On this week’s episode of The Big Thing, Joe Lowery is joined by Backheeled.com’s Arianna Cascone to talk about the NWSL’s regular season and to look ahead to the playoffs. Joe and Arianna discuss surprise teams and stars from the regular season, playoff favorites, X-Factors, and much more. It’s important to note that many people are acutely feeling the weight of the Sally Yates’ report that was published last week. On this episode, we’re choosing to spotlight many of the players and teams who have done great work on the field this year. You can find coverage of the Yates’ report in an earlier slot in our feed and in all of the places that we point to in this show’s intro. -- WE’RE DOING A LIVE SHOW! The TSS gang will be in New York City for a live show on Sunday, November 20th! We’ll be talking World Cup, USMNT, and so much more...  Check out this link for tickets and the rest of the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices