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Liz, Karen and Kyndall discuss the latest NBA and WNBA headlines and provide their hot takes, including Covid on the basketball courts, Kyrie Irving's mental state, James Harden and the Brooklyn Nets mess, Jimmy Butler’s stylish...

Our first episode in 2021 starts off with a bang as we try to process the Insurrection of January 6, 2021. We unpack the trauma that we witnessed, while serving up Sports Hot Takes and NBA Fantasy tips....

We are excited to bring you some BoCo with this extra special episode of The Hoops Talk. We run through some of our memorable moments of 2020 in Sports and send out whole hearted “Thank You” to our...

In our final episode of 2020, we discuss the start of the 2020-21 NBA season and Christmas Day games. We know it’s only the first week of the regular season, but a few of us are already seeing...

The 2020-21 NBA regular season begins on December 22, 2020 and our podcast is kicking off our NBA Fantasy League! In this episode we analyze our Yahoo Sports NBA Fantasy teams, share NBA Fantasy tips and critique our...

In the spirit of supporting small business during the holiday season, we are joined by Nicole Stipp, co-owner of Matson & Gilman, for a virtual whiskey tasting. In our curated tasting, Nicole educates us on how to best...

Tis the Seasonings! The 2020-21 NBA regular season is due to start on December 22 and free agency is heating up. Many players have been moved around the board like chess pieces, but the Greek Freak and AD...

In this 2020 NBA Draft Special we discuss the picks and analyze this year’s rookie class. We also want to know why Basketball analysts are obsessed with the New York Knicks, will Klay Thompson’s injury affect the Warriors...

We recorded this episode 1 hour after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were projected winners in the 2020 Election and we took the moment to celebrate! There has been so much anxiety these past 4 years and after...

It’s going to be weird to listen to this episode after Election Day! Whatever the outcome, we learned the VOTE is only the beginning. In this episode we relive our favorite hoopers Halloween costumes, Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe...

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LeShonda Martin, Founder of The Sports Sorority and Mia Wright, President and Director of the National Basketball Wives Association joined the podcast to discuss...

Elsa Collins won’t take a nap until November 4th! We all can agree she doesn’t have the time. Collins was raised on both sides of the Mexican-American border in a traditional Mexican family and she uses that...

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For our first show of Season 3 we are joined by Kristin Brey, the founder and creator of As Goes Wisconsin. She discusses finding purpose in impacting politics in her home state of Wisconsin, how...

In our final episode of Season 3 we discuss the NBA Draft and the Class of 2020 NBA Rookies with Yahoo Sports NBA Draft Analyst Krysten Peek. She gives us a rundown of her Rookie picks, who...

In this episode, our co-host Kyndall, gives us the scoop on The Voter’s Playbook, a 2020 voter registration initiative created with Yahoo Sports and Verizon Media. She discusses working with over 45 athletes from all disciplines, including Renee Montgomery,...

This episode Liz, Karen and Kyndall discuss the developments of the NBA and WNBA players boycott that was prompted by the Milwaukee Bucks, who refused to play in the Game 6 of the NBA Playoffs in protest of the...

Jackie Pepper, Sports video producer and grassroots political activist, lends us an assist when it comes to Voting and flexing your civic duty to put your elected officials to work! We also discussed Jackie’s sports journey, from...

As a 9-year-old journalist, Pepper Persley has created her own lane in Sports reporting. Her interview-style podcast and Instagram show, Dish with Pepper, hosts a variety of guests, from Phoenix Mercury/Olympic Gold Medalist Diana Taurasi to Sports...

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Athlete, activist and Roller Skater for Angel City Derby, the Los Angeles Roller Derby League, Rachel Johnston a.k.a. Rachel Rotten (Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey) joins us for an in-depth conversation about Roller...

Orange Hoodies activated as the WNBA tips-off its 2020 Season during the Pandemic. The excitement builds as Liz, Karen and Kyndall also discuss Keia Clarke, Alyssa Nakken, and the NWSL Los Angeles extension league, Angel City. They also take...

Josiah Johnson, 15+ year veteran in show business and King of NBA Twitter, returns to the podcast to discuss getting guilt bags, being adaptive during the pandemic and teaming up again with screenwriter Michael Starburry to work...

Tavi Kodiak, writer for the DodgerYard.com and Baseball Nerd, joins us for our latest Zoom’d episode. Tavi was bullied out of softball as a young girl and rekindled her passion for the game in her...

In this week’s Zoom’d episode, it’s the return of Kyndall and a new segment, The Hoops Off. We discuss Black Women writers in Sports during Women Crush Wednesday, the start of the National Women’s Soccer League and the power...

Antonio Williams, sports analyst, journalist, and host of The Sports Connect, unpacks his career with NBA, ESPN, and NIKE to share his insights in today’s Sports. He also draws from his personal love of the WNBA...

