Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Beautiful Pod. For the next six weeks, host Adam Friedland will be joined by The Ringer's Chris Ryan and famous celebrity guests from the world of entertainment and sports. In this episode, our hosts preview what is certain to be the greatest World Cup of all time. They discuss the incredible cultural exchange happening in America right now as teams marvel at the country’s advanced infrastructure, resilient democracy, and delicious food options (spaghetti, tacos). They also touch on Team USA’s prospects in the tournament, in addition to all the other countries that will be losing to America. At soccer. Host: Adam Friedland Co-Host: Chris Ryan Executive Producer: Adam Friedland, Marc Fineman, Mason Klein Writer: Adam Friedland, Sam Serxner Producer: Sam Serxner, Julia Cassidy Editor: Jon Roemer DP: Caroline Jannace, Justin Nardecchia -- See Adam on tour https://theadamfriedland.show/pages/tour -- JOIN THE FRIEDLAND FAMILY FOUNDATION / PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdamFriedlandShow/join -- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheAdamFriedlandShow -- Buy our merch!: https://theadamfriedland.show/collections/new -- X: https://x.com/adam_talkshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theadamfriedlandshow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@adamfriedlandshowclips YouTube: Subscribe to @TheAdamFriedlandShow here: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAdamFriedlandShow Subscribe to @TAFSClips here: https://www.youtube.com/@tafsclips -- #adamfriedland #thebeautifulpod