The Mixxed Zone: Women’s soccer from Howler Magazine

The Mixxed Zone: Women’s soccer from Howler Magazine episodes:

• 01.08.2019

  Monica Gonzalez's Journey + NWSL Draft Thoughts

  Three chats for the first episode of 2019 -- Travis Clark from TopDrawerSoccer.com shares his top players for the 2019 NWSL College Draft, new Houston Dash assistant coach Monica Gonzalez talks about her journey from the field to the broadcast...

  
• 12.20.2018

  From Player to Coach to Afghanistan and Beyond

  Jen chats with former Div1 player/Marine/Houston Dash reserve keeper Haley Carter about her 3-year journey helping the Afghanistan women's national team get proper support and more competitive experience, and how that experience led her to run for a position on...

  
• 12.05.2018

  Final Four & Top 100

  Jen chats with Equalizer Soccer contributor Jennifer Gordon about the recent NCAA Div1 Women's College Cup and some of the secrets to Florida State's successful title run. Then Jen talks to Rich Laverty of The Offside Rule podcast based in...

  
• 11.29.2018

  The Younger Side of WoSo

  Jen discusses the upcoming NCAA Div1 Women's College Cup (aka Final Four) and the U17 Women's World Cup with guests Mark Shawhan, contributor to SoccerWire.com and SBNation, and Sandra Herrera of Hot Time in Old Time (Chicago). Learn more about your...

  
• 11.16.2018

  First Caps, Last Games

  Jen chats with Equalizer Soccer's Claire Watkins about the USWNT's final two matches of 2018, and the first caps those games featured (as well as one  overdue cap that didn't happened). The two also talk about the recent first round...

  
• 11.11.2018

  Calling College Soccer + An Aussie Update

  Jen chats with NWSL & SEC broadcaster Jenn HIldreth about the challenges of calling college soccer, this year's surprising SEC tournament and the amazing Bunny Shaw of Tennessee/Jamaica. Then Jen catches up with Aussie Chris Hockman about the W-League and...

  
• 11.01.2018

  Pathways (and Obstacles) for Women in Soccer

  Jen chats with former NWSL goalkeeper and current Afghanistan WNT keeper coach Haley Carter about the challenges of being a head coach and the pathways & obstacles that currently exist for former players looking to become coaches. Learn more about your...

  
• 10.24.2018

  Looking Ahead to 2019 Women's World Cup with Alexi Lalas & American Outlaws

  The Keeper first chats with former US national teamer & current Fox soccer analyst Alexi Lalas about the recent CONCACAF Women's Championship and how the beautiful game has progressed in the States. Then Jen catches up with Dan Wiersema of...

  
• 10.17.2018

  23 Years of Broadcasting USWNT Games

  Jen chats with longtime woso TV producer Shaw Brown about his 23 years following the USWNT to the Women's World Cup, qualifying games, friendlies and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 10.10.2018

  Calling CWC & Talking Mexico WNT

  Jen chats with NWSL broadcaster and former NWSL player Jordan Angeli, who's been calling the CONCACAF Women's Championship games for the international feed. Then Jen talks Mexican women's soccer with ESPN Mexico reporter Tom Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices....

  
• 10.05.2018

  Canada's CWC Roster & The CONCACAF Conundrum

  Jen chats with Vancouver soccer reporter Harjeet Johal about Canada's qualifying roster, and then reviews the historical CONCACAF qualifying formats with longtime woso writer Beau Dure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 09.28.2018

  From Pacific Time to Greenwich Time – Talking NWSL Championship & FIFA Best Awards

  Jen chats with UK-based woso reporter Kieran Thievam, who attended both the NWSL championship in Portland and the FIFA Best awards in London in a three-day span. They discuss North Carolina's dominating performance in the final, the FIFA voting mechanisms...

  
• 09.21.2018

  The Post-Florence Report – NWSL Semifinal #2

  Jen chats with soccer reporter Neil Morris of WRALsportsfan.com, based in the Raleigh/Durham area. They discuss the North Carolina-Chicago semifinal, the matchup for the final and the consequences of moving the semifinal out of the path of Hurricane Florence. Learn more...

  
• 09.18.2018

  View From The Analyst's Chair + NWSL Semifinal #1

  NWSL stream analyst Morgan Conklin joins Jen Cooper to talk about her experience calling 30 games this season. And of course they chat about Saturday's intense PORvSEA semifinal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 09.12.2018

  Regular Season Wrap-Up ... and Florence Intrudes Upon The Playoffs

  Jen recaps the final weekend of the 2018 NWSL regular season with EqualizerSoccer.com managing editor Dan Lauletta and look ahead to the semifinals .... assuming Hurrican Florence doesn't get in the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 09.07.2018

  USWNT vs Chile Thoughts with Lori Lindsey

  Jen chat with former USWNT/NWSL player and now NWSL broadcast analyst Lori Lindsey about the USWNT's September 4 friendly vs. Chile, the final weekend of NWSL regular season and the upcoming CONCACAF WWC qualifiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

  
• 09.01.2018

  Nearing The End of NWSL Season, Making History in DC

  Jen and Chelsey Bush of Equalizer Soccer discuss Orlando Pride's on-field issues, the slow but steady progress of the Houston Dash and the latest USWNT roster. Then Jen chats with Jason Anderson of Black and Red United about the historic...

