Radio Cascadia

It's another big week in Cascadia! We get our second derby of the season as Vancouver travel south to Portland, while Seattle make the trip out to LA to face the Galaxy. For the Whitecaps, it's a chance to extend their lead in their defense of the Cascadia Cup. For Portland, a chance to continue sitting atop the Supporter's Shield standings. And for Seattle, it's an opportunity to finally get their misfiring offense on track.  Hear all the latest and greatest from the best region in MLS, only here on Radio Cascadia!

It's the moment we eagerly wait for from December until April -- the first Cascadia Derby of the season! Seattle travels to Vancouver this Friday in a match up littered with talking points. Beyond being a contest between the reigning Cascadia Cup & MLS Cup holders, it's the first time Sounders will play against their all-time leading goal-scorer Fredy Montero.  Meanwhile in Portland, the Timbers are casually leading the Supporter's Shield race a month into the season. Prost Portland editor Matt Hoffman joins us to discuss their big win in Philly last weekend, and to preview their high-profile home tie with SKC this Friday.  We do this for the derbies, and now we've got one in 2017! Come get ready for Cascadia soccer with RC.  PLAYLIST: 05:55 - Timbers talk with Matt Hoffman 20:22 - Sounders @ Earthquakes review 27:55 - Whitecaps @ RSL review 35:45 - Cascadia Derby preview: Whitecaps v Sounders  

Review of Vancouver's CCL Semifinal second leg with Tigres is the focus of the first half of the show. We analyze their lineup decisions from Saturday, turning points on Wednesday, and ticket prices. Timbers discussion centers on their draw with New England. We ponder what could've led to a second goal before Nguyen's equalizer before moving on to discuss Portland's next trip to the east coast. This weekend's match at Philadelphia offers a great chance for the Timbers to bounce back from two straight winless matches, and to prove to the league that their road woes are truly over.  Seattle's high-profile home draw against Atlanta featured several season debuts for young players, and we rate their performance in our Sounders segment. Our takes on the Derlis Gonzalez transfer rumors follow before we close out Ep. 105.  All Cascadia, all the time -- come check out this week's edition of the premier pacific northwest soccer podcast.  PLAYLIST: 00:00 - Whitecaps CCL review + look back at LA, forward to RSL 33:35 -

The crew welcomes in Prost Portland editor Matt Hoffman to discuss Portland's 3-2 loss in Columbus after opening the episode with a touch of national team coverage. Hoffman provides insights on how Guzman's absence affected the Timbers last weekend, and on how he believes Portland will fare at home against New England this coming Sunday.    This week's Sounders segment focuses on analyzing Atlanta United and their potent front six ahead of their first-ever MLS clash in Seattle on Friday. Josef Martinez is out injured for the expansion side, but will veteran striker Kenwyne Jones be able to step and fill the void? A short exclusive with Harry Shipp following Seattle's 1-1 friendly match draw with Club Necaxa also appears.   Vancouver are set to host yet another match altered by their CCL ambitions, and our preview of their upcoming match with LA Galaxy focuses on ways to conserve energy for next Tuesday's CCL Semifinal 2nd leg.    PLAYLIST:    5:30- Timbers review @ Columbus, preview v NE Revolution 20:30- Sou

Review of the previous week is the focus of Ep. 103. Vancouver dropped their CCL Semifinal 1st leg 2-0 at Tigres. The massive Tuesday game in Monterrey kicked off a slate of four matches in MLS Week 3 for our clubs stretching from Tuesday to Sunday.  Whitecaps took a disappointing 2-0 home loss against Canadian rival Toronto FC on Saturday before Portland and Seattle put on a pair of shows.  First Timbers overcame a 2-1 halftime deficit in a battle of unbeatens with Houston, storming back for a convincing 4-2 victory. We debate whether or not Portland are the top side in MLS right now.  In the league's lone Sunday match of the week, Seattle dropped their title banner and handed NY Red Bulls their first loss of the season. Joevin Jones, Nico Lodeiro and Jordan Morris all contributed as Sounders won their first home game of the season.  Preview for the next week focuses on Portland's match at Columbus, a rematch of MLS Cup 2015. 

