1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're really 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: regretting quitting tennis after seeing Sportico's list of top earning female. 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 2: Athletes for the top five all in tennis. Sorry, mom 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 2: and dad. 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: It's Thursday, December fourth, and on today show we'll be 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,440 Speaker 1: talking to the founder of Watch Party phl and host 7 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: of that Everyone Listens to This John Podcast, Jen Leary, 8 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: about creating community for women's sports fans in Philly, preparing 9 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: for the arrival of a Philly WNBA team outfitting actress 10 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: Aubrey Plaza and women's sports gear and popular Philly jargon, 11 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,480 Speaker 1: plus a hattie up North, a goat starts, a wildfire, 12 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: and a dictionary the ducking Rules. It's all coming up 13 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: right after this. Welcome back, Slaicys. Here's what you need 14 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:51,480 Speaker 1: to know today. A great night of college hoops tonight 15 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: thanks to the acc SEC Women's Challenge. At seven pm 16 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: Eastern tonight, Number two Texas host Number eleven UNC on 17 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: ESPN two on ESPN also at seven Eastern, Number three 18 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:06,199 Speaker 1: South Carolina visits Number twenty two Louisville at nine pm 19 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: Eastern on ESPN two. It's number eighteen Notre Dame visiting 20 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: number thirteen Ole Miss and on ESPN also at nine 21 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: pm Eastern, Number five LSU faces its first test of 22 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 1: the season and first top one hundred team, Number fifty 23 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: one Duke to College Vibes and the first round of 24 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: the NCAA Tournament. Did you get your ESPN Volleyball Championship 25 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: Challenge bracket in? I hope so, because I'm looking forward 26 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: to taking you down. Games start at three pm Eastern. 27 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 1: We'll link to the schedule in the show notes. You 28 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 1: can catch all the action on ESPN Plus, including top 29 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: seed Nebraska starting their tournament run by taking on Long 30 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: Island at eight pm Eastern to the WNBA, and details 31 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: of the league's latest CBA proposal. Per friend of the 32 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: show Annie Costable of Front Office Sports, the league is 33 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: offered up maximum based salaries into the seven figures, with 34 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: minimums at two hundred and twenty five thousand up, but 35 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,639 Speaker 1: they've proposed cutting team housing, a benefit provided to players 36 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: since twenty sixteen. Under the current CBA, players are guaranteed 37 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: team housing or a monthly stipend to help cover housing costs, 38 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: and perhaps the biggest proposed change, pushing training camps from 39 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: late April up to as early as mid March, a 40 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: move that would expand the season footprint and help accommodate 41 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: seasons with more games, but would create potential scheduling conflicts 42 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: for players competing in off season leagues and for incoming 43 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: rookies playing in the NCAA tournament. The twenty twenty sixth 44 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: WNBA draft is currently set for April thirteenth, one week 45 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: after the National Championship Game, that that could change. A 46 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: story from Friends of the Show Ben Pickman and Sabrina 47 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: Merchant of The Athletic also adds that sources say new 48 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: proposals from the WNBA allow total compensation to rise with 49 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: increased revenue and tie the salary cap to revenue growth. 50 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: But per the story quote, however, sources say the WNBA's 51 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: current salary structure proposal would result in the players receiving 52 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: less than fifteen percent of total league revenue. That percentage 53 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: would decrease over the life of the CBA based on 54 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: the league's revenue projections. The WNBA is per proposing a 55 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: system in which a portion of league revenue would be shaable, 56 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: with fifty percent of that portion going to players. Sources 57 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: with knowledge of the negotiations said how that metric is 58 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: determined is unclear, but it would result in a projected 59 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: one point two million dollars of total compensation for max 60 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: players in the first year of the agreement, with that 61 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: figure expected to rise significantly end quote. Just like the 62 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 1: current CBA, the current league proposal includes a percentage of 63 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: revenue termed cost of revenue that's taken off the top 64 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 1: before any is shared with players, So in this new proposal, 65 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 1: players still wouldn't be taking a percentage of total revenue. 66 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: The league presented its latest proposal last weekend, and the 67 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: union countered with its proposal on Tuesday, with The Athletic 68 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: reporting that hang up persists regarding what makes up the 69 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: segment of league revenue that will be sharable with the 70 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: players and what percentage of that revenue will be shared. 