The Women's Basketball Podcast With Mia & Mitch

0:00 - Intro 1:57 - Skylar Diggins and the Chicago Sky on the Rocks 11:30 - Which WNBA Coach Could Be Fired Midseason? 16:14 - Buy New York Liberty Stock Now? 21:47 - Geno Auriemma Sounds Off on Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley 35:52 - Atlanta Dream Lose Five in a Row 40:26 - WNBA All Star Voting Drama 50:53 - Making Money with Mitch

The Caitlin Clark discourse has gotten away from the league, and that’s not the WNBA’s only problem. The woman at the top should have to answer for that. 1:56 - Is Cheryl the GOAT? 10:05 - History for Mabry & Cardoso 19:18 - Project B vs. Unrivaled 23:59 - 4 OT thriller in DC 28:44 - Juju looks ready to go 36:40 - The WNBA’s biggest problem is the commissioner 50:33 - Making Money With Mitch

The Atlanta Dream is good, but just how good? Like contender good? Some with Dallas. When is Jose Fernandez going to get an apology from his doubters? Plus, we’ll talk about CC’s shoe, Azzi’s Project B plan and more. 2:31 - The Dream is Alive 12:21 - Azzi picks Project B 17:01 - Dallas doing everything right 23:11 - Sarah Strong’s tough 2025 28:57 - Are the Fever miserable? 38:43 - We can’t review...

Caitlin Clark has people in their feelings. Is she a genius or a villain? Are the Fever protecting her or bullying a journalist? All that, plus Mitch talks to Vic Schaefer and Olivia Miles has made the Lynx the team to beat. 4:01 - Caitlin Clark makes people stupid 19:08 - What the hell happened in DC? 25:03 - What has Olivia Miles done to the Lynx? 29:45 - Mitch & Vic go to OKC 36:44 - Is Sab...

Caitlin Clark and Stephanie White made headlines with their very public fight on the Indiana sidelines. That’s just part of a very beefy episode this week. 3:16 - Everyone’s talking about Jose Fernandez 13:30 - Portland surprises everyone 20:45 - Chennedy Carter gets a 4th chance 25:52 - Golden State getting right 29:51 - What does it cost to win? 35:51 - The Fever vs. everyone including the Fever...

Mia and Mitch dive into all of the anger, confusion and frustration around injuries, laws, and slow starts in women’s basketball. 4:37 - Tiffany Hayes vs. Caitlin Clark 12:53 - Give Olivia Miles the trophy! 20:30 - Give ‘em time to develop 25:20 - Will the Liberty be okay? 30:48 - What’s happening in college? 43:02 - It’s about ethics in injury journalism 56:42 - Making Money with Mitch

Caitlin Clark is making history, coaches are making and Mia and Mitch are ready to make sense of it all! 3:21 - Caitlin is back! 11:18 - What’s going on at Stanford? 17:39 - The Aces start hot 22:14 - Upshot’s promising start 29:48 - Is Lynn making things harder for Cam Brink? 36:53 - Jose Fernandez vs. his own team 47:07 - Making Money with Mitch

Live from the 2026 ACC Spring Meetings at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island! Mia O'Brien and USA Today's Mitch Northam are joined by a star-studded list of ACC women's basketball coaches to look ahead to the 2026-2027 season. They also give their initial impressions from opening weekend in the WNBA: are Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever in trouble? Is Dallas the team to beat? And, of c...

The WNBA season is here. Mia & Mitch have picks and thoughts, including who made the dumbest move in league history? 2:56 - The dumbest trade in WNBA history 13:06 - Chicago is done with Hailey Van Lith 19:09 - New York without Sabrina 21:56 - Golden State is worth $1 billion 26:24 - Let’s get drunk with Plum Dog 30:16 - The W has to get its tech game together 37:09 - The Fever marketing depar...

No Mitch this week, so Mia is joined by Rebecca Kopelman to preview the WNBA season. Is Dallas better? Is Indiana ready to take the next step? What are the realistic expectations for new teams in year 1? There’s plenty to talk about as we get ready for a new season. 2:36 - Did free agency disappoint? 8:42 - Time for Dallas to get serious 15:16 - Who’s still out there? 21:15 - Year 1 in Portland &a...

Mia and Mitch have thoughts on the WNBA Draft and where the league’s best teams stand after a wild free agency period. The league has a lot to catch up on before the new season tips off and it isn’t wasting time. 3:01 - The Flau’jae trade 10:19 - Cathy Engelbert gets defensive 14:45 - Azzi Fudd goes #1 19:28 - Free Gabby Jaquez (already!) 22:31 - Did drafting Raven Johnson make sense? 28:39 - No o...

Before you ask, yes, we know the audio quality isn’t great. Mitch recorded while waiting for his flight out of PHX, and airports being what they are, you can definitely tell.  As for what is on the show, Mia and Mitch put the wraps on the Final Four. Cori got her title. Geno got heated. Audi got out of Ames! Then in the W, the Sky made some weird moves including shipping Angel Reese to Atlanta. We...

