Ep. 2.35: Inside the mind (& career) of Dax McCarty

Summary: Sam and EG sit down with good friend of the pod Dax McCarty who joins in a slightly different capacity as we take a deep dive into the career of a living legend. (Call it a mini-roast if you must.) We start by discussing his Florida Man roots, rebellious HS years, IMG experience and tenure at North Carolina. Next we wind through his MLS journey beginning with wild child years in Dallas, a pit stop in DC, his incredible RBNY era, highs and lows of Chicago and finally thoughts on Nashvegas SC so far. In addition to the soccer talk we get to the bottom of his nickname ("Five guys Dax"), discuss Rafa Marquez's drug kingpin allegations, boozy brunches-cum-dance parties at Thierry Henry's favorite NYC spot, life as an honorary Leprechaun, the time someone (literally?) scared the shit out of Bastian Schweinsteiger and finally solve the mystery of which Wood memes -- if you know you know -- is Dax's favorite. Honestly, this is just a small snippet of what is packed into this episode. The smallish ginger man knows everybody, has done everything and has stories about it for days.