To help us get a better idea of what the Sounders should be expecting when they host the Vancouver Whitecaps, we reached out to Sam Rowan of The Third Sub, which was built from the ashes of 86 Forever. Sam explains how the Whitecaps have become one of the funnest teams to watch this year, but also shares some of their areas of struggle. Sponsors Fu…

In this week's mailbag episode, Jeremiah and Aaron dig into the Cody Baker vs. Nouhou debate, try to assess the general mood around the team and give suggestions how to better close the gap with Liga MX. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can su…

If the 5-0 win over CF Montreal felt like the breaking of the dam, the 0-0 tie at FC Dallas suggests there wasn't all that much water stored in the first place. Jeremiah and Aaron try to make sense of what we can make of the Sounders. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported…

The Sounders are finally in the win column for the 2024 season following their dominant, which finally gave us a reason to do a happy podcast - but we're still not ready to get ahead of ourselves. After an awful start, the Sounders finally gave us something to cheer about - in a big way - in their 5-0 blowout of the Montreal Impact. Jeremiah's in H…

We're back with our good friend Will Bruin, who we found out is busy updating his resume. We also found out that he was recruited to play on Sacha Kljestan's Des Moines Menace, although he's not quite ready to lace up the boots again. We're going to try to make this a monthly feature for as long as Will is otherwise unoccupied. Sponsors Full Pull W…

We're back with another full mailbag episode. This week we address questions about Brian Schmetzer's willingness to change his preferred lineup, speculate on the impact of new fatherhood on Jordan Morris' performance, and dig into some of the stats to determine how worried we should really be about the Sounders' performance. Sponsors Full Pull Wine…

What’s left to say about the Sounders’ start? After falling 1-0 to the LA Galaxy, they are now 0-3-2 and sitting in last place in the Western Conference and just one point ahead of the New England Revolution in the Wooden Spoon race. They’ve now tied their franchise record for worst-ever start. I think they looked better on Saturday than they in po…

The last time the Sounders visited the LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park -- almost exactly one year ago -- there was a fullblown fan protest over the team's refusal to fire president Chris Klein. The stands weren't quite empty, but they were eerily quiet. The scene the Sounders should expect on Saturday should be entirely different. Ryan Rose…

Yep, we're kinda in the dumps just like you. Jeremiah and Aaron went light on recap and focused more on some of the bigger-picture frustrations that are making the Sounders so little fun to watch. Consider this a venting session. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported webs…

Jamon Moore of Quakes Epicenter and The Aftershock joins the podcast to share some insight on the San Jose Earthquakes, a team that is off to an even worse start than the Sounders. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a …

Jeremiah and Aaron are joined by friend of the show Susie Rantz to answer a whole lot of kinda depressing questions. Among the topics they tackles are the mailaise around the team, why they aren't spending more money and what needs to change in order to start winning. Fun times! Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Soun…

It's only been three games, but we're already getting antsy over here after the Sounders dropped two very winnable points at home against the Colorado Rapids. Jeremiah and Aaron break it down with a little help from our friend Susie Rantz. Susie also sticks around for a second segment where we talk about the imminent sale of the Seattle Reign to a …

If you've been following MLS at all in recent years, you've probably encountered Joe Lowery's content. He's one of the most prolific and articulate analysts covering MLS these days, appearing everywhere from The Athletic, MLSSoccer.com, and the Total Soccer Show. He also has his own budding site, Backheeled.com, where he's collected some of the mos…

Jonathan Tannenwald (aka @TheGoalkeeper) joins us on the podcast to give us a preview of the Philadelphia Union match on Saturday while also digging into some of the issues surrounding the referee labor dispute. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. Yo…

The Seattle Sounders are coming off a second straight frustrating result and our listeners are feeling spicy. Jeremiah and Aaron answered questions about the proper rotation of players, whether or not the Sounders are particularly prone to muscle injuries and why it's so hard to develop at Homegrown offensive player. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Au…

The Seattle Sounders are winless after two games and have not yet scored from open play. There's an overall sense that the vibes are off, at least among fans. Jeremiah and Aaron dig in. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becomi…

Just a few weeks after announcing his retirement as a player, Will Bruin is ready to start dabbling in pundritry. We were thrilled to bring him back for what may be the first of a revived series (that's still very TBD). In the meantime, we talked about how his post-playing career looks and he gave us some insight and impressions of Saturday's oppon…

Tim Foss joins Jeremiah to answer reader questions this week. Among the pressing issues are the Sounders' seeming propensity for injury, how much we should expect to pay for World Cup tickets and the concept of "trap games." Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website o…

It's not the sexiest or most interesting position to have, but Jeremiah and Aaron remain at least cautiously optimistic about the Sounders following their season-opening loss to LAFC. Given that the Sounders were missing five likely starters, there just wasn't much to read into the result. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podca…