71 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: On Wednesday, WNBPA president nek Ogumaki told The Athletic quote, 72 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: I don't feel like there's any cultivation of a culture 73 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: of trust. We don't feel valued in these talks as 74 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: they stand today. I feel like we've been heard but 75 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: not listened to, and I'm hoping that that changes in 76 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: this forty day extension because what we want to do 77 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: is get a good deal done. 78 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 2: End quote. 79 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: We'll link to those stories from Front Office Sports and 80 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: the Athletics so you can read more about the reported 81 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: details of the proposals, including a mandatory draft combine and 82 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: non birthing parental leave to the PWHL, which just weeks 83 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: into season three, is already dreaming of more PWHL. EVP 84 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: of Business Operations Amy Sheer told CNBC Sports this week 85 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: that the league could welcome quote two to four new 86 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: teams as soon as next year. 87 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 2: Said Sheer, quote. 88 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 1: If I was a betting woman, I'd say it before teams, 89 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: and then I think we'll hold at twelve. 90 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 2: For a bit. End quote. Come on, Chicago, Come on Chicago. 91 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: Meantime on the ice, two time PWHL champion Kendall Coinschofield 92 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 1: added to her resume with her first PWHL hat trick, 93 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: putting the biscuit in the basket thrice to lead her 94 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: Minnesota Frost passed the Ottawa Charge five to one. 95 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 2: Tuesday night, the. 96 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: Frost scored a trio of goals in seven minutes to 97 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: set a new PWHL record for fastest three goals to 98 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: open game. Heading into Wednesday night's games, the Frost are 99 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: tied with the Boston Fleet and New York Sirens atop 100 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 1: the PWHL leaderboard, each team with six points on the 101 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:13,039 Speaker 1: young season to the NWSL. In the Portland Thorns end 102 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: of season roster update, the club revealed it's still quote 103 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: unquote in discussion with forward Sophia Wilson, who sat out 104 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty five season on maternity leave. Wilson signed 105 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: a contract in March of twenty twenty four through the 106 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five season, with a player option for twenty 107 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: twenty six. 108 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 2: More ONWSL. 109 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: A shake up at the top for the Orlando Pride 110 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: in Washington Spirit, two weeks after her departure from the 111 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: Pride was announced. Exec Hayley Carter has been named the 112 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: President of Soccer Operations for the Spirit, per a team 113 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: release quote, Carter will serve as the club's senior sporting executive, 114 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 1: responsible for defining and executing the long term vision and 115 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: strategic plan for the Spirit Soccer operations. In this role, 116 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: she will oversee technical, performance and player development functions, working 117 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: closely with ownership and the NWSL to align strategy, culture, 118 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: and resources for sustained success end quote. Carter, a former 119 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: pro player for the Houston Dash and international coach before 120 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: joining the Pride front office, told Friend of the Show 121 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 1: Jeff Casoof of ESPN that keeping Trinity, Rodman and DC 122 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: is on the top of her to do list and 123 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: a priority for Michelle Kang as well. 124 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 2: Quote. 125 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: Trin is a top priority, not just for me, not 126 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: just for Michelle and the Spirit, but for the entire league. 127 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 2: Michelle knows it, You know it, We know it. 128 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: Michelle's made it absolutely clear that we will do everything 129 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: in our power to retain and keep Trin in a 130 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: Spirit kit. We are actively working with the league on 131 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: solutions that allow us to retain Tren while obviously balancing 132 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 1: that competitive piece. Trin is an asset. It's bigger than 133 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: one team. This is about the NWSL's ability. 134 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:40,840 Speaker 2: To keep its best players. End quote. 135 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: The Spirit also announced the promotion of Nathan Minyon to 136 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: general manager on a permanent basis. Speaking of Michelle King, 137 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: On Tuesday, US Soccer announced the launch of the Kang 138 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: Women's Institute, made possible because of a fifty five million 139 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 1: dollar grant to US Soccer from Washington Spirit owner Michelle King. 140 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: The first of its kind platform hopes to accelerate advancements 141 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:04,159 Speaker 1: in the women's game through science, innovation, and the sharing 142 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: of best practices. Per release from US Soccer quote. A 143 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: recent analysis shows that only six percent of published research 144 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: in sports and exercise journals is focused exclusively on women, 145 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: a disparity that has left generations of female soccer players 146 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: training undermodels built for male physiology. This gap has contributed 147 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 1: to disproportionate injury rates, limited health guidance, and systems that 148 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: do not reflect the realities of the women's game. 149 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 2: End quote. Gotta love Michelle. 