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The Better Luck Next Show

Rhode Island FC bows out of the USL Championship playoffs in their earliest exit in the postseason ever after drawing the Charleston Battery 1-1 coming up short in penalties. We recap the match and answer listener’s burning questions in the mailbag.

The Four Wins to Go Show

Rhode Island FC head to Patriots Point to take on a familiar playoff foe in the Charleston Battery in MUST WIN action. Is RIFC built to defy and can Khano Smith rekindle their playoff magic or will Ben Pirrmann and company finally find a way past the amber and blue? Just four consecutive wins separate both these teams from hoisting a USL Championship trophy. The playoffs start now.

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The All Shucked Up Show

Rhode Island FC fall in the final regular season match in spectacular fashion losing 2-1 to Hartford Athletic in El Clamico action on the weekend. What does this loss mean to the season, to the larger playoff positioning and what will RIFC need to do to fix their hopes of being built to defy in this playoffs?

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The Don't Clam it Up Show

Rhode Island FC get set to play their final regular season match in derby action as they head to Hartford Athletic for a decision day. With either team can find a way to a home playoff berth does this El Clamico have the makings of a bedlam of soccer or is this a tune up match ahead of playoff action just a week away?

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The On to the Next One Show

Rhode Island FC battled out a 1-1 draw against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds that saw the amber and blue drop points in the dying seconds of the game. We’ll recap the match and its impact on the table standings and discuss how this sets RIFC for their final away game of the regular season, plus the mailbag. Producer Torin joins the show to discuss.

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The Clinching Aint Easy Show

Rhode Island FC clinch their playoff journey beating Loudoun United 1-0 in midweek action that saw multiple records broken as the amber and blue lift themselves into a 3rd consecutive playoff appearance. We’ll recap the match and its impact on the table standings and discuss how this sets RIFC for their final home game of the regular season. Plus the mailbag.

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The Running out of Room Show

Rhode Island FC fall to Detroit City FC 1-0 despite being a man up for the majority of the match. We discuss how this loss impacts the standings, but more importantly the momentum and mentality of the amber and blue down this final crucial stretch. Is RIFC ready for the playoffs or has this show a major crack in their armor. Plus a little later your burning questions in the mailbag.

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The Building Momentum Show

Rhode Island FC heads to Hamtramck to take on Detroit City FC in USL Championship action. Can RIFC do the unthinkable and finally find three points at Keyworth Stadium or does Danny Dichio’s boys have other plans on the night? We’ll talk preview, the possible RIFC starting formation guaranteed to be wrong, the biggest storylines and a special edition of the mailbag on tonight’s show.

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The Putting Brooklyn to Sleep Show

Rhode Island FC earn a dominant win in Coney Island besting Brooklyn FC 3-1 that saw goals come from unusual suspects, a two side coin when it comes to fanbases in the USL and the amber and blue closing out their busy 3-game week in serious style.

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The Stepping Up Show

Rhode Island FC get the job done at home defeating Indy Eleven 1-0 midweek at Centreville Bank Stadium. We’re going to unpack the game including an incredible performance from Jacob Castro, what this game means for the playoff picture ahead, and then preview what’s in store as RIFC on a short turnaround heading down to New York to take Brooklyn FC on this weekend.

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The Midweek Mayhem Show

Rhode Island FC fall to the Battery 2-0 in a game where hardware was won, players were sent off and questions remain. We’ll unpack the loss and what that means to the table standings as well as figure out exactly what is going wrong for the amber and blue suffering back to back losses for the second time this season. Can RIFC rally and sort things in midweek action against the Indy Eleven in a game that could solidify their shot and position for the playoffs? And of course your questions a little later in the mailbag.

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The New Problems New Questions Show

Rhode Island FC heads to South Carolina to take on the Charleston Battery in USL Championship action. Can they repeat the earlier success this season in a place they’ve found relative success or will the sins of last week’s result haunt this team as they attempt to regain form and fight for the right to a USL playoff berth. Beyond the preview, we take a look at the schedule toughness ahead for the amber and blue, plus new players arriving and is another football team coming to Centreville Bank Stadium?

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The Stas Korzeniowski Show

Rhode Island FC forward Stas Korzeniowski joins the show to talk shop about his soccer journey, the loan that brought him to RIFC, plus his goals for this season and beyond

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The Karifa Yao Show

Rhode Island FC defender Karifa Yao joins the show to share his soccer journey origins in Montreal and the path that lead him to RIFC.

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The Closing the Loop Show

Rhode Island FC defeat Sporting Jax 3-0 in a game that had everything from bikes to penalties with RIFC winning in dominant fashion. Was this match a sign of the potential ahead for the amber and blue and or was this a case of getting the job done against opponents at the bottom of the table?

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The Waxing Jax Show

Rhode Island FC head to Florida to take on Sporting Jacksonville in USL Championship action on the weekend. We unpack what has happened between these two teams at the beginning of the season and examine what 20 games in between has done for both sides. Can RIFC flip the script and close the gap on a home playoff berth against a team that has allowed 60 goals this year or will Sporting Jax have other ideas arriving to the game in their best form ever? Plus we’ve got USL news, USLPA news, and everything in between.

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The Will This Be Enough Show

Rhode Island FC take a point against Louisville City drawing 1-1 at home thanks to our newest edition continuing the trend of finding goals in debuts. Is this the result RIFC needed to keep them in the playoff hunt and what does that mean for the remainder of games looking to the season ahead? We unpack the roster decisions on the night, the controversial calls, Coach Khano Smith’s own thoughts and the mailbag.

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The Time to Find Form Show

Rhode Island FC gets set to take on Louisville City FC as they head to Pawtucket on the weekend. Is this a chance for a big 6 point game that will serve as a testing ground for the playoffs? Will RIFC reverse the curse of Louisville's winning ways over the amber and blue as of late? And if so, where do the goals come from?

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The Road Woes Continue Show

Rhode Island FC continues to struggle on the road falling to FC Tulsa 1-0 in their first encounter since 2024. Is this a sign of trouble ahead down the stretch or merely a blip on the radar? We recap the match and ask if some of our newest acquisitions have stepped up in a big way and what does the work ahead look like for a playoff run. Plus, We finally learn the fate of Hamady Diop.

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The Runners Up Cup Show

Rhode Island FC heads to Oklahoma for the first time in club history to take on the Western conference juggernauts since 2024. How will these two recent cup runner ups square off and can the amber and blue find a way to earn their second win on the road this season or do RIFC alumni have plans to crash the party? Plus new player arrivals and some updates on player departures.

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