Shooting The Breeze

In this Dream Chasers episode, Kiwi Hoops expert Linden Moore is back featuring special guest Rachel Taulelei - the co-owner of the Aotearoa Wellington team Tokomanawa Queens. In a wide-ranging conversation with Rachel in her prominent role at the Queens and within the NZ business landscape, she gives us a front row seat to the incredible opportunity for women’s hoops in NZ that has come to life!...

STB was LIVE at the 2024 Cygnett WNBL Pre-Awards Orange Carpet, and like all live feeds we had a slight mic issue for the first minute - so hang in there… that’s what we love about the spontaneity of our live pods this series!! If you missed out or just want to re-listen to some of the amazing guests we spoke with, including our roaming mic moment with a surprisingly talkative Melbourne Boomers Co...

Loz Nicholson is back in black, and Flames fans are ecstatic to see her in her home team strip. A reigning WNBL Champ; Loz is having a stellar season that has literally kept the team in the hunt! A part of this seasons MVP conversation she returns to STB in a fun chat that's equal parts entertaining and enlightening. We wind back the clock to her first WNBL championship in 16/17 in Sydney and her...

Listen in as we talk with Linden Moore and Maia Williamson about the Tall Ferns Olympic Qualifier Tournament campaign. A first round loss against powerhouse China had a lot of positives given the age and experience of the team. Linden and Maia give us a good look at what New Zealand fans can take away from this game, while also giving us their opinions about upcoming games and what this campaign m...

In our next DreamChasers we get a hoops business perspective with President of The Las Vegas Aces Nikki Fargas. Nikki has an illustrious backstory of her own - player, coach and now executive of back to back WNBA Champs The Las Vegas Aces. We’re incredibly grateful that Nikki shared her time and immense knowledge of the women's game, and the direction the Las Vegas Aces are quite literally champio...

Prior to the game between the Sydney Flames and the UC Caps we sat down and talked about the game, the Opals and much more.

Sara Houston is a new addition to the Aussie Glider’s. Wearing the national jersey for the first time at the Asia Oceania Zone Championships taking place in Thailand right now, we spoke with Sara as she was preparing for the trip. We talked about her introduction to wheelchair basketball and the chance encounter with a successful Paralympian and former STB pod guest that seemed almost predestined....

Pink Hoops is the inaugural WNBL’s Sydney Flames and NBL’s Sydney Kings breast cancer round. This initiative is inspired and driven by Sydney Flames Assistant Coach (former player) Tiana Mangakahia, who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. LIVE from Qudos Bank Arena, Flames player Shaneice Swain joins us as well as pre-recorded chats with Flames’ player and STB pod regular Vanessa Pa...

In our next Dream Chasers instalment, joining us are two female powerhouses behind some of the biggest clubs in the WNBL - Bernie Dodd and Victoria Denholm. Bernie is an Executive Director, and an integral part of the Melbourne Boomers ownership group and Vic is the President and part owner of the Sydney Flames. Both join us in an insightful look into their roles and perspectives. We’re grateful t...

In this episode Perth local Amy Atwell joins us, giving us a great insight into the Perth Lynx sharpshooter who is currently sitting top 3 of the WNBL’s leading three-point shooters this season… just behind former team mate WNBA’s Sami Whitcomb. Given a licence to shoot by Coach Petrik, Amy has fit in well within the Lynx’ fast and furious tempo, with a confidence that defies her age in only her s...

Welcome to Shooting the Breeze in our first LIVE pod for series 6. We’re LIVE from the National Convention Centre in Canberra, it’s UCCaps Vs Townsville Fire on Sunday 10 Dec. Despite a tech hiccup we are able to get most of our pre-game chat before tonights live call. Thanks to UCCapsWeekly commentator Michelle Hocking and legendary AIS Coach Phil Brown for joining us tonite! Enjoy! Don’t forget...

In our Dream Chasers series, we chat with Cassidy McLean. Cass is running her own business ‘Sporting Chance Collective’ that aptly gives athletes a sporting chance to pursue their goals by providing some addtional commercial experience and much needed income to supplement their sporting career. Cass is a reigning NBL1 Champ for the Bendigo Braves in what was a perfect season. In stepping back from...

It’s our first pod for Series 6 and in this episode Townsville Fires’ reigning Champ Mikaela Ruef joins us. A low-key post player, Mikaela is a high quality contributor and a strong work ethic combined with a genuine love of the game she’s an invaluable team player! Best of all rounding out her remarkable year, Mikaela has finally become an Australian citizen. She’s a Stanford NCAA final four play...