  
• 08.24.2018

  Seattle Reign and Haze ... and the Latest USWNT Roster

  Jen sits down with Jacob Cristobal of SounderAtHeart.com to discuss the Reign/Dash game played in hazy, smoky Seattle, the Reign's season under new head coach Vlatko Andonovski, the club's venue options for the future and also the latest USWNT roster. Learn...

  
• 08.15.2018

  Talking YNTs & Youth Soccer

  Following the failure of the U-20 USWNT to get out of the group stage at the World Cup, Jen discusses the recent pattern of YNT failures with Mark Shawhan, formerly of SoccerWire. Then the youth soccer theme continues as Jen...

  
• 08.09.2018

  Last Look at ToN, Getting Back to NWSL Action

  Jen catches up with Chicago-based writer John Halloran of American Soccer Now & Equalizer Soccer to talk about the Tournament of Nations finale in Chicago, the booing of Christen Press in her first post-trade appearance in Houston and the various...

  
• 08.02.2018

  Tournament of Nations + A Bit of Portland Footy Talk

  Jen talks Tournament of Nations with Katelyn Best of Stumptown Footy and the new Portland podcaast Red Smoke Radio. Katelyn is also a contributor to the The IX newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 07.28.2018

  Back in the N-W-S-L (and U-S-W-N-T)

  The Keeper returns to the USA and to the woso world with the first new Mixxed Zone episode since the conclusion of the BroSo World Cup. This episode features a long chat with Equalizer Soccer managing editor Dan Lauletta about...

  
• 07.24.2018

  RETRO EPISODE #5

  Here'e the final (and somewhat delayed) retro episode of The Mixxed Zone! The first segment is a chat with Gwendolyn Oxenham about her latest book (released summer 2017) called "Under the Lights and In the Dark – Untold Stories of...

  
• 07.10.2018

  RETRO EPISODE #4

  While The Keeper is still working at the BroSo World Cup in Russia, enjoy this retro episode of The Mixxed Zone! The first segment is a chat with 1999 Women's World Cup champions Mia Hamm, Tisha Venturini & Kristine Lilly, recorded...

  
• 06.26.2018

  RETRO EPISODE #3

  While The Keeper is working at the BroSo World Cup in Russia, enjoy this next retro episode of The Mixxed Zone. First part of this episode is a chat with Lauren Gregg, the first woman to serve as head coach...

  
• 06.20.2018

  RETRO EPISODE #2

  While The Keeper is working at the BroSo World Cup in Russia, enjoy this next retro episode of The Mixxed Zone. First part of this episode is a chat with Jenn Hildreth, the NWSL Game of the Week play-by-play announcer,...

  
• 06.12.2018

  RETRO EPISODE #1

  While Jen is working at the World Cup in Russia, enjoy this retro episode of The Mixxed Zone. This episode features the very first WoSo podcast recorded by "The Keeper," in February 2014 shortly before the first season of the...

  
• 06.05.2018

  NWSL Before The Break – NC Courage & Orlando Pride

  As the June international break begins, Jen talks with two NWSL beat writers -- first with Neil Morris of WRALsportsfan.com about the Courage's undefeated streak, the tie in Houston and Jaelene Hinkle's decision to talk to the 700 Club about...

  
• 05.31.2018

  NWSL Week 9 + USWNT roster for June

  Jen recaps the goal-crazy Week 9 of NWSL action with Dan Lauletta of Equalizer Soccer. The "partners in woso ranting" also break down the callups (and lack thereof) for the latest USWNT camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 05.22.2018

  A Very English Episode – FA WSL, FA Cup Final & More

  Jen checks in with UK-based woso reporter Kieran Theivam about several English soccer topics – the end of the FA WSL season, the record-breaking crowd at the FA Cup final, the coming launch of Manchester United's women's team and more....

  
• 05.16.2018

  NWSL Week Seven and WoSo Coaching

  Jen chats with John Halloran of American Soccer Now about the controversy surrounding the hiring of Dash's new assistant coach, and also look back at two matches of Week 7. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 05.10.2018

  NWSL Week 6 - So Many Goals!

  Jen recaps the exciting four-game stretch of the end of Week 6 in NWSL that saw 14 goals as well as Alyssa Naeher's 12 saves with Equalizer Soccer assistant managing editor Allison Lee. They also discuss possibilities for the next...

  
• 05.01.2018

  NWSL 2018 Season Five Weeks In – Portland & Houston

  Jen chats with Jamie Goldberg, soccer reporter for The Oregonian, about the Portland Thorns' off-season player movements and the first five games of the season. Then Jen catches up with former Keeper Notes reporter Hal Kaiser to dish Houston Dash...

  
• 04.24.2018

  NWSL Four Weeks In

  Jen and Equalizer Soccer's Dan Lauletta take stock of all things NWSL four weeks into the 2018 season, and also talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of Women's World Cup qualifying scheduling. Learn more about your ad choices....

