Haley and Jordan talk about free agency, Love Island, and the Olympics, and ask the question throughout, “Who’s coupling up with whom?” Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Aug 03, 2021•54 min•Ep. 32
Jordan and Haley are joined by writer and poet Hanif Abdurraqib, who explores his relationship to fandom through conversations with friends, and through the ultimate what-could’ve-been, Ricky Rubio’s career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 29, 2021•32 min•Ep. 31
Jordan and Haley recap the NBA trade rumor mill, detail some of their favorite players in the draft, and answer those weird combine riddles that teams ask. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 27, 2021•48 min•Ep. 30
Contributor Alex Wong joins the Spinsters to tell the story of the Hong Wah Kues, a barnstorming Chinese basketball team in the 1930s, and explores why there aren't more Chinese basketball players in the American professional leagues today. Footage Courtesy of Global ImageWorks, LLC. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Lea...
Jul 23, 2021•40 min•Ep. 29
Jordan and Haley gush over Giannis, find new respect for Coach Bud, and argue for optimism with the state of parity in the league. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 21, 2021•50 min•Ep. 28
Jordan is joined by Sports Illustrated’s copy chief, Julie Kliegman, to talk about the recent bills restricting participation for trans athletes in sports, Julie’s love of the New York Liberty, and why the WNBA is so great. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...
Jul 15, 2021•33 min•Ep. 27
Jordan and Haley do a deep dive into USWNT basketball conspiracies, plus a Game 3 breakdown, and give Giannis a new nickname. This episode is sponsored by LMNT http://DrinkLMNT.com/Spinsters Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 13, 2021•43 min•Ep. 26
Haley is joined by actor, comedian, writer, and podcast host Paul Scheer to talk about the Clippers, comedians, which industry fits which fanbase best, and Jerry West's shortcomings. Then, they play the Spinsters' favorite game: Six Degrees of Kevin Love. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choices...
Jul 08, 2021•45 min•Ep. 25
IT'S THE FINALS BABY! Jordan and Haley go through matchups and possible determents for the series. Then, they talk about Rachel Nichols, white feminism, and the ever-deserving Maria Taylor. Here is the episode of Dishes and Dimes we reference This episode is sponsored by LMNT http://DrinkLMNT.com/Spinsters Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win so...
Jul 06, 2021•46 min•Ep. 24
Jordan and Haley talk about Chris Paul and the injuries in the East, the Portland Trail Blazers hiring Chauncey Billups, accountability, and arguments made in bad faith. They also sigh a lot. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 01, 2021•56 min•Ep. 23
Zach Stafford joins the Spinsters to share his relationship as a kid in the '90s to Dennis Rodman's gender nonconformity, and to explore the question of why there have been so few openly queer athletes competing in male sports since. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...
Jun 29, 2021•40 min•Ep. 22
Jordan and Haley talk Booker’s fantastic Game 1, the Sixers meltdown, and the messy politics of the sports unions. This episode is sponsored by LMNT Learn more at http://drinklmnt.com/Spinsters Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 22, 2021•39 min•Ep. 21
Jordan & Haley discuss the Suns having fun, the Nets struggling, and the Clippers being boring. Plus they try to figure out who is the face of Gen - Z in the NBA and weigh in on Portland and Orlando's coaching searches. This episode is sponsored by LMNT Learn more at http://drinklmnt.com/Spinsters Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Sp...
Jun 15, 2021•49 min•Ep. 20
Director, executive producer, and NBA fan Adam McKay joins the show to talk about his upcoming series on the Showtime Lakers, his podcast Death At The Wing, and basketball fandom. Later, he plays a Spinsters special: Six Degrees of Kevin with Kevin Porter Jr. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad cho...
Jun 10, 2021•32 min•Ep. 19
As the second round begins, Haley and Jordan react to some of the biggest surprises from the Bucks/Nets series so far, the rise of the Hawks and how to fix the Sixers, what everyone can learn from the Suns, and what they expect from the Jazz/Clippers series. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choi...
Jun 09, 2021•30 min•Ep. 18
Travel restrictions, a shorter offseason, and arenas with limited crowds made this year all the stranger and more exhausting for players. Producer Martin Kessler asks the question: Did Hustle guys — the ones who bring the energy — successfully make up the difference? Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about you...
Jun 03, 2021•31 min•Ep. 17
As the first round of the NBA playoffs continue, Haley and Jordan discuss what could be fixed and the recent incidents between NBA players and fans. Later, sommelier and 76ers fan, Maeve McDermott joins the show to talk about Embiid, playoff anxiety, the process, and more as they review One Barrel, CJ McCollum's wine. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chan...
