Angel City vs. Utah Royals | Birthday Match Preview + Portland Recap & Footy Therapy

We're previewing Angel City's home match against Utah Royals and yes, it doubles as Angela's 40th birthday game. We break down the Portland loss, Jun's return, Prisca's stunning goal, and what Angel City needs to fix. We also recap Angela at the Queer Women in Sports Panel, Announce that Angela will be at the May 3rd Long Beach Pride panel, and scout Utah's most dangerous players. Let's get that win.

Match Details
🗓️ Saturday, May 2, 2025 | 5:45 PM PT
🏟️ BMO Stadium, Los Angeles
⚽ vs Utah Royals
📺 IONTV
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0:41 – Intro & Welcome
3:04 – Match Info: Angel City vs. Utah, May 2nd at BMO
4:09 – Angela at the Queer Women in Sports Panel (Lesbian Visibility Week)
9:07 – Upcoming May 3rd Pride Panel at Watch Me (Long Beach)
14:13 – Portland Recap
31:16 – Scores Around the League
32:12 – Chaos Award: BMO Stadium Volume
36:48 – Utah Royals Match Preview
41:14 – Scout: Tatumn Milazzo (Utah's Attacking Defender)
42:43 – Scout: Lara Prašnikar (Slovenia's Pioneer Forward)
45:26 – Taylor Suarez & What It Means for the Midfield
48:18 – Outro & How to Support the Pod

Angel City vs. Portland Thorns Preview | Kids' Day, Queer Women in Sports & The Return of Our Depth

We're back with our Angel City FC match preview as the Portland Thorns come to BMO for Kids' Day on April 26th. We break down Portland's biggest threats: M.A. Vignola, Olivia Moultrie, and Pietra Tordin — and why we're genuinely excited with players returning from injury and international duty. Plus, Angela's speaking at the Queer Women in Sports Panel. Big weekend ahead.

Match Details
🗓️ Sunday, April 27, 3:00 PM PT
🏟️ BMO Stadium, Los Angeles
⚽ vs Portland Thorns FC
📺 ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN App
🎙️ iHeartRadio (English) | KFWB 980 (Spanish)

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00:00 – Intro & Welcome
01:21 – Match details: Kids' Day at BMO, April 26th
01:38 – Broadcast & radio info
03:19 – Angela's Queer Women in Sports Panel (Long Beach, April 25th)
11:25 – Last result recap: Angel City vs. Orlando (L 2-0)
17:37 – Portland Thorns breakdown begins
22:18 – M.A. Vignola deep dive
26:15 – Olivia Moultrie breakdown
25:35 – Pietra Tordin breakdown
29:16 – What Angel City needs to do Sunday
37:00 – Outro, subscribe, Discord & merch

Back Passes: A Women’s World Cup Ads Retrospective (1995–2023)

We took a deep dive into Women's World Cup advertising — from Nike's gut-punch 1995 "If You Let Me Play" spot to the star-powered 2023 campaigns. We're reacting in real time to Mia Hamm vs. Michael Jordan, Rainn Wilson's questionable 2007 choices, the Lionesses' BBC hype video, a very cheeky German ad, and the Nike what the football campaign that started it all. Buckle up.

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00:00 – Intro
07:00 – Nike "If You Let Me Play" (1995) — Still hits different
13:13 – Mia Hamm vs. Michael Jordan — The Gatorade ad
20:10 – 2003 WWC Adidas ad & the SARS relocation
20:10 – Rainn Wilson hosts: 2007 "Greatest Team You've Never Heard Of"
25:22 – 2015 WWC: TV records broken, but where are the ads?
30:22 – 2019: BBC Lionesses hype video feat. Ms. Banks
39:26 – German DFB ad — "We don't need balls, we've got ponytails"
43:59 – 2019 Nike World Cup ad (the little girl one)
48:13 – Fox Sports "USA vs. The World" (2023)
53:14 – Nike "What the Football" campaign — the one that started it all
1:00:10 – Outro & where to find us