Episodes
In this episode, Liz, Karen and Kyndall let off some steam! Topics include Serena vs. Naomi in the Australian Open Women Single’s Semi-Final, Karen’s hot tips to snag that Beyonce & Adidas Icy Park drop, Draymond Green’s rant and the NBA All-Star game and the final fan vote, a.k.a. Damian’s Snub. Plus The Hoops Off! **** Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter . Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Produced, edited and written by Liz LappMusic: Theme Song, Hoops Talk Gangster...
Published 02/25/21
In this episode Liz, Karen and Kyndall try to unscramble the WNBA Free Agency frenzy and discuss Michelle Smith's WNBA Free Agency Midterm Grades. They also congratulate Renee Montgomery on her retirement, discuss the NBA position on the National Anthem and other Sports Headlines. **** Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter . Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Produced, edited and written by Liz LappMusic: Theme Song, Hoops Talk Gangster by neilcrossHoops Talk Interlude by Liz...
Published 02/18/21
In this Episode, Liz, Karen, and Kyndall discuss Karen's new hair care routines and the importance of beauty routines, how the NBA All Stars voting is a huge popularity contest, what we miss about Super Bowl parties, especially snacks, and other sports headlines. •••• Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter . Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Produced, edited and written by Liz LappMusic: Theme Song, Hoops Talk Gangster by neilcrossHoops Talk Interlude by Liz LappArtwork by...
Published 02/11/21
This week Liz, Karen and Kyndall fan girl all the recent WNBA Free Agency news as well as the heartbreak of losing L.A. Sparks players Candace Parker to the Chicago Sky and Chelsea Gray to the Las Vegas Aces. They also discuss Layshia Clarendon’s personal news and Trans community in Sports, Super Bowl LV, Fantasy NBA, Stonks with Money Mama and other sports headlines. Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter . Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Produced, edited and written by...
Published 02/04/21
Liz, Karen and Kyndall discuss the Super Bowl of politics, Shaq's old school motivation tactics, Daddy Dame Lillard, NBA Fantasy, how to buy a WNBA team and other sports headlines. Plus Hoops Off! Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter . Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Produced, edited and written by Liz LappMusic: Theme Song, Hoops Talk Gangster by neilcrossHoops Talk Interlude by Liz LappArtwork by Patrick Bradford
Published 01/28/21
Liz, Karen and Kyndall discuss the latest NBA and WNBA headlines and provide their hot takes, including Covid on the basketball courts, Kyrie Irving's mental state, James Harden and the Brooklyn Nets mess, Jimmy Butler’s stylish GQ profile, WNBA Free Agency and much more. Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter . Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Produced, edited and written by Liz LappMusic: Theme Song, Hoops Talk Gangster by neilcrossHoops Talk Interlude by Liz LappArtwork...
Published 01/21/21
Our first episode in 2021 starts off with a bang as we try to process the Insurrection of January 6, 2021. We unpack the trauma that we witnessed, while serving up Sports Hot Takes and NBA Fantasy tips. It’s no time for Dry January! #HoopsOff Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter . Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Produced, edited and written by Liz LappMusic: Theme Song, Hoops Talk Gangster by neilcrossHoops Talk Interlude by Liz LappArtwork by Patrick Bradford
Published 01/14/21
We are excited to bring you some BoCo with this extra special episode of The Hoops Talk. We run through some of our memorable moments of 2020 in Sports and send out whole hearted “Thank You” to our over 26 guests that made time to join us during this unprecedented year! Good-bye 2020, Hello 2021. Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter . Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Produced, edited and written by Liz LappMusic: Theme Song, Hoops Talk Gangster by neilcrossHoops Talk...
Published 12/31/20
In our final episode of 2020, we discuss the start of the 2020-21 NBA season and Christmas Day games. We know it’s only the first week of the regular season, but a few of us are already seeing bright spots on our fantasy league teams. The Brooklyn Nets look dominant, the Warriors suck, Clippers are a dumpster fire, and the Lakers look like a championship repeat is just around the corner. We also send off 2020 with our final Hoops Off segment of the year! Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on...
Published 12/31/20
The 2020-21 NBA regular season begins on December 22, 2020 and our podcast is kicking off our NBA Fantasy League! In this episode we analyze our Yahoo Sports NBA Fantasy teams, share NBA Fantasy tips and critique our opponents team NBA Player Picks. In the sports hot takes we talk old head LeBron James, hot head Kyrie Irving and Ball Out with LaVar Ball. Also Mama Money and Hoops Off segments! Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter . Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Produced,...
Published 12/17/20
In the spirit of supporting small business during the holiday season, we are joined by Nicole Stipp, co-owner of Matson & Gilman, for a virtual whiskey tasting. In our curated tasting, Nicole educates us on how to best taste whiskey and takes listener questions. This is truly an awesome experience to gift to the novice or professional whiskey lover. We also drunkenly go over some Sports hot takes, including James Harden, the Clippers and more NBA heat. Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on...
Published 12/10/20
Tis the Seasonings! The 2020-21 NBA regular season is due to start on December 22 and free agency is heating up. Many players have been moved around the board like chess pieces, but the Greek Freak and AD are yet to land anywhere. Also… who the f*ck is left on OKC??? With 60 draft picks, Sam Presti will own next year’s draft! We also discuss Unfinished Business… our NBA Fantasy League that was left undone by Covid-19. We have some new teams to the league, but more questions than answers with...
Published 12/03/20
In this 2020 NBA Draft Special we discuss the picks and analyze this year’s rookie class. We also want to know why Basketball analysts are obsessed with the New York Knicks, will Klay Thompson’s injury affect the Warriors pick, was the Ball family happy about LaMelo going #3 to the Charlotte Hornets and will we now get a chance to see Lavar and MJ go one-on-one? We are grateful to our fans and listeners and we hope you enjoy this mini-episode. Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and...
