The 123rd Minute

The 123rd Minute episodes:

• 05.14.2021

  The State of the NWSL: 2021

  With the NWSL season about to begin, RJ and Charles have dusted off the microphones and reassembled the team to discuss the state of the league as it enters it’s 9th year. Topics include: broadcasting, commentary, salaries, secrecy, refereeing, politics,...

  
• 07.28.2020

  The Challenge Cup Was a Success

  RJ and Charles talk all about the NWSL Challenge Cup. From the Houston Dash winning it to possible ideas for how to have it in the future or the idea of a League Pass.

  
• 07.03.2020

  An Interview with André Carlisle on the NWSL and Race

  RJ sits down with soccer writer André Carlisle (@not_carlisle) to talk about the NWSL and race. We cover the protests happening during the anthem, showing the learning players are doing on the fly and why having more black players might...

  
• 06.26.2020

  The NWSL Challenge Cup Has Entered The Chat

  RJ and Charles break down the eight teams of the NWSL Challenge Cup, talk about wider issues around American soccer right now in this jam packed episode.

  
• 06.03.2020

  A New Challege Cup Approaching

  Charles and RJ go over the NWSL Challenge Cup and a bit about what’s going on in the wider world outside of sports.

  
• 04.22.2020

  Interviews with NWSL Players about Coronavirus

  On this episode, Charles gets on the phone with some players to discuss life under quarantine. What is it like waiting in limbo? How are they staying in shape? What is everyone watching on Netflix? Thanks to Marisa Viggiano of...

  
• 04.08.2020

  Responding to Covid-19

  Charles and RJ discuss the questions that Covid-19 raises for women’s soccer. How will the NWSL re-organize its season? Will we even get an NWSL season at all? How will it reshape the international soccer environment?

  
• 04.04.2020

  PSA: New Feeds for More Content

  iTunes Link for The Attacking Half Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-attacking-half/id1504776453iTunes Link for Backline Soccer Extras: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backline-soccer-extras/id1504778801iTunes Link for Actually the Dash Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/actually-the-dash/id1504779925

  
• 03.18.2020

  The Equal Pay Lawsuit, with Neil Blackmon

  Charles is joined by special guest Neil Blackmon (@nwblackmon) of The Yanks Are Coming – also a lawyer who works in civil rights – to discuss the USWNT’s lawsuit against US Soccer. Why did the Federation include such sexist arguments?...

  
• 03.05.2020

  The Attacking Half: I'm Sorry, Sometimes?

  Luis and RJ place news in the paper, answer fan questions and preview the SheBelieves Cup.

  
• 03.04.2020

  She Believes, Do We?

  RJ and Charles break down the NWSL hiring a Commissioner, preview SheBelieves Cup and tell you why the Olympics are aren't great soccer.

  
• 02.20.2020

  The US Beat CONCACAF

  RJ and Charles go over the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament.

  
• 02.15.2020

  Attacking Half: The US is Going to Tokyo

  RJ and Luis talk about the news of the day, answer fan questions and break down the USWNT CONCACAF qualifiers.   Edited by: Jacqueline Purdy @JacquelinePurdy

  
• 01.24.2020

  Attacking Half: Welcome to CONCACAF

  RJ and Luis break down the news of the week, answer listener questions and talk CONCACAF.

  
• 01.24.2020

  Welcome to 2020

  Charles and RJ are back to talk a new dawn for the USWNT and a bit of NWSL as well.

  
• 01.17.2020

  Attacking Half: We Go Again

  RJ and Luis bring you the very first episode of Attacking Half.

  
• 11.16.2019

  The Rapinoe Show

  RJ and Charles take on Vlatko as coach of the USWNT, Megan Rapinoe's comments and wrap up the year of women's soccer.

  
• 11.06.2019

  The Vlatko Andonovski Era

  Charles and RJ discuss the NWSL Final, the league’s new compensation rules, awards shenanigans, and the first US Women’s National Team camp under new head coach Vlatko Andonovski.

  
• 10.09.2019

  Quick Kicks: Outwit, Outsmart, Outlast

  RJ and Luis are back with thoughts on fan behavior, the NWSL and Jill Ellis.

  
• 10.04.2019

  Catching Up

  RJ and Charles are back. They talk a little USWNT and a little NWSL from the last few months.

  
• 09.21.2019

  Quick Kicks: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Shinguards

  A viewer question show!    Luis and RJ take on viewer questions and takes a look at the playoff picture. Plus they predict some games.

  
• 08.17.2019

  Quick Kicks: Red Cards for All

  RJ and Luis are back and ready to talk about all the soccer this week.

  
• 08.02.2019

  Quick Kicks: A Week of Weirdness

  RJ and Luis talk about the major news around the USWNT. And some very weird NWSL games.

  
• 07.26.2019

  Quick Kicks: Half a Podcast

  RJ and Luis answer questions and talk about what matters. Due to issues that's all we got for you this week.

