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Girls Tripp

Girls Tripp dives into the biggest storylines in women’s basketball, hosted by broadcaster Allie Clifton and WNBA insider Jordan Robinson. Sharp analysis, unfiltered opinions, backed by two hosts who know the game inside and out. New episodes every Thursday.

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No. 1 Minnesota Draws Breanna Stewart & Why Aliyah Boston Is the KEY Against A'ja Wilson Sep 25, 2026

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In this episode of Girls Tripp, Cynthia Cooper compares Paige Bueckers' craft at the rim to her own and challenges Jonquel Jones to attack inside. Coop joins Allie Clifton and Ryan Ruocco to preview all four WNBA first-round matchups, including top-seeded Minnesota drawing Breanna Stewart and the Liberty. Then Ryan Ruocco travels around the W: why Aliyah Boston is key against A'ja Wilson, how Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell can push the pace against Vegas, and why Jordin Canada matters for Angel Reese's Dream. Plus, the case for five-game first-round series and Ryan's "flat-out mess" assessment of the Sparks as the crew discusses Lynne Roberts. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Playoff Stakes 19:15 - Fever vs. Aces 27:45 - Lynx vs. Liberty 39:55 - Wings-Valkyries & Dream-Mystics 53:45 - Sparks Accountability 🏀 Subscribe to the Girls Tripp YouTube channel for new episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLh4znMEEDzabMHw-Ob0Cpg 🚗 Catch up on past episodes over on Road Trippin': https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX3ZLYz4-6vGPj3fidCpGtL4LFqhL7zJy&si 🎰 Download the Fanatics Sportsbook app! https://fanatics.onelink.me/5kut/ROAD... New customers who sign up and Bet $5, receive $100 in FanCash* Use FanCash on bonus bets, profit boosts, team gear on Fanatics.com and so much more. 📺 FOLLOW Girls Tripp on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/girlstripppod/ Allie - https://www.instagram.com/al.clifton/ Jordan - https://www.instagram.com/jordanligons/ 🎙️ PRODUCED by Rain Delay Media: https://www.raindelaymedia.com/

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Caitlin Clark's Defense Deserves CREDIT + Why Team USA NEEDED Chelsea Gray Sep 17, 2026

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In this episode of Girls Tripp, Caitlin Clark's defense deserves more credit, and Ryan Ruocco makes the case that Angel Reese has become underrated. Allie Clifton, Jordan Robinson and Ryan Ruocco break down Team USA's fifth straight World Cup gold, why Clark and Chelsea Gray were both essential, Breanna Stewart's “I'm built for this” mentality, Jackie Young's timely buckets and Kara Lawson's leadership. Then Ryan Ruocco travels around the W: Jordan wants Indiana versus Atlanta, Ryan wants New York versus Las Vegas, and the crew explains the stakes of those potential first-round matchups. Ryan also weighs Cathy Engelbert's business legacy ahead of her year-end retirement. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro 02:40 - Team USA’s Gold & International Standouts 13:50 - Breanna Stewart’s Will to Win 24:25 - Jackie Young & Chelsea Gray Deliver 32:50 - Caitlin Clark’s Defense & Turning Point 40:30 - Angel Reese Earned Her Role 44:00 - Kara Lawson’s Leadership 50:20 - Fever-Dream & Liberty-Aces: First-Round Matchups? 54:00 - Engelbert’s Legacy & the Next Commissioner 🏀 Subscribe to the Girls Tripp YouTube channel for new episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLh4znMEEDzabMHw-Ob0Cpg 🚗 Catch up on past episodes over on Road Trippin': https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX3ZLYz4-6vGPj3fidCpGtL4LFqhL7zJy&si 🎰 Download the Fanatics Sportsbook app! https://fanatics.onelink.me/5kut/ROAD... New customers who sign up and Bet $5, receive $100 in FanCash* Use FanCash on bonus bets, profit boosts, team gear on Fanatics.com and so much more. 📺 FOLLOW Girls Tripp on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/girlstripppod/ Allie - https://www.instagram.com/al.clifton/ Jordan - https://www.instagram.com/jordanligons/ 🎙️ PRODUCED by Rain Delay Media: https://www.raindelaymedia.com/ We are breaking down WNBA playing styles, from the impact of Caitlin Clark to the elite skill sets of Angel Reese. Allie Clifton and Jordan Robinson analyze the current landscape of the league, looking at how coaching tenure influences team performance. We sit down to discuss the tactical nuances Stephanie White brings to the game and evaluate how different rosters are adapting to the high-stakes environment of the modern WNBA season. Whether you are curious about coaching strategies or player development, this episode offers a closer look at the names shaping the basketball conversation right now. Girls Tripp has its own home! Subscribe to this channel for new full episodes, WNBA conversations, and stories from the legends who lived them. 📺 FOLLOW Girls Tripp on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/girlstripppod/ Allie - https://www.instagram.com/al.clifton/ Jordan - https://www.instagram.com/jordanligons/ 🎙️ PRODUCED by Rain Delay Media: https://www.raindelaymedia.com/

