Episode 11: To the Playoff!

The Thorns have clinched the NWSL Shield/Pie Tin/Cookie Sheet! Now to the Playoff! Will the Thorns make it to the final? https://soundcloud.com/chizeck/episode-11-to-the-playoff

Episode 10: Okay, We Were Right the First Time About July (w/Richard Hamje)

So…maybe we were right the first time about July. To her credit, Emilie was right the whole time. After a commanding performance against Seattle, we go into the Olympics in a great position on the table. Featuring Richard Hamje. https://soundcloud.com/chizeck/episode-10-okay-we-were-right-the-first-time-about-july-wrichard-hamje

Episode 9: Maybe We Spoke a Little Too Soon (w/Zippy of Soccer Touchdown)

So, things aren’t looking as bright as they were at the beginning of the month. Will the Thorns survive? Will Mark Parsons use that diabolical brain of his to come up with a solution? Is Meg Morris a cyborg? Find out the answers to this and more! Featuring special guest Zippy of the excellent Soccer […]

Episode 8.5: Interview with capo Hailey Kilgore

A mini-episode! Capo Hailey Kilgore has been with the Riveters almost since the beginning: she began as a capo when she was 12 years old. 2016 is her last season, and as she is going off to college we wanted to hear her story while we could. https://soundcloud.com/chizeck/episode-85-interview-with-capo-hailey-kilgore

Episode 8: See? We Told You So.

Who’s worried about July? Not us. Another game, another victory and the unbeaten streak continues. Some talk of new chants, the financial reality of playing as an unpaid intern and…is it true? All three hosts have returned? It’s a miracle! https://soundcloud.com/chizeck/episode-8-see-we-told-you-so

Episode 7: Friends Don’t Let Friends Worry About July (w/Lewis Selway)

With the addition of Amandine Henry the Thorns have become a terrifying soccer machine. Guest Lewis Selway joins us to discuss the games against Chicago and New York, how July is looking to shape up with six players gone on national team duty and why it shouldn’t be as devastating as some people fear. https://soundcloud.com/chizeck/episode-7-friends-dont-let-friends-worry-about-july-wlewis-selway

Episode 6: A Matter of Inches (w/Richard Hamje)

Richard is back to discuss the matches against Seattle, the future of certain players on the squad with the Olympics coming up and Emily learns about roses. https://soundcloud.com/chizeck/episode-6-a-matter-of-inches-wrichard-hamje

Episode 5: Double Standard FC (w/Alex Staller

Thorns capo Alex Staller (@stalleralex) fills in for Patrick (who had laryngitis, not a hangover as the hosts claim) as we discuss the match against the Seattle Reign, the upcoming match against the Washington Spirit and what being a capo is like. https://soundcloud.com/chizeck/episode-5

Episode 4: Breaking the Breakers (w/Roscoe Myrick)

Episode 4 is up and waiting for you! This week we’re joined by Roscoe Myrick of the Portland Timbros (Emilie is out sick. Feel better!) to discuss the match against the Boston Breakers, what’s not working with Nadia Nadim, and why Boston had less than 4,000 people in the stands. https://soundcloud.com/chizeck/riveting-04 As usual, here are […]

New Season, New Episode

The season is finally upon us, and so we gather to talk about game one, with a few diversions into Tinder, which donut shop is the best in town and ethical decisions on kit sponsors. Some of the articles mentioned in this episode: Thorns’ Tobin Heath here, there, everywhere Thorns FC: Good […]