Portland Timbers Podcasts
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Live from Orlando | Ross Smith talks with defender Larrys Mabiala
July 26, 2020 19:59 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBRoss Smith checks in with defender Larrys Mabiala live from the bubble in Orlando. The two talk about the team's run to the knockout rounds, life in the bubble, keeping in touch with family back home, childhood heroes, French connections around the league and more.
John Strong, Jason Saghini and more | MLS is Back Podcast | July 24, 2020
July 24, 2020 20:56 - 1 hour - 58 MBHosts Jake Zivin and Nat Borchers break down the LAFC result, impact of winning Group F and preview the Round of 16 with a look at FC Cincinnati. They also have a great chat with soccer play-by-play man John Strong interrupted by BREAKING NEWS out of Atlanta. Finally, they're joined by MLSsoccer.com's Jason Saghini for a peek behind the curtain of how the digital group is executing content down in Orlando.
Live from Orlando | Ross Smith talks with Jeremy Ebobisse on Instagram Live
July 21, 2020 21:56 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBRoss Smith catches up with forward Jeremy Ebobisse in Orlando. The two discuss the team's start to the tournament, his performances in the opening games, life in the bubble and Settlers of Catan battles with teammates.
NWSL Challenge Cup Check-in with Meghan Klingenberg
July 21, 2020 16:37 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBLive from inside the bubble in Utah, defender Meghan Klingenberg talks with Ann Schatz about the camaraderie among her teammates, fan support from afar, her legendary pre-game speeches and about the upcoming semifinal match vs. Houston.
Steve Clark talks from Orlando | MLS is Back Podcast | July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020 22:22 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBHosts Jake Zivin, Ross Smith and Nat Borchers chat with Timbers goalkeeper Steve Clark about the team's first two performances in the MLS is Back Tournament, his experiences in Orlando so far, his starfish spider save move, and more. Plus the trio talk about the latest headlines around the tournament and look ahead to the match-up with LAFC
MLS is Back Podcast | ESPN's Stefano Fusaro from Orlando
July 16, 2020 22:25 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBTimbers broadcasters Jake Zivin, Nat Borchers and Ross Smith talk with ESPN's Stefano Fusaro. Fusaro, who is inside the bubble in Orlando at the MLS is Back Tournament talks about life there, Portland's performance in their win over the LA Galaxy, other notable moments in the tournament so far and the group looks ahead to Portland's next game against the Houston Dynamo.
Live from Orlando | Ross Smith talks with Eryk Williamson on Instagram Live
July 16, 2020 19:30 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBSoccer broadcaster Ross Smith chats on Instagram Live with Timbers midfielder Eryk Williamson about his performance in the team's 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy, how the team is adjusting and preparing for the Houston Dynamo, and playing some intense Settlers of Catan off-the-field matches with his teammates.
NWSL Challenge Cup Check-In with Morgan Weaver | Powered by #Verizon
July 16, 2020 17:52 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBAnn Schatz checks in with forward Morgan Weaver from the bubble in Utah. They talk about her growth and rookie campaign, her stellar collegiate career and facing North Carolina in the NWSL Challenge Cup quarterfinals. Powered by Verizon.
Check-in from Orlando | Ross Smith talks with Jorge Villafaña on Instagram Live
July 10, 2020 16:56 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBSoccer analyst Ross Smith chatted with Timbers defender Jorge Villafaña on an Instagram Live stream (now converted down to podcast form) about life in the Orlando bubble, training, testing and preparing for their first match against the LA Galaxy in the MLS is Back Tournament.
NWSL Challenge Cup Check-In with Bella Bixby | Powered by #Verizon
July 10, 2020 16:50 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBDuring an extended break in the NWSL Challenge Cup, Ann Schatz checks in with goalkeeper Bella Bixby. The two talk about life in the "bubble," the in-club ping-pong pros, playing her first games for the Thorns, her soccer journey and more. This interview from Utah was powered by Verizon.
