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Welcome to your courtside seat for all things WNBA. We've got you covered from deep dives and rants to tunnel fits and viral moments. Hosted by mother-daughter duo Christine Selk and Mia Hunt—both with journalism backgrounds—this show brings insider energy and Caitlin Clark–level passion to every episode.They have come a long way from tense car rides home from Mia's AAU games.
Episodes
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WNBA Playoff Picture & Predictions
'Tis the season! The WNBA playoffs are finally here and we break down the storylines of each matchup, what we're most excited to see and, of course, our predictions on outcomes and player awards.
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Project P(ositivity): Highlighting the Bright Spots Around the WNBA
It's no secret that the WNBA has been under attack by right-wing extremists, grifters and freaks the last few months. So today, we wanted to bring only the positive headlines. True fans of this league love it for so many good reasons. Media Mentioned: Diana Taurasi Prime Documentary:...
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All-Star Weekend Recap & Sophie Cunningham's Harmful Anti-Trans Comments
This week, we recapped All-Star Weekend happenings, a WNBA betting scandal and other off court happenings. However, we spend the majority of out time discussing the anti-trans remarks Sophie Cunningham issued--why they're harmful, why it is quite hypocritical and why the issue surrounding trans...
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Were There Any Snubs on This Year's WNBA All-Star Roster?
Yep! Another yap sesh! This week's topics: Caitlin Clark shoes: new colorways Chennedy Carter waived WNBA's approach to external comms... All-Star! Skylar Diggins criticizing the Chicago Sky organization Unexpected performances (good & bad) Our "Oh My God Have You..." recommendations: The best...
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Who Will Be The First Repeat WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Champion?
The 2026 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup scene has been set. The Las Vegas Aces will face the New York Liberty at Barclays Center on June 30! There are a lot of fun storylines and kismet moments with this matchup and we break them all down. We start with some of the top headlines from around the league…
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WNBA Hot Topics: Officiating Changes, Coaching Behavior, And the Teams Surprising Us
We are coming to you this week with another informal chat about all the major headlines coming out of the WNBA at the start of this season. We try to get to the bottom of these new points of emphasis in officiating, dissect what's going so right and so wrong with a few of the teams and even...
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WNBA is Officially Back: The Teams, Players and Storylines We're Most Excited About
We are recapping the first few days of WNBA games. We break down the rookies who are already dominating and those who are taking a while finding their footing. We discuss the new style of officiating and whether we love it or hate it (listen to this episode if you're interested in more background...
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2026 WNBA Draft Yap Sesh & Thoughts on Upcoming Season
With the 2026 WNBA draft complete and training camp started, a clearer picture of the upcoming season is forming and we are diving into it! Did we agree with the No. 1 pick? What were our fashion highlights? Who were the “winners and losers” of the draft? Will Mia ever shut up about the Flau’Jae...
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New 'Historic' WNBA CBA Explained
We are deep diving the brand new WNBA CBA. A few top details: It solidifies the largest single season salary increase in all of sports history. Max salaries are increasing over 400%. It sets players past, present and future up for success. We will have a full WNBA season this year!!!! We are...
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Writing, West Philly and Women's Basketball: Interview w/ Author Charles A. Bush
We are so excited to share our interview with author Charles A. Bush this week. We met Charles at the Philly is Unrivaled event earlier this year and were able to talk with him about his experience playing basketball professionally, his love for women's basketball, the process of writing his...
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Recap: Our Philly is Unrivaled Experience
The Unrivaled exhibition event in Philadelphia exceeded our and many other people's expectations. It was electric. It was literally record-breaking. And we get into it all! (And yes, that includes how we met Jason and Kylie Kelce.) Follow us on socials, everywhere @homestanspod
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The Portland Fire Episode: The History, the (Controversial) Name, and Season 1 Predictions
The Portland Fire megasode is here! There was so much to discuss we had to bring on two expert guests. We spoke with Bill Oram, an Oregonian columnist, about the history of the team, why we think the name really misses the mark, Oregon's prominent women's basketball culture, a deeper look at...
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Player Spotlight: Brittney Griner
For this Player Spotlight episode, we are digging into the life and career of THE Big BG, Brittney Griner. Throughout this episode, we refer to a few books and other pieces of media. Here is a list: "In My Skin" by Brittney Griner with Sue Hovey (2014) "Coming Home" by Brittney Griner with…
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Project B and Unrivaled: How Do the Newest Leagues Compare to the WNBA?
With the meteoric rise of women’s basketball come new ways to watch—and new places for athletes to play. On today’s episode of HomeStans, Mia and Chris discuss how new professional women’s basketball leagues, Unrivaled and Project B, compare to the WNBA. They answer questions like: • How does...
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Player Spotlight: Diana Taurasi
The Goat. The White Mamba. The LITERAL WNBA ICON (probably). On this episode of HomeStans, we dive into the life and career of Diana Taurasi. *DISCLAIMER* A lot of our research for this episode was from the recently-released, three-part documentary on Taurasi from Amazon Prime. While we go in…
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Player Spotlight: The StudBudz!!
...Buhlieve it!! I am breaking down everything you need to know about the StudBudz, the iconic duo of Minnesota Lynx players Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman. You'll learn about their high school and college days, how they became best friends and my thoughts on why their popularity...