  
• 04.17.2018

  Salt Lake & Seattle Soccer Talk

  Jen chats with Utah Royals FC general manager Craig Waibel about "jumping into the deep end" of women's soccer and catches up with Susie Rantz of SounderAtHeart.com to talk Reign & Rapinoe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 04.10.2018

  USAvMEX From Both Sides of the Border

  Jen reviews the recent USWNT v Mexico friendlies with Graham Hays of ESPNw.com and Tom Marshall, the Mexico correspondent for ESPN FC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 04.03.2018

  NWSL Week Two: Courage & Spirit

  Jen chats with local beat reporters for two NWSL teams –- the 2017 Shield-winning North Carolina Courage and the suddenly-flush-with-young-USWNT-talent Washington Spirit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 03.27.2018

  NWSL Season Six Begins: Utah Royals FC Debut + Chicago X

  Jen talks with Maddie Lee, soccer reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune, about the birth of the Utah Royals FC and the team's first game vs. Orlando. Then Jen chats with Sandra Herrera of HotTimeInOldTown.com about the off-season moves of...

  
• 03.20.2018

  Two Debuts: Lori Lindsey + The IX

  The Keeper catches up with former USWNT & Washington Spirit midfielder Lori Lindsey, one of just four players who played in all three iterations of women's pro soccer in the USA. Lindsey is set to make her NWSL analyst debut...

  
• 03.14.2018

  NWSL Trade Saga + Notes from Behind the Mic

  Jen breaks down the timelines of the Christen Press/3-club NWSL trade debacle with Houston soccer reporter Corey Roepken, and then chats with NWSL play-by-play announcer Mike Watts about his soccer broadcasting journey from Yurcak Field to Fort Lauderdale and beyond. Learn...

  
• 03.06.2018

  She Believes Cup + Denise Reddy's Coaching Journey

  Jen talks She Believes Cup with ESPN soccer broadcaster Sebastian Salazar, and then talks with new Sky Blue FC head coach Denise Reddy about her unusual coaching journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 02.27.2018

  A "New" England Team at She Believes + Thoughts on the 2018 NWSL Schedule

  Jen chats with UK soccer writer Rich Laverty about the late changes to England's She Believes Cup squad, what the tournament means for the Three Lionesses and also changes for next year's FA WSL. Then Jen reviews the pros and...

  
• 02.20.2018

  NWSL Preseason, USWNT roster & a New UWS Club

  The Keeper talks NWSL preseason rosters, home openers and the new USWNT allocated player list with Equalizer Soccer's Chelsey Bush. Then Jen chats with veteran soccer broadcaster JP Dellacamera about his favorite game memories and his decision to launch a...

  
• 02.13.2018

  Post-US Soccer Election, NWSL Pre-Season

  Jen catches up with Allison Lee of Equalizer Soccer to talk NWSL preseason player movements, Morgan Brian's debut with Lyon and more. Then, Jen chats with longtime soccer reporter Beau Dure, who was in Orlando for last weekend's dramatic US...

  
• 02.07.2018

  NWSL Dispersion Draft Recap + New EngWNT Coach + Aussie Semis Preview

  Three great chats in one big episode! First, Jen and former KeeperNotes.com editor Hal Kaiser recap the Boston Breakers NWSL dispersal draft. Then Jen gets the scoop on England's new head coach Phil Neville from WoSoZone's Kieran Thievam. Finally, Jen...

  
• 01.30.2018

  U20 CONCACAF Tourney + Boston Breakers

  Jen sits down with "FMF Rey" Gallegos to recap the u20 CONCACAF tournament and the influence of the recently launched Liga MX Femenil. Then Jen chats with Anthony DiCicco, son of former USWNT/Boston Breakers head coach Tony DiCcco, to share...

  
• 01.24.2018

  NWSL Draft & Mega-Trade Recap

  Jen recaps the 2018 NWSL College Draft with Equalizer Soccer's Jennifer Gordon, and then gets the scoop from Chicago-based John Halloran on the three-team trade that moved Christen Press, Carli Lloyd and 2017 MVP Sam Kerr to new clubs. Learn more...

  
• 01.16.2018

  Canada Soccer's Big Move + New Dash Coach Lisa Cole

  Jen gets the scoop from Vancouver-based soccer reporter Harjeet Johal on Canada Soccer's big coaching change – former CanWNT head coach is now head coach of the CanMNT. Then Jen chats with new Houston Dash assistant coach Lisa Cole about...

  
• 01.11.2018

  Bonus Segment -- Vive La Futbol Francaise

  In the "dessert" portion of the first Mixxed Zone of 2018, the Keeper chats with Lisa Durel of Women's Soccer France, discussing the the French women's national team, the move of Morgan Brian to Olympique Lyon and what the French...

  
• 01.09.2018

  US Women 2018 & US Soccer Presidential candidates

  In this "supersized" episode to kick off 2018, Jen discusses the first USWNT roster of 2018, Morgan Brian's move to Lyon and other USWNT topics with FourFourTwoUSA's Charlie Boehm. Then Jen gets an overview of the upcoming US Soccer presidential...