Series Six begins! Catch up with our fortnightly feature podcasts on womens hoops and women in hoops. We share stories that elevate the women's game, creating deeper connections and greater exposure. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Don’t forget to like, share and leave a review so we can get more Hoops content to you! Join us on our socials - Twitter: @TheBreezePod and IG: @...

Welcome to Part Two of our All-Star Series 5 Edition. We play it back featuring our most downloaded podcasts from Series 5. To round out our All-Stars we sample the following pods (in order of listening): Ep116: Free Agency Free Fallin’ (Part One) with Sammy Mac Ep118: Lauren Jackson & Tess Madgen - She Hoops; and a first with a female director in a Bonus Ep111 Director Jocelyn Song on ‘Sòng P...

Welcome to Part 1 of our All-Stars Series 5 Edition. Series 6 is around the corner but in this hang time we really want to play it back for some of our most downloaded podcasts from Series 5. In this episode we sample the following pods (in order of listening): Episode 120: Al Kunek Forging Her Own Path; Episode 122: Saraid Taylor and the creative pivot; and Our first Live Pod for Series 5 with Fi...

The Sydney Flames have now officially announced their plans and Tiana Mangakahia's continuing role as part of the coaching line up, so now we can share the excerpt with Chris Pongrass (Ep132 Clubland) where he talks about this along with the team’s heartfelt wish to include Tiana within the Flames fold since her early retirement. Note: Ep132 will be updated as an extended version. Also, in case yo...

It’s a big 150th milestone podcast. Taped from the KICKS brewery tap room in Marrickville, the format is based on STB listener input. Join us as we look back over 5 series of women's hoops podcasting and some of our greatest memories with our global women's hoops community. It’s been a magical journey speaking with top tier guests incl. this episodes special guest, Davidson ‘Wildcats’ Assistant Co...

In our 3rd and final Tauihi New Zealand 2023 instalment, Linden Moore and Maia Williamson joins us one last time this series to wrap what’s been a transformative second season of the Tauihi League, an amazing show of local talent and New Zealand's rise on the world stage. While the Tauihi season is done, the WNBL season is only weeks away giving us another opportunity to catch some of the talented...

We welcome Kristi Harrower, a true legend of the game in this episode. From humble beginnings in regional Victoria to the heady days in Russia, Kristi shares a slice of not only her playing journey but also that of Australian women’s basketball and the shifting landscape. An inductee of the Basketball Australia Hall of Fame, she has a staggering medal count representing the Green & Gold and he...

We welcome back Chris Pongrass, CEO of the Sydney Flames & Sydney Kings in a truly fascinating behind the scenes look into clubland, including some very recent Flames announcements that we were keen to hear more about since our previous podcast on WNBL Free Agency. At the time of taping we hear some highly anticipated team news that’s just been announced… and as some Shooting The Breeze audien...

We pick up where we left off in this Free Agency Part II episode with less than 2 months before the WNBL season tips off. Sammy McDonald, Assistant Coach at the Albury-Wodonga Bandits, joins us again as we revist Free Agency in our follow up from our Free Fallin’ pod in May that saw the biggest WNBL shake up in years. It’s a fly on the wall chat with hosts’ Paul & Jacinta alongside Sammy Mac o...

In this episode we’re joined by Paul Gorris, 2 time WNBL Championship Head Coach of the UCCaps & currently assisting former WNBA Champ Tanisha Wright at the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA. It’s an illuminating conversation, not just of him as a Coach but also his approach in coaching females and developing meaningful relationships within teams and with a stellar cast of our elite female ballers. Se...

Welcome to the second of our 3-part series on the Tauihi League with New Zealand expert Linden Moore and returning pod guest Maia Williamson, who is also an assistant Coach at The Mainland Pouakai. In this episode we get into the current standings ahead of Round 7, hurtling towards playoffs in what’s been an unpredictable season so far! It’s also great to hear about the rising local talent with so...

Shooting The Breeze is past the half-way mark for Series 5 so we’re taking a short pause to catch our breath and rewind on some amazing action this series! With the NBL1 Nationals kicking off this weekend, Tristan Prentice from SA cross over dribble, with a cameo from his dog Zelda, joins us later in this episode to talk about the fairy tale victory by dark horse Norwood Flames in the Central Conf...