Catching up with Tobin Heath, and exploring expansion with Bay FC and the Utah Royals

Full Time with Meg Linehan: A show about women's soccer

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🗓️ 13 June 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Ahead of the two 2024 expansion teams' first-ever meeting in the NWSL, Tamerra and Meg take a closer look at Bay FC and the Utah Royals. As we approach midseason, in their inaugural years, what are the two clubs doing similarly, and how are their approaches unique? To help get these answers, Kiki Pickett, the unsung midfield hero for the Northern Californians, stopped by to give the inside scoop on her rise from squad player to the scorer of a history-making goal at Wrigley Field. Then, USWNT legend and first-time head coach Amy Rodriguez hopped on the show to open up about the lessons she has learned from a tricky start to life in Salt Lake City, and how she is trying to implement a long-term plan. PLUS: Don't miss our interview with "low sock baller" Tobin Heath. The two-time World Cup winner chatted about why she is thriving in the media landscape, and what she thinks of Emma Hayes and the USWNT's chances at the upcoming Olympic games. HOSTS: Tamerra Griffin, Meg Linehan PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen ________________ Articles featured on the show: Sinead Farrelly announces retirement: ‘I’m feeling so grateful’ Chicago Red Stars break NWSL attendance record vs. Bay FC at Wrigley Field Christen Press’ long journey back from injury: ‘The last six months have been the best of my life’ ________________ Get in touch: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.6	Tees and Seas apply. Hi, welcome back to Full Time with Meg Linahan.
0:45.3	I am your co-host, Tamara Griffin, and I'm actually coming at you from New York City.
0:50.3	I'm out here for a couple weeks, planning to watch some Gotham games, some WNBA games, maybe even a baseball game.
0:58.0	I'm not going to get too much into my trip because we have a lot to get through.
1:01.7	So I am going to introduce also my co-host, Meg Linnehan.
1:05.0	Meg, how's it going?
1:06.8	It's good.
1:07.9	Everything is happening back from Minnesota. We're living. We're living.'re, everything is happening back from Minnesota.
1:11.6	We're, we're living.
1:12.6	We're living.
1:13.6	Yes, chugging along, chugging along.
1:15.6	We have a massive show for you today.
1:18.6	We caught up with U.S. Women's National Team legend Tobin Heath and then ahead of a clash between
1:24.6	our two expansion teams this season, Bay FC and the Utah Royals,
1:28.6	in their first ever meeting. We thought it would be a good time to spend a little bit more
1:33.3	time with these teams. So Meg is going to be catching up with Royals head coach Amy Rodriguez,
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