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Spinsters

A basketball podcast for people who like basketball. New episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays. Co-hosted by Haley O’Shaughnessy and Jordan Ligons.

Episodes

For the Hate of the Game with Tyler Tynes | THE GIRLIES

Haley and Jordan are joined by GQ Sports' Tyler Tynes! Tyler teaches Haley and Jordan how to hate properly as they talk about the NBA finals, watching basketball on the east coast, the new Adam Sandler movie Hustle , and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 14, 202256 minEp. 122

Bad Words with Howard Beck | INTERVIEWS

Haley and Jordan are joined by Sports Illustrated's Howard Beck! Howard reveals what he's going to do once player podcasts replace traditional media, then gives his thoughts on how the finals have been so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 09, 202254 minEp. 121

Too Heat to Handle with Michelle Beadle | THE GIRLIES

Haley and Jordan are joined by the great Michelle Beadle! Michelle gives her thoughts on what she's seen thus far in the finals, the recent coaching changes around the league, and Pat Riley's end-of-year press conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 07, 20221 hr 18 minEp. 120

A Long Way From Oakland with Alan Chazaro | THE STORIES

The Warriors are back in the NBA Finals—but this time, they're hosting Game 1 across the Bay, in Chase Center. Writer, poet, and Warriors diehard Alan Chazaro chronicles the communal loss felt by Oakland residents when the team left Oracle Arena in 2019, and navigates the parallels to a larger issue: Being priced out of the Bay for good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 03, 202242 minEp. 119

Spinning Time with Adam McKay | INTERVIEWS

Haley and Jordan are joined by writer, producer, and director Adam McKay to talk all things Winning Time! They talk about how the casting process worked, what stories got left out of the show, and the challenges of making a show based on real people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 01, 202243 minEp. 118

Mascot Expansion Draft with Harry Krinsky and Ciara Mountains | THE GIRLIES

Haley is on vacation so producer Harry and Ciara join Jordan in her absence. We ask a number of Louisville-related questions we were never able to ask for some reason, talk about some recent rumors of NBA expansion, and Jordan checks in with Ciara and Harry about the Warriors. Finally, Ciara and Jordan help Harry pick a W team to root for! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 26, 20221 hr 12 minEp. 117

There Will Be Blowouts with Katie Heindl | THE GIRLIES

Spinsters' official Feelings Correspondent Katie Heindl is BACK! We talk about the string of recent playoff blowouts, times we've thought all hope was lost only to find out it wasn't, and do a mini deep dive into the NBA baby bump. Subscribe to Katie's newsletter BASKETBALL FEELINGS ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 24, 20221 hr 9 minEp. 116

Internal Matters Pt 2 with Rohan Nadkarni | THE GIRLIES

Rohan Nadkarni returns! This time we actually talk basketball!! Harry and Ciara give us their gleeful reaction to Mavs vs. Warriors game 1, and Rohan breaks down what we can expect from the rest of Celtics vs. Heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 19, 202256 minEp. 115

Internal Matters Pt 1 with Rohan Nadkarni | THE GIRLIES

Haley and Jordan are joined by Sports Illustrated basketball writer (and 3x Girlie) Rohan Nadkarni! Rohan was at Suns vs Mavs game 7 and gives Haley and Jordan his take on what it was like to be there. + Everyone everyone shares the biggest public L's they've taken, and the Kevin Love Line returns! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 17, 20221 hr 4 minEp. 114

WNBA Season Preview with Ari Chambers | THE GIRLIES

Haley and Jordan are joined by WNBA expert and founder of HighlightHER, Ari Chambers! Haley, Jordan, Ari, and Ciara talk exciting teams, players to watch out for, and give you everything else you need to know to follow the W this year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 12, 202255 minEp. 113

The Return of Morey Panics with @TylerIAm | THE GIRLIES

Tyler is back to try to figure out which playoff media news cycles matter and which ones we can ignore. We talk the Ja injury controversy, Miami fans, and of course, DeAndre Jordan's plus-minus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 10, 20221 hr 6 minEp. 112

An Episode About Nothing with Sean Yoo | THE GIRLIES

Sean Yoo joins the show and we talk a little bit about basketball and a lot about...which NBA teams are which clothing brands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 05, 20221 hr 26 minEp. 111

The Perfect Playoff Round with Nekias Duncan | THE GIRLIES

Haley and Jordan are joined by fellow podcaster and writer Nekias Duncan to talk about Mavs vs. Suns and Heat vs. Sixers. + We talk best time zones, the Draymond flagrant, and what we would do if we became Doc Rivers in some kind of magic body-switching situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 03, 20221 hr 10 minEp. 110

Nick Nurse IMDB with Dishes & Dimes | THE GIRLIES

Haley and Jordan are joined by Toronto's own Dishes & Dimes! This is a cross-over ep YEARS in the making, and what better time to have it than when the Raptors have a chance to come back from being down 3-0 against the Sixers!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 28, 20221 hr 9 minEp. 109

First Round Chaos with Sarah Spain | THE GIRLIES

Haley and Jordan are joined by ESPN's Sarah Spain to talk basketball villains, the Celtics sweep, and what is going on with Philly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 26, 20221 hr 2 minEp. 108

