With the first ever MLS Decision Day coming up on Sunday, there's only one podcast that'll prep you for all the Cascadia action! Our clubs could all finish anywhere from 2nd in the West, all the way down to missing the playoffs. The thrilling end to the MLS regular season is here- it's win your home game or go home for our brave Cascadians!
Playlist:
00:00 - Portland review at LA
15:54 - Seattle review vs Houston
37:14 - Vancouver preview vs Houston
40:15 - Playoff possibilities and decision day
It’s been a quiet week in Cascadia, but definitely not a relaxed one. With some of our teams getting a bye week last weekend, we’ve been feeling the calm before the storm as our teams enter the final weeks of the season.
In this edition of Radio Cascadia, we take a hard look at MLS’ proposed video replay rule, review our midweek fixtures and preview this weekend’s matches.
Playlist:
00:00 – MLS video replay; rule change opinions and first look
19:30 – Portland review at Real Salt Lake
38:45 – Vancouver review at FC Dallas
43:00 – Seattle’s bye week and preview at Houston
One down, two more to go. With Vancouver clinching a playoff spot in their 0-0 draw with FC Dallas, we discuss the implications of their Supporters Shield aspirations and their recent form. Switching focus to Seattle we dissect their 1-1 draw with the LA Galaxy. Finally we look back on Portland's 1-0 loss to SKC and wonder what went wrong for the Timbers.
It was a strange but exciting week here in Cascadia, with our 3 teams defying our crew's predictions. With some interesting talking points this week, our team tears into playoff standings, shield predictions, game reviews, and much more.
Playlist:
00:00 - Portland review at Columbus, playoff contentions
17:42 - Vancouver outrage and shield impacts
33:05 - Seattle review at San Jose
What a week! Portland played on national TV, Seattle won the the Cascadia Cup AND bounced Vancouver from CCL. And for our Whitecaps faithful, there's still the not-so-small matter of leading the Western Conference. We cover it all on Ep. 58!
Playlist:
0:00:00 - Portland v NYRB review; Analysis of Timbers' shot at playoffs
0:23:13 - Preview: Timbers @ Columbus Crew
0:32:11 - Cascadia Cup Decider: Recap and retrospective
0:52:32 - CCL Clincher: Sounders take second decisive win in 5 days
1:08:05 - Brief chat with Oniel Fisher; Postgame press conferences from CCL on 9/23 (Sigi Schmid and Carl Robinson)
A quiet weekend made for a slow week, and the crew has time to ponder Vancouver's Shield chances, the merits of Lucas Melano, and whether Seattle's really back or not. Prost Amerika contributor John Zielonka makes his RC debut.
Playlist:
0:00:00 - Seattle v Toronto review: Is Seattle back?
0:28:15 - Seattle at San Jose preview
0:48:20 - Whitecaps v Colorado review: Assessing Shield aspirations
1:10:00 - Timbers v SKC review: What makes Melano a success this year?
In this week's edition of the Radio Cascadia podcast, the team discuss the impact of our Cascadian teams results coming into the sharp end of the season. With a special off-site interview of our show's favorite Timbers supporter, Ed Pham, we get into the nitty-gritty of this week's fixtures.
00:00 - Seattle darby review
25:45 - Vancouver retrospective
31:16 - Ed Pham off-site interview
49:30 - Outro
The 'Caps won a trophy, there's a big derby this weekend, and it's all right here on Radio Cascadia!
Playlist
00:00 - Introduction and ACC Final review, VWFC v Houston preview
09:35 - Review of SSFC @ Olimpia, Seattle v Portland preview pt. 1
21:30 - FC Portlandia manager Alan Leonard on TAFC and supporter derbies
31:25 - Matt Hoffman on PTFC v Houston, Seattle v Portland preview pt. 2
44:00 - ECSFC director Anthony De Simone on ECSFC and supporter derbies
With the transfer window coming to a close, the Radio Cascadia team analyze the impact of new signings in the Cascadia region - from Portland's 22 year old DP striker, to Seattle's mercurial Paraguyan veteran and many more.
Playlist
0:00:00 - Seattle match review and discussion
0:15:30 - Portland retrospective and new signing talk
0:30:35 - Transfer breakdown and impact predictions
1:03:05 - Vancouver discussion
It's a Tuesday release for Radio Cascadia, as we try and keep pace with the CCL action like everyone else! Join this week for extended derby review from the weekend, a look ahead at Wednesday's matchup, and a healthy dose of Timbers talk to go along with it. We even learned that Kah and Waston rock out to "Show Me Love," just like the rest of us. (See the Pedro Morales exclusive.)
