After an unplanned hiatus, Westward Ho’s back, with Matt Pollard from Last Word on Soccer joining Phil West to talk about Gyasi Zardes moving to Austin FC after spending most of last season with the Rapids. They also talk about the Sounders in the FIFA Club World Cup, whether it’s C.J. or J.C. who’s the presumptive No. 1 pick in the upcoming SuperDraft, and a World Cup final for which Phil reveals himself to be a heartless France fan.

This week, Mike Turner and Shjon Campbell from the Soccer Capitol Podcast join Jeremiah Bentley and Phil West to talk about the debut of St. Louis CITY SC’s new stadium, the ongoing roster build (including Friday’s expansion draft), why it’s CITY and not just City (or why it needs City in the name at all) and other aspects of St. Louis fandom. Also, just days before the World Cup starts, they talk World Cup.

The entire 2022 MLS season comes down to its two No. 1 seeds, LAFC and the Philadelphia Union facing off in MLS Cup on Saturday. Phil West brings David Gass (of Extratime, MLS Today, and MLSSoccer.com fame) on to talk about the final matchup, Don Garber’s State of the League address, the upcoming USMNT World Cup roster announcement — and a little bit of love for Austin FC to round things out. Follow the show at @westwardhocast on Twitter Follow Phil West at @philwest Follow David Gass at @empiregass

This week, Phil West is joined by San Antonio-based broadcaster Katie Goodman, who has been covering Austin FC this season. They discuss the upcoming Western Conference Finals matchup between Verde and LAFC, get into the proposed new playoff format (and all its games), the possibility of San Diego (and San Antonio) getting an MLS team, and a weird balloon that Fox will debut on Thanksgiving.

This week, ahead of the big Austin FC-FC Dallas semifinal showdown, we do it Striker MLS Podcast style, with Jon Arnold and Chris Bils joining Phil West for a half-hour packed full of knowledge ahead of learning which Texas team will take on LAFC for an MLS Cup date.

This week, Landon Cotham and J. Sam Jones join Phil West to break down the 2022 MLS Cup playoffs. They imagine an alternate universe in which the current Wooden Spoon winner gets a second chance entry into the playoffs, marvel at Chicharito’s new playoff shoes, and ultimately and unanimously crown a winner.

This week, Jeremiah Bentley and Phil West talk to Sarita Patel from Vancouver Whitecaps FC about that team’s remarkable surge into a Round 0 playoff match this Sunday at Minnesota. They also consider the rest of the Decision Day drama about to unfold (including the other two win-and-you’re-in matches), dive into Thursday’s Leagues Cup announcement, and discuss St. Louis’ bold plan to roll with what they’re calling a “Designated Team.”

This week, Phil West talks to Gio Garcia from LA Soccer Hub about LAFC’s Shield run, Chicharito’s surprise revelation, LA Galaxy’s transformation thanks to Riqui Puig and Gaston Brugman, and some assorted soccer storylines, including which Utah Jazz player would help your MLS and how the Mexico and U.S. looked (performance wise and in their new kits) during the international break.

On a special crossover episode, Phil West is joined by Theo Lloyd-Hughes to discuss the NWSL regular-season finale and the links between the top two leagues in U.S. domestic soccer.They talk about all the big headlines, teams to know and the matches to watch in the NWSL this weekend, as well as predictions for October's playoffs.Then in the second half of the podcast, Phil and Theo do a team-by-team analogy between the NWSL and MLS' Western Conference. Who will be compared to who? Did they make terrible assumptions and do you agree?#MLS #NWSL #MLSCUP #NWSLPLAYOFFS #SOCCERPODCAST #WESTERNCONFERENCE #WESTWARDHO

This week, Jeremiah Bentley (from a combo airport/spaceport in Midland) and Phil West (from a more conventional Austin office setting) talk to Aron Papernick, host of SiriusXM’s Canada FC, about Les Rouges’ upcoming international break and World Cup prospects. They also discuss how last week’s Vancouver-Seattle match gave Phil some serious Hamlet-Laertes vibes, why you should watch CF Montreal (especially in Montreal during the summer), the widely-ignored 2022 edition of Leagues Cup (and excitement for the 2023 version), and this Saturday’s rescheduled Cali Clasico plus the upcoming U.S. and Canada matches.