Throughout the World Cup, comedian Adam Friedland has been hosting The Beautiful Pod with Chris Ryan for The Ringer and Spotify.
With the event wrapping up, he spoke to Front Office Sports about how the show came together, his first interaction with Bill Simmons, his envy of Freddy the German tourist, and if he buys into the conspiracy theories that FIFA gave Argentina a favorable draw.
Front Office Sports: How did this podcast with Spotify and The Ringer come together?
Adam Friedland: We were talking to Bill [Simmons] and it was floated that they didn’t have a World Cup podcast. So we kind of came up with a loose idea. I’m not sure if it was theirs or ours. It’s all kind of a blur now. But, it’s been so fun—I got to be honest with you.
FOS: What’s a funny interaction you’ve had with Bill that would make sports fans laugh?