Rookie Thorns forward Morgan Weaver | Breaking Lines | June 12, 2020
June 12, 2020 22:49 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBDrafted by the Thorns. Beginning her professional career. Finishing her college courses. Preparing for the NWSL. Life has come pretty fast for Morgan Weaver, the second overall pick in January's NWSL College Draft, and that's not even considering that much of that life has taken place amid a global pandemic. On this episode of Breaking Lines, the former Washington State Cougar talks about her new life in Portland, living with another Thorn who has relocated from up north, the importance of...
MLS is Back Tournament Draw Emergency Podcast with Jake Zivin, Ross Smith and Nat Borchers
June 11, 2020 21:51 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBFor the when, we’ll have to wait, but after Thursday’s MLS is Back Tournament draw, we now know the who. The Portland Timbers will return to action next month against, in some order, Los Angeles FC, the LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo for Group F play in Orlando, Florida. Minutes after the draw, the Timbers’ broadcast team — Jake Zivin, Ross Smith and Nat Borchers — assembled for this emergency podcast, taking inventory of what this week’s news means for Portland’s season and what the realiti...
SEAvPDX edition with Jack Jewsbury, Ryan Pore, Steve Zakuani & Brad Evans| Breaking Lines | May 20, 2020
May 20, 2020 21:11 - 24 minutes - 34 MBA special week continues with a special edition of Breaking Lines, this week featuring four ex-players' unique perspectives on the best rivalry in Major League Soccer. For the Seattle Sounders, Brad Evans was a cornerstone in midfield and defense as the team established itself is a perennial, while eventual Timber Steve Zakuani was, after joining the Sounders in 2009, one of the most dangerous wide attackers in the league. And from Portland's perspective, midfielder Ryan Pore helped usher ...
Bill Tuiloma on return to training, quarantine and more | Breaking Lines | May 15, 2020
May 16, 2020 00:23 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBFor almost two months, the lives of the Portland Timbers' players were lived as snapshots. Whatever they were doing in mid-March, they were doing in mid-May as stay-at-home took effect. Last week, though, that changed, with the beginning of individualized training in Beaverton allowing soccer players to get back to their soccer field. On this episode of Breaking Lines, we talk to Timbers defender Bill Tuiloma about that return, what his mindset was like in the last days of working out at h...
Soccer analyst Ross Smith on his time in Portland | Breaking Lines | May 4, 2020
May 04, 2020 16:15 - 47 minutes - 65 MBHis connection to Portland goes back to the team's United Soccer League era, spanning from central defense during his time on the field to, now, the broadcast booth, where he works with Jake Zivin and Nat Borchers on the Timbers' broadcasts. On this episode of Breaking Lines, we track Ross Smith's path from an aspiring player in Guelph, Ontario, to Cascadia, where a second career with the game has kept him in the sport he loves.
Ann Schatz on Thorns memories, Duck basketball and Oregon sports | Breaking Lines | Apr. 22, 2020
April 22, 2020 23:35 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBLegends are made during legendary times. And Ann Schatz has worked through a few. From the Tonya Harding scandal through Sabrina Ionescu's greatness, the Thorns' original play-by-play voice has touched on some of the biggest (and strangest) stories in Oregon sports. It's experience that gives her a unique perspective on what we're going through now. Checking in with Breaking Lines from her COVID-19 isolation, Schatz describes why, amid all the surreal moments she's seen, our current is in...
Mike "Statman" Donovan joins to talk team Rushmores, fantasy drafts and more | Breaking Lines | April 16, 2020
April 17, 2020 00:19 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBAs we continue to shelter in place, many fans have seen a greater percentage of their sports entertainment come from their phones, with podcasting still going strong as game have paused. Within those podcasts, though, a few tropes have emerged, drowning the last four weeks of audio offerings in Mount Rushmores, random rankings and countdowns, and absurdist fantasy drafts … None of which, we are above. On this episode of Breaking Lines, the show indulges in all three, with #Statman Mike Don...
