Shooting The Breeze

Shooting The Breeze

Tune in to our women’s hoops and women in hoops podcast.Host Paul Camillos and our crew of STB contributors, cover the latest from professional leagues through to grassroots and community.From our home Australia and across the world we have fresh takes on inspiring athletes, amazing Coaches and behind the scenes trailblazers from the global women's basketball landscape.We also look at the business and broadcast side of the game while watching women's hoops grow and reach new heights.Follow Shooting The Breeze on Twitter: @theBreezePod IG: @shootingthebreezepod and LinkedIn

Episodes

December 1, 2025 52 mins

Shooting The Breeze was LIVE from the Quaycentre with returning special guests Hoops Capital CEO & GM Chris ‘CP’ Pongrass & former Flame Vanessa Panousis.

Tune in to a candid and lively Thanksgiving pre-game special, as we recall the enormous changes, both good & challenging as CP steps down after 6 seasons at Hoops Capital.

This conversation covered a lot of different subjects including some updates ahead of the 4th Pink...

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From across the ditch, Tauihi Aotearoa player Hannah Hank joins Shooting The Breeze with NZ experts Linden Moore & Maia Williamson behind the mic.

Hannah has notched up an amazing couple of years, straight out of college at Clemson in the ACC she’s played in Europe, joined inaugural WNBL team Geelong, represented the Gangurrus Australia’s 3x3 National squad, and is posting up an impressive MVP ranking season at Tauranga Whai in ...

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November 13, 2025 48 mins

We’re thrilled to have young gun Isobel ‘Izzy’ Borlase join us.

After a stellar debut with accompanying accolades at her home town club, the Adelaide Lightning, Izzy has made a huge statement at her new club, the Bendigo Spirit, averaging 22ppg so far this season and Player of the Round in Rd4, ‘I think it's got everything I need at this moment, like I came here to get better at basketball…’

Izzy shares the happy days at the start of...

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Catch up on Shooting The Breeze WNBL Drive-Time LIVE Pod, our first Drive-Time live-pod!

Listen in as our panel, Paul Camillos, Kerry Waller and Em Palmer take a rearview glance of what’s been riveting and closely fought games in the first 3 rounds of the WNBL.

We touch on some key take-outs early in the season, with some great courtside & post game presser insights from the WNBL teams as the season gets to a physical start. Mixi...

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It's Tauihi Aotearoa time!

Shooting The Breeze checks-in with NZ experts Linden Moore host of Pas(Sport) Pods and SkySports NZ correspondent Maia Williamson to wrap Round 4 of the Tauihi League that’s now in its fourth season. 

Our dynamic NZ duo shares more on HoopZine (collab with BNZ Northern Kahu GM Jo Caird) and the phenomenal impact Aussie players are having on the Tauihi NZ league.

Linden and Maia slice and dice the deep t...

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Shooting The Breeze Series 8 and the WNBL 2026 Opener magically combine!! 

In a pre-game podcast both Head Coaches, Flyers Kristi Harrower & Capitals Paul Goriss join hosts Paul Camillos & Michelle Hocking as we get hyped for the prime time league launch at John Cain Arena!!

Both teams boast exciting line-ups, after big off-season changes to their squads. These two teams didn’t meet in the pre-season so we get to experie...

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It’s Volume 2 of Hoops Biz by Shooting The Breeze and we’re joined by unconventional economics professor Dr. David Berri.

A leading sports economist and professor at Southern Utah University, he knows how to challenge conventional wisdom when talking about economics and sports. Using a wonderful mix of human stories, economic theory and a dose of healthy journalistic skepticism he’s got lots of examples you can wrap your head around...

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Catch up on Shooting The Breeze Bonus LIVE Pod, we hype the inaugural Townsville Tip-Off, with hosts Paul Camillos, Kerry Waller (from Courtside Coffee Catch up podcast) and introducing Em Palmer. First things first is a quick update on WNBA playoffs in a seismic news day.

In a first for the WNBL, all eight teams will battle it out for three days of women’s hoops pre-season action along with a whole lot of community activations by S...

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Two #WNWBL Perth Wheelcats' legends Amber Merritt & Georgia Inglis, both having represented Australia in wheelchair basketball at the highest level and tear up the court in competition are making their mark together undertaking their best era yet - motherhood & hoops!!

A new dawn for Aussie Women’s Wheelchair basketball is here! 

It's our Series Seven wrap, make sure to subscribe to YouTube and your favourite podcast pla...

