Fletcher Johnson talks with Timbers assistant coach Sean McAuley, midfielder Rodney Wallace and new Timbers broadcaster Christian Miles plus John Strong stops by and a look into the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal with FC Dallas

Fletcher Johnson's guests include Timbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts, goalkeeper coach Mike Toshack and Portland Thorns FC goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc. We also hear from Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl and LAGalaxy.com insider Adam Serrano.

Host Brian Costello sits down with MLS legend, ESPN soccer analyst and concussion awareness spokesperson Taylor Twellman to get his thoughts on the U.S. Men's National Team's World Cup qualifying process as well as their play in the upcoming Gold Cup tournament at JELD-WEN Field and his work with Think Taylor--a foundation created for increased care around concussions. 

Episode features assistant coach Amos Magee, defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Tampa Bay Rowdies - and former USL Timbers - midfielder Keith Savage plus Portland Thorns FC head coach Cindy Parlow Cone.

Fletcher Johnson talks with Timbers head coach Caleb Porter and midfielder Diego Chara. Thorns FC defender Kat Williamson talks about their upcoming match plus we hear from Timbers play-by-play man John Strong and Chicago Fire's Austin Berry

Fletcher Johnson welcomes Darlington Nagbe to the studio as well as a chat with Timbers assistant coach Sean McAuley plus we hear from Ives Galarcep and a look at the 2013 U.S. Open Cup.

Host Fletcher Johnson talks with Timbers assistant coach Amos Magee, forward Ryan Johnson as well as D.C. United's Kyle Porter. Timbers radio soccer analyst Adin Brown stops by plus we hear from Thorns FC midfielder Courtney Wetzel.

Fletcher Johnson talks with Timbers team captain Will Johnson, goalkeeping coach Mike Toshack as well as Thorns FC midfielder Nikki Marshall. We also hear from Whitecaps play-by-play man Pete Schaad and the MLSsoccer.com Armchair Analyst Matt Doyle.

The latest edition of Talk Timbers with Fletcher Johnson hosting includes guests Timbers assistant coach Sean McAuley, forward Frederic Piquionne, FC Dallas midfielder Andrew Jacobsen, Timbers play-by-play man John Strong and Portland Thorns FC midfielder Mana Shim.

Fletcher Johnson hosts Timbers head coach Caleb Porter, Rodney Wallace, New England GK Bobby Shuttleworth, Revs play-by-play man Brad Feldman and Thorns FC's Rachel Buehler in this latest edition of Talk Timbers podcast.

Brian Costello sits down with author and journalist Grant Wahl to hear his thoughts on the Thorns FC home opener and NWSL, where MLS has gone since The Beckham Experiement, and what to look for in this summer's Gold Cup.

Talk Timbers talks with Portland assistant coach Amos Magee, defender Michael Harrington along with Sporting KC's Benny Feilhaber. They also check in with Thorns FC defender Marian Dougherty about their home opening win and look ahead to the Red Stars

Guests include assistant coach Sean McAuley, defender Mikael Silvestre, broadcaster Adin Brown and more as they look ahead at next week's match against San Jose.

Guests include Timbers goalkeeper coach Mike Toshack, midfielder Kalif Alhassan and along with Thorns FC's Nikki Washington. We also hear from San Jose Earthquakes' Shea Salinas and SJ beat writer Robert Jonas

Fletcher Johnson talks with Timbers head coach Caleb Porter, goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts and Thorns FC forward Danielle Foxhoven

Timbers assistant coach Sean McAuley and defender David Horst join Fletcher Johnson in this episode of Talk Timbers. Guests also include former U.S. Soccer standout Marcelo Balboa, Colorado Rapids broadcaster Richard Fleming and Thorns FC goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc.

Talk Timbers sits down with Timbers head coach Caleb Porter to talk about the start to the 2013 season. Midfielder Jack Jewsbury stops buy and we hear from Thorns FC midfielder Allie Long as well as MLSsoccer.com's Simon Borg.

Host Brian Costello sits down with Oregonian sportswriter Geoffrey C. Arnold to talk about his new book, "Cascadia Clash: Sounders vs. Timbers." They discuss the origins of the book, why the animosity exists and where the rivalry is headed. 

The first 2013 Cascadia Cup edition of Talk Timbers: Timbers GK coach Mike Toshack and defender Michael Harrington as well as Sounders FC voice Ross Fletcher and Sounders defender Zach Scott. Also, hear from Thorns FC Becky Edwards on their first week of preseason training.

