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 trailGas station barbecue ritualsItalian 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 recovery04:22 – Why she skipped the sprint triathlon (hint: boat parades + movie deals)06:08 – “Make Tampa the Mecca of Women’s Sports” — Christina’s plan07:14 – Lori trains for a half-marathon she has no plans to run 🏃‍♀️08:34 – Christina proposes an unstructured half-marathon… on a Tuesday10:29 – “No FIFA, ice cream every day”: a former ref gets real11:01 – Surprise guest: Nate Bukaty enters the chat12:23 – How Kansas City went from soccer afterthought to World Cup host13:24 – The Women’s World Cup watch party that sparked a franchise15:08 – 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 hospitality17:57 – 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 story21:07 – 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 toolkit27:35 – No one knows the Club World Cup is happening… unless you’re Latino28:55 – Why U.S. Soccer should market to the fans already showing up29:58 – Lessons from the Club World Cup: who’s really buying the tickets?31:31 – Christina heads into budget season while the staff goes dark33:01 – Sam Meza gets her USWNT call-up thanks to actual minutes played36:32 – Lori: some NWSL teams will scrimmage boys clubs to stay sharp38:41 – Why Tampa’s next season is a full marketing reset40:43 – Women’s Euros preview: Lori heads to LA, Christina slips a name 🤐 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.