150 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: Kang putting all that money to good use to the 151 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: AUSL ahead of a twenty twenty six season that will 152 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: feature six teams instead of four. On Monday, Athletes Unlimited 153 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: Softball held a two team expansion draft for incoming squads, 154 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: the Cascade and the Oklahoma City Spark, each of the 155 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: original four teams, The Bandits Blazed Talents and Volts protected 156 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: five athletes ahead of the draft, but everyone else was 157 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: up for grabs. The Spark won the coin toss and 158 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: selected unprotected talents player Maya Brady number one overall. Brady, 159 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: the niece of former NFL great Tom Brady, missed part 160 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: of last season to injury and ultimately played in six 161 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: games for the championship winning talents, with one home run, 162 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: one double, and five RBI. The Cascade drafted pitcher Sam 163 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: Landry with their first selection. Landry was drafted first overall 164 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: by the Volts in last year's draft. Then, all six 165 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: teams participated in the Allocation Draft, in which they selected 166 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: from a pool of athletes who opted to be considered 167 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: for selection from other pro leagues and teams, plus players 168 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: from the AUSL twenty twenty five reserve pool. Forty three 169 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: total players were selected. You can check out the full 170 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: results via the link in our show notes to Forbes 171 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: and its thirty under thirty class of twenty twenty six. 172 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: The list features several female athletes, including Coco Golf, Nijerie Kennedy, 173 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: Eleah Boston, Pagebeckers, and Trinity Rodman. Will link to the 174 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 1: full list in the show notes and finally to tennis. 175 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: On Tuesday, The Athletic reported that forty four year old 176 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: tennis goat Serena Williams had re entered the International Tennis 177 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 1: Integrity Agency's registered testing pool, a move that signaled a 178 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: potential return to the Within hours, countless blogs and social 179 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: media accounts had posted the news exciting tennis fans across 180 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: the globe. Alas, the twenty three time Major champion quieted 181 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: the din, posting on Twitter quote, OMG, y'all, I'm not 182 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:15,199 Speaker 1: coming back. 183 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 2: This wildfire is crazy? End quote. 184 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: But why subject yourself to random testing and a required 185 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: response to a whereabouts check in at any given time 186 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 1: every day? Unless she is thinking about coming back? Consider 187 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: me unconvinced that the wildfire is a mirage. You know 188 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 1: the old saying, where there's smoke, we got to take 189 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: a quick break when we come back. 190 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 2: Listen to This John with Jen. 191 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 3: Leary joining us now. 192 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: She's the founder of Watch Party PHL host of the 193 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: Everybody Listens To This John podcast, a Philly firefighter and 194 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: founder of Redpaw Emergent and See Relief Team and nonprofit 195 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: org that's dedicated to rescuing pets from residential disasters in 196 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. She did her underrat 197 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 1: at Thomas Jefferson University and got her master's at American. 198 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: She's a dog and cat mom and she took her 199 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: human mom to Laser tag for her seventy first birthday. 200 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,079 Speaker 1: It's Jen Leary, Hi, Jen, to know the number one 201 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: rule of laser Tag. 202 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 4: That was my first time playing laser Tag. 203 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: Establish higher ground, if there are places to climb, get high, 204 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: that's the key to every You're welcome. 205 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 4: I wish we would have talked before I took her 206 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 4: because I was not good at it. 207 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: So tell us about Watch Party PHL. What are the 208 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:41,559 Speaker 1: origins and what is it? 209 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 5: Okay? So Watch Party PHL started out. 210 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 4: As a monthly watch party two years ago, right around 211 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 4: the time when a bunch of the women's sports bars 212 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 4: were opening up and for very similar reasons. Right, So, 213 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 4: I wanted to watch the NCAA Championship game, but there 214 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 4: was no place to watch, and so I decided that 215 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 4: after much back and forth, I decided I was going 216 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 4: to do it myself. So I reached out to a 217 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 4: couple local bars in the area and said, Hey, if 218 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 4: you know, if I get a bunch of people together 219 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 4: to watch the championship game, can we do a watch 220 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 4: party here? And so that started. It was Iowa versus 221 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 4: South Carolina. So Dawn Staley, you know, North Philly born 222 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 4: and Reeze and Caitlin Clark. 