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BOUNCE: The Valkyries' 1st Season in the Bay

KALW

BOUNCE Season 2 chronicles the Golden State Valkyries' first season in the Bay. In this podcast, KALW considers the increasing popularity of women's sports, the persistent inequities, the emerging celebrities, and the impact of top athletes on the community. It's all set against the backdrop of the team's debut season unfolding in real time.Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

KALW

BOUNCE Season 2 chronicles the Golden State Valkyries' first season in the Bay. In this podcast, KALW considers the increasing popularity of women's sports, the persistent inequities, the emerging celebrities, and the impact of top athletes on the community. It's all set against the backdrop of the team's debut season unfolding in real time.Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

KALW
7hr 27min
Thumbnail for "Ep. 8: 'I Belong Here' — Sophia Jones on Breaking into Sports Broadcasting".
August 26, 202518min 55sec27.2 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 10: Hoops, Hope, And A Second Chance — The Story Of The WPBA".
September 23, 202522min 7sec31.82 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 9: A Basketball Trailblazer".
September 9, 202523min 7sec33.25 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 7: Reuniting The Women Of The Pioneers".
August 12, 202525min 19sec36.43 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 6: How To Build A Brand".
July 29, 202517min 42sec25.46 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 5: The Power Of The W".
July 15, 202517min 8sec24.64 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 4: Valkyries And The Gender Pay Gap".
July 1, 202520min 37sec29.67 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 3: Rikki's - The Bay Area's First Women's Sports Bar".
June 17, 202518min 20sec26.38 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 2: Coach Nakase Is Full Of Firsts".
June 3, 202516min 50sec24.21 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep.1: First Of A Lifetime".
May 20, 202524min 58sec35.91 MB
Thumbnail for "Trailer: The Valkyries' 1st Season In The Bay".
The Golden State Valkyries will play their first game ever tonight! And to…
May 6, 20253min 4sec4.43 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 15 - Original San Francisco Warrior Tom Meschery On The Team’s Return To The City".
Tom Meschery was the first player in Golden State Warriors franchise history to…
January 15, 202017min 12sec24.74 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 14 - A homegrown national sportswriter on the team's final days in the Town".
Marcus Thompson writes about basketball for the national outlet The Athletic.…
July 11, 201932min 12sec46.3 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 13 - Will the Warriors take their philanthropy with them?".
The Warriors Community Foundation has donated over $10 million to nonprofits in…
July 3, 201912min 13sec17.58 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 12 - Warriors final words on a season gone awry".
The Golden State Warriors’ off-season is underway. In one of their last moves…
June 27, 201910min 46sec15.5 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 11 - Illuminaries bring Warriors spirit to Oakland walls".
The Golden State Warriors season ended last week with a dramatic loss to the…
June 20, 201915min 30sec22.29 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 10 - The Warriors leave BART".
Tomorrow night, the Warriors will play their last game in Oakland. When the…
June 13, 201912min 17sec17.69 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 9 - Meet Stephen Curry's barber".
We all know sports is a business. That’s why the Warriors are leaving for San…
June 6, 201914min 23sec20.7 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 8 - Getting ready for the Finals".
The Golden State Warriors have had a week off after sweeping the Western…
May 30, 201913min 28sec19.38 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 7 - Homegrown baller Joe Ellis on growing up in Oakland and playing for the Warriors".
Portland Trail Blazers guard and East Oakland native Damian Lillard recently…
May 23, 201916min23.03 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 6 - The Warriors take a little bit of Oakland with them to Chase Center".
The Golden State Warriors are rolling, now. Last night they crushed the…
May 16, 201916min 45sec24.1 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 5 - Will East Oakland businesses near the Warriors’ arena survive when they leave?".
You can say the Warriors relocating to San Francisco is a business move. With…
May 9, 201915min 13sec21.89 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 4 - An unrivaled team and the fans they're leaving behind".
This interview aired in the April 3, 2023 episode of Crosscurrents.
May 2, 201911min 11sec16.09 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 3 - From wilderness to superteam".
In this episode of Bounce, we tell the story of half-a-century of trials and…
April 25, 201925min 43sec36.98 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 2 - A collapse, a setback, and the underground Warriors economy".
We're only two games into the playoffs and there's already a lot of drama. In…
April 18, 201911min 5sec15.94 MB
Thumbnail for "Ep. 1 - How the Warriors became Golden State".
The new series Bounce begins by looking back...
April 11, 201911min 43sec16.86 MB
Thumbnail for "PREVIEW - The beginning of the end".
A preview of our new podcast Bounce: The Warriors' Last Season in Oakland.
April 4, 20193min 13sec3.87 MB

Ep. 8: 'I Belong Here' — Sophia Jones on Breaking into Sports Broadcasting

Thumbnail for "Ep. 8: 'I Belong Here' — Sophia Jones on Breaking into Sports Broadcasting".
August 26, 202518min 55sec

Today's episode of BOUNCE is all about the people behind the mic: sports announcers bringing listeners right into the thick of the game.

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