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A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

Love & Basketball: Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird react to the return of the WNBA

A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

The Vox Media Podcast Network

Soccer, Sports, Basketball

4.4611 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Megan and Sue celebrate the return of the WNBA season, pick their favorite Kamala Harris fits from Designers for Democracy, and give some love to Sanaa Lathan and Ellie the Elephant. PLUS: Are You a Megan or a Sue when it comes to packing? A Touch More: The Podcast is produced in partnership with VOX MEDIA and TOGETHXR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:40.7

Welcome everybody to episode three.

0:43.5

We finally settled in post-Olympics.

0:45.5

You know, the dust has settled for the Olympics.

0:47.5

I think we have settled in.

0:48.4

We're not jet-lagged.

0:49.4

You got your voice back.

0:50.5

I got my voice back, you guys. Big news, big news.

0:52.0

The WMBA has started up again, definitely hit the ground running. And then, of course, in case anyone forgot, I don't know how you could. We've got an election coming up in November. Yes, we do. We are also back with a new RUSU or RU a Megan. Can't wait for everybody to weigh in on that. I can't wait to weigh in on that, personally.

1:16.7

Okay, right to the check-in. Let's get into it because we have a lot to talk about. The WMBA is back,

1:25.6

and if that seems way too soon, it is. Some players flew right to, right to their games from France,

1:29.9

hit back-to-backs. It resumed on the 15th of August,

1:33.8

which was forward. It's just like, I couldn't get off the couch. I don't know how they're playing.

1:40.7

Trade deadline is tomorrow, August 20th. We're recording on the 19th. So I want to hear your thoughts on you think there's going to be moves. But Sue, take it away. WMBA's back.

1:45.1

No, I doubt there'll be moves. Come on. The WMBA is just, it's just not set up for that.

1:50.2

I know you've talked about this.

1:41.4

I'm sure a lot of people know it by now, but we have hard salary caps, and it's literally just a puzzle, a financial puzzle that doesn't always fit.

1:50.6

So to make a trade, money has to match, but you also have to stay within 11 to 12 player rosters. It's just not always easy. You can't just trade some picks and get a player and make it work. No, you're probably already going to be over your cap at that point. So I don't anticipate any moves. Summer. Sorry, I know it makes it exciting. But listen, there's new CBA coming up in a couple years and, you know, things are going to probably change. We're not going to get into that. That'll be fun because I do think trade deadline, rumors and whatnot. But listen, there's 24 more hours. There's 24 more hours. But yeah, the WMBA did hit the ground running. You mentioned Olympians. I think it's, what I think is most interesting

2:17.5

is outside of the fatigue from travel and the fatigue from pressure, which is real, I feel like

2:34.3

the USA Olympians are probably just in great shape at this point. Right? They weren't playing their

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