223 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 5: So it was a big game. 224 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 4: Philly showed up and it's just been a roller coaster ever. 225 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 4: Since it started as once a month quickly turned into 226 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 4: several a month because that was so we went right 227 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 4: from the NCAA Championship game to the w NBA season. 228 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 4: It was the Olympics that year, so we did a 229 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 4: host of Olympic watch parties all over Philly, all days, 230 00:11:56,679 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 4: all hours really, and people kept showing up, and two 231 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 4: years later we're now opening Philly's premiere women's sports hub. 232 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 4: This may hopefully yours crossed, and it's been a wild ride, 233 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 4: but it's been pretty amazing. 234 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 2: Okay. 235 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: So it's a humble goal of like, hey, I need 236 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: a bar to promise me the audio is going to 237 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 1: be on and then I'm going to have good viewing 238 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: and that the screens are going to be big enough 239 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: and enough of them. So pretty humble start. But did 240 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 1: you have any bigger goals when you launched it, or 241 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:28,959 Speaker 1: if you look back and you're honest about that moment, 242 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: was it just about like, hey, let me get some 243 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 1: people together. 244 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 4: To watch It was twofold, right, It was, of course, 245 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,679 Speaker 4: you know, bring together a community of women's sports fans 246 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 4: in Philly. Because what I had noticed, like during COVID 247 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 4: the WNBA bubble really got me through WNBA Twitter was 248 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 4: They were my friends, they were my outlet. They were 249 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 4: what I looked forward to every day, and when COVID ended, 250 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 4: I kind of lost that community. I still wanted to 251 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 4: watch with people, but now out you know, I couldn't 252 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,839 Speaker 4: find anybody in Philly that was watching it. I definitely 253 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 4: couldn't find any place, not even with the volume on, 254 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 4: but with it on period. And so Number one was 255 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 4: finding that community and building that community. Number two was 256 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 4: always show the WNBA and WSL and anyone that would 257 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:21,679 Speaker 4: listen that Philly is a women's sports town, right and 258 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 4: that if we build it, they will come. What I 259 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 4: found quickly was that there were other people throughout the 260 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 4: city and behind the scenes doing the same thing that 261 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 4: I was trying to do, which was to show them 262 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,959 Speaker 4: this right. So like Natalie Plaza and her and Aubrey 263 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 4: Plaza and then their sister Wanda and Alex Sykes. There 264 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 4: were a bunch of people on city Council and around 265 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:48,319 Speaker 4: the city like Connor Barwin from the Eagles, who were 266 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 4: all working independently, and so part of what I wanted 267 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 4: to do was bring everybody together and let us focus 268 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,839 Speaker 4: our energies together instead of separately. Because we had ended 269 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 4: up up talking to the same people and kind of 270 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 4: doing the same things and running in the same circles separately, 271 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 4: and so these last two years was really about building 272 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 4: those networks and bringing everybody together. 273 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: I love that natural sort of organizer to you, obviously, yes, 274 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: And also like, if the end goal is to bring 275 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: more of this to your city, you can do more 276 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: all together, as opposed to it being some sort of 277 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: like ego or money push where it's about who's doing 278 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: what and getting the credit for it. So it's cool 279 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 1: you've been able to bring all these people together. You know, 280 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: Philly fans get. 281 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 2: A bad rep. 282 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: You know, we all hear about, you know, throwing batteries. 283 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 5: At Santa and snowballs. 284 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: Snowballs, all right, snowballs whatever. What do you actually think 285 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: is the quintessential Philly sports fan? 286 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 2: Tell us what you're really like. 287 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 4: I mean, I'm Philly born and raised, right, I bleed green. 288 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 4: I have the first Eagle Super Bowl score tattooed on 289 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 4: my calves, like I am Ride or Die for Philly 290 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 4: and one I'm finding out, like we all know, Philly 291 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 4: is rid or Die for the men's sports. And part 292 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 4: of this building this hub in Philly for women's sports 293 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 4: is to show people that we are ride or die 294 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 4: for women's sports too. So we want to be able 295 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 4: to build this like generational sports fandom into women's sports 296 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 4: fandom here when it comes so twenty thirty, we're going 297 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 4: to spend the next five years making sure that the 298 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 4: Philly fans are just as Philly for the WNBA team 299 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 4: that gets here as we are for the Eagles or 300 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 4: the Sixers or the you know, the Flyers or whoever. 