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Playlist
0:00:00 - Introduction: Seattle transfer talk and Gaston Fernandez retrospective
0:28:30 - Timbers @ SJ review, or, The Value of Clean Sheets
0:39:10 - Chicago Fire @ Timbers preview (Friday, 8pm PST on Univision)
0:44:15 - Derby Review: Whitecaps 3, Sounders 0
1:02:10 - RC exclusive postgame interview with Pedro Morales
1:05:15 - CCL Derby Preview (!!!): Sounders @ Whitecaps (Wednesday, 7pm PST on Fox Sports 1)
It's gonna be a busy August in Cascadia! See how it'll start out on Ep. 52, and don't foget to check out our new T-shirts! Available for a limited time only, so grab one fast. Link: http://www.teespring.com/radio-cascadia-tee
Playlist
00:00 - Whitecaps v San Jose review
05:23 - Timbers at Dallas review
18:20 - Sounders at Montreal review
27:57 - Go Away, San Jose (Or, Timbers v SJ preview)
33:23 - Cascadia Derby preview: Vancouver at Seattle
Seattle Sounders Women defensive midfielder Alyscha Mottershead joins the show to discuss her experiences in Cascadia.
"I was proud of the crew this week. I thought our work rate was good, and even saw a creative flourish here and there. We were a little worried that this would be a trap episode for us after all the emotion last week, but we handled it well in the end." -Host Steven Agen, post-Ep. 51 recording
PLAYLIST
0:00:00 - Quick Chat with Alyscha Mottershead
0:19:00 - PTFC 1, VWFC 1. Derby review with Giordan, Zach and Steven
0:37:00 - Only Positives from Colorado 1, Seattle 0 ft. Ari Liljenwall
0:41:45 - Timbers @ Dallas preview
0:47:20 - Sounders @ Montreal preview
1:02:45 - Whitecaps v San Jose preview
It's here: the 50th installment of our little soccer podcast. Tune in this week for our comprehensive midseason previews, some reminiscing about our early days, and darn near two hours of top quality Cascadian soccer analysis.
From everyone at Radio Cascadia, thank you for your support over the last year. Here's to filling the next one with lots more podcasts, banter, and trophies for our clubs.
PLAYLIST
0:00:00 - Introduction ft. MLS ASG discussion and Ep. 50 nostalgic storytime
0:23:30 - Timbers at Union review
0:32:00 - Whitecaps v Sporting KC review
0:41:00 - Sounders at Fire review
0:53:30 - Cascadia Midseason Previews (Running order: Timbers, Whitecaps, Sounders)
1:44:45 - Derby Preview: Whitecaps at Timbers
Radio Cascadia turns its attention to midseason review, broadening our lens of analysis to reflect on the year up to now. We break down our predictions from the beginning of the season and see which ones held true (and which ones didn't!). Comparisons between the expectations for our clubs at the start of the year and now spawn discussion questions on Vancouver's transfer policy, Seattle's tactical shift, and Portland's meteoric rise over the last six weeks.
The MLS season goes by quickly- if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it. Take a look around Cascadia with us on Ep. 49.
Playlist:
0:00:00 - Introduction and weekend review
0:29:20 - Midseason Review (Running order based on Western Conference standings: Seattle, Vancouver, Portland)
1:01:00 - Previews of Portland at Philadelphia, Vancouver v Kansas City and Seattle at Chicago
Derby review takes center stage as the crew recaps the Timbers' 4-1 demolition of Seattle. Exclusive interviews with T2 head coach Jay Vidovich, T2 star Rennico Clarke, and S2 GM Andrew Opatkiewicz. Round table discussions on DP rules and league ethics.
Playlist:
00:00 - Derby Review
29:25 - Whitecaps Preview and Review
38:30 - Core DP Debate
47:10 - T2 v S2 Recap ft. Exclusives
57:50 - Portland & Seattle Weekend Previews
On this edition of Radio Cascadia, the team dive into perhaps the busiest week in Cascaidan soccer to date. With six matches to cover, the Radio Cascadia squad tear into the matches that have already happened with an eye towards the uncertain future in store for our beloved Cascadian clubs.
Playlist:
00:00 - Vancouver update and match coverage
07:20 - Seattle review and retrospective w/injury update
36:30 - Seattle/Portland darby preview
55:40 - Portland perspective + LA match review
On this week's episode of Radio Cascadia, Steven, Zach, Toby, and Giordan cover every story in the busy world of Cascadian soccer.
With both the Open Cup and Gold Cup games starring Cascadian teams, we discuss depth impacts in our teams tough league schedules, along with in-depth reviews and previews on every match related to our Cascadian teams.
