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October 11, 2026: Offsides and Outplayed

Recorded at Dingo's during the October international break. There was no Thorns match this week, so we follow where every Thorns player went, starting with USA 0–2 S

October 5, 2026: Boston Legacy, Portland Tragedy

Portland 2-4 Boston. Down to ten in the 22nd minute, down two at the break, and still in it until stoppage time. We're back at Pappy's, our original bar, on a

September 27, 2026: Houston, We Have a Müller

Portland 1-1 Houston. Twenty shots, eight corners, one point. Our first show at Dingo's Sports Pub on SE Stark, where the Matildas kit hangs a couple of jerseys dow

September 22, 2026: We Weavered Our Way to 4

Orlando 1-4 Portland. Four goals, four scorers. We're back after a week off. We both had some medical stuff to deal with. We start with the episode we never recorde

September 7, 2026: Desperate Beats Tired

Portland 1-2 Washington. The first home loss of the season, and the Spirit's first win in Portland ever. Portland had played ten at home this year and lost none of

August 30, 2026: One Point Is Better Than Zero

Gotham 1-1 Portland. A point on the road at the team top of the table, and Portland had 26% of the ball to get it. Jaedyn Shaw scored in the 60th. She admitted afterward

August 24, 2026: Tobin Heath and 22,017 of Her Friends

Portland 1-0 Denver Summit, and Tobin Heath retired as a Thorn in front of 22,017 people. She signed a one-day contract to do it. Sophia Wilson scored in the 44th, assis

August 16, 2026: Hanks for Trying, Orlando

Portland 2-1 Orlando. Caiya Hanks came off the season-ending injury list on Friday, came on in the 88th minute, and won it in the 96th — her first match back after fourte

August 10, 2026: The Most Anxiety Filled Win

Boston Legacy 3, Portland Thorns 4. Portland went three up inside nine minutes and thirty-eight seconds. That is the fastest three goals in NWSL history, thirty-five sec

August 2, 2026: F*ck a Six, We Need Center Backs

Utah 5, Portland 1. We recorded two hours after the whistle, Marissa on a mic at her parents' place in Las Vegas, and the argument she has been making for five strai

July 26, 2026: Don't F*ck with Providence Park

Portland 2, Gotham 2. A point against the league leaders, an eleventh straight home game unbeaten, and a club record — and none of it is the thing you remember. Emily Son

July 19, 2026: Mile High Clash of the Captains

Denver 2, Portland 1. Our old MVP came home to Colorado, pulled on the wrong shirt, and assisted the winner, so we gave it a full night before we sat down. That turned ou

July 14, 2026: The Coffey-Sized Hole in Our Midfield

Seattle 2, Portland 0. We watched the derby, stewed for two days, and then sat down at the bar to talk about it. The short version: the Thorns didn't show up. That&a

July 5, 2026: 4-0 and Second Place

Portland 4, Racing Louisville 0. Our first reaction episode: we watched it live, then broke it down with fresh eyes. The Thorns roll the last-place team, jump to 2nd in t

Ep 1: NWSL Is Back

The international break is over and the Thorns are back. Alan and Marissa — with a drop-in from our friend Randi and fact-checks from Brooke on the screen — run down what

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The unfiltered Portland Thorns podcast. Marissa is a lifelong Thorns fan and Providence Park regular. Alan is from Seattle, which makes things interesting. Match breakdo