301 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 5: Right, And so. 302 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 4: We may get a bad rep, but like it really 303 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 4: is like an honor. When someone says that, we take 304 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 4: that with a lot of pride. 305 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 2: I bet you do. Yeah, that's very Philly. 306 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: I do have to say that usually when people try 307 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: to claim that any team or person or city or 308 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: fan base is worse than the other, I say, every 309 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: fan base has morons, and every fan base has school people. 310 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: And if you just get a story or two that 311 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: usually sticks, whether that's you know, Buffalo Bills fans jumping 312 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: through tables or assaulting Santa, that'll usually stick. 313 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 5: And it's sports lore, right. 314 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: People love that, right, which is perfectly brings me to 315 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: my next question. Every city does have its sports lore 316 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: and we know a lot of the men's sports lore 317 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: out of Philly. Do you have women's stories, teams or 318 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 1: athletes that already make up the fabric of Philly sports 319 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: history that will be a part of telling the story 320 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: of Philly when these teams arrive. 321 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 5: Yes. 322 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 4: So part of what's going to happen at the Hub 323 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 4: is that we are going to showcase the history of 324 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 4: women's sports because it's been around a long time, starting 325 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 4: back in like the eighteen hundreds, there was the Casey 326 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 4: Kerr Girls who came here from Ireland and played the 327 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 4: first professional women's soccer game here in Philly. There's the 328 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 4: Dolly Vardins, which was the firstfeestional women's African American baseball 329 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 4: team who played here. Then you have like the Philadelphia Fox, 330 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 4: which was a women's soccer team in the seventies, the 331 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 4: Philadelphia Rage, the Independence I played on the National Women's 332 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 4: Football League in two thousand and two thousand and one. 333 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, so that's awesome. 334 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 1: So there's some stories to tell. You mentioned the Hub. 335 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: So Phillies first women's sports bar called Marsha's opened in September. 336 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: You're looking to open your own space. You've been raising 337 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:33,120 Speaker 1: money you wanted to be a sort of cafe by day, 338 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:35,719 Speaker 1: bar by night. So tell us more, is it going 339 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: to be called the Hub's what's the vibe? Where's it 340 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: going to be all this stuff? 341 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 4: So the plan is to make it the premier spot 342 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:47,120 Speaker 4: for women's sports. Right, So, like you said, cafe by day, 343 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 4: coworking space, We're going to have an event space. We're 344 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 4: going to have a podcasting space. Women's sports on all 345 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:57,640 Speaker 4: day long, So come in in the morning, get your coffee. 346 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 4: The latest women's sports news is on the televisions, you know, 347 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 4: if there's a Women's European League game on, we'll be 348 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 4: showing that. Then we'll transition at night to restaurant bar, 349 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 4: obviously showing an all the games that we can find. 350 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 4: More than that, we want it to be like a 351 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:19,880 Speaker 4: space that really is like the house of women's sports, 352 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 4: a place where women's sports lore and history and future 353 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 4: all comes together, and it's a place where people can 354 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,360 Speaker 4: come and feel like they are a part of that, 355 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,119 Speaker 4: a part of that community, but also a part of 356 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 4: that history. 357 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 2: That's awesome. 358 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:38,960 Speaker 1: You know, it feels like throughout this whole time you've 359 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 1: really centered community as the place to start when trying 360 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: to bring people together establish and move forward with some 361 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 1: sort of momentum and appeal to the major pro league. 362 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 1: So what did you understand about the power of community 363 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,479 Speaker 1: of bringing people together in terms of being able to 364 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: sell Philly as the place that major leagues should bring 365 00:18:58,560 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: new teams. 366 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 4: Well, I mean, like you said earlier, I'm organizing is key, right. 367 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 4: I've always been an organizer, past jobs and president volunteer positions, 368 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 4: and so organizing is how you get a movement started, right, 369 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:17,479 Speaker 4: and we really are building that movement here in Philly, 370 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 4: And you can't do that without buying from the community, 371 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 4: you know, you really, we worked really hard building that community. 