Fresh from exciting home opener, Fletcher Johnson welcomes Timbers forward Ryan Johnson, assistant coach Sean McAuley and broadcaster John Strong. We also hear from Montreal Impact broadcaster Frederic Lord and captain Davy Arnaud

Fletcher Johnson in studio with Timbers head coach Caleb Porter, midfielder Will Johnson and New York Red Bulls midfielder Dax McCarty

Host Brian Costello chats with AIK goalkeeping coach Lee Baxter. A longtime player for AIK himself, Baxter talks about the team, their experience in Portland with the preseason tournament, and their hopes for their 2013 Allsvenskan campaign in Sweden.

Fletcher Johnson sits down with new Timbers midfielder Ben Zemanski along with assistant coach Sean McAuley. We also hear from FC Dallas beat writer Daniel Robertson.

Guest host Dan Sheldon talks with Timbers goalkeeping coach Mike Toshack and defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste. Thorns FC head coach Cindy Parlow Cone on putting her team together plus we hear from FOX Soccer's John Strong and CenterlineSoccer.com's Robert Jonas

Host Brian Costello sits down with MLSsoccer.com's Armchair Analyst Matt Doyle to learn about the mysteries of soccer tactical formations and why they should matter to the American soccer fan.

Fletcher Johnson talks with Timbers head coach Caleb Porter and Darlington Nagbe about the preseason win over Seattle plus hear from Boston Herald soccer reporter Kyle McCarthy, Timbers radio play-by-play man Keith Bleyer, and BigAppleSoccer.com's Michael Lewis

Host Brian Costello chats with University of Florida women's soccer head coach Becky Burleigh at the NSCAA Women's Soccer Breakfast about Portland Thorns FC's first round draft pick Kathryn Williamson.

Fletcher Johnson hosts a packed episode. First up, Timbers asst. coach Sean McAuley and defender Ryan Miller talking about the team's first preseason win. Then new Thorns FC forward Alex Morgan talks about the upcoming season plus Timbers radio soccer analyst Adin Brown and MLSsoccer.com's Nick Firchau.

Host Fletcher Johnson talks with Timbers head coach Caleb Porter about the opening of preseason training, defender David Horst, SuperDraft pick Dylan Tucker-Gangnes and Thorns FC defender Rachel Buehler

New Portland Thorns FC head coach Cindy Parlow Cone visits with host Fletcher Johnson. Hear her plans for the NWSL Draft and the Thorns inaugural season. Also calling in is MLSsoccer.com Armchair Analyst Matthew Doyle with updates on the MLS Combine.

In the first Talk Timbers of 2013, host Fletcher Johnson talks with new Timbers head coach Caleb Porter along with new Portland forward Ryan Johnson. 

New Timbers head coach speaks with John Canzano on The Bald Faced Truth.

After a giving time of year, host Brian Costello catches up with former Timbers goalkeeper and current Alumni Ambassador/radio analyst Adin Brown to hear about how his post-playing career now revolves around giving back with Big Brothers Big Sisters Northwest.

Fletcher Johnson talks with Akron Beacon Journal writer Marla Ridenour about new Timbers head coach Caleb Porter as well as the Sporting News' Brian Straus. It's the last Talk Timbers of 2012, see you in 2013!

Host Fletcher Johnson talks with new Timbers defender Michael Harrington about joining the team as well as with soccer journalist Ives Galarcep from the eponymous soccer news site, SoccerByIves.com.

Host Fletcher Johnson talks with new Timbers midfielder Will Johnson. General Manager Gavin Wilkinson is also a guest as he talks about the flurry of trades that occured earlier this week.

Fletcher Johnson hosts U.S. Women's National Team veteran Abby Wambach to talk about this week's friendly at JELD-WEN Field and the newly announced U.S. Women's league.  He also checks in with Gareth Maher of the Irish Daily Mail.  And John Strong discusses Wednesday's USWNT broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel.

Fletcher Johnson hosts U.S. Women's National Team legend Megan Rapinoe to talk about next week's friendly with Ireland at JELD-WEN Field. He also checks in with former Timbers midfidler Adam Moffat--now with Houston Dynamo--as he prepares for the MLS Cup on Dec. 1.

Host Fletcher Johnson talks with former Timbers goalkeeper and Alumni Ambassador Adin Brown as well as breaking down the MLS postseason with Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl.

