New Basketball League Unrivaled is Changing the Game + Megan & Sue's PWHL debut

A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

The Vox Media Podcast Network

Soccer, Sports, Basketball

4.4 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

This week on A Touch More, Megan and Sue dive into Napheesa Collier & Breanna Stewart’s groundbreaking new league, Unrivaled, which starts on Friday, and what sets it apart in women’s basketball. Sue breaks down the innovative structure, the top-tier talent involved, and how this league could transform the game both on and off the court. Plus, Megan and Sue share their takeaways and favorite moment from their first PWHL game. In “Bicker of the Week,” Megan and Sue debate cooking styles (spoiler: Sue’s involves a lot of dishes). And DON’T FORGET! A Touch More is moving to THURSDAYS. Make sure you subscribe to our channel so you never miss an episode. This episode also focuses on the devastating fires impacting the LA community and surrounding areas. Megan and Sue discuss the toll these fires are taking on communities and share some ways you can help those affected. Check out the links below to find verified resources and donation opportunities to support relief efforts. All of us at A Touch More extend our heartfelt thoughts to those impacted and our deepest condolences to those who have suffered losses. LA Fire Relief Resources: Displaced Latine Families Displaced Black Families GoFundMe: Wildfire Relief Fund 2025 Support LAFD 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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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome back to the show.
0:04.3	So much has happened since we were last in studio.
0:07.3	A lot in the NWSL, Lynn Williams got traded to the rain.
0:11.4	Let's go.
0:12.0	Don't know how I feel about that.
0:13.1	Marta surprised us all with a wonderful Instagram post,
0:17.2	but she's staying in Orlando.
0:19.0	She's coming back.
0:19.9	Give her the Oscar I literally her
0:22.1	acting skills were legit I was cackling yeah it was so quintessence the ending was great so good
0:28.1	the ending was great Denver got an expansion team yeah that's exciting to the tune of 110 million
0:34.3	dollars that's crazy not bad not bad yeah We also heard that based on our last episode,
0:41.1	there's a lot of interest in our book club. Yeah. So we're going to talk about that a little bit later.
0:46.7	Also, for everybody listening after this week, a touch more will be dropping on Thursdays now.
0:52.8	So make sure you subscribe to a touch more on YouTube to get our new next episode.
0:58.5	You guys just... I meant to say next new episode. Just full disclosure to the listeners, the Sunday and Monday scaries, whatever they are. The scaries got to us. It was too much. We needed an extra
1:10.8	day. Mondays came quick. It's not going to matter, I don't think, to you guys. You'll just
1:17.1	have to tune in on Thursday instead of Wednesday. It's going to matter a lot to us, though.
1:21.3	There's so much that happens over the weekend. And then it's just like Monday, you're right
1:26.0	back into it. Everyone's like, yeah, that's a job. But here we are. Speaking of things starting up, unrivaled, the start of that season is finally here. I'm really excited. Yeah, I'm really excited too. Oh my gosh. I'm really excited. I feel like we did our best not to talk about it too
1:45.9	much prior. And it's like, it's here, it's coming. All the favorite stars are in it and we're so
1:52.4	excited for it. We also went to our first PWHL hockey game in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena,
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