What happens when the Golden State Valkyries take their playoff run to San Jose? Kaari shares her first-hand experience of Ballhalla at the SAP Center, the heartbreak of a last-second loss to the Minnesota Lynx, and the unforgettable moment that showed what this team is really about.

This week’s listener question (straight from Tampa, Florida!) unpacks how WNBA teams decide which uniforms they'll wear for games — spoiler: the league’s got more control than you might think.

Kaari also dives into the WNBA’s offseason, including the tough realities of players heading overseas right after playoffs, and why Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier launched the Unrivaled League.

And of course, Kaari has awards to share:

🏀 Buzzer Beater → The StudBudz (Courtney Williams & Natisha Hiedeman) bringing pink-haired chaos and authenticity to the pages of Vogue.

🏀 Airball → Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s name-butchering blunder.

🏀 Flagrant Foul → Whoever killed the lights at the very end of a playoff game in Vegas (seriously, what was that?).

“Big stories, little episodes—amplifying the voices shaping the game on and off the court." - Her Game Her Voice Podcast by Kaari Peterson

The Golden State Valkyries just made history as the first WNBA expansion team to reach the playoffs — and they did it in style. But while the Valkyries are soaring, injuries in the WNBA are piling up. So Kaari's digging into the whys and what’s next regarding the league’s injury crisis.

This week’s Listener Question takes us court side: how do teams decide which basket to shoot at in the first and second halves? (Spoiler: there’s more strategy to it than you’d think.)

And of course, it wouldn’t be Her Game Her Voice without the awards:

🏆 Buzzer Beater: Valkyries Guard Veronica Burton earns her flowers as the WNBA's Most Improved Player.

❌ Airball: WNBA broadcast graphics and timing — because seriously — we want to see the game.

🚫 Flagrant Foul: Atlanta Dream’s shiny black court somehow manages to disappear players and confuse viewers at the same time.

Kaari's got big wins, big injuries, and big misses — all in one little episode!

“Big stories, little episodes—amplifying the voices shaping the game on and off the court." - Her Game Her Voice Podcast by Kaari Peterson

The Golden State Valkyries just cracked open a surprise — literally. Outside Chase Center, a giant violet egg hatched their brand-new mascot: Violet the Raven. Host Kaari Peterson breaks down Violet's egg-cellent debut and the Norse mythology behind “Ballhalla.”

Next up, it’s tech time: The WNBA’s partnership with Second Spectrum is bringing full-court optical tracking and mind-bending analytics to the league. From sharper coaching to smarter storytelling, Kaari dives into how data is reshaping the game.

And we can't forget — this week’s awards:

🏆 Buzzer Beater: Sue Bird gets immortalized in bronze

❌ Airball: An all-male officiating crew in a WNBA game (seriously?)

🚫 Flagrant Foul: The bizarre wave of sex-toy tossing on W courts

Hit play, and let’s talk mascots, mythology and motion capture.

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“Big stories, little episodes—amplifying the voices shaping the game on and off the court." - Her Game Her Voice Podcast by Kaari Peterson