The Unraveling

Episode 1

Spencer Warne and Lauren Beck couldn’t wait to get to work the night of Aug. 26, 2000.  The pair was part of a local ESPN radio team that broadcast every Real Salt Lake home game. But in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down nearly every aspect of life, including sports.  But on Wednesday, Aug. 26, not only was Real Salt Lake returning to it’s Sandy stadium for the first time in five months, the match was the first time any […]

Utah IS the place for soccer

Episode 2

Professional soccer got its start in Utah thanks to the visionary leadership and relentless will of an NBA executive. It was Utah native Dave Checketts who bought an MLS franchise and decided to put it in his home state. He fought political and financial battles to establish Real Salt Lake, a club that would do what no other professional sports franchise in Utah has ever managed to do – win a championship. But while sports aficionados are fond of saying […]

The Midas Touch

Episode 3

For Real Salt Lake fans, December of 2013 was one of the most heartbreaking in the club’s history. On Dec. 7, they watched their beloved Claret and Cobalt lose the Major League Soccer Championship to Kansas City in the longest shootout in league history. And then days later, they lost the head coach who’d led the team from the “lovable loser” expansion franchise to champions in 2009 to perennial contenders. Jason Kreis’s exit wasn’t completely unexpected, but it wasn’t any […]

That Colorado Guy

Episode 4

When Real Salt Lake’s head coach stuns everyone by quitting with 10 weeks left in the season, he leaves the team in the hands of a man RSL fans once loved to hate. And despite his unsavory history with the club, he seems uniquely suited to lead a team without an owner, picked to finish last, and abandoned by their head coach in August of 2021 to an unlikely playoff berth. All he has to do is lead Real Salt […]

Cinderella Crashes the Ball

Episode 5

When asked to describe how it felt to be part of the last-second goal that gave Real Salt Lake the last spot in the 2021 Major League Soccer playoffs, winger Justin Meram was light on a few details. “Honestly, it’s like I almost blacked out,” Meram said. “I swear. Because after I did the bike (bicycle kick), it was almost like I saw the guys celebrating. That moment is one that sticks with you forever.” It was a dramatic play […]

The Stroke of Midnight

Episode 6

Real Salt Lake’s magical run comes to an end, but not with the fairy tale ending everyone hoped to have. There are massive changes for RSL after the 2021 season – a coach is hired, the club finds an owner, and key players depart. The team, the staff and the players are left to reflect: what does it all mean? If winning is the ultimate goal in professional sports, what other measurements matter? 

Bonus Episodes

Bonus episodes that include interviews with Brian Dunseth, Dave Checketts, Kyle Beckerman, Jason Kreis and Pablo Mastroeni.