  
• 07.19.2019

  Quick Kicks: They Won Again, Again

  Luis and RJ catch up on news, talk about what matters and recap some NWSL games.

  
• 07.06.2019

  Remembering 1999

  RJ and Charles take a look 20 years back in time at the 1999 Women's World Cup final.

  
• 06.27.2019

  Quick Kicks: That World Cup Feeling

  RJ and Luis are here to talk NWSL and the World Cup. There is a lot to go over this episode.

  
• 06.11.2019

  Let the World Cup Commence

  RJ and Charles talk about the opening of the 2019 Women's World Cup, including all those VAR handballs.

  
• 06.04.2019

  The One with Kieran Theivam

  Charles has a chat with Kieran Theivam, co-author of The Making of the Women's World Cup: Defining stories from a sport’s coming of age.

  
• 05.31.2019

  Quick Kicks: Kick a Player Why Don't Ya?

  RJ and Luis talk all about shin kicks, who had the better USWNT goal and being Bad as a Mother.

  
• 05.29.2019

  The World Cup Preview: Final Stage of Her Pokemon

  RJ and Charles talk about the Women's World Cup, Tobin Heath as a Pokemon and a left back and who might win it all in France.

  
• 05.10.2019

  Quick Kicks: Forwards Should Score Goals

  RJ and Luis tackle the NWSL in week 4. They go over red cards, missed yellows and predict the next week of NWSL matches.

  
• 05.01.2019

  Quick Kicks: Did Chicago Have An Orange Ball?

  Back again for week 3 of the NWSL, RJ and Luis go over the matches, predict the future and answer fan questions.

  
• 04.26.2019

  Quick Kicks: Laura Harvey for USWNT GM

  Luis and RJ talk a lot about hypothetical USWNT rosters, NWSL action and answer fan questions on this week's Quick Kicks.

  
• 04.20.2019

  A Bunch of Cowards

  RJ and Charles are back to talk about *that* match against Sweden.

  
• 04.17.2019

  Quick Kicks: Ladies and Gentlemen, Please Vaccinate Your Children

  RJ and Luis was back for week 1 of the NWSL season. They answer some fan questions, talk about the four matched played and predict the upcoming matches for week 2.

  
• 04.11.2019

  Quick Kicks: The Attacking Defender vs the Defending Attacker

  RJ and Luis are back! They answer some questions, play Does This Matter, talk USWNT and predict some NWSL games.

  
• 04.04.2019

  Quick Kicks: Get Your Hot Takes Here

  RJ and Luis answer a bunch of NWSL and USWNT questions and do a quick run down of each NWSL teams.

  
• 03.09.2019

  Quick Kicks: SheBelieves, but do we?

  Luis and RJ are back to talk SheBelieves Cup and some NWSL news.

  
• 03.01.2019

  Au Revoir A&E

  RJ and Charles are back for another episode where they talk about the league and A&E parting ways and the mess in Washington.

  
• 02.15.2019

  The State of the NWSL

  RJ and Charles talk about the state of the NWSL as we head in to 2019.

  
• 02.06.2019

  Quick Kicks: Why Not Houston?

  RJ and Luis are back and talking about the NWSL in 2019.   Due to some mic issues the show is a bit shorter than normal. Sorry Y'all.

  
• 01.24.2019

  A Confluence of Errors

  RJ and Luis have a jam packed episode for y'all today! Fan Questions: Should the NWSL put in place rules for interviews with minority/female coaches? Are NWSL games going to be played during the World Cup? A rousing game of "does this...

  
• 01.12.2019

  SBFC, WTF?

  Due to some podcasting shenanigans, RJ and Charles are using this feed for a few weeks.In this episode they go over the issues happening at Sky Blue.This was recorded before Christina Gibbons retired.

  
• 01.09.2019

  Four Keepers, One Net

  RJ and Luis are back!   They talk trade rumors, have an interesting chat about the NWSL and USL, talk about big deal and little deal stories and talk about the USWNT camp in Europe.

  
• 12.17.2018

  Let's Draw Us a World Cup, Y'all.

  Luis and RJ break down the Women's World Cup draw, answer some viewer questions and tell us what they are grateful this week.

  
• 11.28.2018

  Why Some Players Get Selected

  Charles and RJ talk about the NWSL 2019 plans, the USWNT player choices and more.

  
• 10.18.2018

  The Road to Four Stars

  Charlie and RJ break down the CONCACAF's women's qualifying tournament.

  
• 10.18.2018

  USA Goes Full CONCACAF

  RJ and Luis talk about the USWNT in CONCACAF, Sky Blue in the NWSL and a bunch more. Check the new episode.

  
• 09.29.2018

  It Hurts Because She's So Good

  RJ and Luis talk about the NWSL final and Hinkle and the national team, plus more!    We are sorry for the slight audio issue in the episode.