Playlist:
00:00 - Portland/Seattle Open Cup review and thoughts
17:57 - Seattle/FC Dallas match review
28:42 - Gold Cup update and roster impacts
37:06 - Seattle/San Jose match preview
45:00 - Vancouver highlights and preview
53:18 - Portland/Houston match preview
We review a week packed full of Cascadia wins before examining the latest news out of FIFA, the CCL draw, amd the MLS run-in.
Playlist
00:00 - FIFA News Recap
05:45 - Aaron Campbell on Vancouver's matches with DC, RSL, Montreal, and LA
17:30 - Timbers Talk
27:00 - Will a decimated Seattle roster get anyting in Kansas City?
In this installment of Radio Cascadia, the crew review this week's matches, and look towards next week's fixtures after a series of lukewarm performances by our Cascadian clubs.
Regular contributor Aaron Cambpell calls in to give us his perspective on Vancouver's 1-0 loss to Colorado, and some choice thoughts about the officiation on Saturday's match.
Playlist:
00:00 - Seattle retrospective
18:20 - Aaron Cambpell and the Vancouver Whitecaps
28:07 - Portland review
The Radio Cascadia crew spends its time looking at all six matches from around the Northwest this weekend in Ep. 43. Before they get there, though, there's another derby to review and a disappointing result from Texas to go over. This week's emphasis is on digging into the tactics of recent matches, including Sigi Schmid's new pragmatism, the importance of Cascadian width, and much more.
Playlist:
00:00 - Episode preview and depth concerns
07:12 - Portland/Seattle derby review
21:00 - Timbers discussion
33:16 - Amway Cup update
34:56 - Vancouver/Toronto preview
44:50 - Seattle/Kansas City preview
The crew celebrates a third derby in four weeks, with the majority of the attention going to Seattle's trip to top-of-the-table Vancouver this weekend. An extended introduction focuses on the roster deadline that passed this week. How did each club fare in covering all their bases on the roster? Aaron Campbell previews the derby from the Whitecaps perspective; Ed Pham recounts the Timbers' win in Montreal and gives the keys to the game for their road tie with Houston.
Playlist
0:00:00 - Introduction and Roster Deadline Debate
0:26:00 - Seattle perspective of derby and review of their loss in Columbus
0:37:00 - Timbers Talk with Ed Pham
0:47:50 - Aaron Campbell on Whitecaps perspective of derby
1:08:00 - Outro
The Sounders pick up their fourth win in five, Vancouver leads the West after 9 games, and Portland found a foothold in the Cascadia Cup! It was a good week around the region, as we witnessed the third derby of the season. Come recap it with us, before we get you ready for all of the action next weekend!
Playlist
00:00 - Portland: Why no goals? Was there progress in the draw with Vancouver? How will the team fare in Montreal?
19:00 - Seattle: Can anyone stop Dempsey and Martins? Has Seattle's defense been historically good? Does Columbus have the best offense Seattle have seen this year?
38:16 - Vancouver: Should we be concerned about the performance in Portland? Just how many will the Whitecaps put by Philadelphia?
Extensive preview of this weekend's Cascadia derby, featuring multiple clips from the various viewpoints of the match from around the region; Niall McCusker debuts on the show, covering the Portland perspective; Aaron Campbell expresses his delight following Vancouver's 1-0 win in Utah.
Playlist
00:00 - Giordan, Steven and Zach on The Seattle Side of the Derby
21:30 - Niall McCusker and Steven on The Portland Side of the Derby
35:35 - Aaron Campbell and Steven on Vancouver v RSL, Vancouver v DC, and The Ambivalent Side of the Derby
50:15 - Outro
It's a sad week in Cascadia where all three MLS sides lost this weekend. We avoid dwelling on the bad, and focus on the future. How can our clubs get it right next time out? We answer this central question for each club. Bonus coverage of the S2 v T2 derby.
Playlist
0:00:00 - Giordan and Steven on Vancouver's disappointing week and a chance for redemption at Rio Tinto
0:18:50 - Recap of Seattle v LA, preview of Seattle v Colorado
0:41:35 - S2 v T2 recap and analysis and thoughts on USMNT call ups
0:49:50 - Portland v Orlando review and pondering why Portland aren't finding goals
1:01:20 - Outro
Aaron Campbell recaps a big win over LA for the Whitecaps and previews their double-match week; Tissue Gate reaction and analysis of recent roster moves; Exclusive interview with T2 assitant coach Andrew Gregor.
Playlist
0:00:00 - Reviewing Portland's win over Dallas, previewing their tie with Orlando
0:19:38 - Sounders talk, or, The Epic of Siegfried Schmid
0:44:31 - Aaron Campbell on 4 straight wins for Vancouver, and their 2 match week ahead
0:58:10 - Tissue Gate analysis
1:08:58 - Radio Cascadia exclusive interview with Andrew Gregor, conducted by Matt Hoffman