In Memory of Grant Wahl (with Eric Wahl & Julie Stewart-Binks)

Richmond Til We Die: A Ted Lasso Podcast

Welcome to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett remember Grant Wahl's legacy in a conversation with his brother, Eric Wahl.
The fourth episode of Ted Lasso's third season is dedicated to sports journalist Grant Wahl, who died suddenly and unexpectedly while covering the 2022 Men's World Cup in Qatar, and his tragic passing left the soccer community in the United States in a state of shock and sadness. In this conversation, Grant's brother Eric shares some personal anecdotes about their relationship, discusses Grant's legacy in the world of soccer journalism, explains what it means to him to have an episode of the show dedicated to his brother, and shares about the incredible outpouring of support he and Grant's wife, Dr. Celine Gounder, have received since Grant's untimely death.
Grant was a massive fan of Ted Lasso, and it's safe to say that Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt were fans of his as well. After learning of Grant's passing, the creators of the show decided to dedicate an episode of the third season to his memory and legacy.
At the end of the episode, we've also included some closing comments from sports journalist Julie Stewart-Binks, who was a longtime friend and former colleague of Grant's. We had a full conversation with Julie about Ted Lasso and her work, which we'll release in the coming weeks. But we wanted to include her comments about Grant in this episode.
And finally, let this serve as your official spoiler alert. If you have not yet watched Season 3, Episode 4 of Ted Lasso, you might wanna pause this episode now and catch up. We promise we’ll be here waiting when y’all come back.
More extensive show notes can be found on our website: http://www.tedlassopod.com/grant-wahl-ted-lasso-eric-wahl
Richmond Til We Die is an episode-by-episode conversation about the Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso, where we explore the characters, their relationships to each other, and how they're able to make us laugh until we can hardly breathe one moment and then feel with the deepest parts of our hearts the next. When you're here, you're a greyhound.