you're doing right this second and a) watch the episode on AppleTV + b) listen to Coach Jeff and Billiam pack it up and pack it in.Also...THUNDERGONG ALERT! Shout out to one of our listeners for letting us know about an easter egg from episode 1 that we missed - "Thundergong" on the Uptown Theater marquee in Kansas City as Ted drives home from seeing off Rebecca, Keeley, and Higgins at the airport (36:22 mark in the episode, to be exact). Thundergong is a very special easter egg...it is an annual music and comedy benefit show that's hosted by Jason Sudeikis in Kansas City to raise money for the Steps of Faith Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides prosthetic limbs and care and financial relief to uninsured and under-insured amputees. (Here's Jason doing a much better job of explaining it than I could ever do)You're in luck - the next Thundergong is happening in KCMO on NOVEMBER 14, 2026, so get your tickets now!BELIEVE!

**Spoilers** In this week's Barbecue Sauce - A Ted Lasso Podcast - our 5th episode, halfway through season 4! - Coach Jeff and Billiam talk about the value of embarrassment.It's not just us, mind you - Ted delivers an entire soliloquy on the subject during the episode, and he is far more eloquent that we could ever be. So watch the episode, then listen to the two of us knuckleheads philosophizing about the extraordinary writing, acting, and impact Ted Lasso has on us all.BELIEVE!

A Ted Lasso Two-fer! **Spoilers** This week's Barbecue Sauce - A Ted Lasso Podcast covers 2 episodes - Richmond's Got Talent (Episode 3) and Greyhounds' Day Off (Episode 4) - a crap-ton of goodness! We watch open tryouts for the Lady Greyhounds...locker room shenanigans...an 80s-style montage...a bar fight...and "Ted Lasso, you're my hero."Non-stop fun, 80s references, and life-affirming wisdom - everything you've come to expect from the new season of Ted Lasso.

**SPOILERS AHEAD!**“Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle.”Remember Mr. Mann...Mae...Jeremy, Baz and Paul? How about the Dogtrack? Well...WHISTLE! Bring it on in, because they're all here waiting to say "hey"! Ted is back in the land of bangers, chips, lifts, and the pitch, and the game is afoot.Who is Alice Chilton, and why is Rebecca intimidated by her? What kind of goalie refuses to wear gloves? When did the spirt of Forrest Gump first take possession of Coach Beard? Will Jonathan the Rat ever work in musical theater again? And...WHAT'S IN THE BOX??Answers to all of these questions and more may - or may not - be found in our second full episode of Barbecue Sauce - A Ted Lasso Podcast. Only one way to find out!If you haven't watched yet, fair warning: spoilers ahead, so pause us now and go watch Ted Lasso, Season 4/Episode 2 on AppleTV+!Alright, let's get into it.

Smell that? Smells like...potential!Season 4 of Ted Lasso finally arrives on AppleTV+ on August 5th - can you BELIEVE it?Co-hosts Jeff Serling (football coach, Special Olympics coach, Rod Serling Memorial Foundation) and Billiam Klavon (host of the award-winning Thursdeighties podcast) are marking the occasion the only way they know how: by talking way too much about a fictional soccer team and the coach for whom no human relationship is into touch. Welcome to Barbecue Sauce: A Ted Lasso Podcast, your weekly stop for episode breakdowns, way-too-deep character analysis, and the kind of optimism only Ted Lasso (and maybe a Diamond Dogs meeting) can inspire. Whether you're Team Ted, Team Rebecca/Matthijs, excited to meet the new second division women's soccer team, or just here for a new batch of biscuits, we've got you covered. New episodes drop alongside the show, starting August 5. BELIEVE!