372 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 4: As soon as I announced in last two marches ago 373 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 4: March twenty twenty four, that I was going to do 374 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 4: this watch party thing, we immediately started building that community, 375 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 4: going to different events throughout the city, handing out information, 376 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 4: talking to people trying to find out what they wanted 377 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 4: to see with this. 378 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 5: And then once we. 379 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,440 Speaker 4: Decided we were going to do the Hub, we did 380 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 4: the same thing, but we did it with our partners. 381 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 4: So we've been for the last two years collaborating with 382 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,880 Speaker 4: women's rec leagues from around the city, men's and women. 383 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 4: We've been partnering with bars, We've been partnering with local 384 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 4: women and black owned businesses and merchants to sell their stuff, 385 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 4: and so all of this was a way to build 386 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:17,120 Speaker 4: that community, help uplift the women's sports and the sports 387 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 4: community here in Philly. But also leading to the Hub, 388 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 4: we wanted to make sure that they were still involved 389 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 4: in that. So it's been a process of bringing in 390 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 4: them those folks as advisory board members and just making 391 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 4: sure that when we open, we're not taking away from 392 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 4: the people that helped us early on. We're uplifting them together. 393 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 4: So a lot of the bars and breweries that we 394 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,880 Speaker 4: have held our watch parties in, we're going to bring 395 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 4: in their beer as the beer that we sell at 396 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 4: our hub. A lot of the merchants that had like 397 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 4: small business merchants that have been at our watch parties 398 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:57,159 Speaker 4: will help sell their merchant our hub, like it really 399 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 4: is going to be women's sports centric community. 400 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 1: There's a lot of good stuff come in Philly's way. 401 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: You mentioned the WNBA team in twenty thirty and Unrivaled's 402 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: first tour stop is going to be in Philly. Two 403 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: games set to be played there January thirtieth. I'm really 404 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: hoping to make it out there. I'm leaving for the 405 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: Olympics in Italy a couple days later, but I'm trying 406 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 1: to do a quick pop out and back because Kate. 407 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,120 Speaker 2: Scott and some of my other friends I know are 408 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 2: going to be out there. 409 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:25,479 Speaker 1: Jane McManus that I want to be out there for, 410 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,880 Speaker 1: but tell me what's planned for that Unrivaled day. 411 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 4: So I just quickly want to give a shout out 412 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:34,400 Speaker 4: to the Philadelphia's Sisters, to Alex and Wannas Sykes and 413 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 4: Starla and Ashlee and all the people that are working 414 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 4: with them behind the scenes. They have laid the groundwork 415 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 4: for now having WNBA team and they were the main reason. 416 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 5: That Unrivaled is coming here. 417 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 4: So it's because of them that women's sports is really 418 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 4: beginning to blow up here in Philly. And so we've 419 00:21:56,600 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 4: been working with them to make this unrival Old weekend 420 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 4: like really exciting and uh something that people are going 421 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 4: to want to come back to and remember. And so 422 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 4: what we have planned so far is, uh, we have 423 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 4: a tailgate that we're doing before the event across the 424 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:21,199 Speaker 4: street at Stateside, which was Exfinity Live and so for 425 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 4: anyone who wants to come and and you know, enjoy 426 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 4: the vibe and be a part of history. They can 427 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,919 Speaker 4: come to that tailgate prior to the Unrivaled team, and 428 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 4: then for anyone who doesn't have tickets, they can stay 429 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,879 Speaker 4: there and watch the game, and anyone who does the 430 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 4: tickets will go over to the stadium. And then we're 431 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,719 Speaker 4: building a package for the rest of that weekend. And 432 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:47,359 Speaker 4: so we're gonna have events on Saturday, We're gonna have 433 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 4: events on Sunday, so that you know the people that 434 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:55,400 Speaker 4: are coming, they they have something to do that entire 435 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 4: weekend wekend. 436 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:59,640 Speaker 1: We don't want people to. 437 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 4: Come and go. We want them to home and enjoy 438 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:03,400 Speaker 4: the city. See why we love. 439 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 5: It so much. 440 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 1: You mentioned the Philadelphia Sisters, led by actor and comedian 441 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: Wanda Sykes, her wife Alex Sykes, who has experience in 442 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: sports and business, and also lawyer Ashley Lukenheimer, and they 443 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 1: made it their mission to bring a WNBA team to Philly. 444 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 1: They were honored along with you by the Philadelphia City 445 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,919 Speaker 1: Council recently for your efforts. So tell me how did 446 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 1: you get introduced to them and start working together? 447 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 5: So funny story. 