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Ari Chambers, social and talent for Bleacher Report, House of Highlights and HighlightHER, joins us on this Hoops Talk Podcast Zoom’d episode. We learn...

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Kelsey Trainor, Entertainment Lawyer at Abrams Media, producer, and sports writer, joins us on this Hoops Talk Podcast Zoom’d episode. We...

Keia Clarke, COO for the New York Liberty, joins us on this Hoops Talk Podcast Zoom’d episode. Along with sharing insights to her 10 seasons career journey, Clarke also discusses how the New York Liberty organization is...

First female Latina Public Address Announcer for the MLB New York Mets and Co-host for PIX Morning News, Marysol Castro joins us on this Zoom’d episode. Marysol shares her career journey and sets her Wikipedia page...

We are joined by Jasmine Baker, Women’s Sports Culturalist and award-winning journalist, on our latest Zoom’d episode. Our conversation covered a range of topics, including her career as a woman covering sports, the general coverage of women’s...

Jordan Danberry, 2019-20 Mississippi State Women’s Basketball Guard, joins us in our latest Zoom episode to discuss her graduate year as a Mississippi Bulldog under Coach Vic Schaefer, her leadership on this 2019-20 season’s team, and her...

Krysten Peek, NBA Analyst for Yahoo Sports, joins us in our latest Zoom episode to discuss how she is dealing with quarantine, Jalen Green’s announcement, how the G-League is evolving, the NBA Season and much more. We...

In this episode we are joined by Emalee Nelson, PhD student at the University of Hawaii, to discuss her dissertation on the Cuban Women who played baseball in the All-American Girls Baseball League - which was fictionalized...

In this episode we are joined by Liz Loza, the Fantasy NFL Sports Analyst for Yahoo Sports. Loza shares with us her origin story, her memorable moments with NFL’s Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, her thoughts on...

In this Zoom episode we are joined by RJ White, CEO and owner of the Viper’s pro men’s basketball team. She discusses how she became an owner of a team in the American Basketball Association (ABA), her expansion into...

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How to podcast while social distancing? We are still under Stay-at-Home protocol due to Covid_19, so instead of being in the studio, we take to Zoom to record...

Tonight’s Special Edition episode celebrates Women’s History Month and is about the women in sports that inspire us. Hear Kyndall talk about the legendary boss lady Amy Trask, Karen covers her fond memories of Kristi Yamaguchi and Liz covers...

Tonight’s episode features Alaska athletics, old men wildin’ out, and reactions to the finale of Forever Fan Freer. As usual, we discuss what’s going on around the NBA and lots of WNBA updates.

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Launched in October 2019, Forever Fan Freer comes to its’ conclusion as our producer and Yahoo Sports social media manager, Kyndall Freer, makes her final decision and chooses which NBA team will receive her Forever Fandom. We also recap...

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Portland Trailblazers super fan Marci Marshall joins us to discuss the Blazers’ chances to make the Playoffs, her NBA All-Star picks and her fellow Santa Clara...

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On the day before the NBA Finals Game 5, the potential elimination of the Warriors by the Raptors, we discussed Game 4 and all the drama surrounding the series,...

The NBA Finals kicked off and The Raptors routed The Warriors in Toronto for Game 1. Drake once again proved to be the MVP of these championships with his Trolling at an all time high. Liz attended her first...

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The East and West NBA Conference Finals are locked and we talk about Game 7’s, Curry vs. Curry and what teams will make it to the 2019 NBA Championships. We also discuss the NBA Draft Lottery, live tweeting the...

We break out the NBA Playoff analysis and see how our predictions are going. We also examine the Beyonce's Homecoming effect on social media and reluctantly unpack Episode 1 of the final season of Game of Thrones.

Fantasy Basketball has ended and we discuss how we ended up in our leagues. Next up is the NBA Playoffs and we share some of our predictions. Lastly, there was a whole lot happening in the culture, and it...

It’s Spring Break and Karen drove to L.A. for our first in-person recording. Nestled into our Producer’s makeshift studio, a.k.a. his clothes closet, we unpack our final week of Fantasy Basketball, discuss NBA playoffs, March Madness, the Apple Event...

As we head into the Championships weeks of Fantasy Basketball we also discuss the NBA league playoff teams. We also recap Liz's trip to SXSW, Russell Westbrook vs. Utah Jazz Fans and other Sweaty and Petty Moments.

As we head to the NBA playoffs, Liz and Karen's fantasy league heads into the final weeks of league play. Tips are handed out, Anonymous Knicks Fan 922 gets into a standoff with Oscar Award Winner Spike Lee, Tristan...

In this episode, which was recorded in a different spot so it sounds crunchy and you might hear a car horn, we discuss the All Stars player picks, these petty trade talks, and wine before whiskey… risky.

It’s been a minute… and now it is 2019! Liz and Karen are bringing new energy and new fantasy basketball strategy into the culture. It’s a free-for-all, with topics ranging from NBA All-Star Game, workouts, Cardi B, congress, new...