Episode 12

Women’s pro baseball returns, Valkyries resume after All-Star break, WNBA trade deadline breakdown

August 6, 2026 · 52:47

Lots of great women’s sports to uplift, from Women’s Professional Baseball League opening weekend to She Weekend’s reverberating vibes to Nneka Ogwumike’s new scoring title to a fantastically entertaining WNBA All-Star weekend to the Valkyries hitting grind time of the season, and finally, Filiberto wonders why Valkyries fans were trippin over Kelsey Plum at trade deadline.

Show notes

9:43 – Maybelle Blair and her mascot.

12:38 – Bren Hucks’ She Weekend diary.

20:06 – Raising the Bar: Guidelines for Respectful Media Coverage in Women’s Athletics

20:30 – Nneka Ogwumike becomes L.A. Sparks all-time leading scorer.

47:54 – Valkyries stealing the ball a lot from Toronto.

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Creators and Guests

Host

Filiberto Nolasco Gomez

Raised in a Mexican working class enclave of Eastern Los Angeles, I spent many hours hooping with the homies in public parks all over Montebello. Read more: https://wegotnextpod.org/hosts

Host

Michelle Hatfield

I’m a miserable childless cat lady from Central California by way of Virginia with some MidWest influence. I’m a women’s sports fanatic. I’m an activist, YIMBY, Golden State Valkyries Founding Guard member and season ticket holder and occasional runner who works for social justice, equal pay, and intersectional liberation. I’m a former journalist now focusing on advocacy communications and storytelling. Read more: https://wegotnextpod.org/hosts

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Women’s pro baseball returns, Valkyries resume after All-Star break, WNBA trade deadline breakdown

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