This started with a Freaky Hat and a missed Triathlon

Christina missed her triathlon.

Why?

🏆 She won a championship

🚤 Led a boat parade

🎥 Invested in a Hershey’s documentary

🗣️ Spoke at a mayor’s convention

💀 And then... she was dead (spiritually)

Lori? She’s training for a half marathon she has zero plans to run.

Also: she’s wearing a hat that says “Freaks.”

What starts as a conversation about fitness quickly unravels into:

• Inventing a Tuesday Morning Half Marathon (with no police)
• Secretly racing retirees on the bike trail
• Gas station barbecue rituals
• Italian piazzas… in Kansas City?

Then broadcaster Nate Bukaty joins the show to explain how KC became the unlikely architectural engine of the 2026 World Cup — and why the world should stop sleeping on the Midwest.

It’s smart, chaotic, and 100% them.

⏱️ Time‑Coded Highlights:

00:00 – Lori’s hat says Freaks; Christina thinks it says Thanks 😅

01:14 – Christina’s WHOOP stats are back in the green: post-championship recovery

04:22 – Why she skipped the sprint triathlon (hint: boat parades + movie deals)

06:08 – “Make Tampa the Mecca of Women’s Sports” — Christina’s plan

07:14 – Lori trains for a half-marathon she has no plans to run 🏃‍♀️

08:34 – Christina proposes an unstructured half-marathon… on a Tuesday

10:29 – “No FIFA, ice cream every day”: a former ref gets real

11:01 – Surprise guest: Nate Bukaty enters the chat

12:23 – How Kansas City went from soccer afterthought to World Cup host

13:24 – The Women’s World Cup watch party that sparked a franchise

15:08 – Interviewing the mayor on the 29th floor 🏙️

16:05 – KC is the global hub for sports architecture (yes, even Wembley)

17:14 – Gas station BBQ and Kansas City hospitality

17:57 – KC’s stadium piazza takes inspiration from Italy 🇮🇹

18:41 – Lori: “That part of town is all Italian—makes sense”

19:18 – Nate’s mission: ride the World Cup wave and tell KC’s story

21:07 – Nate’s Spanish is good enough for MLS post-match interviews 🇲🇽

23:33 – Christina: “Don’t ride the wave—build the base” 🌊

26:42 – What if your city isn’t hosting the World Cup? Build a toolkit

27:35 – No one knows the Club World Cup is happening… unless you’re Latino

28:55 – Why U.S. Soccer should market to the fans already showing up

29:58 – Lessons from the Club World Cup: who’s really buying the tickets?

31:31 – Christina heads into budget season while the staff goes dark

33:01 – Sam Meza gets her USWNT call-up thanks to actual minutes played

36:32 – Lori: some NWSL teams will scrimmage boys clubs to stay sharp

38:41 – Why Tampa’s next season is a full marketing reset

40:43 – Women’s Euros preview: Lori heads to LA, Christina slips a name 🤐

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