Jun 01, 2021•36 min•Ep. 16
Playoffs are here and it’s hard not to jump to conclusions after the opening games. Jordan and Haley discuss the opening games and decide which dramatic reactions do and don’t need to be brought back to reality. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 25, 2021•35 min•Ep. 15
Haley and Jordan preview the first ever play-in tournament. Later, writer and Burn it All Down co-host Lindsay Gibbs joins the show to talk about the WNBA playoff format and what the NBA can learn from the W’s willingness to experiment. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...
May 18, 2021•44 min•Ep. 14
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. It's also when Tamika Catchings is being officially inducted into the Hall of Fame in a packed class featuring Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and Tim Duncan. Contributor Nia Symone talks to Tamika about her journey to the HOF, which includes learning to play basketball as a child with a hearing disability. Later Nia talks to Dr. Erin Stauder, the CEO of HASA, about what institutions can do to better support athletes with hearing disabilities. Spinsters fans! ...
May 13, 2021•32 min•Ep. 13
As the regular season comes to a close, Jordan and Haley are joined by tarot card reader and Denver Nuggets fan Ariana Lenarsky (@aardvarsk) to address the concerns listeners sent in about the Suns, Mavericks, Sixers, and more. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
May 11, 2021•52 min•Ep. 12
It's Knicks night! Jordan and Haley are joined by late night radio host Steve Silk, who navigates why this season means so much by taking calls from Knicks fans. Then, Rodger Sherman joins the show to talk about the beauty of hope and falling in love again (with Tom Thibodeau) Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more...
May 04, 2021•45 min•Ep. 11
Haley and Jordan highlight top players who have impossibly made leaps this year. Then, speaking of the rich getting richer, they discuss the expectations and regrets of owners about the play-in tournament, and what the NBA can learn from the WNBA about a lack of time off and the rise in injuries. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinste...
Apr 27, 2021•37 min•Ep. 10
In April 2001, the NBA changed forever when it voted out its infamous illegal defense rule. Twenty years later, Jordan and Haley hear from people who were in the room where it happened, then explore why eliminating this forgotten rule changed everything about the game we love and how it's played today. Follow Spinsters everywhere @SpinstersBW: https://twitter.com/spinstersbw https://www.instagram.com/spinstersbw/ Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a ...
Apr 20, 2021•37 min•Ep. 9
With about a month left in the regular season, Haley and Jordan highlight some players who have a very particular set of skills that could help their teams in the playoffs. Later, they review Dikembe Mutombo's coffee, Mutombo Coffee, in a new segment of the podcast we're calling Player Product Placement. Mutombo Coffee: https://mutombocoffee.com/ Haley is reading The Enchanted April: https://www.skylightbooks.com/book/9780143107736 Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have tim...
Apr 13, 2021•35 min•Ep. 8
It's an all-Lonestar State episode where Haley and Jordan recap the Final Four madness from the weekend, review the NBA’s Texan teams, and anticipate their expectations for the second half of the season. Plus, writer, Spurs fan, and friend Shea Serrano stops by to channel Gregg Popovich. Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!!...
Apr 06, 2021•41 min•Ep. 7
Basketball Writer Katie Heindl joins Haley and Jordan to explore the question we don't ask enough following the trade deadline: What happens behind the scenes of an NBA trade? Katie talks to players to examine the real life implications for those on the move. Emotional rollercoasters, uprooted lives, and deep feelings ensue. Follow Katie: https://twitter.com/wtevs Follow Haley: https://twitter.com/haleyosomething Follow Jordan: https://https://twitter.com/_jordanligons Follow Spinsters everywher...
Mar 30, 2021•39 min•Ep. 6
As the trade deadline approaches, Haley and Jordan breakdown the moves they'd like to see, as well as an alternate universe where you could trade GMs, coaches and owners. They also talk through a listener question: Is your basketball team doomed when they trade away their superstar? Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Lear...
Mar 23, 2021•33 min•Ep. 5
Writer Natalie Weiner, Haley, and Jordan dive into the question that's often (quite frustratingly!) asked about women's basketball: Why don't women and girls dunk more? Natalie clears up misconceptions about physicality and the actual limitations that girls and women face. Follow Spinsters everywhere @SpinstersBW: https://twitter.com/spinstersbw Click here to leave a review to raise money for Athlete Ally: https://apple.co/spinsters Athlete Ally believes that everyone should have equal access, o...
Mar 16, 2021•36 min•Ep. 4
As Haley and Jordan reflect on All-Star Weekend, they also discuss Blake Griffin joining the Nets, and Lloyd Pierce and Black coaches in the NBA. Also, they investigate a listener question: Has Brad Stevens lost what makes him good? Spinsters fans! We want to learn more about you! If you have time, it would mean a lot if you could fill this quick survey out. Everyone who fills it out will be entered for a chance to win some Spinsters gear!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....
Mar 09, 2021•47 min•Ep. 3