448 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 4: So I went to Unrivaled last February for a women's 449 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 4: sports fandom conference. Lindsay Gibbs was there. Who I know 450 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 4: you interviewed, Yeah, I love her to death. It was 451 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:51,360 Speaker 4: a bunch of women's sports bar owners, watch party organizers, media, 452 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 4: lots of people in the women's sports field. We all 453 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 4: went for conference and then an unrivaled game just the 454 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 4: a fun women's sports weekend in Miami, And while I 455 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 4: was there, I decided that I was going to open 456 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 4: this hub. I talked to a bunch of people who 457 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 4: were opening bars at that moment, so Chelsea from Jolene 458 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 4: Jolene in Atlanta, and then Alan Cloud from Athena Keihi's 459 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:26,199 Speaker 4: in New York, and listening to them just inspired me 460 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 4: to immediately come home and tell everyone that. 461 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 5: We were opening this hub. 462 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 4: But before I did that, I randomly DMed Alex in 463 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 4: the middle of the night because we had been introduced 464 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 4: by an a potential investor and we were talking back 465 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 4: and forth loosely on DM on Instagram. I DMed her 466 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 4: that night. When I got home, I was like, what 467 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 4: do you think about, you know, investing in Philly's at 468 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 4: the time, Philly's first women's sports bar, and she DMed 469 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 4: me back immediately and was like, call me and we 470 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 4: have been working together ever since. 471 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 2: She's that's awesome. 472 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:10,919 Speaker 4: Yeah, she's a great person. The whole team she built 473 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 4: as they're just great people. They want nothing but the 474 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 4: best for Philly and women's sports here in Philly, and 475 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 4: it's really been such a privilege to work with them. 476 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: You also mentioned Aubrey Plaza and her sister. How'd you 477 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: get connected to them? 478 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 4: Same thing through a potential investor. We had talked once 479 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 4: or twice over zoom. Well, they all live in on 480 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 4: the West Coast, but they they're from Delaware, so they 481 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:45,400 Speaker 4: come back here regularly. I believe they have an apartment 482 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 4: in the city, and so we had gone back and forth, 483 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:51,439 Speaker 4: Natalie and I for a while, and she was in 484 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 4: town in Philly over the summer, so we decided to 485 00:25:55,840 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 4: get together for coffee and just talking about out like 486 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 4: the potential they're starting investment organization for women's sports, and 487 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 4: so she was telling me about that and kind of 488 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 4: where they are at in the process, and she was like, 489 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,639 Speaker 4: you know, I love what you guys are doing. I 490 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:18,119 Speaker 4: really want to help you in some way. You know, 491 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 4: we're not quite ready to invest yet, but you know, 492 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 4: I'm sure Aubrey can do something to bring some eyes 493 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:27,640 Speaker 4: to your you know what you're doing. And I had 494 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 4: had my Philly as a Women's Sports Town T shirt 495 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:33,959 Speaker 4: on and she's like, I bet Albs would wear that 496 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 4: T shirt to the New York Liberty game. She's going 497 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 4: on Friday. I think this was a Tuesday. And it's like, 498 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 4: you want what, like, you want this off my back? 499 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:43,120 Speaker 5: My back? 500 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 4: And she was like, well, let me take a picture 501 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 4: and see. So she took a picture, she texted Aubrey. 502 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,959 Speaker 4: Aubrey texts back like, Pierre, I'll wear it. 503 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 5: Sorry. 504 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 4: I don't know if you can curse, but do And 505 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:58,120 Speaker 4: so I took it off in the middle of you know, 506 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,080 Speaker 4: twenty fourth and love. 507 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 2: It was something underneath, but no judgment. 508 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 4: If not, I'd attack down. Pond gave it to her. 509 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 4: She took it home, washed it, overnighted it, and that. 510 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 5: Friday she wore it to Liberty game. 511 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 4: They put her up on the big screen sports sign 512 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 4: YEP and it, you know, it blew up. And so 513 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 4: since then, yeah, this this little shirt has. 514 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:24,400 Speaker 5: Really sold out. 515 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: Right initially and initially got to get him to make reinforcements. 516 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, so we did. 517 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 4: So the shirt the phrase was ours, Like I use 518 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 4: it on all of our press. I used it, I 519 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 4: think when I was talking to you in the beginning here, Like, 520 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,959 Speaker 4: Philly is a women's sports town, right, but it was 521 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 4: designed by a local woman owned shop and so she 522 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 4: go Ham is the name of it. She designed all 523 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 4: the shirts, and like she's a one person like organization, right, 524 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 4: and so she got inundated with orders for the T shirts. 