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Caitlin Clark & Kelsey Mitchell: The Greatest Backcourt in WNBA History? + Full Playoff Preview Aug 27, 2026

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Girls Tripp has a new home! Subscribe to our dedicated YouTube channel for new full episodes, clips, and more with Allie Clifton and Jordan Robinson—bringing you WNBA conversations, special guests, and stories from around the game. 👉 Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLh4znMEEDzabMHw-Ob0Cpg Ryan Ruocco returns with a definitive claim: Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell are the most explosive backcourt in WNBA history, with real arguments that each is having the greatest statistical season ever at her position. Then the trio travels through all eight playoff teams — why Ryan and Jordan would both be shocked by a Valkyries Finals run, the NaLyssa Smith injury shaking up Vegas, Jordan Canada as Atlanta's Caitlin Clark stopper, and why the basketball gods owe Minnesota one. Plus Ryan's four-name MVP ballot, the case for five-game first rounds, and Paige Bueckers's first taste of the playoffs. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - The FIBA Break Wrinkle 09:05 - All 8 Playoff Teams Set: Parity Rules 12:55 - Aces & Dream X Factors 25:40 - Fever's Historic Backcourt + Liberty Reload 39:40 - Valkyries Doubt, Lynx Karma & Paige Time 📱 FOLLOW The Road Trippin' Show on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roadtrippin TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@roadtrippinshow X - https://x.com/roadtrippinshow 📺 FOLLOW Girls Tripp on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/girlstripppod/ Allie - https://www.instagram.com/al.clifton/ Jordan - https://www.instagram.com/jordanligons/ 🎙️PRODUCED by Rain Delay Media - https://www.raindelaymedia.com/

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Nneka Ogwumike Retires + The Case for Her To Be Next WNBA Commissioner Aug 20, 2026

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Girls Tripp has a new home! Subscribe to our dedicated YouTube channel for new full episodes, clips, and more with Allie Clifton and Jordan Robinson—bringing you WNBA conversations, special guests, and stories from around the game. 👉 Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLh4znMEEDzabMHw-Ob0Cpg Hours after Nneka Ogwumike announced her retirement, Cynthia Cooper breaks down what the W is losing, and the trio makes their plea for her real next job: WNBA Commissioner. Then Coop relives Hall of Fame weekend, from her 2010 induction with Karl Malone and Scottie Pippen to her admission that Dream Team hoopla unfocused the '92 team that became the last USA women's squad to lose at the Olympics. Then the trio travels around the W — Taurasi's Ring of Honor, the 2027 All-Star Game landing in the Bay, why Coop says the Fever have everything they need to be champions, and Dallas needing the FIBA break most. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 05:12 - Nneka Ogwumike Retires 15:22 - Coop's Hall of Fame & the '92 Bronze 34:44 - Taurasi's Ring of Honor 39:52 - All-Star to the Bay & Playoff Check 📱 FOLLOW The Road Trippin' Show on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roadtrippin TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@roadtrippinshow X - https://x.com/roadtrippinshow 📺 FOLLOW Girls Tripp on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/girlstripppod/ Allie - https://www.instagram.com/al.clifton/ Jordan - https://www.instagram.com/jordanligons/ 🎙️PRODUCED by Rain Delay Media - https://www.raindelaymedia.com/

