Good Game with Sarah Spain

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Welcome to Gotham City with Jenna Tonelli Oct 17, 2024

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Gotham FC beat reporter Jenna Tonelli joins Sarah to talk through the BOS Nation unveiling, why there has been less parity in the NWSL this season, and how Gotham’s superteam put the pieces together. Plus, the return of No Dumb Questions AND the Good Game Hall of Fame.

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Super Team vs Superteam with Michael Voepel Oct 16, 2024

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ESPN senior writer Michael Voepel joins Sarah to talk WNBA Finals, the tortured history of the New York Liberty, and the difference between being a “superteam” and a “super team.” Plus, fun porta-potty run-ins, very tired balls jokes, and a survey fit for slices.

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Check out Michael Voepel’s oral history of the New York Liberty here
Read Steph Yang’s story on about the dispute at the center of Angel City’s salary cap fine here
You can watch BOS Nation’s launch video here

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Can We Cuss on Here? With Layshia Clarendon Oct 15, 2024

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Recently retired WNBA hooper Layshia Clarendon joins Sarah to talk about the grief of ending a pro career and the uncertainty of what’s next, being the first out trans player in the W and watching a Finals series between two of his former teams. Plus, a poem you’ve gotta hear, and a doc you’ve gotta see.

Check out Seimone Augustus’s poem here

And watch her full Naismith HOF induction speech here

Watch the Netflix documentary Will & Harper here
Was Betnijah Laney-Hamilton talking about a medical shot or her jumpshot? Can you be a dawg AND a glue player? Should superstars be classified as dawgs? Are there breeds of dawgs? Tell us what you think about Monday’s discussion. Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com
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Lynx, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Championship Oct 14, 2024

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The WNBA Finals are tied up at one game apiece! Producer Mish and producer Alex join Sarah to talk about how the New York Liberty evened their series with the Minnesota Lynx. Plus, a streak ends, a record is set, Misha makes Sarah feel old for the fifty-leventh time and can a glue gal be a dawg, too?

Check out Teresa Weatherspoon’s 2019 Naismith HOF induction speech here
Was Betnijah Laney-Hamilton talking about a medical shot or her jumpshot? Can you be a dawg AND a glue player? Should superstars be classified as dawgs? Are there breeds of dawgs? Tell us what you think. Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com
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Group Chat: They've Got Next with Jess Smith & Teresa Resch Oct 11, 2024

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We're in our Expansion Era! President of the Golden State Valkyries Jess Smith and President of the yet-to-be named WNBA Toronto team Teresa Resch join Sarah to discuss what goes into building a team from scratch, why attention to detail matters in branding, and a few team name suggestions that didn’t make Toronto’s final cut. Plus, highlights from WNBA Finals Game 1, breaking coaching news and we're begging you to stop selling out of merch, people!

The complete WNBA Finals schedule is here
Alison Gale’s complete list of NWSL playoff scenarios can be found here
The NWSL schedule can be found here
Check out Juju’s Gatorade sweat treatment here
Want to know why Project 2025 is so scary? Read more here
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Get Buckets, It’s the Brooklyn Way with Erica L. Ayala Oct 10, 2024

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Multifaceted journalist, creator of Black Rosie Media, and WNBA media voter Erica L. Ayala joins Misha to explain how the New York Liberty bested the Las Vegas Aces in the semifinals, why she sees Sabrina Ionescu as the future of the franchise, and what the Libs have to do to beat the Minnesota Lynx and claim the franchise's first championship. Plus, we call on you to do some eavesdropping, women's sports style.

Read the Defector story on the NWSL and San Diego Wave lawsuit here
Check out Erica L. Ayala’s Gotta Get Up podcast (and the rest of her pods!) on YouTube here
What colorful convos have YOU overheard about women’s sports in the wild? Tell us! Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com
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Manifesting Gold Medals with Kristen Faulkner Oct 09, 2024

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Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Kristen Faulkner joins Sarah to discuss the fascinating strategy that led to her viral win at the Paris Olympics, believing in herself when others didn’t, and coming home with two golds. Plus, discovering cycling in her twenties and the huge gender disparities that still exist in her sport. Also, the WNBA Finals are set, Allyson Felix enters her Alpha era, and hedgehogs get a lil’ love.

Read Steph Yang’s story about the Angel City FC NWSL salary cap violations here
What sport or event sounds like the absolute worst to you? Tell us! Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com
Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323
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Locker Room Talk with Melissa Ludtke Oct 08, 2024

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Melissa Ludtke, award-winning journalist and author of the recently released book, Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside, joins Sarah to discuss a serendipitous meeting that helped her realize sports media was her calling, being the only woman assigned to cover Major League Baseball full-time for Sports Illustrated in the mid-70s, and filing – and WINNING – a lawsuit against the MLB. Plus, some folks really don’t understand the concept of personal space.

Grab your copy of Melissa’s book here
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Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323
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Playoffs, Payoffs and Precarious Perspectives Oct 07, 2024

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The WNBA Finals are half-locked, but that other half is a knock-down, drag-out fight. Plus, under-the-table payments come into the light, new developments around the Christine Brennan interview, and a reminder that (friend) love is all you need.

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We love to hear from our slices! Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com
Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323
Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist
Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi

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Group Chat: Sidepieces to Mainpieces with Lisa Byington & Shimmy Miller Oct 04, 2024

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Chicago Sky commentators and power couple Lisa Byington and Shimmy Miller join Sarah to discuss the roses and thorns of working with each other, what the Sky needs to do to entice players to stick around, and why everyone knowing where and how to watch women’s sports is important. Plus zit stickers, the best kind of sellouts, and the responses slices sent in following Sarah’s interview with Christine Brennan.