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What happens when two people who both love the Orlando Pride come together on the internet? The Purple Pulse Podcast.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
Purple Pulse Podcast gives Orlando Pride fans a detailed, conversational read on roster decisions, match form, and NWSL visibility.
Purple Pulse Podcast is an Orlando Pride show on the Sports beat, built around close fan attention to the NWSL season. The conversation stays grounded in the things Pride supporters tend to track week to week: preseason impressions, roster competition, goalkeeper distribution,…
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A grounded Pride check-in that keeps preseason optimism in check before Portland.
Luis and Brie return after a long break and use Pride's unbeaten preseason to sort out how much optimism is actually earned. The piece stays close to the five preseason games, the named opponents, and the questions still hanging over the opener. It does not drift into hype.
A messy but useful Pride draft reaction that keeps grief, cap math, and roster excitement in the same frame.
Purple Pulse spends its time on the Pride's draft aftermath, starting with the sting of Maggie Dory Howard's exit and then following the thread through the trade, the money, and the first-round pick.
A blunt draft-week argument about depth, picks, and the danger of getting cute.
Purple Pulse returns after a pause with a conversational opening that soon gives way to a serious Orlando Pride draft debate. Luis and Brie spend a few minutes on personal updates, then get to the real question: how the Pride should handle a draft with obvious holes and not much…
Raw Pride frustration, practical context, and a loss that keeps mattering after the final whistle.
Purple Pulse stays close to Orlando Pride's 2-1 home loss to Seattle, and that tight focus gives the piece a clear line. Luis and Bree open with Victory Plus, noting how easy it is to sign up and how simple it feels on both phone and computer, then move through the weather…
A fan-first championship recap that keeps the stands at the center.
The episode frames the NWSL final as a fan-first travel piece, following Brie as she talks with supporters who made the trip to Kansas City and asks what the supposed neutral site actually felt like.
A blunt Pride roster discussion that keeps returning to squad logic.
The discussion settles on Orlando unlikely to chase Julie Ertz and instead reads the Pride as a team leaning young. From there, the stronger fit is framed around Houston, with family logistics carrying most of the weight: a seven-month-old baby, a husband in England, and Arizona…
Personal Pride recap with sharp opinions and a grounded sense of place.
Brie returns after about two months with a loose but grounded May and June recap that moves through health issues, graduate school, and a second to last exam on the way to full teacher licensure.
A raw Pride reset, then a furious rewind of the VAR mess.
Purple Pulse Podcast returns to a difficult Pride stretch, with Bree back after stepping away to process the back-to-back games and reset. Luis treats that pause as part of the story, and the episode is strongest when it stays with the overlap of fan pain, a rough season, and…
Rivalry panic with tactical receipts.
Purple Pulse Podcast recaps Orlando Pride’s three March matches: a 1-1 draw at Racing Louisville on March 16, a 1-1 draw against Angel City on March 22, and a 1-1 draw at Chicago on March 29.
Luis and Brie open with the Pride's January reset.
Brie’s second solo episode recaps April games for the Orlando Pride after she says she was “really sick on and off” and had to rely on YouTube highlight reels.
Luis and Brie start with Julie Ertz.
Brie opens Purple Pulse Podcast’s “Rematch Day” by saying the upcoming Kansas City Current game is the “biggest game of the year,” then frames it as revenge for Orlando Pride’s 2-1 win in their last meeting.
Brie returns to Purple Pulse Podcast after missing an episode since the Christmas show, then explains that she passed her last certification exam and lost her school job two or three weeks later.
Purple Pulse comes back after a long silence and starts by apologizing for the break.
Luis records solo on Purple Pulse Podcast while Bree takes a break after Orlando Pride's back-to-back losses, and he says the absence is tied to her being "gutted" by the result.
Brie says Seattle’s late-night win clinched an Orlando Pride playoff berth for the first time since 2017, and she frames it as a milestone for fans who watched the club before it was fully established.
Brie recaps Orlando Pride's last three matches against Washington Spirit, Angel City FC, and Portland after missing two of them live.
Purple Pulse Podcast points straight at the night before the NWSL final.
Luis and Brie open by talking about how good it feels to finally be back together after a very long offseason.
Luis and Bree open by talking about Victory Plus and how easy it was to sign up and move between phone and computer.
Bree returns after about two months and explains the hiatus with sudden health issues, graduate school, and passing her second-to-last exam.
Brie opens with a Merry Christmas greeting and a special fan episode built around the NWSL final.
Luis and Brie open with life updates, including Brie’s knee not being an ACL or MCL tear, Luis finally finishing a move out of the Texas house, and Mandy having a Tesla.
Luis opens by flagging a few technical problems in the recording.
Luis and Brie open with their usual banter before Brie gives an update on physical therapy and an MRI coming up for her knee.
Luis opens by welcoming Bree back after she took some time away to process a rough run of Pride matches.
Brie recaps Orlando Pride’s 2-1 win at Kansas City, including Barbara Banda’s 37th-minute goal and Marta’s penalty after Adriana was brought down in the box.
Hosts Luis and Brie analyze the Orlando Pride's undefeated preseason, discuss roster strengths and weaknesses, and preview the upcoming match against the Portland Thorns.
Luis and Bree discuss the Orlando Pride's recent NWSL draft, analyzing player departures like Maggie Dory Howard to San Diego and evaluating new draft picks including Emily Madrill and Messiah Bright, while expressing concerns about midfield needs and the team's use of allocation money.
Luis and Brie discuss the Orlando Pride's recent moves, including Marta's re-signing and the controversial trade of the number two draft pick.