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Shooting The Breeze went LIVE. Listen back to STB's Paul Camillos and Simon Peters from WNBL Pulse from Southern Cross Stadium at Tuggeranong for the NBL1 National Pre-Elimination Finals.

We get into Day 1 surprises and an overtime, preview Day 2 match-ups and go behind the scenes at NBL1 Nationals Weekend.

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Leading the GEMS U19 back to the podium in an electrifying Silver medal campaign Coach Renae Garlepp takes us behind the scenes of the FIBA U19 Women's World Cup in Czechia and a talented squad of rising stars. 

As an NBL1 East Championship Coach, Renae Garlepp has experienced an amazing trajectory in her coaching journey in recent years. 

Winning an Oceania Gold with the Sapphires last year, she was awarded the FIBA U19 Wo...

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We take a trip back to a pre-podcast time for Shooting The Breeze & women’s hoops!

Keyan ‘Coach K’ Kramer, sports commentator, radio broadcast producer & MC joins us to wind back the clock in a nostalgic podcast that’s a testament to the early days of WNBL commentary at the start of the post mainstream media era… and Shooting The Breeze origins.

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Catch up on our LIVE Shooting The Breeze collab with Simon Peters from WNBL Pulse as we continue our WNBL updates including the great outcome that Adelaide remains part of the league. 

We also celebrate the recent run of success for our Aussie Womens National Teams - Asia Cup Gold for the Opals, back on the podium for GEMS with a Silver, and we were live between Gangurrus games in Jakarta at their latest womens series, a tourna...

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Gangurrus Assistant Coach Hannah Lowe is the latest recruit as part of Australia’s prep in the 3x3 boom. She talks Growth & Grit in a whirlwind 3x3 year for the Gang!

Despite falling short in the QF to World Champs the Netherlands, the squad have earned a Champions Cup podium, their 3rd consecutive Asia Cup Gold, first place at the Mongolia Women’s Series and were undefeated in the World Cup group phase just this year. 

We t...

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June 26, 2025 48 mins

Globally, women’s hoops is on the rise, and more eyes are on Aussie Women's Hoops than ever before.

We take an international lens to some series 7 highlights:

No. 186: Alford Corriette's NY State of Play

No. 191 Hannah Dodd - Birmingham & Beyond

No. 196: Coach Sandy Brondello from Paris to NY to LA2028

EXPRESS BONUS: Jennie Sager on CBA and WNBL updates

No. 205: Hoops Biz Vol.1 Broadcast with Tracey Holmes and Lance Peatey

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Hoops Biz Volume 1 Broadcast with Tracey Holmes, Lance Peatey and host Paul Camillos. The broadcast landscape is shifting, particularly for women’s sports, can it emerge from the shadows to take its place front and centre.

Women’s sports is growing in popularity and gaining more attention so we’re looking at key drivers elevating the professional game, and how things are changing.

It’s an exciting time for women’s hoops with amazing ...

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June 13, 2025 1 min

Women’s hoops is on the rise but there’s so much more to the sport than the game we see played out on the floor, So that’s why we’re releasing The Hoops Biz series of pods where we pull back the curtain on the business side of the game. 

We’ve got some interesting things planned so don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t already so you don’t miss an episode.

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In this pod we’re joined by Nat Hurst to talk about the Trans-Tasman Throwdown, the Tall Ferns and the future of New Zealand women’s basketball.

Alongside Coach Nat, dynamic Kiwi hoops duo Linden Moore and Maia Williamson are front and centre for this pod as they discuss players, the games and how a young Tall Ferns squad faced the No.2 in the world - the Opals!

But there’s more to this pod than just the Trans-Tasman series. We get i...

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STB was Live from Adelaide Entertainment Centre with special guest Laura Hodges, ABPA board member and former Opal. 

It’s the inaugural Trans-Tasman Throwdown game between the Opals Vs Tall Ferns. We cover some key player stories, ranging from debutants to second chances. We get caught up in the palpable excitement in Adelaide amongst the hoops community as well as angst for it’s WNBL team.*

We’re grateful for Laura’s insight as...

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Catch up on our live podcast collab with Simon Peters from WNBL Pulse as we continue our series on WNBL 2.0. We’re looking at it from the clubs point of view and a ground breaking CBA along with a wider look at the ecosystem around the league.

The breaking news around the Adelaide Lightning makes one thing clear - clubs must prepare for a different WNBL.

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