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The Thorns lost a wild game to the Boston Legacy on Saturday, 4-2. We discuss our emotional ride through the game, what we liked about the match, and what we hope the Thorns take from it. Then we talk about the Thorns who will be active during the international break.

The Thorns salvaged a draw with the Dash on Saturday evening. We review the game from our respective vantage points, Krystal watching on TV surrounded by dogs and Freeland at the game surrounded by kids. Then we do a quick whip around of the league and preview next week's game against the Boston Legacy.

The Thorns won a rousing game against the Orlando Pride, 4-1, with heroics from Wilson, Weaver and more. We share lots of joy about the win and how the Thorns earned it, then talk about the U-20 World Cup and preview next week's match against Houston.

The Thorns gave up another lead in the waning minutes, this time to the Chicago Stars, leading to a 1-1 draw. We talk about the game for a bit and then process our feelings on the state of the Thorns' season.

The Thorns lost a tough game to the Spirit, 2-1, largely on a collection of penalties, called and uncalled. We discuss the team's performance, the race to the playoffs, preview the next game, plus add some thoughts about the Thorns hiring Becky Sauerbrunn, and the WSL season that's getting underway.

The Thorns earned a draw against Gotham in New Jersey despite Gotham outpossessing them 3-1. We talk about the tactics of competing without the ball and consider the Thorns recent stretch of conservative scores before previewing the next match against the Washington Spirit.

The Thorns got their first clean sheet in weeks, beating the Denver Summit 1-0 behind a Sophia Wilson goal. We discuss the match, the pre-game honoring of Tobin Heath, and preview next week's match against #1 Gotham FC.

The Thorns beat the Orlando Pride in dramatic fashion, with Caiya Hanks scoring the winning goal in the 96th minute as she returned from a torn ACL. We discuss the emotions of the game, what we liked and didn't like, then we talk about WAFCON and preview next week's matchup against the Denver Summit.

The Thorns scored 3 goals in the first 10 minutes and then held on to win against the expansion Boston Legacy last weekend. With the help of a friend, we discuss all the goals in the game and the Legacy's inaugural season. Then we return to numbers for nerds before previewing the Thorns upcoming match against the Orlando Pride.

The Thorns' road woes continued as they got trounced by the Utah Royals, 5-1, last week. We break down the goals that happened and 1 that didn't quite happen, and draw out the concerning trends we see. Then we preview the next match, where the Thorns will be challenged to break out of their road slump by the Boston Legacy.

The Thorns drew against Gotham 2-2 in an exciting Friday night matchup at Providence Park. We discuss what we liked and disliked in the game, and how it fits into a stretch of tough games for the Thorns. Next up the Thorns travel to Utah to play the Royals.

Many of the concerning patterns we've recently discussed reared their ugly heads in the Thorns 2-1 loss at Denver over the weekend. We talk about what we saw, what we want to see, and how we can enjoy things more even if the frustrating patterns continue.

The Thorns lost to the Reign in Seattle in an inconsistent performance on Sunday. Other than the outcome and some of the Thorns struggles, we had a great time at the game. We share about our experience and thoughts on it in the context of larger trends like the Thorns' struggles on the road, this rivalry, and the evolving roster.

After a well deserved break, the Thorns avenged their earlier loss to Louisville, winning 4-0 at home on Sunday. We discuss recent roster updates from the team and then talk about the game. What a joy to be back at Providence Park and watch our offense cook!

Following the Thorns' lead after they tuned up in a friendly match against the San Diego Wave yesterday, we tune up with a podcast about the league coming back from the extended break. We try not to dwell too much on the Thorns 4-3 loss, share some roster updates, and then review all 16 teams' current standings and where we project them to finish.

The Thorns are hopefully enjoying their mid-season hiatus, and we're here to talk about the international soccer happening during the break. Sophia Wilson is certainly enjoying the break, contributing to two goals for the USWNT against Brazil. We discuss that game, other Thorns on the international stage, and more in this bonus episode.

The Thorns and Royals both maintained their respective undefeated streaks in a 2-2 draw on Saturday afternoon. We discuss some of the quirks to this funky match and share some familiar likes and dislikes from the game.

The Thorns lost to Kansas City 3-1 on Sunday. We discuss the game and put it in context with their other losses this season, then preview the next match against Utah.

On Wednesday, the Thorns defeated Bay FC 2-0 to reclaim first place in the NWSL. We talk about who played, who scored, how they celebrated and whether the Thorns looked better in this win or the prior draw. All that and a preview of Sunday's match at KC.

The Thorns and ACFC defenses showed out and held a 0-0 score in Portland this afternoon. We discuss what we liked and didn't like from the Thorns this game, feature one of our revered opponents for some flowers, and preview Wednesday's matchup with Bay FC. These California teams are coming fast and furious!

It's been almost a week since the Thorns lost to Louisville, 3-1, and while time may have softened our sadness, it hasn't softened out critiques. We talk about how the Thorns went from being up 1-0 to losing decisively, ask some questions that we hope they'll address moving forward, and preview the upcoming game against ACFC.

The Thorns capped off a 3-0 week of soccer with wins over (then-) first place San Diego and on the road against the winds in Chicago. We talk about the games and the brilliance of Makenzie Arnold and Olivia Moultrie. Also, we preview this Friday's match at Louisville. Enjoy!

Thanks to Krystal and her technological savvy, we got to watch the Thorns beat Angel City on Sunday, 2-1. We break down the game and preview the upcoming match against San Diego. It's a big week for the Thorns!

Did you miss our podcasts? We missed podcasting! So we sat down to talk about recent developments for the Thorns, NWSL and FIFA, plus Krystal shared about her experience watching the USWNT lose to Japan and we preview the Thorns game against ACFC. We're back! And the NWSL will be soon, too.

Following the Thorns 2-2 draw at North Carolina, we identify trends from the season so far and speculate about how the Thorns will try to address some of the challenging ones. Enjoy the international break, Thorns.