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“I'll Follow You. Just Lead Me." Inside Teresa Weatherspoon and Chennedy Carter's Bond Aug 13, 2026

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Girls Tripp has a new home! Subscribe to our dedicated YouTube channel for new full episodes, clips, and more with Allie Clifton and Jordan Robinson—bringing you WNBA conversations, special guests, and stories from around the game. 👉 Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLh4znMEEDzabMHw-Ob0Cpg Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon tells Allie Clifton and Jordan Robinson exactly what she did with that gold medal once she won it. TSpoon opens up about growing up the baby of six with a father who still holds a Minnesota Twins minor league grand slam record, running after her parents' car her freshman year at Louisiana Tech, the mentality shift that turned her into a defensive stopper under Leon Barmore, and the day, nine years ago to the day of this recording, that she lost her mom, including the nightly question her mother taught her to ask herself before bed. She also gets real about mentoring Chennedy Carter, telling her "forget basketball, I care about who you are as a person" and the phone call with Pat Summitt that reshaped how she demands greatness from every player she coaches. Allie and Jordan close out with this week's Girls Trippin picks: Zia Cook and Shakira Austin's Passenger Princess cases, Sydney Taylor's Hitchhiker breakout, and Kayla McBride's WNBA record 43 point, 10 three night that Jordan says should be leading every headline. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold Open & All-Star Weekend Recap 04:34 Memory Lane: Pineland, Texas & Her Dad's Baseball Legacy 11:37 Louisiana Tech: Learning to Play Defense 22:45 Losing Her Mom & the "Be Better" Rule 47:47 Rapid Fire, Chennedy Carter & Girls Trippin: McBride's Record Night 📱 FOLLOW The Road Trippin' Show on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roadtrippin TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@roadtrippinshow X - https://x.com/roadtrippinshow 📺 FOLLOW Girls Tripp on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/girlstripppod/ Allie - https://www.instagram.com/al.clifton/ Jordan - https://www.instagram.com/jordanligons/ 🎙️PRODUCED by Rain Delay Media - https://www.raindelaymedia.com/

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Kelsey Plum Trade Grades: Sparks Win, Mercury's Gamble Could Be 'Disastrous' ft. Ryan Ruocco Aug 06, 2026

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Girls Tripp has a new home! Subscribe to our dedicated YouTube channel for new full episodes, clips, and more with Allie Clifton and Jordan Robinson—bringing you WNBA conversations, special guests, and stories from around the game. 👉 Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLh4znMEEDzabMHw-Ob0Cpg Allie's off on a well-earned girls trip, so Ryan Ruocco climbs back in the passenger seat, and comes in hot with the trade that reshaped the deadline: the Sparks sent Kelsey Plum to the Mercury for Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first round pick, and a 2028 second rounder. Ryan breaks down exactly why it's a no brainer for LA and a real gamble for Phoenix if Plum walks in free agency. He and Jordan also dig into Minnesota's 108-100 win over Indiana, Olivia Miles' efficient 28 point outburst, Napheesa Collier's near triple double, and make the case that Breanna Stewart deserves serious MVP consideration right behind A'ja Wilson. Then, in an extra long trip around the league, Ryan and Jordan hand out this week's full tank/empty tank report: Golden State's defense first surge, Washington's sneaky climb up the standings (with a shot at landing Chicago's No. 1 pick), and why Toronto and Portland are exactly where expansion teams are supposed to be right now. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro: Ryan Ruocco Fills In for Allie 03:05 Minnesota Beats Indiana 108 100: Breakdown 19:12 Breanna Stewart's MVP Case 26:55 Kelsey Plum Trade to Phoenix 42:40 Full Tank vs. Running on E + What's Next 📱 FOLLOW The Road Trippin' Show on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roadtrippin TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@roadtrippinshow X - https://x.com/roadtrippinshow 📺 FOLLOW Girls Tripp on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/girlstripppod/ Allie - https://www.instagram.com/al.clifton/ Jordan - https://www.instagram.com/jordanligons/ 🎙️PRODUCED by Rain Delay Media - https://www.raindelaymedia.com/

