Deep Look: Ultiworld's Weekly Podcast

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor take a look around the top stories in the AUDL as the league nears 2021's opening pull. Who are the title contenders and what are their prospects? How do this year's new divisions reshape the title chase? Plus they discuss the experience of Championships Weekend.

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor discuss the current USA Ultimate mask mandate and whether it remains necessary. They also tackle a number of topics in a Small Ball segment, including the new Dallas team Flash Flood, the 2021 Callahan and Donovan Award, and what should happen with the 2022 World Ultimate Club Championships.

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor discuss the new club guidelines from USA Ultimate, the Nationals bid allocation, and what this club season might look like. Later, they're joined by Premier Ultimate League Executive Committee member Janel Venzant to talk about the league's return to play. They close out the show with a Small Ball segment talking about December College Nationals going to California, the new World Games pulling rule, and the AUDL Game of the Week schedule.

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor discuss their favorite places to play ultimate before welcoming in USA Ultimate College Manager Tom Manewitz to talk about the plan for this winter's College Championships. They close out the show with a conversation about how to support smaller college programs.Elevate Ultimate's "The Art of Coaching Youth Ultimate": https://elevateultimate.com/coaching-resources/

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor discuss the news of the World Ultimate Club Championships returning to Cincinnati before talking with long-time Seattle Riot handler and dedicated coach Alyssa Weatherford. They close out the show with a conversation about what the upcoming club season might look like as teams start to figure out their plans.Elevate Ultimate's "The Art of Coaching Youth Ultimate": https://elevateultimate.com/coaching-resources/

Keith Raynor and Charlie Eisenhood tackle a big bag of mail with questions ranging from game theory to the coming college double peak to the club season to the AUDL.

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor discuss USA Ultimate's proposed new 4-v-4 rules and potential for more future "Ultimate 4's" events before interviewing Elevate Ultimate's Danie Proby and Ari Nitikman about their youth ultimate venture in Vancouver and beyond. They close out the show with the news about the UK's new club ultimate structure for 2021, which eschews tournaments in favor of a league and cup structure featuring individual game formats.Ari clarified after the interview that Kellan Gibboney's EDI workshop was excellent and fairly priced.

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor discuss Tom Manewitz's coming departure from USA Ultimate and the new Richmond Cup, featuring a $10,000 purse, before welcoming in Chicago Machine and Union player (and Team USA selection) Pawel Janas for an interview.

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor react to the news about the fall College Series that's set to start in October before turning to a discussion of potential radical rules changes for the sport.

Keith Raynor and Charlie Eisenhood talk about the potential for a fall College Championships and what it might look like before welcoming in UNC Pleiades captains Alex Barnett and Sydney Rehder to talk about their newly announced 2021 roster, how they've navigated the pandemic, and their process for getting back on the field.

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor discuss the 2021 scheduling update from USA Ultimate and the potential for a summer club season before welcoming in the AUDL's Tim DeByl to discuss the league's plan to begin its season on June 5th.

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor are joined by USA Ultimate Director of Competition and Athlete Programs Will Deaver to discuss ultimate's return to play, what the summer could look like, USAU's pandemic response, and the future of the sport.

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor discuss ideas for radical overhauls of ultimate's off-the-field operations, from "ultibucks" to ascendant semi-pro leagues to going all in on 4v4.

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor welcome in Tiina Booth for a wide-ranging conversation about college ultimate, UMass, youth, NUTC, return to play, and more.

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor discuss the Super Bowl before welcoming in ultimate hall of famer Dominique Fontenette to discuss her 26-year career, her thoughts on today's elite game, and why she's retiring.

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor discuss the Super Bowl before interviewing GRADA President Tanya Beiswenger about the organization’s decision to hold summer and fall leagues in 2020, what they learned, and how they’re moving forward (12:51). Charlie and Keith share their thoughts as well (48:26).Check out the new video version of the show on the Ultiworld YouTube channel!

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor talk about the GameStop stock explosion that has been the talk of the financial world before welcoming in Joel Prushan, a professional ethicist, to discuss ultimate's return-to-play considerations (12:06). Plus: some small ball!

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor discuss the cancellation or postponement of all 2021 WFDF events as well as the decision to award World Games bids based on 2016 WUGC results. Later, they're joined by Western Ultimate League co-founder and Executive Director Felicia Yang to discuss the latest from the league (16:34). They close out the show by asking some questions about when ultimate can realistically return (36:30).

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor welcome in Ravi Vasudevan to talk about the latest on the 2021 World Ultimate Championships and what's next. Later in the show, the guys talk about the AUDL's plan to return to play and what the PUL and WUL have said about their plans so far (32:40). They close out the show with some Small Ball.

Charlie Eisenhood and Keith Raynor give some bold ultimate predictions for 2021.