HOW IT STARTED

Dan (Host) is a lifelong soccer fan and Loons season ticket holder since before they joined the MLS . As luck would have it, Dan met Matt (Co-Host) through their boys' soccer and in him, Dan had a blank slate to mold into a soccer fan in his image. Little did they know, their conversations on the sidelines would become the premise for The Loony Bin. With Producer Jim offering to produce a podcast and Matt game for anything, the Loony Bin Podcast was born.

MEET THE CREW

DAN ELIAS

HOST | FULLY-GROWN LOON

Born in The Park (St. Louis Park), Dan has spent most of his life in the great state of MN. After playing soccer and baseball in his youth, Dan committed to soccer and never looked back. After playing varsity in HS, Co-ed in college, and adult rec into mid-life, Dan has now picked up the whistle and now refs adult rec soccer.

Dan, on OG season ticket holder and overall soccer nut, has committed himself to converting his friends into Loons fans--for entirely selfish reasons, of course.

MATT LEAF

CO-HOST | LOONLET

Born and raised in the U.P., Matt lives in Bloomington with his Wife and two sons. Until Summer '23, he had never watched a Soccer Game. That all changed when Dan (The Loon) and Matt's sons fatefully joined the same U8 soccer team. Dan's knowledge of and enthusiasm for the game spread to Matt and he was hooked. Now a fully-fledged Loons Fan, he's still got quite a few more feather to sprout...as listeners know!

Matt's real job is a Sales Engineer in the Education Tech Sector. He's an avid YouTube-DIYer, enjoys woodworking, and hanging out with his family.