Emily Menges on her time in Australia and road home | Breaking Lines | Apr. 8, 2020
April 08, 2020 20:47 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBOnly two players have been with the Thorns longer than Emily Menges, making her, Christine Sinclair and Tobin Heath the most tenured NWSL players in Portland. Perhaps as relevant for the 2020 season, the trio are the only players who experienced the team’s other makeover - the one it undertook after missing the 2015 postseason. On this episode of Breaking Lines, we talked to Menges about her team’s rebuilt squad, Portland’s new, clearer priorities for the 2020 campaign, and what it means t...
New Thorn Rocky Rodriguez on her new challenges in Portland | Breaking Lines | Apr. 2, 2020
April 02, 2020 22:19 - 26 minutes - 35.7 MBAmid an offseason of major acquisitions, Raquel Rodriguez's could prove one of the most important. One of the most accomplished players in Costa Rican soccer history, Rocky Rodriguez spent the first four years of her professional career with Sky Blue FC, establishing herself as one of the more versatile midfielders in the National Women's Soccer League. Following a winter trade, she's relocated to Portland, where she's adapting to life in a new city and with a new club. On Wednesday, B...
Soccer Life in the time of no Soccer | Breaking Lines | Mar. 26, 2020
March 26, 2020 21:50 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBLike the rest of us, the Portland Timbers and Thorns have seen their lives change over the last two weeks, going from an environment where team was a part of their everyday existence to one where social distancing is the rule. On this episode of Breaking Lines, we catch up with five of those players -- Blake Bodily, Simone Charley, Steve Clark, Andrés Flores and Tyler Lussi -- for a snapshot of what their lives are like now, how they are staying prepared for what comes next, and what a tea...
New Timbers defender Chris Duvall on Breaking Lines | Mar. 5, 2020
March 05, 2020 23:15 - 22 minutes - 14.5 MBAt the end of the 2019 season, Chris Duvall was somewhere he’d never been before: the USL. Having been released by the Houston Dynamo two months before, the former New York Red Bull and Montreal Impact defender had to undergo a professional regroup with the Oklahoma City Energy, where he finished his sixth professional season. Now, Duvall is back in Major League Soccer, signed to the Portland Timbers’ first team, and joining Breaking Lines to talk about his 2019 offseason, his path of Wak...
Jorge Villafaña, Mike Golub | Talk Timbers | Mar. 4, 2020
March 05, 2020 19:50 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBHosts Judah Newby, Jake Zivin and Joe Sleven talk about the team's opening loss to Minnesota and how they're approaching Nashville SC. They also chat with Timbers defender Jorge Villafaña, president of business Mike Golub and with Drake Hills of the Tennessean.
THORNS FC EMERGENCY PODCAST | Richard Farley and head coach Mark Parsons on the addition of Becky Sauerbrunn
February 28, 2020 19:35 - 22 minutes - 14.4 MBIt’s the biggest acquisition of an already busy offseason, so big that it demanded an emergency podcast. In the wake of the Portland Thorns’ acquisition of four-time NWSL Defender of the Year Becky Sauerbrunn, head coach Mark Parsons stopped by to talk about his newest defender, what her arrival means for the 2020 Thorns and what the team still has planned for a transformative offseason.
Thorns FC's Bella Bixby on her loan time in Israel, new puppy and more | Breaking Lines | Feb. 27, 2020
February 28, 2020 16:46 - 29 minutes - 19 MBBella Bixby has just returned to Portland after a loan spell in Israel, where she saw her first competitive time in goal since finishing her collegiate career at Oregon State over two years ago. Now into the third year with her hometown club, the Thorns goalkeeper is ready to fight for her first NWSL minutes, taking the another step for somebody who may be Portland’s goalkeeper of the future. On this episode of Breaking Lines, we talk to Bixby about her time abroad, her goals for 2020, as...