Published 11/26/20
We recorded this episode 1 hour after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were projected winners in the 2020 Election and we took the moment to celebrate! There has been so much anxiety these past 4 years and after 4 gut-wrenching days of counting ballots, we took the moment to be happy on the podcast. We also sprinkle in some Sports talk - NBA on Christmas, NFL has more covid, and we take our Hoops Off! Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter . Subscribe to our YouTube...
Published 11/12/20
It’s going to be weird to listen to this episode after Election Day! Whatever the outcome, we learned the VOTE is only the beginning. In this episode we relive our favorite hoopers Halloween costumes, Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe got hitched, MLB and Justin Turner give the L.A. Dodgers World Series win Covid, Brett Favre Dick Picks, Mama Money and much more. Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter . Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Produced, edited and written by Liz...
Published 11/05/20
@TheSportSorority | @NBWASSOC LeShonda Martin, Founder of The Sports Sorority and Mia Wright, President and Director of the National Basketball Wives Association joined the podcast to discuss their involvement in leadership, entrepreneurship, and activism as women in the Sports industry. Both share similar stories of learning the ropes, finding their voice and driving their purpose through their organizations. Plus The Hoops Talk crew shares the latest in Sport stories and the Hoops come...
Published 10/29/20
Elsa Collins won’t take a nap until November 4th! We all can agree she doesn’t have the time. Collins was raised on both sides of the Mexican-American border in a traditional Mexican family and she uses that perspective to drive her humanitarian work, which includes voter registration in the LatinX community, protecting the undocumented, and fighting for equality in all spheres. She is a founding member of I am a Voter, and co-founder of This Is About Humanity and the newly organized She Se...
Published 10/22/20
@breakingt on Twitter | @breakingt on Instagram Breaking T has been ground breaking when it comes to capturing real-time sports moments and delivering them directly to the fans in the form great looking t-shirts. We are joined by President Jamie Mottram to discusses how Breaking T makes it all happen and we get to pitch him a few ideas for a Hoops Talk collection. Also NBA, WNBA updates and our Hoops Off segment. Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter . Subscribe to our...
Published 10/15/20
For our first show of Season 3 we are joined by Kristin Brey, the founder and creator of As Goes Wisconsin. She discusses finding purpose in impacting politics in her home state of Wisconsin, how she combines comedy and local politics and as a Green Bay Packer Cheesehead her baptism by fondue. Plus Sports hot takes on NBA Finals, WNBA Finals, NFL Covid, MLB Playoffs and Hoops Off! Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter . Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Produced, edited and...
Published 10/08/20
In our final episode of Season 3 we discuss the NBA Draft and the Class of 2020 NBA Rookies with Yahoo Sports NBA Draft Analyst Krysten Peek. She gives us a rundown of her Rookie picks, who NBA teams should consider drafting and how this year’s Rookies did in this crazy 2019-2020 season. We also give updates on NBA playoffs, WNBA regular season, the Standing in Sisterhood summit and Hoops Off! LAUNCH LATINX ACCELERATOR - a 90 day transformational coaching program to grow your business. Apply...
Published 09/16/20
In this episode, our co-host Kyndall, gives us the scoop on The Voter’s Playbook, a 2020 voter registration initiative created with Yahoo Sports and Verizon Media. She discusses working with over 45 athletes from all disciplines, including Renee Montgomery, Ashlyn Harris, Breanna Stewart, and many others to bring this interactive and informational website to life! We also discuss NBA Playoffs updates, how the WNBA is shaping up for the playoffs and we take our Hoops Off! Follow The Hoops Talk...
Published 09/10/20
This episode Liz, Karen and Kyndall discuss the developments of the NBA and WNBA players boycott that was prompted by the Milwaukee Bucks, who refused to play in the Game 6 of the NBA Playoffs in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake by the Kenosha, Wisconsin police. They also discuss the RNC death cult, the WNBA social justice initiatives, L.A. Sparks in the standings and the Hoops Off segment. Follow The Hoops Talk podcast on Instagram and Twitter @TheHoopsTalking. Subscribe to our YouTube...
Published 09/02/20
Jackie Pepper, Sports video producer and grassroots political activist, lends us an assist when it comes to Voting and flexing your civic duty to put your elected officials to work! We also discussed Jackie’s sports journey, from NFL to Yahoo Sports and how her activism was sparked by the 2016 election. Plus - WNBA social justice, voting initiatives and our Hoops Off! Field Team 6 - Register to Vote, and register other people to vote, nationwide!Grassroots Dem HQ - Voter outreach (text,...
Published 08/26/20
As a 9-year-old journalist, Pepper Persley has created her own lane in Sports reporting. Her interview-style podcast and Instagram show, Dish with Pepper, hosts a variety of guests, from Phoenix Mercury/Olympic Gold Medalist Diana Taurasi to Sports Journalist Meghan McPeak. In our Zoom interview she discusses her passion for the WNBA, nurturing her craft, memorable interviews, and much more. PLUS: we discuss the rising WNBA rookies, the NBA bubble boys, and Hoops Off! (This episode has been...
Published 08/19/20
Follow Us @thehoopstalking on Instagram, Twitter and subscribe to The Hoops Talk Podcast YouTube channel. Follow Phillip Brown on Instagram at phillip3brown and his WNBA Instagram account at WNBA_Wubble Politics, Pu**y and Puritans with special guest Phillip Brown. We discuss Phillip’s career from playing pro basketball overseas in France to Youth Basketball trainer for the Los Angeles Clippers. Along the way he uses his platform to create the WNBA_Wubble social media account to support and...
Published 08/12/20