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Notorious Friday Night Posse (NFNP)
Notorious Friday Night Posse (NFNP)
Welcome to NFNPPOD Productions — an independent podcast network built around sharp conversation, strong perspectives, and Midwest roots. At the center is The Notorious Friday Night Posse (NFNP) — where friends with 40-year-old wisdom and 20-year-old humor break down life, headlines, and everything in between. We’re not experts. We’re not influencers. We’re real people having real conversations about the stories that make you laugh, think, or shake your head. Each week, NFNP dives into the most ridiculous, thought-provoking, or entertaining topics — from tech and politics to conspiracy theories, history, and the stranger corners of pop culture. Under the same umbrella, you’ll also find City SC Posse — a dedicated St. Louis City SC series delivering fast 15–20 minute match recaps, player takes, coaching decisions, stadium atmosphere, and what’s next. Soccer first. Always. One feed. Multiple series. Same energy. So, crack a beer, pull up a chair, and join the Posse.
Notorious Friday Night Posse (NFNP)
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This Week's Episode

True Crime Night on NFNP. Lee Gilley’s Italy extradition fight, Sunny Hostin’s disputed connection to the horrifying Daniel Rakowitz case, and the mob-connected $24 million McDonald’s Monopoly fraud.

Recent Episodes

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Sept. 25, 2026

City SC Posse - Ep30: 18 Unbeaten, an Open Cup Final & a Shot at the West

St. Louis CITY SC just keeps winning, and Kev picked a pretty interesting week to go on vacation.
With CITY now 18 matches unbeaten across all competitions, Duds jumps over from NFNP to fill in for Kev and figure out how a team that struggled early in the season suddenly became one of the hottest clubs in MLS.

Matt breaks down the 3-1 win over Toronto, CITY’s first-ever trip to the U.S. Open Cup Final, the impact of Rafael Navarro, Carlo Holse, Alex Mățan, Simon Becher and the club’s new depth,
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Sept. 25, 2026

True Crime Night: Gilley Update, Butcher of Tompkins Square & McDonald’s Monopoly Mafia | NFNP 2x33

A fugitive murder suspect fighting extradition from Italy. One of New York’s most infamous dismemberment cases. And the $24 million McDonald’s Monopoly fraud that reached a mob-connected network. Welcome to True Crime Night. Matt and Duds start with an update on Lee Gilley, the Texas capital-murder defendant previously discussed on NFNP with bail expert Ken Good. After allegedly cutting off his GPS monitor and escaping to Italy, Gilley’s extradition fight has created another twist involving the
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Sept. 18, 2026

AI Doomsday: Are We Racing Toward Something We Can't Control? | NFNP 2x32

NFNP 2x32 picks up immediately where last week's conversation ended. Same clothes. Same recording night. New beer. And significantly more existential dread. Former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic on September 9, warning that frontier AI companies are racing toward increasingly capable, potentially self-improving systems without knowing whether humanity can reliably control them. Which raises a fairly important question: Should we maybe stop? Or is stoppin
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Sept. 15, 2026

City SC Posse - Ep29: CITY Is 90 Minutes from a Final, 16 Unbeaten, & Navarro Can't Play

St. Louis CITY SC is now 90 minutes away from the U.S. Open Cup Final. And somehow, that isn’t even the only ridiculous thing happening with this team. CITY fell behind Minnesota United in the fifth minute Saturday night. A few months ago, that might have felt like the end of the night. This time? Nobody panicked. CITY responded with four goals, controlled the match and walked out of Energizer Park with a 4-2 win, extending the club’s unbeaten run to 16 matches across all competitions and 15
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Sept. 12, 2026

City SC Posse - Ep28: Navarro Has Arrived: 2 Goals, 15 Unbeaten & Minnesota Must Be a Win

Rafael Navarro didn’t need much time to introduce himself. Thirty-four seconds into his first start for St. Louis CITY SC, the club-record signing had his first CITY goal. By the 51st minute, he had two. Navarro’s brace in Wednesday night’s 2-2 draw at Portland gave him the fastest goal in club history and made him the fastest CITY player ever to record a brace. He now has 12 goals and four assists in MLS this season. And even though Portland equalized again in the 89th minute, CITY’s ridicu
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Sept. 11, 2026

Trump’s $5K Checks vs. The Great American Debt Reset | NFNP 2x31 Part 1

Before all that, Duds reports back from his anniversary stay at the Four Seasons and Gordon Ramsay restaurant, Bright is running on no sleep after another late CITY match, and we may have accidentally discovered the perfect NFNP beer sponsorship: Bright Vibes & Duds Suds. 🎙️ NFNP 2x31 Part 1 Trump’s $5K Checks vs. The Great American Debt Reset 🌐 NFNPPOD.COM

Recent Blog Posts

Sept. 18, 2026

17 Unbeaten, One Cup Final & Josh Sargent Comes Home: CITY Isn't Done Yet

5-Minute Read There was a point earlier this season when going down 1-0 felt like a death sentence. There was a point when scoring twice felt like asking too much. There was definitely a point when I was wondering whether we were about to spend the…
Sept. 17, 2026

THE GREAT AMERICAN DEBT RESET - Act 1

Before Midnight At 6:14 on Tuesday morning, Evan Mercer learned that he had $147 in checking. This was not technically a crisis. A crisis was a tornado. A crisis was a chemical spill. A crisis was the mayor accidentally saying something racist whil…
Aug. 25, 2026

The College Debt Crisis & the Broken Promise of Adulthood

College was sold as the ticket to the middle class. Get the degree. Get the job. Buy the house. Start the family. Build the life. Retire someday before your knees file for divorce. That was the pitch. And to be fair, for a lot of people, college …

Reviews

For People Who Actually Go to the Games

"This is the most accurate description of the CITY Park experience I’ve heard. It’s not just “we had 58% possession.” It’s: • What the vibe was like • Who looked sharp • Who made you yell at you…"

STLSection142 | March 3, 2026

Finally, a podcast for grown men with mortgages

"I’m 42. I have two kids. I pay property taxes that make me question my life choices. NFNP feels like it was built for guys like me. These dudes somehow make politics funny without turning it into …"

STLWeekendWarrior | Feb. 16, 2026

This is what group chat would sound like if it had a mic

"Not gonna lie, I clicked on NFNP expecting chaos. I stayed for the chaos. It’s basically what happens when your group chat gets microphones and someone actually hits record. They’ll spend 8 minute…"

BeersAndBlues | March 3, 2026

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