Giovanni Savarese, Diego Chara | Talk Timbers | Feb. 26, 2020
February 27, 2020 19:29 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBAs the 2020 MLS regular season is ready to begin, hosts Judah Newby, Jake Zivin and Joe Sleven sit down with Portland Timbers head coach Giovanni Savarese, midfielder Diego Chara and get a look into Sunday's home opener opponent in Minnesota United from commentator Cal Williams.
Cameron Knowles on his path with Portland | Breaking Lines | Feb. 21, 2020
February 21, 2020 21:16 - 39 minutes - 25.3 MBCameron Knowles has been part of the Timbers organization for most of the last 13 years, going from player with the Green and Gold during the United Soccer Leagues era to an assistant coach under John Spencer and Caleb Porter to, over the last two seasons, the head coach for Timbers 2. Ahead of his third season in charge of the club’s USL team, we caught up with the former Timbers defender about how he came to the United States from New Zealand, his time at the University of Akron, his tra...
Former Timbers midfielder, now Univ. of Portland assistant coach, Ben Zemanski | Breaking Lines | Feb. 11, 2020
February 12, 2020 00:09 - 39 minutes - 25.5 MBBen Zemanski’s 13 years of high-level soccer cast him as part of three of the more memorable teams of the last two decades: a University of Akron squad that was one of the most talented in collegiate history; a Chivas USA group that played out the bizarre in Los Angeles’ sports shadows; and a Portland Timbers team that would claim the 2015 MLS Cup. Now into the next phase of his life in soccer, Zemanski joins us to talk about life on The Bluff, where he is entering his second year as an as...
Reports from Costa Rica + Memo Valencia | Talk Timbers | Feb. 5, 2020
February 08, 2020 18:21 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBHost Judah Newby is joined by Timbers broadcaster Jake Zivin in studio as Zivin gives updates from his trip to preseason camp in Costa Rica. Plus, it's MLS kit release day as the duo talk through all the new team's kits and we hear an interview with Timbers goalkeeping coach Memo Valencia.
Thorns FC's Gabby Seiler & Madison Pogarch | Breaking Lines | Feb. 6, 2019
February 06, 2020 23:45 - 30 minutes - 19.9 MBIt’s the middle of the NWSL’s offseason, but with players slowly returning to Portland ahead of next month’s preseason, we were able to catch up with two of the young bright spots from the Thorns’ 2019 season. On this episode of Breaking Lines, midfielder Gabby Seiler and fullback Madison Pogarch join us at Providence Park, updating us on an offseason of golf carts, dogs, FaceTime tag, and preparation for their second season with the Thorns. This conversation was originally supposed to b...
Jeff Attinella in Costa Rica | Breaking Lines | Jan. 31, 2019
January 31, 2020 23:42 - 40 minutes - 25.8 MBJeff Attinella’s path back to the field from last year’s shoulder surgery may his be a work in progress, but opinions about sports remain in full health. What better time to have the Timbers goalkeeper on Breaking Lines that two days before one of the most anticipated Super Bowls in years. On this edition of the podcast, Attinella talks rehab, fatherhood, his love of Tampa Bay sports, as well as the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers this weekend, at Super Bowl LIV.
Larrys Mabiala, Blake Bodily | Talk Timbers | Jan. 29, 2020
January 30, 2020 23:34 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBHosts Judah Newby and Joe Slevin talk with new Timbers Homegrown signing Blake Bodily and we hear from defender Larrys Mabiala who checks in from the team's preseason camp in Costa Rica.
Marco Farfan at Timbers Media Day | Breaking Lines | Jan. 24, 2020
January 24, 2020 22:20 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBThe Portland Timbers’ preseason kicked into fifth gear on Wednesday, with the team’s 2020 squad unveiled to the press during a Media Day at Providence Park. While players made their rounds from station to station, from photo booths to press conferences, Breaking Lines had its own station set up, ready to capture the mood at the team’s first public session of the season. On this episode of the show, Homegrown defender Marco Farfan looks back on his 2019 and forward to his next professional ...