For the fifth time in history, all four one-seeds have advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. And for just the second time (1995-1996), the same four teams from the 2025 National Semifinals -- UConn, UCLA, Texas, and South Carolina -- are once again the last four teams remaining. Mia and Mitch preview the 2026 Final Four in Phoenix, Arizona, plus give flowers to...

This first two rounds are in the books, and there’s a lot of chalk, but there’s also one double digit seed stealing hearts in the women’s tournament. Mia and Mitch talk about what they have seen on the court and what they have heard off of it. 2:18 - It gets sweeter for 16 teams 3:08 - We’ve got a Cinderella! 13:32 - Peace out, Clemson 18:56 - There’s copium in Oxford 21:33 - Let’s talk Sweet 16 2...

Ovies, Giglio, Mia and Mitch together on one show! This is the discussion of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament from OG Lite Bracket Night at Longleaf Swine in Raleigh. 01:49 - All Mitch wanted 3:08 - Health of women’s hoops 8:00 - Who’s nearing the end? 13:55 - Is UConn inevitable? 16:27 - Kara Lawson talk  22:54 - Final Four picks!

Power conference tournaments are behind us and the best of the best are starting to emerge as we head towards Selection Sunday. 3:07 - Vic Schaefer beats Dawn Staley 10:06 - Make UCLA the top seed, cowards! 18:34 - Mountain mamas! 22:50 - Duke at the horn! 30:36 - What happened in the mid majors 36:03 - More coaches are out of work 54:02 - Who ya got in this week’s tournaments?

The regular season is over and championship week is here. Iowa and Notre Dame are coming on at the right time. BC and Rutgers are on coaching searches. There’s so much for Mia & Mitch to get to. 3:46 - UNC gets revenge 9:43 - Ava Heiden & Iowa put a stamp on it 16:20 - Here come the Fighting Irish 21:06 - Who’s out? Who will be? 35:03 - Is there CBA movement? 42:33 - Championship week is f...

The SEC is dominating the conversation as we wind down the regular season. Dawn Staley has the Gamecocks sneaking up on people, Kim Caldwell has lost control in Knoxville and Coach Yo is ready to throw hands. 2:10 - How is Dawn Staley flying under the radar? 7:20 - Clemson derails Duke 12:47 - Louisville wasn’t ready for UVA 16:30 - The Big Mess/12 22:58 - How bad is it in Tennessee? 31:07 - Coach...

What a week of women’s hoops at every level! CBS Sports’ Lindsey Gibbs joins Mitch Northam this week to make sense of what is going on in the WNBAs CBA negotiations and why LSU can’t catch a break against the Gamecocks. 1:19 - Duke vs. UNC is good, but… 12:54 - South Carolina keeps beating LSU 20:46 - Vanderbilt almost had a perfect week 30:18 - More like Chelsea Great! 45:26 - Vic Schaefer joins...

2:48 - Tennessee’s got real problems 11:37 - All good in Chapel Hill 18:13 - Michigan keeps you on edge 22:11 - Duke just keeps winning 28:23 - Mia still believes in LSU 31:56 - Everyone in Connecticut hates Mitch 43:02 - Can UConn beat NYU’s 82? 51:44 - WNBA makes an offer 57:06 - Making Money with Mitch

We recorded a little early this week, because we had to get these takes off after a monster slate on Sunday! UConn looks like the team to beat. Mia & Mitch try to make sense of who will be joining the defending champs in Phoenix.   2:34 - UConn is the final boss 10:15 - Michigan wins a thriller 14:00 - Turtles getting shelled 16:53 - LSU gets buckets 22:00 - Texas Tech is for real 26:50 - Have...

Half of the country is frozen over. No time like the present to curl up by the fire and talk women’s hoops! Mia and Mitch dive into what is wrong at Notre Dame, what the WNBA is trying to tell us, and what the NCAA is trying to litigate now. 1:47 - South Carolina had every emotion last week 11:22 - Believe in Iowa 20:08 - USC still trying to figure it out 23:20 - NCAA benches K State star 27:42 -...

Football is in the rearview. That means basketball is centerstage in the college sports world. Mitch and Mia have new concerns for teams they were high on early in the year. They also have some information to share about hot seats, the bubble and the portal! 4:17 - Should we be worried about Texas? 8:48 - We should worry about Iowa State 13:40 - Louisville is for real 18:34 - LSU wins @ Oklahoma 2...

Vic Schaefer and Kim Mulkey would like to speak to the manager! SEC coaches are angry, Iowans are glued to their TVs, and Mitchell Northam is making money! 2:52 - LSU & Texas deliver 7:50 - Are we worried about Iowa State? 11:53 - Learn Maggie Doogan’s name 15:36 - How good is Vanderbilt? 18:44 - Carousel spinning 26:48 - Who are people watching? 37:26 - WNBA doesn’t reach a deal 43:44 - Makin...

We’re back after a week break and it looks like we are learning who is legit in the world of women’s college basketball. Plus, Unrivaled returns! Is that a problem for CBA negotiations in the WNBA?  2:37 - Duke gets it together 7:35 - Notre Dame proves us right 15:04 - We told you about Kentucky 17:59 - The Big 12 is chaos! 31:05 - Cori Close fights for women’s hoops 42:46 - Unrivaled is back 46:5...