The second weekend of the 2017 MLS season was an odd one for Cascadia. Seattle came from 2-0 down in the last ten minutes to draw against the Impact on a concrete-like surface in Montreal, and that was the least eventful of the region's games!  Portland downed LA at the StubHub Center in a match altered by a questionable red card and heavily affected by injury.  Meanwhile, Vancouver nearly broke their winless streak in San Jose in another match undone by a dismissal. The Whitecaps took a 2-0 lead on 17' but David Ousted's red card on 23' changed the complexion of the game. The Earthquakes stormed back for three straight goals in the highest scoring (and most painful) Cascadia fixture of the weekend.  We have all the analysis on these three bonkers matches, not to mention a massive preview of Vancouver's CCL Semifinal first leg against Tigres on Tuesday. We scout the opposition, set up the tactics, and try to assemble a path to the Final for the Whitecaps.  Previews of Seattle's home opener with NY Red Bull an

We're a week into the 2017 MLS season, and we have no shortage of talking points on Ep. 101 of Radio Cascadia. With a CCL Semifinal berth to celebrate, a 5-1 opening night statement to dissect and a new star above a crest, it's like we're already in full swing! Come join the hype and get into the new season with RC.  PLAYLIST: 00:00 - Vancouver CCL Hopes: WE ARE STILL IN IT! 28:45 - Portland: Welcome to MLS, MNUFC! 49:45 - Seattle: No one wins in Houston  

2 years, 9 months and 1 week after our first episode, Radio Cascadia hits triple digits. It's a great time to do it as well, seeing as the 2017 MLS season kicks off this week!  We quickly set aside our centennial celebrations in favor of season previews for each Cascadian club. Predictions follow for Western Conference standings, Golden Boot contenders, and of course the Cascadia Cup.  Special attention is paid to Vancouver's CCL Quarterfinal tie with NY Red Bulls, which brought us our first competitive game of the season. We have a whopping four matches to discuss in this busy week, and that's before we even get to Keisuke Honda in Seattle or Brek Shea in Vancouver!  Soccer's back in Cascadia and we're buzzing about it. Come celebrate our special day with us and get ready for opening weekend at the same time!  PLAYLIST:  0:00:00 - PTFC: LA away, Lawrence Olum, MNUFC & the West's best offense 0:32:50 - VWFC: Shea & Rosales join attack, CCL with NYRB & MLS opener  1:03:00 - SSFC: Wrap-up from Charl

Real soccer is back in Cascadia! Here in time for the big match, RC Ep. 99 features a full preview of the first competitive match of the year. As a very short handed Whitecaps face a tough CCL Quarterfinal first leg at New York, we ponder what it'll take for them to come away with a result. Meanwhile Seattle & Portland are wrapping up their preparations for the upcoming MLS campaign, the former in Charleston and the latter flying to LA this weekend.   PLAYLIST: 0:00:00 - Simple Invitational Recap: Portland 2, Vancouver 1 0:08:15 - Whitecaps News: Montero signs, Reyna injured 0:23:24 - CCL Quarterfinal Leg 1 Preview: VWFC @ NYRB 0:47:15 - Timbers Talk: Searching for CB's  1:02:45 - Sounders in Charleston, Zach Scott Testimonial 

Ah, it's Valentine's Day in Cascadia. There's no love lost in the region on the holiday this year as Fredy Montero's rumored shock loan move to Vancouver makes waves throughout the league. The former Sounders DP forward left MLS for Portugal after 2013 as the all-time leading goal scorer in Seattle, and now it looks like the Cascade King may be back to win a few more derbies. This time it's in Rain City white and blue, though, and that brings an almost absurd amount of drama to this move. You just couldn't make this one up. In case that wasn't enough, Vancouver and Portland are set to contest their Simple Invitational finale against each other in a preseason tie that has already seen matches fall apart and careers altered in its history. Will this ill-fated fixture draw the excitement it has in years past? Will both rosters make it out unscathed?  Before we get to all of the lover's spats here in Cascadia, Ep. 98 starts with a 20 minute-long discussion on the Video Assisted Referees (VARs) system that MLS wil

Preseason soccer is back in Cascadia! As two of our clubs hit the field in Arizona (and the third in far-off Wales), RC Ep. 97 has all of latest news on rosters, transactions and matches across the region.  Resident Timbers expert Ed Pham makes his first appearance at the new KJR studio, just in time for Portland to (maybe) land perhaps the biggest signing in club history. The group debates on the scope of Blanco's impact, should he make the jump stateside.  Seattle made their first big international splash of the offseason, bringing in Swedish midfielder Gustav Svensson from Guangzhou R&F of the CSL. The rumors about Hiroshi Kiyotake's arrival are starting to dim and it's becoming easier to take a coherent view of Sounders' roster.  The same can't be said of the Vancouver Whitecaps, but at least they started adding to their squad this week with the signing of Peruvian international Yordy Reyna from RB Salzburg. The 'Caps have a lot of work to do before their CCL tie with NYRB in only several weeks' time,

Radio Cascadia is back with our first episode of 2017! Featuring new host Jackson Felts, the group takes in the sights at their swanky new studio and even find a bit of time to talk about soccer. With the SuperDraft in the books and big-name signings swirling around, there's something important happening in every corner of Cascadia! Come listen in to Ep. 96 to get our takes on Portland's free agent signings, all of Seattle's departures and even the half-roster of the Whitecaps! 

