Purple Pulse Podcast

Hey Everyone! Welcome back to the show. This week Bri and Luis waste no time talking about last week when the Orlando Pride welcomed the Seattle Reign. First, we chat a little bit about our experience using Victory+, the new streaming platform that partnered with the NWSL to stream games. (Yes, another one) Afterwards, we go into our thoughts on the 2-1 loss at home to the Reign, including that lo...

Hey Everyone!  We know it's been a minute, but (thankfully) we're back for 2026 and so are the Orlando Pride. After Luis and Bri catch up, we get right to it. First we give our thoughts on the GM change with the team. Haley Carter, thank you! We'll miss you. Hello, Caitlin Carducci. We're wishing you all the best.  We then move on to some player talk as some leave while others join the squad. We'r...

Hey Everybody! Bri recaps the last few games that were two losses and one crazy win, as well as previewing the match against North Carolina. If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and we will answer them. Follow us on Twitter @PurplePulsePod, Bri’s Twitter is @BriLeBlanc5 and Luis is @RadioactivClown. Email the podcast at PurplePulsePod@gmail.com....

Happy Hump Day!  Bri recaps the March/April games and previews the upcoming match against Washington. There's also a special shoutout to the new Canadian league: Northern Super League! Please support them as they embark on their journey into Canadian history! Here are the links to their X account and Instagram: https://x.com/NorthernSuperLg https://www.instagram.com/northernsuperleague/ If you wan...

Merry Christmas!  On this special episode, Bri talks about Pride fan experiences at the NWSL final and how fanbases need more love. Special thanks to everyone who participated with their stories! If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and we will answer them. Follow us on Twitter @PurplePulsePod, Bri’s Twitter is @BriLeBlanc5 and Luis is @Radioacti...

HEY EVERYBODY! WE ARE THE NWSL CHAMPS! WEEEEEEEEEEE AREEEEEEEEE THEEEEEEEEEE CHAMPIONSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! Bri recaps the final that will live in history for the city of Orlando!   If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and we will answer them. Follow us on Twitter @PurplePulsePod, Bri’s Twitter is @BriLeBlanc5 and Luis is @RadioactivClown. Email the po...

Hey everybody! We're back with a new episode! Bri recaps the rest of September, October and November games, plus the playoff wins and previews the final against the Washington Spirit!   If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and we will answer them. Follow us on Twitter @PurplePulsePod, Bri’s Twitter is @BriLeBlanc5 and Luis is @RadioactivClown. Em...

Hey everybody! We're back with a new episode! Bri recaps the Chicago game and then previews the revenge rematch of the season - facing KC on Friday the 13th.  If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and we will answer them. Follow us on Twitter @PurplePulsePod, Bri’s Twitter is @BriLeBlanc5 and Luis is @RadioactivClown. Email the podcast at PurplePu...

Hey everybody! We're back with a shorter episode with a lot of Orlando news cover. Bri talks making the playoffs, recaps the Gotham game and previews the Chicago game.  If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and we will answer them. Follow us on Twitter @PurplePulsePod, Bri’s Twitter is @BriLeBlanc5 and Luis is @RadioactivClown. Email the podcast a...

Hey everybody! We're back with another episode! The summer months are just about behind and we're heading into the do-or-die half of the NWSL season as it's a race to the playoffs. Bri recaps the KC and Houston games, the Olympic games the featured Pride players and previews the game against Gotham.  If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and we wi...

Hey everybody! We're back with a jam packed show. Bri recaps the May and June games as well as gives her thoughts on everything happening with San Diego and Utah. Bri also talks about the upcoming showdown against Kansas City and how she thinks the team will fare in their journey to the top. If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and we will answer...

Hey everybody! It's a little past April but here we are! Bri is still solo and she covers the April games including THAT Washington Spirit one. Super loud warning noise at 5:08, she screamed into the mic. The audio you hear is from the official NWSL Youtube channel and Attacking Third: Soccer Highlights and Commentary. 