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Cynthia Cooper Wants Smoke With Maya Moore + Her Advice To Every Young Hooper Jul 25, 2026

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Girls Tripp has a new home! Subscribe to our dedicated YouTube channel for new full episodes, clips, and more with Allie Clifton and Jordan Robinson—bringing you WNBA conversations, special guests, and stories from around the game. 👉 Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLh4znMEEDzabMHw-Ob0Cpg Cynthia Cooper walked into WNBA All-Star practice expecting a normal Saturday, instead Barack Obama showed up mid-session, and she pulled out her phone to film the whole thing. From there she breaks down being named GM of "Team Coop" for the All-Star draft (losing the coin flip to Teresa "Spoon" Weatherspoon but countering her A'ja Wilson pick with Breanna Stewart), makes her case for the WNBA bringing a team back to Houston and finally retiring Tina Thompson and Sheryl Swoopes' Comets jerseys, and shares the advice she gives young hoopers. This episode is proudly sponsored by Nike and DICK'S Sporting Goods, live at WNBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 – Cold Open / Girls Trip Welcome 2:00 – All-Star Weekend Recap: Obama, Glam & Chase Activation 8:00 – Houston Comets Return & Legacy Talk 17:55 – GM Draft Battle: Team Coop vs. Team Spoon 23:35 – Rapid Fire & Sign-Off 📱 FOLLOW The Road Trippin' Show on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roadtrippin TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@roadtrippinshow X - https://x.com/roadtrippinshow 📺 FOLLOW Girls Tripp on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/girlstripppod/ Allie - https://www.instagram.com/al.clifton/ Jordan - https://www.instagram.com/jordanligons/ 🎙️PRODUCED by Rain Delay Media - https://www.raindelaymedia.com/

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Caitlin Clark or Kelsey Mitchell? Cynthia Cooper's Challenge to the Fever + Her All-Star GM Draft Jul 16, 2026

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Girls Tripp has a new home! Subscribe to our dedicated YouTube channel for new full episodes, clips, and more with Allie Clifton and Jordan Robinson—bringing you WNBA conversations, special guests, and stories from around the game. 👉 Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLh4znMEEDzabMHw-Ob0Cpg In this episode of Girls Tripp, four-time MVP Cynthia Cooper is back and putting the question to the Fever: Caitlin Clark or Kelsey Mitchell, fresh off Mitchell's 28-point Player of the Week run. Coop breaks down why the pecking order has to be set before the playoff push, reacts to the Aces waiving Chennedy Carter ("make sure your house is in order"), and takes us inside her job as legend GM for the WNBA All-Star Game, from winning the coin toss over Teresa Weatherspoon to drafting nothing but scorers and refusing to trade Becky Hammon. Plus the story of Whitney Houston's secret national anthem at the first All-Star Game in 1999. Then a Road Trippin' crossover: Richard Jefferson crashes the show, unboxes State Farm's All-Star Weekend gift, and relives his Celebrity 3-Point Contest before Allie takes her own shot Saturday at WLive in Chicago. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 10:00 - Driving Pet Peeves 15:30 - Whitney Houston & the First All-Star 18:30 - Legend GM Draft vs T-Spoon 29:55 - All-Star Weekend Plans 33:10 - Chennedy Carter & the Aces 41:04 - Full Tank or Empty 49:05 - Caitlin or Kelsey? The Fever Question 📱 FOLLOW The Road Trippin' Show on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roadtrippin TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@roadtrippinshow X - https://x.com/roadtrippinshow 📺 FOLLOW Girls Tripp on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/girlstripppod/ Allie - https://www.instagram.com/al.clifton/ Jordan - https://www.instagram.com/jordanligons/ 🎙️PRODUCED by Rain Delay Media - https://www.raindelaymedia.com/

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Ty Young: They Told Me to "Just Play Basketball" & How The W Finally Caught Up Jul 02, 2026