Brian Costello talks with soccer analyst Brian Dunseth about how broadcasts can educate both new and longtime fans, the unique soccer environment of Portland, and an emotional discussion about the impact Timbers legend Clive Charles had on Dunseth and American soccer beginning with the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Fletcher Johnson gets an update on the Timbers Academy season from co-director Adam Smith and then breaks down the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs with play-by-play maestro Glenn Davis

Host Fletcher Johnson takes a look back at the 2012 season with Timbers general manager Gavin Wilkinson, forward Bright Dike, Timbers broadcaster John Strong, along with postseason talk with soccer writer Kyle McCarthy and Whitecaps FC voice Peter Schaad.

Fletcher Johnson talks with Timbers GM/interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson, captain Jack Jewsbury, San Jose GK Jon Busch, Earthquakes beat writer (MLSsoccer.com) Geoff Lepper and Timbers radio announcer Keith Bleyer. 

Host Fletcher Johnson talks with Timbers assistant coach Sean McAuley and midfielder Sal Zizzo; Vancouver defender Jay DeMerit; Whitecaps FC radio voice Peter Schaad and Timbers radio analyst Adin Brown.

The Backcut goes on location as host Brian Costello sits down with ESPN analyst, U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer, co-host of Big Head Red Head Podcast, lover of Slurpees and numerous other superlatives, Alexi Lalas. We learn about the differences between being a GM and being a soccer analyst, how soccer is like performance, and much more.

Fletcher Johnson talks with Eric Alexander and goalkeeping coach Mike Toshack, Timbers Academy co-director Mike Smith talks about the U-16s and U-18s, while John Strong stops by and Brian Straus talks about the USMNT.

In the midst of an intense Cascadia Cup rivalry week, host Brian Costello talks with a Timbers Army fan stuck behind enemy lines in Seattle. Agreeing to his request to remain incognito, Costello asks Mr. Pine--so named as it is the name of a street that runs through both downtown Portland & Seattle--about the difficulties of rooting from afar, how often he gets down to Portland for games, and what it's like when the Timbers Army comes north to the Emerald City.

Host Fletcher Johnson talks with Timbers defender Steven Smith, assist. coach Cameron Knowles and analyst Adin Brown. COO Mike Golub chats about importance of Stand Together Week while Johnson also talks Cascadia Cup with ESPN's Taylor Twellman and Sounders 'keeper Michael Gspurning. Another packed Cascadia Cup espisode.

In the inaugural edition of The Backcut, host Brian Costello talks with retired MLS veteran, former US international, and man about town Jimmy Conrad to learn about what exactly the new YouTube soccer channel KICKTV is, why it matters to soccer fans, and how Jimmy got involved with it. The Backcut Podcast sits at the intersection of Timbers, soccer & culture to explore the unique elements of the beautiful game.

Host Fletcher Johnson chats with Timbers goalkeeping coach Mike Toshack, talks soccer and summer movies with midfielder Franck Songo'o, and listens to what D.C. United's Bill Hamid learned from Everton 'keeper Tim Howard.

Fletcher Johnson hosts Timbers assistant coach Sean McAuley and goalkeeper Joe Bendik. He also chats with San Jose Earthquakes' Sam Cronin, Salt Lake Tribune's Michael C. Lewis, and Timbers radio analyst Adin Brown.

Fletcher Johnson hosts the latest edition with Timbers GM/interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson and defender David Horst on the show. Johnson also looks north to Seattle with midfielder Steve Zakuani and play-by-play man Ross Fletcher. Finally, MLSsoccer.com's Greg Lalas talks about the Portland edition of the Kicking + Screening Film Festival. It's a packed Cascadia Cup episode.

Fletcher Johnson hosts the show with guests Gavin Wilkinson, Jack Jewsbury and more talking about the "second leg" of the Timbers home-and-home series against Colorado.

Dan Sheldon again guest hosts and chats with GM/interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson, froward Bright Dike, and Colorado's Drew Moor. In a unique twist, Sheldon also chats with longtime Talk Timbers host John Strong as well.

KPTV's Dan Sheldon guest hosts this edition of Talk Timbers where he chats with Timbers midfielder Sal Zizzo and assistant coach Amos Magee. We also get a look at Vancouver with Whitecaps assistant coach Carl Robinson and Vancouver play-by-play man Pete Schaad.

John Strong talks with Timbers GM/interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson, new goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts, and Toronto FC's Jeremy Hall.

John Strong talks with Timbers GM/interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson about the Ricketts trade, captain Jack Jewsbury, midfielder Diego Chara, Jake Gleeson chats about his time at London 2012 and we hear from Timbers U-23s Mark Sherrod. It's a packed episode.

