Katelyn Best and Tyler Nguyen talk goings on in Portland, the fact that the Thorns are somehow still in the NWSL Challenge Cup, and hexing the moon.

Katelyn Best and Tyler Nguyen break down the exciting new tactical formations the Thorns brought to Utah for the one-off tournament and are full of admiration for the youthful and exciting team the Thorns are trialing there.

Katelyn Best chats with Thorns legend Emily Menges about which players she's been studying, what books she's been reading in quarantine, talking to Scott Vallow about the importance of players associations, and playing in club continental woso.

Katelyn and Tyler chat with Claire Watkins and Sandra Herrera about the now legendary 4-4 draw between the Chicago Red Stars and Portland Thorns in 2019.

The 2014 Portland Thorns season. Riley Ball. The most entertaining team in the world. What happened? Katelyn and Tyler look on, astonished, at Portland's place in one of the wackiest NWSL seasons in history. Were they good? Unclear.

Katelyn and Tyler talk what we know about NWSL cancellation and then subsequently spend the rest of the podcast talking about Das Boot and Troy and the virtues of sick day movies.

Katelyn and Tyler talk through everything we've missed over the long offseason, from Emily Sonnett's departure to Becky Sauerbrunn joining. They talk launching a new soccer journalism website in Portland.

Katelyn and Tyler are joined by Leo Baudhuin to talk the Thorns recent form, the coming semifinal matchup with the Red Stars and what the stars tell us about various players in the NWSL.

Katelyn and Tyler look back on another improbable game without a Thorns goal, puzzle over how serious the playoff contenders are and engage in a discussion of whether Sonnett was attempting to jump onto Christen Press' back like a kid trying to jump on their mom's back.

Katelyn and Tyler recap a pretty odd week of Thorns soccer where the team scored no goals in open play and still got a win and a draw out of it. They debate the lineup choices, the state of refereeing and examine NWSL expansion options.