The news hit fast. Nneka Ogwumike announced this will be her final season. Satu Sabally is out of the FIBA World Cup. Azzi Fudd is done for the year. And Roberta came through with exclusive interviews straight from the Storm locker room.

Erica and Roberta break down one of the most emotional and news-heavy episodes in Tempestade Talk history.

What we cover:

• 0:00 — Breaking: Nneka Is Retiring, Satu Out, Azzi Done for the Season
• 5:56 — What Nneka Ogwumike Meant to Seattle — and What's Next for Her
• 10:34 — The One Thing Nneka Never Got (And Should Have)
• 13:36 — Is Nneka the Most Disrespected MVP in WNBA History?
• 18:27 — How Nneka Built the League Players Play In Today
• 26:20 — The Other Retirement That Gutted Us
• 48:37 — France Still Hasn't Named Their Roster — And Dom Is on the Bubble
• 52:04 — 🎙️ EXCLUSIVE: Dom Speaks on Representing France at the World Cup
• 1:01:39 — BRM Exclusive: Roberta Got the Interview
• 1:21:00 — Dom, Ezi & Awa All on the Court — 90 Seconds That Changed Everything
• 1:30:23 — Nneka Said She's Retiring and We Are NOT Okay
• 1:46:56 — Nneka as WNBA Commissioner? Here's Why That's Not Happening
• 1:51:02 — Nneka Already Knows What She's Doing Next
• 2:10:58 — More BRM Exclusives Coming — Dom, Awa & Jade Interviews Dropping Soon

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⚡ TEMPESTADE TALK — The Seattle Storm Podcast hosted by Roberta F. Rodrigues & Erica L. Ayala
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26 points. 10 rebounds. 3 blocks. Dom was dominant and the Storm finally snapped their 11-game losing streak with a 97-88 win over Chicago. Natisha Hiedeman went a perfect 12-of-12 from the free-throw line and Zia Cooke hit the dagger three to seal it.

Erica and Roberta break down what this win actually showed us about Seattle's young core and what to build on with six games left in the season.

0:00 - Intro: Storm Beat Chicago — But What Does It Actually Mean?
2:16 - Eliminated From Playoffs. So What Are We Playing For?
5:40 - Awa Fam's Minutes Are Down — And We Need to Talk About It
9:05 - Sonia Knew They Were Going to Win Before Tip-Off
25:57 - Did Awa Fam Hit a Rookie Wall?
49:10 - Did the Storm Ruin Awa's Rookie of the Year Case?
1:06:04 - Trade Ezi for a Point Guard? Here's the Case.
1:16:08 - World Cup Rest Decisions: What the Storm Should Do
1:26:07 - Dom Is Already a Top 5 Front Court Player. At 20.
1:27:50 - Super Hot Take to Close Us Out

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NOTE: This episode was recorded LIVE on July 17th

Three-game losing streak. Close games. Same late-game breakdowns. Storm faithful know this feeling — and Erica and Roberta aren't sugarcoating it.

On this episode of Tempestade Talk, the crew breaks down back-to-back losses to the Washington Mystics and Chicago Sky, pulls the tape on the fourth-quarter collapse patterns, and asks the hard question: is this a young team learning, or is there something deeper going wrong?

What we get into:

• 0:00 — "Uh-Oh, Here We Go Again?" — Storm on a 3-Game Skid
• 1:25 — Game Recap: What Went Wrong vs. Washington & Chicago
• 7:36 — The Lead Tracker Doesn't Lie — Storm Never Had Control
• 10:13 — Sonia, Flau'jae & Awa Speak After the Loss
• 10:31 — A Three-Game Losing Streak. We've Seen This Before.
• 13:39 — Is Flau'jae the Leader of This Team Now?
• 16:30 — Sonia's "Next Play" Mentality — Is It Working?
• 17:54 — Free Throws, Turnovers & the Late-Game Collapse Pattern
• 45:41 — Fourth Quarter: Jeff & Optimus Prime Take the Wheel
• 1:00:49 — The Skylar Diggins Accountability Conversation
• 1:04:42 — Will the Storm Trade Ezi Before the Deadline?
• 1:06:40 — That Chicago Defense Was ROUGH (And We Said It)
• 1:26:03 — Rekia Talked to Dom After the Game — She Wants to Be a Storm
• 1:27:40 — BRM Is Going to All-Star Weekend 🌩️
• 1:38:22 — "If Flau'jae Ain't Got a Problem, I Ain't Got a Problem Either"

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