Host John Strong talks with Timbers midfielder Brent Richards, forward Bright Dike, and assistant coach Cameron Knowles. He also takes a look ahead with FC Dallas MLSsoccer.com beat writer Daniel Robertson as well as checks in with Boston Herald soccer writer Kyle McCarthy.

In a special Wednesday edition, John Strong talks with Timbers GM/interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson, new assistant coach Sean McAuley, Chivas USA's Ben Zemanski and a chat with Academy Award winner Tom Hanks who attended the Timbers-Aston Villa friendly

Fletcher Johnson pitch hits for John Strong as Strong heads south to call the Chivas USA-Portland match. Joining Fletcher in this episode is Timbers GM/interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson and forward Kris Boyd plus a look into upcoming matches against Chivas USA and FC Dallas.

John Strong talks with Timbers GM/interim head coach Gavin Wilkinson and goalkeeper Troy Perkins. Plus, he checks in with LA Galaxy defender--and former USL Timbers player--Bryan Jordan.

A packed episode as John Strong talks with Timbers head coach John Spencer, midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe, and comments from new defender Kosuke Kimura. Plus, Timbers soccer analyst Robbie Earle stops by along with RSL soccer analyst Brian Dunseth.

John Strong talks with defenders David Horst and Steven Smith about the big win over Seattle and how the team is preparing for Colorado. Plus a chat with Rapids defender Drew Moor and the Sporting News' Brian Straus drops in to talk about his Cascadia adventure.

John Strong talks Cascadia rivalry with Timbers goalkeeper Troy Perkins, assistant coach Cameron Knowles, forward Mike Fucito, plus Seattle play-by-play man Ross Fletcher. It's a Cascadia Cup special!

As the Timbers' two week league break winds down, John Strong visits with head coach John Spencer and midfielder Diego Chara. Strong also checks in with LA Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders and ESPN LA's Scott French

John Strong talks with Timbers assistant coach Cameron Knowles, goalkeeper Joe Bendik, U-23s' Andrew Ribeiro, & ESPN's Taylor Twellman

U.S. Open Cup Edition! Host John Strong talks with Timbers head coach John Spencer, captain Jack Jewsbury, Fox Soccer's Mark Rogondino, and coach of Cal FC/ex-USMNT striker Eric Wynalda

Timbers forwards Mike Fucito and Brent Richards chat with John Strong. Vancouver Whitecaps play-by-play man Pete Schaad also visits.

Darlington Nagbe, Sal Zizzo, goalkeeper coach Mike Toshack, Chicago defender Jalil Anibaba, Fire TV voice Dan Kelly, updates from John Spencer, U.S. Open Cup and more are all in this packed Talk Timbers with John Strong

Timbers defenders Steven Smith, Futty Danso, head coach John Spencer, Houston play-by-play man Glenn Davis and Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl are all guests on this packed edition with John Strong.

John Strong talks with goalkeeper Troy Perkins about the nose incident against Montreal, Jim Rilatt discusses the Timbers U-23s, plus Columbus Crew analyst Duncan Oughton and MLSsoccer.com's Greg Lalas.

John Strong chats with Timbers assistant coach Amos Magee, new forward Mike Fucito, assistant coach Cameron Knowles on the Portland-Montreal rivalry, and TSN's Luke Wileman

John Strong welcomes Timbers General Manager Gavin Wilkinson to talk trialists and roster, new forward Sebastian Rincon, voice of Sporting Kansas City Cal Williams, and SKC midfielder Bobby Convey

John Strong talks with Timbers head coach John Spencer, defender Ryan Kawulok, Sporting News' Brian Straus,US U-20s coach Tab Ramos and more.

Might Franck Songo'o start Saturday? Why did Dan Kennedy spurn the Timbers? What can Jack Jewsbury be doing better? How's Zizzo's food cart? Those answers and more in this edition of Talk Timbers

John Strong speaks with Timbers assistant coach Amos Magee, goalkeeper and future NZ Olympian Jake Gleeson, and forward Bright Dike. He also checks in with RSL's Kyle Beckerman and soccer analyst Brian Dunseth.

Timbers defender Hanyer Mosquera and assistant coach Cameron Knowles chat with John Strong while he also takes a look at NE with goalkeeper Matt Reis and beat writer Kyle J. McCarthy.

John Strong welcomes guests including Timbers head coach John Spencer, defender Eric Brunner, FC Dallas captain Ugo Ihemelu, and MLSsoccer.com's Simon Borg

Season opening show includes guests John Spencer, Troy Perkins, Philly Union captain Danny Califf, NBC's Arlo White, and ESPN's Taylor Twellman.

