Shirtless Plantain Show
The Shirtless Plantain Show unites football, banter, seriousness and brings a fresh voice to the football world. Coming from immigrant backgrounds mixed with western culture, we are a football collective that does not play by the rules and colors outside the lines. Tune in to hear genuine stories and unique perspectives. We have conversations with amazing guests, using football as our canvas to paint stories from a unique lens.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 636
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
SPS Arsenal Edition - Set Piece FC w/ @NocturnalGunner - Episode 365
Arsenal finally won a game of football but here's the real surprise... they scored not one but THREE goals from open play in the process of beating the snot out of Crystal Palace. Join Coach and Gabb…
SPS & OTW AFCON Edition - Hott Property - Episode 364
Coach and Alasdair round up all of the match day 1 fixtures with a special look at some of the underdogs. Lots of chatter on who's impressed and who's underwhelmed so far and who we expect to progres…
SPS Weekend Review - For F*ck's Sake - Episode 363
The lads are in an AFCON State of Mind, but football happened in Europe & we're nothing if not dutiful, so join us for the usual roundup of the top 5 leagues and a rumination on whether the Premier L…
SPS and OTW AFCON Edition - And We're Off - Episode 362
The AFCON is here and we kick off our first episode of our team up with On The Whistle Podcast. Alasdair is on the ground in Abidjan so we had a unique look at the build up to the opening game as wel…
SPS AFCON Edition - The Preview - Episode 361
African Football Heritage is back this weekend as the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) begins in Ivory Coast. We will be teaming up with the excellent people at On the Whistle (@otw_…
SPS Weekend Review - Cheeks - Episode 360
Happy New Year, Fam!
Join Coach & Deen for the first SPS Weekend Review of 2024. Serie A and La Liga are back already, while the English never left. On the menu? League games, cup games, and bottoms.
T…
SPS Arsenal Edition - No More Goals? - Episode 359
Happy Belated New Year, Gooner Fam!
We usually don't cover cup games, but the schedule demanded SPS's attention in this instance. Join Mitch & Deen (Coach was freezing at The Emirates) for thoughts on…
SPS Arsenal Edition - Pain - Episode 358
Happy New Year, Gooners!
Coach & Deen reflect on a painful end to one of the best years to support Arsenal in recent memory, but things aren’t all bad in the grand scheme of things. We go again.
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SPS Man Utd Edition - Happy Nu Year - Episode 357
Ten Haag's inconsistent Reds has left Coach perplexed at how they still are suffering from issues that were evident in his first year! Tap In!
SPS Arsenal Edition - Handbrake On - Episode 356
Deen and Coach pick the bones of Arsenal's first home loss of the season, a lot of talk on individual performances, tactical issues and of course the elephant in the room Bukayo Saka's hair dye. Tap …
SPS Man Utd Edition - Mr. Miracle - Episode 355
Coach heaps praise on a resilient and inevitable Utd win against Aston Villa as they Ten Haag finally put together an XI that makes sense. Listener's questions are answered too!
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SPS Weekend Review - Quadmas - Episode 354
It's Xmas, but SPS don't stop!
Join Coach and Deen for the usual trip around the Big 5 leagues as we celebrate Xmas and a spectacular feat from a new name in Ligue Un (Kamory Doumbia). Merry Christmas…
SPS Arsenal Edition - Good Point - Episode 353 feat @NocturnalGunner
Coach has a returning friend of the show Gabby (@NocturnalGunner) dissect an intense draw. They speak on the tactical set ups of both sides, individual performances, players and managers comments an…
SPS Man Utd Edition - Bubbles - Episode 352 feat @susannah21
Coach invites Susannah who's a friend of the pod and huge Porto and Man Utd fan to have a forensic look at more Man Utd woes. We also speak about the links between the problems in attack stemming fro…
SPS Weekend Review - Los Hermanos - Episode 351
Coach and Deen cover the Williams brothers setting La Liga alight, Leverkusen remaining unbeaten, Inter staying top in Italy, Monaco making an early exit in the Ligue Un title race, all the new fit t…
SPS Man Utd Edition - Onwards - Episode 350
Coach heaps praise on Utd's rear guard action as they fought for a hard earned point at a ground they lost 7-0 at last season. Where do they go from now? Coach offers his view on that among other tal…
SPS Arsenal Edition - xGulls - Episode 349
Coach and Mitch gush over a fantastic performance against Arsenal's Bogey Teams, Brighton. A lot of chatter on how they restricted them to 0 expected goals and how the midfield is evolving. Tap In!
SPS Champions League Edition (Matchday 6) - Adios, Group Stage - Episode 348
It’s the final matchday of the 23/24 Champions League group stage, and sadly for Coach & Deen, the final group stage for the foreseeable future as UEFA moves on to the ‘Swiss Model’.
Anyway, footy ha…
SPS Soccer Edition - The Finale - Episode 347
Join Mitch & Matheus for the final time this (American) soccer season. There's some NWSL Expansion Draft chatter (thanks to a busy Emily), some general MLS talk, and of course, the Columbus Crew's wi…
SPS Weekend Review - The New Kings of Catalonia - Episode 346
Frankfurt did their best against Bayern, but Girona made the biggest statement on the continent this season with an impressive win away at Barcelona.
Join Coach & Deen for a review of those games, a d…