Reports from Timbers Media Day | Talk Timbers | Jan. 22, 2019
January 23, 2020 21:46 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBHosts Judah Newby and Joe Slevin head to Timbers Media Day at Providence Park to talk with Timbers GM/president of soccer Gavin Wilkinson, head coach Giovanni Savarese and midfielders Diego Valeri and Diego Chara about the upcoming season.
Aaron Molloy | Talk Timbers | Jan. 15, 2020
January 17, 2020 23:26 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBHost Judah Newby welcomes Jake Zivin as co-host to the show. The duo talk with Portland Timbers 2020 MLS SuperDraft first round pick Aaron Molloy plus also hear from soccer analyst Ross Smith.
Thorns FC's Sophia Smith, Morgan Weaver at the 2020 NWSL College Draft | Breaking Lines | Jan. 16, 2019
January 17, 2020 01:03 - 35 minutes - 22.6 MBBreaking Lines is breaking format this week, but with good reason. Instead of a single one-on-one interview, there’s two, and while we normally try to get away from the game, the game has to be in focus as the Portland Thorns add the top two players on their 2020 NWSL College Draft board. On this edition of the show, we are on the convention floor in Baltimore, Maryland, where new Thorns Sophia Smith and Morgan Weaver join us to share their first moments in professional soccer.
Steve Clark | Talk Timbers | Jan. 8, 2019
January 10, 2020 17:17 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBHost Judah Newby is joined by Richard Farley as they talk with Timbers goalkeeper Steve Clark. Soccer analyst Ross Smith visits and the show also covers the Timbers' winter moves and more.
THORNS FC EMERGENCY PODCAST | Richard Farley & Top Drawer Soccer's Travis Clark on the trade for the No. 1 overall pick | Jan. 8, 2019
January 08, 2020 19:12 - 30 minutes - 21.6 MBDid Wednesday’s first piece of Portland Thorns news justify an emergency podcast? Given who the team gave up and what, in the form of next week’s first pick in the NWSL’s College Draft, the team got in return, the trade of Emily Sonnett and Caitlin Foord to the Orlando Pride certainly rises to the standard. How you feel about the trade in undoubtedly influenced by how you feel about the 2020 draft class. To talk about that, we asked the industry standard in collegiate coverage, Top Drawer...
Goal.com's Jon Arnold on Yimmi Chara | Breaking Lines | Jan. 7, 2019
January 07, 2020 21:17 - 42 minutes - 25.8 MBBreaking Lines usually tries to avoid focusing too much on what’s happening on the field, but in the aftermath of a newly signed Designated Player, it’s time to break from format and focus on the latest addition to the locker room. That’s why Jon Arnold – Mexico specialist for Goal.com; North and Central America expert for the BBC’s World Football Fone-In; FC Dallas beat writer for the Dallas Morning News – is on the show: to tell us what type of player he saw during Yimmi Chara’s time in ...
Diego Valeri | Talk Timbers | Dec. 18, 2019
December 20, 2019 17:41 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBHosts Judah Newby, Jake Zivin and Joe Sleven sit down with Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri to talk about his re-signing with the team, how he's spending the offseason and more.
Miles Joseph | Breaking Lines | Dec. 18, 2019
December 18, 2019 23:22 - 48 minutes - 31.3 MBOur final Breaking Lines of 2019 touches base with one of the newest coaches among the Portland Timbers and Thorns ranks, even if Miles Joseph has been with the club for well over one year, now. But from being a part of the inaugural MLS College Draft, to a member of the original New York/New Jersey MetroStars, to a staff member on one of MLS' iconic teams to somebody that helped the Timbers reach a second MLS Cup, the Portland assistant is one of the more well-traveled personalities in the ...
Marco Farfan | Talk Timbers | Dec. 11, 2019
December 12, 2019 19:43 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBTalk Timbers hosts Judah Newby, Jake Zivin, and Joe Sleven talk with Timbers defender Marco Farfan about how he juggles being a college student and a pro athlete and how he handled a frustrating injury this past season. The show also looks at news around the league and began to break down the Timbers 2020 season opener.