Guests include Timbers president and owner Merritt Paulson, along with Timbers defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste.  Also on the program, Chivas USA defender Heath Pearce discusses Chivas' upcoming preaseason match against the Timbers.

John Strong welcomes ew Timbers striker and DP Kris Boyd, general manager Gavin Wilkinson, along with a look ahead at next week's preseason tournament with San Jose Earhquakes writer Robert Jonas, Chivas USA's Scott French, and the Oregonian's Geoffrey C. Arnold.

John Strong welcomes new Timbers midfielder Franck Songo'o, head coach John Spencer, Oregonian's Geoffrey C. Arnold, and writer Michael Orr talking about his new NASL-era Timbers book. It's a packed Talk Timbers from top to bottom

Host John Strong welcomes Timbers midfielder Eric Alexander as well as new signee Charles Renken to talk about how preseason has been going. Strong also checks in with head coach John Spencer to get his take on the preseason win over the Galaxy.

Host John Strong talks with Timbers head coach John Spencer about the recent announcement of forward Jose Adolfo Valencia's surgery as well as the teams ongoing preseason preparations. Forward Eddie Johnson talks about his recovery from last year's concussions and defender Rodney Wallace checks in.

Preseason 2012 opens for Portland. John Strong talks with head coach John Spencer as well as defenders Eric Brunner and Lovel Palmer to get their thoughts on training and looking ahead to the 2012 season.

Host Fletcher Johnson talks with Timbers captain Jack Jewsbury and Oregonian writer Geoffrey C. Arnold.

Draft day edition.  Guests include John Spencer, Timbers first round draft pick Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Darlington Nagbe, and Simon Borg from MLSsoccer.com.

Michael Orr, Timbers blogger and managing writer and editor for FC Media joins John Strong on 750 AM The Game to talk about the new Timbers 2012 MLS Schedule.

Guests include Timbers first "Homegrown" signee Brent Richards, SI soccer writer Grant Wahl, and NW native/Generation adidas player Kelyn Rowe.

Timbers owner Merritt Paulson wraps up the year on 2011's final installment of Talk Timbers.

Timbers play-by-play man John Strong interviews new goalkeeper coach Mike Toshack via Strong At Night on Dec. 14, 2011 on 750 AM The Game. Toschack comes to Portland having spent the last three seasons with Toronto FC and also coached with Timbers head coach John Spencer while both were with the Houston Dynamo. Read the release here: http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2011/12/timbers-name-mike-toshack-clubs-goalkeeper-coach

Timbers Academy Director Mike Smith drops buy to talk about ongoing developments in the youth system, a chat with new NBC play-by-play man Arlo White, and North End capo Hermes on his upcoming live sketch comedy/music/Timbers Army extravaganza show Shed Culture on Dec. 21.

Strong talks with Timbers owner Merritt Paulson, forward Darlington Nagbe, and director of soccer for adidas, Antonio Zea about the team's new retro-inspired 2012 third kit as well as a visit with MLSsoccer.com's Travis Clark.

adidas America's Director of Soccer Antonio Zea presents the new Timbers third kit at a special unveiling at the KeyBank Club inside JELD-WEN Field on Dec. 6, 2011.

Timbers defender David Horst and forward/midfielder Darlington Nagbe talk about their thoughts on the new third kit, Alumni Ambassador Mick Hoban compares them to uniforms of the past, and owner and president Merritt Paulson talks about the design process all following the unveiling of the new third kit at the KeyBank Club at JELD-WEN Field on Dec. 6, 2011

MLSsoccer.com's Editor in Chief Greg Lalas stops buy to talk about the 2012 competition, schedule, playoff format changes and more.

Talk Timbers welcomes newly named 2011 MLS Doug Hamilton Executive of the Year and Timbers COO Mike Golub to the show. LA Galaxy radio voice Joe Tutino talks about their MLS Cup win while TSN's Luke Wileman discusses the Montreal Impact and their Expansion Draft.

Host John Strong welcomes Timbers head coach John Spencer to take a look back at 2011 plus Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching and LA Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders talk about their preparations for this weekend's MLS Cup in Carson, CA.

John Strong welcomes JP Dellacamera from FOX Soccer who talks about the Eastern Conference Final between Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo. Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Jay DeMerit discusses his film "Rise and Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story" as well as other assorted Timbers news and notes.

750 AM The Game's John Strong hosts this edition of Talk Timbers with Portland defender David Horst, his magical Horstache and a chat with the Sporting News' Brian Straus.