Hey everybody! Bri is solo (for the time being) and is back with a recap of the first 3 games of the season and thoughts on how the team is looking so far with three draws. To wrap up the show, she previews the match against the newly returned Utah Royals. A draw is fine but a win is even better! If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and we will a...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back to talk all things Orlando Pride. On this show, we recap everything that's been going on in January leading into the NWSL draft. Speaking of the draft, the Pride have four more players that we discuss. Did Orlando address those positions of need? The team is taking shape. We also bid farewell to Erika Tymrak. Lastly, we end the show with Marta talk and our fina...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back with our off-season episode. On this show, we recap all the moves the Pride have done in 2023 leading up to the NWSL draft. The team was active making moves and dodging the expansion draft. We also cover the player signings for the Pride from familiar friends to new faces. We'll be back in January after the draft to talk more about the team. If you want us to a...

Hey everybody! Bri is back this week and along with Luis take a look back to the double match week. Predictions were made correctly and feelings are shared. Also on the show, we talk PRO referees as the organization put up an article about the VAR decision against Gotham, admitting it was not clear and obvious so shouldn’t have been reviewed by VAR. Here’s the link to that: https://proreferees.com...

Hey everybody! We are back for double match week. But first, it’s just Luis in the episode. Bri took a break to recover from the heartbreak of back to back losses. On this show, Luis covers the home loss to Gotham, how injuries and VAR played a factor in the result, the club announcement of the “Orlando Soccer Insider” on FOX35 Plus, Julie Doyle’s injury and Maliah Morris signing with the team as...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back as the Orlando Pride take on NJ/NY Gotham FC Before we even start talking about our team in purple, Bri and Luis talk about which team Julie Ertz will sign with in the NWSL. We wouldn’t talk about the ref from the Angel City match, but PRO put out a video explaining the decision to one of the PK calls against the Pride. There was ranting and swearing. Here’s th...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back as the Orlando Pride dropped a heartbreaking match at home losing to Angel City FC on the last real play of the game 1-2. We chat about the performance and give our feelings about the officiating in this match. We talk a bit about signing Canadian forward Amanda Allen. Finally, Bri talks to Gary from the Soccer Over Gotham podcast. Next show we will dive into t...

Hey everybody! We are back as the Orlando Pride went to Portland and let’s just say that didn’t work out very well. We chat about the 4-0 loss and give our feelings about things that happened during the first game of the season. We also speculate on the trade for an international spot and talk a bit about signing Tori Hansen and Bri Martinez. Finally, we talk about our week two matchup against Ang...

Hey everybody! We are back as the Orlando Pride are set to start the new season on the road in Portland. We first talked about our preseason thoughts as the Pride ended up going undefeated this year and our player signings. The second part of the show is we focus on our opening day roster where we break down each line and give our takes on some of the players. Predictions were made. We will then t...

Hey everybody! Sorry for the long delay. We had some technical issues with this show. In the second half, during the interview Bri’s audio disappears, and we weren’t able to get it back after a few attempts. On this show, we talk about the beginning part of the Orlando Pride preseason, talk about the roster and the news for the team. The second half of the show is the long awaited Jackie Maynard s...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back to talk about the Orlando Pride off-season. On this show, we talk about Meggie Dougherty Howard signing with the San Diego Wave. Hate to see her go and we talk through our thoughts. We spend the rest of the show giving our impressions on the way the Pride handled the 2023 NWSL draft. From seeing who was a part of the draft day table to nailing each pick, we are...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back with another off-season episode. On this show, we give chat about Marta re-signing with the Pride. We also talk about the huge NWSL trade that saw Orlando send Gotham the second pick in this year's draft for a huge pile of cash and a 4th round pick next year. Who the heck is making the trade? We also cover the players and positions we need to target for the 202...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back with our off-season episode. On this show, we give our thoughts on the headmaster, Seb Hines, being made the permanent head coach of the team. We also find out that Ian Fleming is no longer a part of the Orlando Pride. Is that going to be a problem? What’s going to happen to the roster, free agents and the upcoming draft? We also cover the player signings for t...