Moral Basketball with Jay Caspian Kang | INTERVIEWS

Haley and Jordan are joined by New York Times Opinion staff writer (and founder of the NBA Dark Web) Jay Caspian Kang! They talk basketball morals, if the Celtics will always be villains, and the guiding principles of the NBA Dark Web. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 21, 202248 minEp. 107

It's Anthony Edwards's World with Jon Krawczynski | THE GIRLIES

Haley and Jordan are joined by senior writer for The Athletic, Jon Krawczynski, to celebrate the Wolves and preview the rest of their match-up with the Grizzlies. They talk about Ant's electric game one, how the Grizz may adjust, and finish up with a great question about ponds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 19, 202259 minEp. 106

Nets Talk + The Kevin Love Line with Mina Kimes | THE GIRLIES

Brooklyn Nets Day 1 Mina Kimes joins the show to talk about how her beloved nets are going to do in their first-round match-up with the Celtics. Then we debuted a new segment: THE KEVIN LOVE LINE! Mina helps Haley, and Jordan give some advice about love....and basketball... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 15, 202241 minEp. 105

The Anti Awards Award Show Pt 2 with Seerat Sohi | THE GIRLIES

Seerat is back for part two of the Anti Awards Award Show. The team talks Adam Silver, Donovan Mitchell, wild NBA rumors, and if seltzer could break up the Utah Jazz... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 12, 202256 minEp. 104

The Anti Awards Award Show Pt 1 with Seerat Sohi | THE GIRLIES

Haley and Jordan are joined by the Ringer's Seerat Sohi to give out some end-of-season awards....just not the awards you might think.... This is part 1! Part 2 comes out on Tuesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 07, 202248 minEp. 103

Under a Macroscope with Zach Schwartz | THE GIRLIES

Haley and Jordan are joined by Bucket's own Zach Schwartz for some ~reflection~ as the regular season winds down. They each give one micro-reflection, one macro-reflection, and one medium-cro-reflection on this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 05, 202258 minEp. 102

Cornbread Mafia with Mike Rutherford | INTERVIEWS

Haley chats with Mike Rutherford, the hardest working man in Louisville. They talk about all things college basketball for the first half, and all things Kentucky for the second half. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 31, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 101

The Garden Podcast with Sean Yoo | THE GIRLIES

Haley and Jordan are joined by New Jersey day-1 Sean Yoo to talk about all things New Jersey for the first half of the episode, and some basketball in the second half. They talk about Lousiville's tournament run, the sad streak of big man injuries, and try to figure out what's wrong with the Warriors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 29, 20221 hr 15 minEp. 100

The Girlies Guide To Gambling Pt 2 with Motoi Pearson | INTERVIEWS

For part two of The Girlies Guide to Gambling, Haley and Jordan sit down with Motoi Pearson, senior trader at Wynn Bet. Motoi is part of the team that actually sets the gambling lines for Wynn Bet. Haley and Jordan ask him about how he found himself in the line-setting business, what he takes into account when setting lines, and decompressing from sports during the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Mar 24, 202241 minEp. 99

The Girlies Guide To Gambling Pt 1 with Matt Perrault | INTERVIEWS

Haley and Jordan were in the Bluewire studio in Las Vegas this weekend and sat down with gambling expert, and director of media for Props.com, Matt Perrault. Haley and Jordan asked Matt about how to make gambling more accessible, the future of gambling in women's sports, and the time he won a professional poker tournament his first time playing competitive poker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Mar 22, 202243 minEp. 98

Feel, Marry, Kill Pt 2 with Katie Heindl | THE GIRLIES

This is part two of our mega-episode with Katie Heindl! Haley, Jordan, Katie, and Harry finish up their FMKs, talk Ja, Cade, and more Jordan Poole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 18, 202239 minEp. 97

Feel, Marry, Kill Pt 1 with Katie Heindl | THE GIRLIES

Katie Heindl joins the girlies to talk about FEELINGS. Haley, Jordan, Katie and Harry play a game of F, Marry, Kill, but with basketball situations for the remainder of the season. We went so long we decided to make it a two-parter! Part two comes out tomorrow!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 17, 20221 hr 7 minEp. 96

The Mother of Women's Basketball | THE STORIES

Host of Them's The Rules and writer Bronwen Clark joins Haley and Jordan to tell the story of Senda Berenson Abbott, the author of the first Basketball Guide for Women and the woman who brought basketball to Smith College. It marked the first time women played organized basketball. Chaos and restrictive rules ensued—including requiring the women to play in corsets and shoot with their pinkies up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Mar 15, 202241 minEp. 95

Experts Weigh In On Brittney Griner’s Detainment with William Butler and Courtney Cox | INTERVIEWS

Haley and Jordan are joined by William Butler, a Russian legal specialist and Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law, to debrief what we know about Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia. Then the Spinsters are joined by Dr. Courtney Cox, an assistant professor in the Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies department at Oregon, about her experience covering WNBA players overseas, and what Griner’s situation says about larger themes in the women's game. Haley references a previous Spinsters e...

Mar 10, 20221 hr 8 minEp. 94

Down Bad Power Rankings with Jenkins and Jonez | THE GIRLIES

Haley and Jordan are joined by Twitter legends and fellow basketball podcasters John and Tyler try to get to the bottom of an age-old question, who is the most down bad person in the larger NBA universe right now? Some nominees include Frank Vogel, Jerry West, and Jordan because she has to watch the Lakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 09, 202259 minEp. 93
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