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Inside the D Podcast
Inside the D Podcast is a soccer podcast run by three American teenagers who are all high-school classmates. They all attended Campbell Hall high school together in Los Angeles, California.

History
The Inside the D podcast was founded on May 26th, 2020 by Aidan Michaels and Ico Palermo. The idea came about amidst the COVID-19 pandemic when nobody could leave their houses. Aidan and Ico thought of starting a podcast in early May of 2020 and decided that soccer would be the topic of it. Aidan and Ico asked their closest friend, Parker Messana, to be the third member of the podcast and he agreed. In search of a catchy soccer term for the name of the podcast, Aidan and Ico settled on "Inside the D". They knew it sounded questionable which is precisely why they went with it. It was also the only one they liked that wasn't already taken. Thus, became the Inside the D Podcast. The first episode was published on YouTube on June 24th, 2020.

Member History
The three original members of the podcast were Aidan Michaels, Ico Palermo, and Parker Messana. The three recorded and published the first nine episodes together which have been seen and listened to on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc. Messana informed Palermo and Michaels that he would be absent for episodes 10 and 11 and they got one of their other classmates, Luke Garrett, to fill in for him. This became a common theme as Garrett would often fill in for Messana whenever he was absent. In November of 2020, Luke Garrett officially took over as a full-time member in the place of Parker Messana. Messana still joins the three boys and makes occasional appearances on Inside the D but is no longer a full-time member. To this day, Michaels, Palermo, and Garrett are the only full-time members of Inside the D.

First Guest Appearance
On January 16, 2021, Inside the D had their first guest star on the podcast. In episode 18, Marine AFC striker, Neil Kengni joined the show for an interview regarding the historic FA Cup match between Tottenham Hotspur and Marine AFC.

Classmates

 * Luke Garrett (became an official member in November of 2020)
 * Parker Messana (was an official member until November of 2020)

Professional Athletes

 * Neil Kengni (Marine AFC)
 * Josh Ramsey (Notre Dame, FC Dallas, San Antonio FC)
 * Victoria Pickett (Kansas City NWSL, former University of Wisconsin-Madison player)
 * Jack Beer (former Georgetown Hoyas men's soccer player, former Manhattan SC player)
 * Jess Carter (Chelsea FC Women's player)

Non-Athletes

 * Phil Schoen (MLS, BeIN Sports, La Liga, World Cup commentator)