Edgar "RCTID_Thiago" Guerrero explains how to build a FIFA Ultimate Team Roster | Breaking Lines | Dec. 10, 2019
December 11, 2019 01:13 - 30 minutes - 21.6 MBFor those who don't play EA Sports' FIFA video game regular, then world of FIFA Ultimate Team – the world that defines the eMLS competition – may feel as if from another planet. One this episode of Breaking Lines, the Portland Timbers' eMLS athlete, the newly re-signed Edgar Guerrero, walks us through how to set up a FUT team, the best way to get as competitive as possible as soon as possible, as well some of his highlights from 2019 on the eMLS circuit.
Talk Timbers | Dec. 4, 2019
December 06, 2019 19:30 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBNew host Judah Newby sits down with Timbers play-by-play man Jake Zivin and soccer analyst Joe Slevin about Cristian Paredes being named to MLSsoccer.com's 22 Under 22 list, the announcement of the Timbers home opener and more.
Thorns FC's Mark Parsons on USWNT, Chelsea, offseason and more | Breaking Lines | Dec. 5, 2019
December 05, 2019 23:54 - 50 minutes - 31.9 MBWell into his fifth offseason in Portland, Thorns head coach Mark Parsons makes his Breaking Lines debut to talk about his offseason routine, the depth of coaching talent in the NWSL, and how his life changes with changes at the United States Women's National Team. Also, Parsons talks about the relationship between the NWSL and its main supply of talent (the college game), why the world has not tried harder to replicated the midfields Jose Mourinho used during Parsons' time at Chelsea, and t...
Inter Miami and Nashville SC set to enter MLS | Talk Timbers | Nov. 20, 2019
November 23, 2019 00:05 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBHosts Tom Kolker, Jake Zivin and Richard Farley talk about the MLS offseason and check in with Miami Herald soccer beat writer Michelle Kaufman and Drake Hills of The Tennessean about the new MLS teams: Inter Miami and Nashville SC.
Diego Chara on fatherhood, offseason trip to Colombia and more | Breaking Lines | Nov. 19, 2019
November 19, 2019 18:44 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBDiego Chara is fearless on the soccer field, but outside the lines, the Timbers mainstay is afraid of water. On this episode of Breaking Lines, we catch up with Portland long-time midfielder before the main part of his offseason, one which will see him and his family return to their native Colombia for the first time in three years. We also get Chara's lessons on fatherhood and take him through the would you rathers that occupy his co-workers at Providence Park.
ESPN's Jon Champion | Talk Timbers | Nov. 13, 2019
November 14, 2019 22:33 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBHosts Tom Kolker, Jake Zivin and Richard Farley talk about the 2019 MLS Cup, the trade activity in the league and updates on the Timbers offseason. The group also talk to ESPN soccer play-by-play announcer Jon Champion.
Larrys Mabiala on fashion, parenting and offseason | Breaking Lines | Nov. 7, 2019
November 07, 2019 21:48 - 31 minutes - 20.1 MBLarrys Mabiala has quickly become one of the Timbers’ most important players, establishing a presence along the backline that transcends his two-and-a-half seasons with the team. During that time, both on the field and off, he’s become one of the team’s cultural cornerstone, providing an example both on the field and, for a team where facets like fatherhood and balance are disproportionately important, off. On this episode of Breaking Lines, we talk to the veteran defender about his curre...
Gavin Wilkinson | Talk Timbers | Oct. 6, 2019
November 07, 2019 17:53 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBHosts Tom Kolker and Richard Farley are joined by soccer play-by-play man Jake Zivin to talk with Timbers and Thorns FC GM and President of Soccer Gavin Wilkinson about how the club is approaching the offseason.
Mark Parsons | Talk Timbers | Oct. 30, 2019
October 31, 2019 21:45 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBHosts Tom Kolker, Richard Farley and Ross Smith sit down with Thorns FC head coach Mark Parsons about the current offseason and how the team is preparing for 2020.