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Our Favorite Moments From the 2025 WNBA Season
Helloooo women's basketball fans! For this episode of the HomeStans Podcast, we wanted to just reminisce for a bit. We are both giving our top 5 favorite moments of the season as well as analyzing some of our favorite tunnel fits. For visuals, watch this episode on YouTube:...
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Finals Game 3, 22's 2.2 Game Winner, CBA Developments and More
Producer's Note: This was recorded before Game 4 of the WNBA Finals (congratulations, Aces!). Mia and Chris detail Game 3 of the WNBA Finals and dissect how the Aces got this far with such a shaky start to the season. There were also plenty of fun and important off-court moments this week, like...
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Semifinals Outcome, Napheesa Collier Statement on WNBA Leadership, Cheryl Reeve Fine and More
Whew, quite a few headlines around the WNBA this week! Today, we discuss: Fever vs. Aces series Napheesa Collier's comments on WNBA officiating, pay and leadership Cheryl Reeve's fines and suspension and noticing those who have not voiced support (looking at you, Nate Tibbetts) Dallas Wings'…
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WNBA Semifinals: Game 2, Coaching Changes And... The Jonas Brothers!
Mia is bravely putting her COVID-induced, stuffy voice on display to bring you the latest in 2025 WNBA Semifinals, wild coaching shakeups and why the Jonas Brothers have been dominating WNBA Twitter in the last few days. Chapters:00:00-Introduction and Game Two Overview 01:26-Phoenix Mercury vs....
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First Round WNBA Playoffs: The Awards, Upsets and General Game 3 Chaos
And then there were four! Chris and Mia break down the first round of the WNBA playoffs and the winners of Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Coach of the Year and Co-Defensive Player(s) of the Year. What went wrong with the New York Liberty? How will Mia survive the Seattle Storm getting…
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All Things 2025 WNBA Playoffs!
In this solo episode, Mia summarizes the first games of the first round of the 2025 WNBA playoffs and what storylines are particularly entertaining about each matchup. HomeStans will be uploading these shorter playoff recaps throughout the postseason in addition to the usual episodes! Cheers to…
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What Will Happen to the Connecticut Sun? Inside the Complicated Sale
OK.... wow! There are quite a few moving parts with this one. We took a look at the potential outcomes for the Connecticut Sun after their current ownership, the Mohegan Tribe, decided to sell. Will they stay in Connecticut? Will the WNBA have their cake and eat it too? Are there some bids being...
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Why Are People So Mad About WNBA Officiating?
On this week's episode, we dive deep into one of our favorite topics when it comes to the WNBA: the officiating. While fans, players and coaches complain about the refs in every sport, something feels a little different in the W. We did some digging into how the refs in the league get trained…
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2025 HomeStans WNBA Draft (Raving About Our Favorite Players)
It may be fantasy football draft season, but we wanted an excuse to talk about some of our favorite WNBA players. On this episode of HomeStans, we hold our 2025 (for fun/means nothing/randomly timed) HomeStans WNBA draft. Who's taking the gold: Team Chris or Team Mia?!
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Christine Brennan Talks Caitlin Clark, WNBA Challenges, Writing Process and More
We thought that talking all things WNBA with renowned sports journalist Christine Brennan would be the perfect way to conclude our Book Club series, where we've done a deep dive into her book, "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports." We talk about how Iowa—the state and...
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Book Club: Christine Brennan's 'On Her Game' Pt. 3
You guys... we didn't even get into half of the things in this book over our three-part series discussing it. On the third and final installment of our "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports" book club, we covered Caitlin Clark's first season in the WNBA and the…
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Book Club: Christine Brennan's 'On Her Game' Pt. 2
In this episode of HomeStans, hosts Mia Hunt and Christine Selk, dive deeper into Christine Brennan's recent book about Caitlin Clark. -- In the second installment of the Brennan book review, we dig into the three main controversies covered in "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in...
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BONUS: Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves...
Bonus episode time! Allow us to introduce ourselves... In this episode, Mia Hunt and Christine Selk introduce their podcast, Homestans, and share their backgrounds and passion for women's basketball. They discuss their favorite WNBA teams, players, and coaches. They also discuss their own...
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Book Club: Christine Brennan's 'On Her Game' Pt. 1
In this episode of HomeStans, hosts Mia Hunt and Christine Selk delve into Christine Brennan's new book, 'On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports.' They discuss the impact of Caitlin Clark on women's basketball, the significance of Title IX, and the challenges faced by the...
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2025 WNBA All-Star (Rant and) Recap
It's been a few days and we are still decompressing from everything that happened last weekend at the 2025 WNBA All-Star Weekend. For the very first episode of HomeStans, we recap (and rant a bit) about everything from the orange carpet outfits to the 72-hour livestream made possible by the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to your courtside seat for all things WNBA. We've got you covered from deep dives and rants to tunnel fits and viral moments. Hosted by mother-daughter duo Christine Selk and Mia Hunt—both with journalism backgrounds—this show brings insider energy and Caitlin Clark–level passion to every episode.They have come a long way from tense car rides home from Mia's AAU games.
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Welcome to your courtside seat for all things WNBA. We've got you covered from deep dives and rants to tunnel fits and viral moments. Hosted by mother-daughter duo Christine Selk and Mia Hunt—both with journalism backgrounds—this show brings insider energy and Caitlin Clark–level passion to every...
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