Butchertown Rundown: A Racing Louisville Podcast
The first podcast dedicated entirely to the NWSL's Racing Louisville FC and the official podcast of the Lavender Legion supporters group! Hosts Tom Benson, Bekki Morgan, and Kaitlyn Whiteside cover the hottest topics involving the ladies in lavender every other Wednesday. Follow us on Twitter @ButchertownR!
Episodes
72 episodes
Episode 58: Schrodinger's Purp
Purp, like time, is a flat circle and we find ourselves back, once again at the end of a promising season in 9th place. Tom, Bekki, and Kaitlyn talk about the bonus home game against San Diego and talk about some of the high points of the seaso...
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Season 3
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Episode 57: Slaughterhouse Soccer Stories
This week we're back after a much needed break. We discuss the recent string of results for Racing, including losses against Kansas City and Washington, as well as the team's 1-0 victory over Portland. Plus we talk about playoff scenarios for t...
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Season 4
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Episode 57
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Episode 56: Egg Salad in a Hot Car or Just a Melted Candy Bar?
This week Tom, Bekki, and Kaitlyn discuss Racing's frustrating 1-0 loss to Utah, as well as look forward to next week's crucial match-up against Kansas City. Plus, a very special vocal performance from Tom to celebrate that win over North Carol...
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Episode 55: Ryan Dell on those trades, those wins, and so much more
As God is my witness, Racing Louisville has beaten the North Carolina Courage! And Racing Louisville GM Ryan Dell joins the podcast just in time to discuss this amazing feat with Bekki and Kaitlyn as well as give an in-depth look at the Howell-...
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Episode 54: The 20 Game Warm-Up Period
After slip sliding away at Bay, Racing took it to Angel City in the best way possible on Saturday to keep playoff hopes alive and we're so excited we're releasing the episode a day early. The new kids on the block are hanging tough and making a...
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Episode 53: We're Gonna Roll With It
On this week's episode we battle through technical difficulties, microphone issues, and one overly purr-sistent guest while discussing Racing's emphatic win over Chicago and their disappointing loss to Seattle. Despite the result this past week...
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Episode 52: The Head and the Heart in 2024
Back in our first season, our two-part episode The Head and the Heart dissected the Ebony Salmon trade from both the logical, sensical side and the heartfelt, messy emotional perspective. It resonated with our audience in ways we didn't expect ...
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Season 3
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Episode 52
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Episode 51: We Didn't Flip Our Lid!
In this week's episode, Bekki and Kaitlyn discuss Racing's results in the Summer Cup. How successful was this tournament & what was its purpose? Has the Racing ship righted itself completely? We ponder these questions plus we get excited fo...
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Episode 51
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Episode 50: It's the Hope That Kills You
It’s our 50th episode and we hoped we’d have a slightly happier topic of conversation. Unfortunately, it’s been a cruel, cruel summer for Racing. After losses to Bay FC and the North Carolina Courage, the gang is left wondering what the heck ha...
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Episode 49: Just a Small Trash Can Fire
Racing didn't have the best week of games, but at least they aren't "shipping container fire" levels of bad! That's the big takeaway from this week's episode, where Tom, Bekki, and Kaitlyn recap the Gotham, Angel City, and Seattle Reign games a...
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Episode 48: This is Bev Ball
Bev Ball is here and we are HERE FOR IT. We talk about Racing's first regular season win against the Houston Dash since 2021, why Sav DeMelo is such a special player, and Bekki shares some inside info from her recent interviews with Emma ...
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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Episode 47: We Told You Not to Panic!
There's a time you gotta grow and show you're growing and that's exactly what Racing Louisville did these past two weeks in their draw against the Kansas City Current and their big win in Chicago. Kaitlyn, Tom, and Bekki discuss everything that...
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Episode 46: Don't Panic
With Bekki out sick this week, Tom and Kaitlyn recap Racing's recent string of losses against Orlando and Washington and debate the Law of Holes. Is the team in a hole? Should they stop digging? If they do stop digging, how do they get ou...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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Episode 45: Thunderstruck
Yeah, it's alright. We're doing fine after Racing's incredible 5-1 win over the Utah Royals even if it was followed up by a more frustrating 1-1 draw with Gotham. Kaitlyn, Bekki, and Tom have a whole lot to talk about regarding all the good, ba...
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Episode 44: I Would Give Everything I Own (Just to Have a Racing Win)
Tom is back with Bekki and Kaitlyn to discuss yet another 0-0 draw for Racing against San Diego. Is this a result that feels more like a win, a loss, or just a draw? We talk about that as well as what we'd like to see against Utah, why you shou...
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Episode 44
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Episode 43: Almost Doesn't Count
Two more games equal two more draws for Racing Louisville. Houston is more understandable, but Portland? That raises some questions. Tom is on vacation, so Kaitlyn and Bekki are left praising Uchenna Kanu's badass performance and questioning if...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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Episode 42: A Rorschach Test
This week we dive into Racing's first game of the season, a 2-2 draw with the Orlando Pride. Is this the same old Racing or are we looking at an entirely new and improved team? Plus Kaitlyn gives her first Purp-O-Meter reading of the season, Be...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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Episode 41: Ch-ch-ch-changes with Carm Moscato
Racing fans got their first taste of the new team in the Women's Cup and Tom, Bekki, and Kaitlyn discuss all the good and the no-so-good from the team's big preseason tournament. Plus, new assistant coach Carm Moscato joins us to discuss her ne...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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Episode 40: Right Time, Right Place With Arin Wright
We've had a lot of fun episodes, but this one definitely takes the cake. This week Tom, Bekki, and Kaitlyn chat with Kentucky legend Arin Wright about coming home to play for Racing, how the club has become "what all clubs should aspire to be",...
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Episode 39: Run Smarter, Not Harder
Tom, Bekki, and Kaitlyn join this week to discuss Racing's offseason acquisitions, tactical changes, Lo Milliet inspired t-shirt slogans, and more. Plus, we've got Kaitlyn's first picks for this season's edition of The Mint Mix!
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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Episode 38: Bring 'Em Out with Ryan Dell & Margot Ricks
It's a brand new season for BTRD and Racing Louisville and to celebrate, we're kicking it off with not one, but TWO interviews. First up, Margot Ricks from Soccer Holdings is here to tell us all the exciting events planned for Racing's season t...
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Episode 39
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Extra Cut 10: I Will Remember You
Cue up the sad Sarah MacLachlan mixtape because in this extra off-season bonus episode, Tom, Kaitlyn, and Bekki talk about all the players we've lost this off-season and how that might impact the team. But it's not all tears and sadness! We hav...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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Episode 37: This Was Fun, Let's Do It Again
In the true season two finale, Bekki, Tom, and Kaitlyn get deeper into how this year went for Racing. Can it be called a success when the team finished in 9th...AGAIN? But if it wasn't a success, can we really overlook the progress and call it ...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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Episode 36: The First Annual Butchertown Rundown Awards
Racing Louisville's third season has sadly come to an end. But that doesn't mean we still can't have fun! Kaitlyn, Tom, and Bekki give our selections for the First Annual Butchertown Rundown End of the Season Awards in the first part of our sea...
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Episode 35: Livin' On a Prayer
Racing came back to win a stunner against Orlando and keep their playoff hopes alive. Now Tom, Kaitlyn, and Bekki talk about what went wrong in Chicago, what went right against Orlando, and what Racing will have to do to win in San Diego.
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Episode 35
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