Purple Pulse Podcast

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back again with a new episode. On this show, we give our thoughts on the 2022 Pride season. We also dive more into the coaching situation now that the investigation findings have been released and the NWSL terminated the contracts for Amanda Cromwell and Sam Green. We also try to figure out the difference with the team culture versus squad mentality, and we come up...

Hey everybody! Luis and Bri are back with a new episode. We talk about the not great game against Chicago and talk about the upcoming Portland game. We also dive more into the coaching situation and what happened with Amy Turner. This episode has more explicit language than we normally use, so listener discretion is definitely advised. If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us usin...

Hey everybody! Luis and Bri are back with a new episode. We talk about the not great game against Houston and losing the Space Race. The Pride take on Chicago and we preview that game. We also dive into the coaching situation and give our thoughts. 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,...

Hey everybody! Luis and Bri are back with a new episode. We talk about the wild game against Washington, how it felt to survive by the skin of our teeth. The Pride take on Houston and what’s at stake going into this 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 @BriLeBla...

Hey everybody! Luis and Bri are back with a new episode. We talk about the two game week against North Carolina, how it felt to win that one and of the course the game against Chicago, which we didn't win. The Pride take on the reigning champs Washington Spirit this weekend and what’s at stake going into this game If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskTheP...

It's been a hot minute, so here's a short recap on what's been going on with the Pride. Bri and Luis will back after the home opener!

Hey everybody! Luis and Bri are back and this week we have a special guest, director of communications for the Orlando Pride, Jackie Maynard. She takes the time to talk to us about her job and answers our questions. Plus we cover the rest of the Pride news and preseason roster. If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and we will answer them. Follow...

Hey everybody! Luis and Bri are back to cover everything that's been having in the offseason for the Pride since the last show. We start off by talking Spice World as a sponsor then move on to talk about some more Orlando signings and a couple of departures, but the roster is coming along to where we can see how it's starting to come together. Ian Fleming is putting in the hours getting Coach Aman...

Hey everybody! Luis and Bri are back to cover everything that's been going on in the offseason for the Pride. Orlando traded for Darian Jenkins, but traded away the rights to Taylor Kornieck and the rights to Emily van Egmond. Also most of the coaching staff was announced and that got a lot of attention. Finally, we discuss the chance that the players don't report to preseason camp if there isn't...

Hey everybody! Luis and Bri are back to start the new year and this week we cover everything that's been going on in the offseason for the Pride. Let's the link to the Julie Doyle highlight video we talk about: https://youtu.be/WG28lR6wOvk No listener questions this week, but if you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and we will answer them. Follow us...

Hey everybody! Luis and Bri are back and this week we reflect a bit more on how the league has responded to everything that came out from last week. There is now a new executive committee and Amanda Duffy is on it. After we give our thoughts on this, we cover the loss against NJ/NY Gotham FC and discuss the game plan from Coach Becky that we saw. We preview the two upcoming match against the Chica...

Hey everybody, this is one of the most serious episodes Luis and Bri have done. We decided as a duo and fans to address The Athletic story, what was discovered, was reported and all the consequences that have followed so far. Neither of us are experts on this subject; we just needed to talk it out. TRIGGER WARNING We do talk about sexual abuse and sexual harassment. If you don’t want to listen, yo...

Hey everybody! Luis and Bri are back with a new episode. We talk about the game against Racing and how it felt to get a win at home. The Pride visit the PNW, where the rubber meets the road against OL Reign. Special guest appearance by Allison Cary (@FindingAllison) If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and we will answer them. Follow us on Twitte...

Hey everybody! Luis and Bri are back with a new episode. We talk about the game against Houston and how it felt to get a point. The Pride visit Racing Louisville this weekend and what’s at stake going into this 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 a...

Hey everybody! Luis and Bri are back and this week we are joined by co-host of Actually The Dash and Dashing to the Races, Hayley Snider on the show. We cover the win against NJ/NY Gotham FC and discuss the changes Coach Becky has done to this roster compared to Coach Skinner. We preview the upcoming Houston Dash match, and we go down a rabbit hole or two along the way. Hope you enjoy this one, as...

Hey everybody! Luis and Bri are back with a new episode. We talk about the game against Washington and went wrong. The Pride visit Gotham FC this weekend and we were fortunate enough to get a chance to talk Adrienne from Gotham Rising about the coaching drama and preview this must win game for BOTH teams. If you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back (sorry for the break) and we have a win! We talk about the game against Chicago, preview Portland and answer questions. You guys can find us at BacklineSoccer.com and at our respective social media accounts and be sure to follow us at @PurplePlusePod on Twitter. Remember if you like what you hear, subscribe to wherever you get your podcasts, rate the show and l...

Hey everybody! Luis is back on this show after missing the last one and we discuss the Pride lose to Houston. Team rotation is a thing Bri and Luis get into. We preview the upcoming North Carolina Courage match, and we go down a rabbit hole or two along the way, including talk about the Pride signing Amy Turner. Hope you enjoy this one. No listener questions this week, but if you want us to answer...

Hey everybody! Bri was solo this week, and what a wild couple of games! The Pride hosted Gotham FC and Visited Kansas City on a random Wednesday. I was lucky enough to get to recap the Gotham game with the dynamic duo of Grace and Adrienne from Gotham Rising, plus special guest RJ Allen! I also had the pleasure of previewing the upcoming Houston game with Haley from Actually, The Dash. Shoutout to...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back, and our predictions about the Pride's winning ways came true! The Pride hosted Portland and Kansas City taking away all the points. We recap those wins and follow it up with predictions for the Washington Spirit. No listener questions this week, but if you want us to answer your questions, tweet them to us using the hashtag #AskThePulse and we will answer them...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back, and this time we're going to talk about a win! The Pride went to North Carolina and came home with three points. We recap the goals and key moments of the match. Then there's Portland talk as the Thorns come to Orlando on Wednesday and preview the weekend match against Kansas City. Predictions were made. Also we get to answer a couple of listener questions! If...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back talking looking at the Orlando Pride season opener. We quickly cover the draw against the Washington Spirit, and we do also preview the first regular season road match against the North Carolina Courage, giving our keys to the match, and predictions. We touch on the Pride staff and support. Also if you want to ask us any questions, tweet them to us using the ha...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back talking about how the Orlando Pride did for the Challenge Cup. We quickly cover the draw against the North Carolina Courage, and touch on some other news. Then we get into some of the issues concerning the NWSL findings against the Houston Dash and USWNT players standing for the national anthem. We do also cover the first regular season match against the Washin...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back, and this time we're going to do something a little different. We want to share a short chat we had on the NWSL lawsuit brought by Olivia Moultrie. There's more Portland talk than Pride talk, but we feel like this was important enough to put out a show. We'll be back next week to talk all about the Pride, we promise. If you want to ask us any questions, tweet t...

Hey everybody! Bri and Luis are back to recap the latest Orlando Pride Challenge Cup match. We discuss the win against the Washington Spirit, and break down some of the key moments in the match. The Pride hadn't won in 609 days, so the win felt so good. We then look ahead to the match on against the North Carolina Courage. Plus we break down the regular season schedule and predict the Pride record...