NWSL This Week Podcast

By Dan Lauletta, Bekki Morgan, and Michael MinnichSports Soccer

NWSL This Week Podcast episodes

March 31 Episode 79: Current are building in a hurricane
This week, the situation in Kansas City turns alarming, Gotham’s scoreless drought reaches 3 games, and the Spirit are still searching for a win. In Denver, a crowd of more than 63,000 obliterated the NWSL attendance record, and the Summit are looking good so far!

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1 hr 7 min
March 24 Episode 78: Red cards galore and a shocker off Lake Michigan
This week, red cards are all the talk around NWSL including two at the Cascadia showdown. And the Stars pull a shocker to take down the Shield winners in their home opener. And did you say Angel City and the Dash are atop the table?

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1 hr 4 min
March 17 Episode 77: The Legacy begins in front of 30k, Current win, Stars/Spirit struggle
This week the crew reviews Week 1 including a massive crowd in Boston, the return of Savy King (heart surgery) and Sophia Wilson (maternity), and the rough start of the season for the Spirit and Stars.

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57 min
March 10 Episode 76: The Final Countdown
This week Dan, Bekki, and Michael make final preparations for the 2026 NWSL season with previews of last year’s 8 playoff teams. Find out who thinks Kansas City won’t win the Shield, who thinks the Summit are a playoff team, and who thinks those playoffs won’t pass through Audi Field this season.

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1 hr 2 min
March 03 Episode 75: Jen Cooper and all things NWSL stats
This week, NWSL historian Jen Cooper joins Dan and Michael to discuss her evolution from Dash broadcaster to the provider of stat nuggets for all NWSL broadcasts. Find out details about NWSL sisters plus lots of other random facts. And a major injury scare involving Trinity Rodman.

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1 hr 12 min
February 23 Episode 74: 2026 NWSL Preview, Phase 1

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1 hr
February 16 Episode 73: Boom goes the trade market!
This week, a pair of trades jolt the NWSL with Claire Hutton heading to Bay FC and the Current shipping most of the money to Washington to acquire Croix Bethune. What does it all mean? And is Catarina Macario the next star headed for NWSL?

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59 min
February 09 Episode 72: Imagining a draft of current NWSL players
This week Dan, Bekki, and Michael discuss who among NWSL players they would select with the first pick at each position in a fictitious draft. Also what will make commissioner Jessica Berman’s next three years successful.

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1 hr 1 min
February 02 Episode 71: Crystal Dunn retires, Gotham snags the Champions Cup bronze and Dan goes to NWSL Media Day
This week Crystal Dunn announced her retirement and Gotham came in third in the first-ever Champions Cup. Dan Lauletta also took a trip to NWSL Media Day and brought back some exclusive content from Avery Patterson, Casey Murphy, and Paige (Monaghan) Cronin.

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1 hr
January 26 Episode 70: Trinity is signed, sealed, and delivered
This week, Dan and Michael discuss the end of the Trinity Rodman contract saga and analyze some of the soccer components (including Michael’s bold prediction!) Also the Courage have a coach, but one team still doesn’t, the Ally Sentnor conundrum, and Delfine Cascarino bids the NWSL adieu.

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1 hr