Shooting The Breeze

A bonus pod with the WNBL CEO Jennie Sager in a huge week of league news. On the heels of a ground breaking Collective Bargaining Agreement and the uncertainty around Adelaide, 8th team and free agency.

A fast-track pod to get a handle on where things are at.

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In STB’s 200th podcast we celebrate and hype the upcoming Trans-Tasman Throwdown showcasing the rising talent across the pacific in Australia & Aotearoa.

A great opportunity for the Opals & Tall Ferns squads to play together and against each other on the international stage ahead of Asia Cup in July in China. Also a chance to build chemistry and much needed game time for the up and coming talent that will feature many new f...

She’s a five-time WNBL Champ, with 2 back-to-backs and one of the most impactful imports Australian basketball has ever seen.

Kelsey Griffin aka ‘KG23’ is a leader, a visionary, a baller and one of the best storytellers we’ve been privileged to have on the pod!

KG23 shares her journey of gratitude across a prolific career on and off the court, lifting her teammates and community in her pursuit of connection and purpose.

Her foray and ...

Catch up on our live podcast collab with Simon Peters from WNBL Pulse as we unpack the stories, expectations and speculation swirling around WNBL 2.0. We share our thoughts and take a look down the road.

The new owners officially took over the league on April 2 in a move that’s got high expectations from all WNBL fans but already seems to have encountered some questions from the clubs.

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It’s a special privilege hosting 2 well-travelled veterans of the WNBL and more recently each playing different roles this upcoming NBL1 season. Warwick Senators NBL1 West player & inaugural NBL1 champ Nat Burton re-joins STB to share her on-going journey in mindset coaching as part of Enriched Athletes, alongside guest co-host NBL1 South Sandringham Sabres Assistant Coach Britt Smart of bsmartbasketball.com

You're in for a trea...

We’re grateful to be joined again by Aussie hoops legend Coach Sandy Brondello who recently extended her role as the Australian Opals Head Coach till #LA2028 Olympics and is the Head Coach of the reigning WNBA Champs NY Liberty. 

We get a fascinating look into the Liberty, the WNBA and its meteoric rise within the sporting landscape as well as Coach Brondello’s take on our Aussie talent, the Opals sisterhood & the phenomena...

In STB's first live pod connecting speakers from around Australia, co-hosts’ Paul Camillos in NSW, Jacinta Govind in Qld, and Kerry Waller in South Australia, chat ahead of the much anticipated Game 2 of the WNBL Grand Finals between home team Townsville Fire and minor premiers Bendigo Spirit.

Despite an early tech glitch in a true live moment, in and amongst Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred in Qld, our experts weigh in on the exciting cl...

Live from the QuayCentre we’re joined by the versatile and deadly 3pt shooter Emma Clarke, recovering from injury. Despite being one of several starting players sidelined in a testing season for the embattled Sydney Flames who are playing their home game Semi Finals against minor premiers the Bendigo Spirit. 

In this pre-game live pod Emma gives us a look into the critical role injured players have in training and giving suppor...

STB was LIVE at the 2025 Cygnett WNBL Pre-Awards Orange Carpet with hosts Paul and Jacinta. Like all live feeds we had some slight mic interference from time to time on the night - so hang in there! It was a magical nite at Zinc in Federation Square, Melbourne.

If you missed out or just want to re-listen to some of the amazing guests we spoke with, enjoy the Orange Carpet ride!!

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STB hosts Paul Camillos & Jacinta Govind kick-off the first live-pod for Series 7 in one of the biggest match-ups in the run up to playoffs! The Battle for 4th between home team UCCapitals (currently 5th) & the 4th placed Sydney Flames.

In this pre-game live-pod befitting the battle ahead we're joined by WNBA young-guns Jade Melbourne (Caps) and Celeste Taylor (Flames) in pre-recorded sets.

Our drop-in guests live at the AIS...

In this podcast we’re joined by dual para-athlete Hannah Dodd, beginning her elite para career at age 12 and eventually competing in two sports, Equestrian and Wheelchair Basketball. 

In a two decade career at the elite level Hannah realised her childhood dream in Equestrian and then went on to compete for the Gliders in Wheelchair basketball. She opens up on the inevitable struggles and experiences that has forged her steely d...

Our guest this episode is Tauihi NZ Champion Lara McSpadden. In our first member ‘early access’ pod Lara talks about a surprising debut season in the Tauihi league, its professionalism with a lot of love and respect within the Whai team.

We get a great insight into the adversity they faced at the beginning of the season to the magical run up to the final four and the grand final game that rocked the establishment. 

No stranger t...

As we wrap a huge 2024 for Shooting The Breeze we wanted to showcase some innovative pods as well as some new voices that were part of last year's podcasts.

This mix tape covers groundbreaking live pods - the roaming mic at Qudos with takes from hoops fans & the WNBL Awards LIVE on the Orange Carpet...

It also highlights Jaz Shelley, Davidson College Wildcats Asst Coach James Janssen and the Gliders' Sara Houston.

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Texas native Paige Bradley loves playing international hoops. A seasoned player who's spent her career on the international hoops circuit, including Europe, talks about the evolving Tauihi NZ League where she's played back-to-back seasons with the Southern Hoiho. Returning as guest co-host is NZ hoops expert & AUT PhD candidate Linden Moore.

We cover Paige's time playing in the Southern Hemisphere, and how it’s shaped her game a...

As real as it gets, we're joined by Alex ‘Bunts’ Bunton - the face of the WNBL, ABPA and Full Stop Australia initiative to address domestic violence and gendered violence against women.

During 16 Days of Activism, Bunts shares more about her Domestic Violence (DV) advocacy work in a uniquely positive pod with former Sydney Flames teammate Vanessa ‘Ness’ Panousis co-hosting. There’s twists and turns in this candid conversation sharin...

This episode features stats expert & international women’s hoops scout Alford Corriette. While his reporting beat for Her Hoop Stats is NY he keeps an eye on the international real hoops scene. 

We take a New York minute to look back at a watershed WNBA season and a historic one for NY Liberty - their first Championship, with Head Coach Aussie Legend Sandy Brondello at the helm.

Al gives us an insight into the Liberty, their...

In this playback we have our Changemakers playlist from Series 6. STB movers & shakers include Justin Nelson, Lauren Gandini, Craig Campbell and Shelley Matheson.

Justin is a true innovator with Tauihi Aotearoa set to expand in 2025 with the Indian Panthers joining in only the 4th year of the league. Lauren is a change agent as co-founder of Australia’s first female athlete sports agency ‘Stella Athletes’ and Australians Nationa...

Series 6 playbacks with the STB College Hoop Dreams playlist. 

With US College Women's Hoops around the corner, this episode features an assortment of short takes from Series 6 around college hoops. 

Lined up is James Janssen Assistant Coach at Atlantic 10 conference Davidson College, Sam Tomlinson a former Aussie Hooper now college talent scout & facilitator with Aussie Basketball USA Pathways and exciting Aussie prosp...