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Girls Tripp has a new home! Subscribe to our dedicated YouTube channel for new full episodes, clips, and more with Allie Clifton and Jordan Robinson—bringing you WNBA conversations, special guests, and stories from around the game. 👉 Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLh4znMEEDzabMHw-Ob0Cpg 12-year WNBA vet Ty Young joins Girls Tripp for the first time, and she doesn't hold back on what it cost to be herself. Young talks about being openly gay and living publicly with her partner while playing, catching backlash for her fashion and reality-TV life when the message was "just play basketball," and why she believes staying true to who she was may have shortened her career. She also revisits coaching a young A'ja Wilson (who still calls her "grandma"), playing for a trash-talking Bill Laimbeer, and how being a versatile 6'2" guard-forward kept her in the league for 12 years. Then Ryan Ruocco travels around the W, breaking down the Commissioner's Cup atmosphere at Barclays and his theory that a great crowd is its own kind of star that pulls TV viewers in, why he wonders if the Kelsey-Plum-less Sparks should become sellers at the deadline, and how the expansion Valkyries climbed to third in the standings with no lottery pick and what opposing players call the best atmosphere in the league. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Iman Shumpert Crashes the Studio 04:00 — Ty Young on the Amazon Prime Booth 11:00 — Commissioner's Cup: Liberty Repeat 18:00 — Coaching A'ja & Playing for Bill Laimbeer 28:00 — Being Herself: Fashion, Reality TV & the Cost 38:00 — Fast Lane, Girls Trippin' & Tunnel Fits 48:00 — Ruocco: The Crowd as a "Star" & the Sparks' Deadline 📱 FOLLOW The Road Trippin' Show on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roadtrippin TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@roadtrippinshow X - https://x.com/roadtrippinshow 📺 FOLLOW Girls Tripp on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/girlstripppod/ Allie - https://www.instagram.com/al.clifton/ Jordan - https://www.instagram.com/jordanligons/ 🎙️PRODUCED by Rain Delay Media - https://www.raindelaymedia.com/

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Cynthia Cooper Wants JuJu in Houston! + Mailing Teams Her VHS Mixtape? Jun 25, 2026

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Girls Tripp has a new home! Subscribe to our dedicated YouTube channel for new full episodes, clips, and more with Allie Clifton and Jordan Robinson—bringing you WNBA conversations, special guests, and stories from around the game. 👉 Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLh4znMEEDzabMHw-Ob0Cpg Cynthia Cooper didn't get drafted into the WNBA the normal way.Cynthia Cooper didn't get drafted into the WNBA the normal way. Playing in Italy, she mailed a packet to the league office, stats, an intro letter, and a VHS tape, then called to say it was coming. Renée Brown's response: "we've been looking for you, you're our top eight." Cooper revisits that moment, her advice for today's rookies, and her role rebuilding the Houston Comets for 2027, where she's openly recruiting JuJu Watkins. Then Ryan Ruocco travels around the W, breaking down the 30th anniversary Sparks-Liberty game and the story behind his "double you bet" call on NECA's buzzer-beater, including the detail that his headset died mid-broadcast and he called the whole moment flying blind. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Cheers 05:00 — The VHS Tape That Made the WNBA 10:00 — Watching the First Draft & Advice for Rookies 16:00 — The 30th Anniversary Game 22:00 — Rebuilding the Houston Comets 30:00 — Giving Flowers: Jeanette, Lisa Leslie, Tina Thompson 40:00 — The 50-Game Season & Staying Home 50:00 — Atlanta Dream 58:00 — New York Liberty 1:10:00 — LA Sparks 1:20:00 — Girls Trippin': Passenger Princess Picks 1:35:00 — Tunnel Fits 1:50:00 — Driving Quirks 2:00:00 — Ruocco's "Double You Bet" Call 📱 FOLLOW The Road Trippin' Show on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roadtrippin TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@roadtrippinshow X - https://x.com/roadtrippinshow 📺 FOLLOW Girls Tripp on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/girlstripppod/ Allie - https://www.instagram.com/al.clifton/ Jordan - https://www.instagram.com/jordanligons/ 🎙️PRODUCED by Rain Delay Media - https://www.raindelaymedia.com/

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