For the second year in a row, the Radio Cascadia crew are privileged enough to be previewing an MLS Cup Final. This year it's Seattle and Toronto, live from BMO Field on Saturday night at 5pm PST. Sounders will look to cap off their remarkable 2016 turnaround with their first postseason crown. We break the match down unit by unit, and forecast who has the edge in what could be the first-ever snowy MLS Cup! Not to forget the rest of Cascadia, we begin Ep. 95 with a discussion on Vancouver's preseason plans, and another on the new roster rules affecting Canadian players unveiled recently by MLS. Portland dropped their preseason schedule, too, and we analyze it as well. We forget to mention how awesome the new home kit looks, so we'll have to save that for next week. For now, the focus is on keeping the biggest prize in American soccer right here in Cascadia!  Playlist: 00:00 - Whitecaps & Timbers Talk: Preseason plans and roster rules 27:45 - MLS Cup 2016 Preview: Seattle Sounders v Toronto FC       

Just in time for the Western Conference Finals, RC Ep. 94 is here! It's our first chance to begin diagnosing the problems that led to pre-playoff exits for Vancouver and Portland, along with all you could ever ask for about #SEAvCOL.  Be sure to check out Prost's drinking game guide for Leg 1! Link:  http://www.prostamerika.com/2016/11/19/the-mls-cup-playoffs-drinking-challenge/152807  

Just in time for the derby, our comprehensive weekly review of everything Cascadia soccer.

Our Cascadian clubs will each face their biggest tests of the season in the next week, with all three playing in vital matches that will help decide playoff positioning, CCL advancement, and Cascadia Cup. We've got all the latest news and updates from around the region, tune in to Ep. 92 and gret ready for the week that'll determine how we remember 2016 (probably).  Playlist: 00:00 - Derby Review: Sounders 1, Whitecaps 0  13:00 - Timbers Talk: Massive 2-1 win at Philly, now can they break the Cascadia hex in Houston?  34:30 - Sounders & Whitecaps previews: Tough tests await our playoff hopefuls in the form of a trip to LA and a home match against high-flying Colorado 

The gang discuss a monster four-goal first half from the Portland Timbers in last weekend's Cascadia derby. In our Whitecaps segment this week, we highlight the struggles of Pedro Morales and prognosticate on his future. The international break makes it a light week for us in the studio, but not for the six Cascadians who got called up to their respective national teams!  Playlist: 0:00:00 - Derby Review and Timbers @ FC Dallas Preview 0:32:15 - Whitecaps Talk: What's up with Pedro and what'll Vancouver do with him? + Review of Whitecaps @ LA 1:02:50 - Quick Sounders chat + call-up discussion   

Seattle felled Portland 3-1 at CenturyLink Field last weekend, but now the sides meet again at Providence Park with even more on the line. Sounders sit just a point back of the last playoff spot in the West, occupied by (you guessed it) the Timbers. Will Portland shake off two straight losses and return to climbing up the table, or will Seattle complete their meteoric worst-to-first playoffs?  Playlist: 00:00 - Derby Review: Seattle 3, Portland 1 14:45 - Whitecaps News: Two wildly different results against SKC and a trip to LA. Fun fun.  34:30 - Sounders @ Houston Review + Derby Preview: Portland v Seattle  

It's derby week in Cascadia as the Portland Timbers travel to play the Seattle Sounders. The reigning MLS Cup champs downed Seattle 3-1 in Portland a month ago in a comfortable victory, but much has changed in the time since. Will Nico Lodeiro light up a packed CenturyLink Field against his new arch-rival? Or will Diego Valeri outclass everyone else on the field, as he did back in July with a stunning two goal performance? Get hyped for the derby with RC Ep. 88.  Playlist: 00:00 - Whitecaps talk: How to Right the Sinking Ship  19:40 - Timbers disappoint in DC, but could cement playoff position with wins over Seattle this week 33:10 - Sounders top RSL 2-1: Unbeaten in 3, is it time to hop on board the hype train?  48:00 - Derby Preview: Portland Timbers @ Seattle Sounders; lineups, tactics, prediction