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Rose City Red Card
The unfiltered Portland Thorns podcast. Marissa bleeds rose. Alan is from Seattle, which makes things interesting.
Every episode: what actually happened in the Thorns' last match, what it means in the NWSL table, and at least one rant that goes too long.
Adults only. Bring a drink.
Episodes
- Rose City Red Card
November 2, 2026: Dash in the Dust, Thorns in the Playoffs
Houston 0–2 Portland on Decision Day: Soph twice, a sixth-place finish, and club records of 50 points and 50 goals. Back at Pappy's the day after. Alan watched…
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October 25, 2026: We're In
Thorns 1–0 North Carolina, and we're in. Marie Müller from 20 yards in the 60th minute, a 10th straight playoff season, and the first NWSL team to 100 clean…
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October 19, 2026: Hanks for the Point
Bay FC 2–2 Thorns. Down 2–1 at the 86th minute, and Caiya Hanks saves a point. Back at Pappy's on a Monday, the day after Bay and the first game without Sophia…
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October 11, 2026: Offsides and Outplayed
Recorded at Dingo's during the October international break. There was no Thorns match this week, so we follow where every Thorns player went, starting with USA…
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October 5, 2026: Boston Legacy, Portland Tragedy
Portland 2-4 Boston. Down to ten in the 22nd minute, down two at the break, and still in it until stoppage time. We're back at Pappy's, our original bar, on a…
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September 27, 2026: Houston, We Have a Müller
Portland 1-1 Houston. Twenty shots, eight corners, one point. Our first show at Dingo's Sports Pub on SE Stark, where the Matildas kit hangs a couple of…
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September 22, 2026: We Weavered Our Way to 4
Orlando 1-4 Portland. Four goals, four scorers. We're back after a week off. We both had some medical stuff to deal with. We start with the episode we never…
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September 7, 2026: Desperate Beats Tired
Portland 1-2 Washington. The first home loss of the season, and the Spirit's first win in Portland ever. Portland had played ten at home this year and lost…
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August 30, 2026: One Point Is Better Than Zero
Gotham 1-1 Portland. A point on the road at the team top of the table, and Portland had 26% of the ball to get it. Jaedyn Shaw scored in the 60th. She admitted…
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August 24, 2026: Tobin Heath and 22,017 of Her Friends
Portland 1-0 Denver Summit, and Tobin Heath retired as a Thorn in front of 22,017 people. She signed a one-day contract to do it. Sophia Wilson scored in the…
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August 16, 2026: Hanks for Trying, Orlando
Portland 2-1 Orlando. Caiya Hanks came off the season-ending injury list on Friday, came on in the 88th minute, and won it in the 96th — her first match back…
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August 10, 2026: The Most Anxiety Filled Win
Boston Legacy 3, Portland Thorns 4. Portland went three up inside nine minutes and thirty-eight seconds. That is the fastest three goals in NWSL history…
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August 2, 2026: F*ck a Six, We Need Center Backs
Utah 5, Portland 1. We recorded two hours after the whistle, Marissa on a mic at her parents' place in Las Vegas, and the argument she has been making for five…
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July 26, 2026: Don't F*ck with Providence Park
Portland 2, Gotham 2. A point against the league leaders, an eleventh straight home game unbeaten, and a club record — and none of it is the thing you…
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July 19, 2026: Mile High Clash of the Captains
Denver 2, Portland 1. Our old MVP came home to Colorado, pulled on the wrong shirt, and assisted the winner, so we gave it a full night before we sat down…
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July 14, 2026: The Coffey-Sized Hole in Our Midfield
Seattle 2, Portland 0. We watched the derby, stewed for two days, and then sat down at the bar to talk about it. The short version: the Thorns didn't show up…
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July 5, 2026: 4-0 and Second Place
Portland 4, Racing Louisville 0. Our first reaction episode: we watched it live, then broke it down with fresh eyes. The Thorns roll the last-place team, jump…
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Ep 1: NWSL Is Back
The international break is over and the Thorns are back. Alan and Marissa — with a drop-in from our friend Randi and fact-checks from Brooke on the screen —…
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The unfiltered Portland Thorns podcast. Marissa is a lifelong Thorns fan and Providence Park regular. Alan is from Seattle, which makes things interesting…