Ep. 04 - Vorm & Void

Ep. 07 - Gene-splice Your Way to the Perfect Starting XI

Karin rejoins Mike to talk Thorns, the Week that Was in NWSL, WNBA Protests and USWNT "Protests," why Twitter is Bad, & gene splice their way to the perfect Thorns non-NT lineup. Track Breakdown: 1': Intro, around the NWSL, the Flash Beane'ing their way to contention, & the effectiveness of NWSL trade requests 10': Thorns: is everything awful? & Wins Above Replacement Level, but for WoSo 19': WNBA Protests & All Quiet on the USWNT Front 31': Athlete/WoSo Twitter is Bad, Pt. 3,162 40': Thorns-Reign: is there a prayer & Gene-splicing your way to the perfect non-NT roster

Ep. 06 - Bud Light Lime Breaker-Rita

Karin, Gwyn, & Rach join Mike to discuss the aftermath of the Thorns curb-stomping at Houston, muse around the rest of the league, talk about marketing women's sports & get depressed talking about women and the ills of social media. And Stan Van Gundy for some (good) reason. Track Breakdown: 1': Intro & The Proper AP Style for Dumpster Fires 5': Thorns-Dash post-mortem & other NWSL musings 34': FS1, NWSL TV airing possibilities & "throw a bone at the league" 43': Bud Light Lime Breaker-Rita & what is sports marketing in the women's sphere 50': It's hard out there for women in social media 57': Minnesota Lynx police violence protest & Stand Van Gundy is the best athlete host family option ever

Ep. 05 - Everything's Better with Umlauts

Back from the brink and without Ryan, @Gwynniepeg joins Mike in a stream of consciousness conversation on the current state of the NWSL after Meg Linehan's two -part welfare check, discuss Hope Solo's..."open letter?" on her league grievances, and of course random thoughts on how to unfuck the NWSL marketing march to nowhere. Track Breakdown: 1': Intro, how bonfires ruin relationships, and Mike forgets how to spell Gwyn's Twitter handle 7': NWSL 2.0, attendance, is MLS ownership stakes integral? 19': Fanbases, facilities, draw, and investment 27': Unbalanced schedules & how to marry the European soccer emulation and American sports culture 34': Laura Harvey as a future NWSL commissioner? & Jeff Plush gripes 39': Hope Solo, our "dearest least favoritest" 47': Branding & logos 62': US Soccer, NCAA, and the development issue 72': #DrawCityUSA & other Timbers musings 80': "Diego Costa is a shithead"

Ep. 04 - Vorm & Void

EPL near-ish end of season #analysis, Thorns road trips post-mortems and previews of @ Spirit and @ Reign, shit-talking of PRO Referees and Mark Clattenburg disappoints.

Ep. 03 - Just Furtin' Around

Carla (@PDX44), everybody's favorite Thorns ex-pat in Red Stars territory, joins Mike for a Thorns, NWSL opening weekend post-mortem to (dumpster) dive into the various NWSL marketing/PR fuckups as well as revel in the early screwups by Bacon & the Reign. Track Breakdown: 1': Intro, No Ryan, finalizing how to pronounce Dagny's surname, and Thorns-Pride thoughts 10': Reign-Sky Blue wonderment 14': "NWSL 'Blur-o-Vision' Game of the Week" 15': "I do love Paul Riley but..." and general worry over FCKC's depth in 2016 19': Dash-Red Stars, NWSL title game site announced 23': NSWL (sic), Furt-gate, delayed kit releases and other NWSL blunders 36': Micro-preview of upcoming Thorns matches and hopeful ticket sales growth in Houston, Orlando, & Wrap-up