Trebor Tracy has been running Angels on Parade ever since they left SB Nation last year. He joined us to talk about LAFC, how they felt about last season, what they thought of all the offseason turnover and where expectations are now. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported…

We came roaring back into the public feed with a live show that we recorded at Project 9 Brewery in the Maple Leaf neighborhood of Seattle. Jeremiah and Aaron do a bit of a season preview before turning it over to Sounders Director of Development Wade Webber, who regaled us with some stories about his fascinating journey to becoming a pro soccer pl…

We don't typically devote entire episodes to new kits, but Jeremiah and Tim both really liked what the Sounders put together and had a lot to say about it. While it might not be universally loved, it is an impressive campaign that has a lot to unpack. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a…

Following a 45-minute press conference introducing Sounders fans to Pedro de la Vega, GM Craig Waibel sat down with Jeremiah Oshan and Niko Moreno to discuss the signing. Waibel explains what he liked so much about the Argentine, gives some insight into the process behind securing his signature and what this could mean for the Sounders going forwar…

With preseason set to begin next week, now seemed like a good time to get some our very full mailbag out of the way. Joining Jeremiah on the show is Tim Foss. They discuss what Raúl Ruidíaz needs to do in order to stick around; share when they think Longacres will be open to the public; explain when it's time to panic about the Pedro de la Vega tra…

Jeremiah is joined by Ari Liljenwall and Niko Moreno to reflect on Nico Lodeiro's illustrious Sounders career. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn more: https://www.sounderathea…

Jeremiah, Mark, Tim and Susie get together to discuss the highs and lows of the 2023 season, as well as discussing what they liked, what they were wrong about and what they'd like to see in 2024. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. Y…

I’ll admit, I was not quite ready for the 2023 season to end. A season that had once been virtually left for dead had come roaring back to life over the last couple months and I had sorta talked myself into the belief that this season was destined to end at MLS Cup. Maybe not actually lifting, but at least making a valiant charge, maybe even with N…

It's probably still too early to say this season has been an unmitigated success, but by beating FC Dallas in the first round of the MLS Playoffs they showed that this season at least has some positives to take away. Jeremiah and Aaron give a bigger picture view on what this series told us about the Sounders and what they think could happen in the …

Much to our chagrin, the Seattle Sounders will be playing a Game 3 of their best-of-3 series after falling to FC Dallas 3-1 on Saturday. The match started off pretty much disastrously, with Dallas getting two goals inside 20 minutes. To their credit the Sounders played much better over the next 70ish minutes until a Jackson Ragen giveaway allowed D…

Drew Epperley of Big D Soccer joins us to preview Saturday's Game 2. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 21. You can support us by becoming a paid subscriber, learn more: https://www.sounderatheart.com/about/ You can also support the sho…

The Sounders ran their unbeaten streak to 10 games and took a 1-0 series lead over FC Dallas in the first round playoff series. They got goals from Albert Runsak and Jordan Morris, a 12th career playoff shutout from Stefan Frei and generally looked about as good as they’ve looked all year. I still don’t quite know how to feel about this three-game …

The Sounders will play familiar-playoff foe FC Dallas in a best-of-3 series that starts on Monday. To help us get some insight on the Sounders' opponent is Jon Arnold, who is part of the FC Dallas radio team as well as the guy who runs the Substack Getting Concacaf'd. Arnold says he think Dallas matches up reasonably well with the Sounders and tell…

A few weeks ago, we were asked by a listener to project how well the Sounders would finish. We were thrilled to discover that we probably underestimated how good this team was still capable of being. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which became a reader-supported website on Aug. 2…

Matt Baker of the podcast Flyover Footy joined us on the show to help preview Saturday's regular-season finale against St. Louis City. He explains how the expansion team recovered from a midseason slump to blow away everyone's expectations. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Heart, which be…

The Sounders closed out their regular-season home schedule with a 0-0 tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps. I think we can fairly say the Sounders had the better chances and certainly had more of them, but it would probably be a stretch to suggest they deserved much more than they got. Defensively, they were stout and limited a very dangerous Whitecaps…

The Sounders got a massive win on Wednesday, beating the LA Galaxy on a 96th minute goal from Cristian Roldan that punched their ticket back to the playoffs. Jeremiah and Mark talk about how this win has helped revive their belief that this team might be capable of making a run. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter Nos Audietis is the flagship…

Alex Ruiz (@AlxRuiz15) of Galactic Tribune joins us on the show to give us a scouting report on the LA Galaxy, a team that both scores and allows goals in bunches. He says Riqui Puig is about "99%" out and explains how injuries have piled up this year. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter Nos Audietis is the flagship podcast for Sounder at Hea…

Ben Wright from Broadway Sports Media joined us to talk about Nashville SC, who is hosting the Sounders on Saturday. He says, among other things, that he expects Nashville to use a full-strength lineup and gives some insight into the organization's struggles to find a suitable partner for Hany Mukhtar. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter Nos …