def METHOD_NAME(api_client=None):
    """
    Return pods.
    This returns some pod data
    """
    data_pods = []
    try:
        load_kubernetes_config()
        core_v1 = kubernetes.client.CoreV1Api(api_client=api_client)
        pods = core_v1.list_pod_for_all_namespaces().items
    except Exception as e:
        print("Cant connect to the cluster: %s" % (e))
        return []
    for pod in pods:
        data_pods.append({'name': pod.metadata.name,
                          'namespace': pod.metadata.namespace,
                          'host_ip': pod.status.host_ip,
                          'pod_ip': pod.status.pod_ip,
                          'phase': pod.status.phase})
    return data_pods