The Thorns finally returned to Providence Park on Saturday and what a return it was! The opponent was the Washington Spirit, tops in the league. We’d recently played them to a nil-nil draw in the wilds of Maryland. Given that the Thorns had scored only five goals in five games while the Sprit had conceded […]
Read More Is that the Death Star on the Horizon?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
Read More Episode 5: Double Standard FC (w/Alex StallerCatfight in Seattle by Richard Hamje Have you ever watched two cats face off? Lots of posturing, hissing, back-arching as the opponents watchfully circle each other. A sudden flurry of claws and teeth that quickly settles back into attentive circling. Sometimes a little blood is drawn but most often the combatants simply walk away with […]
Read More Catfight in SeattleService Update: No podcast this week. It’s been increasingly difficult to coordinate three schedules on a weekly basis. Expect the pod to go up every other week from here on out. Other news: We’re adding writers! Over the next few weeks, you’ll see increasing content on the website as we onboard fellow Thorns fans to […]
Read More It’s Niller Time!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 […]
Read More Episode 4: Breaking the Breakers (w/Roscoe Myrick)I’ve set up a forum here on Riveting!, which you can get to by clicking that “Forum” button on the top of the page. You have to register an account to be able to use it. I’m sure this goes without saying, but anyone saying racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. things will be banned and scorned. […]
Read More We Have a Forum!Schedules were messy this week, so we couldn’t get an episode recorded. We’ll be back next week! Saturday night, the new-look Portland Thorns drew 1-1 against reigning NWSL champions FC Kansas City at the Swope Park complex in Kansas City. FCKC’s Shea Groom (the dirtiest player in NWSL) had her penalty saved by Portland goal […]
Read More F*C* KCThe 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 […]
Read More New Season, New EpisodeI’ve gotten a couple of requests for the songs used during our podcast. From here on out I’ll include them in the episode post, but until the next one, here’s what I’ve used so far. Episode One: “Better Change Your Mind” by William Onyeabor Episode Two: “Boyz” by M.I.A. “Can’t Be Funky” by Bush […]
Read More Podcast MusicAnd we’re back, with Richard Hamje standing in for Patrick for the newest episode of Riveting! Click here to listen. And now you can find us on iTunes here! This week, we talked about the wage discrimination case filed by five members of the U.S. Women’s National Team, the NWSL salary cap increase, and the […]
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