525 00:27:58,560 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 5: But she's a trooper. 526 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,439 Speaker 4: We made it all work, and so we when the 527 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:06,680 Speaker 4: Unrivaled announcement happened, we may we put out unrival T shirts. 528 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 4: We've been dropping off T shirts for all the big 529 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:14,439 Speaker 4: five women's basketball teams around the city. They've been wearing 530 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 4: them to their games. Yeah, it's been an amazing partnership. 531 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 4: It's been great for marketing, and it really embodies what 532 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 4: we're we want to do here. We want people to 533 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 4: know Philly is a women's sports town. And you know, 534 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 4: there's no better way to do that than to wear 535 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:30,359 Speaker 4: it proudly on your chest. 536 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: Uh. We are all going to have to get to 537 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 1: know Philly a little better now that women's sports will 538 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 1: be you know, they'll be part of our larger community. 539 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 1: And I know Philly kind of has its own language. 540 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:42,640 Speaker 1: So we're going to do a quick speed round so 541 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:45,080 Speaker 1: we could try to keep up with the language coming 542 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 1: out of your city. I'm gonna start with boole. Tell 543 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: us about bool? 544 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 5: Think you mean like what bull? 545 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 2: Bull? I have no idea b o U L bool. 546 00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 4: It's like I don't even like guy kid, like what's 547 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 4: up yet? 548 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 5: Like, what's up kid? What's up? 549 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 1: Bowl? 550 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 2: What's up? 551 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: Bull? 552 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 2: Okay? Uh jeet geet? 553 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 5: Did you eat? 554 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 2: Did you? 555 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 4: That's very very South Philly? 556 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 2: Okay. Water ice, I mean you. 557 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:22,480 Speaker 5: Know were we talking like w O O d R 558 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 5: water ice? 559 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 1: Well, of course you say water water, but what is 560 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: water ice? 561 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 5: It's water ice. 562 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: It's like you know, uh, ice made of water? 563 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:34,640 Speaker 5: Wait, like you literally don't know what water ice is. 564 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: I know what water is, and I know what ice is, 565 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 1: and I know that ice is made of water. I 566 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: don't know what water ice is as opposed to ice 567 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 1: made of other liquids. 568 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 4: Okay, Well, so it's like like a slushy, but like 569 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 4: a harder slushy consistency. Oh, it's like flavor icy Yeah, 570 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:56,120 Speaker 4: like an icy but. 571 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 1: Like a popsicle, but like a long, skinny stick of ice. 572 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 4: It's usually in a cup. It's in a cup softer 573 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 4: than an icy Okay. 574 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 1: So icys are in a cup like seven eleven. But 575 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 1: then there's also like a long stick of ice that's 576 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 1: like flavored that you like hold in your hand, that 577 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 1: looks kind of like a light saber but smaller. 578 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 5: You are blowing my mind right now. 579 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 1: This is this is a Philly so at least it's 580 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: not a Chicago thing. 581 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:28,080 Speaker 2: I'll tell you that much. 582 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 5: Do you know what tomato pie is? 583 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 1: Like a pizza. 584 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 4: It's so it's a square, so it's like Sicilian pizza, 585 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:45,520 Speaker 4: square thick piece of pizza, but it's only got tomato 586 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:49,240 Speaker 4: sauce on it. Okay, it is so filly tomato pie. 587 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 4: Oh you're missing out. 588 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 2: I gotta try that. I just looked up water ice. 589 00:30:53,080 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 1: Water ice is basically like sorbet but with ice, yeah, 590 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 1: or like it's like Italian ice kind of yeah yeah yeah, Okay, 591 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 1: we have Italian ice in Chicago. 592 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 5: Okay, so that's what. 593 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 2: I don't call it water ice whatever that is, okay. 594 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:14,560 Speaker 1: Last one, the word that means everything, John yep yep. 595 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 4: So that means everything, right, So I mean I don't know, 596 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 4: it's like hand me that John, yo. You know or 597 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 4: like that John was really good or yeah, you can 598 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 4: use it anywhere. Like I'm telling you the amount of 599 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 4: ways and times that we use John in the firehouse 600 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 4: in Philly. Like people think it's like they don't really 601 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 4: use that. It's so it's you know, hipster, it's a 602 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 4: hipster word. No, no, no, like for real, for real. John 603 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 4: is what we say all the time for anything. 604 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 1: Well, I notice on your Instagram your podcast is everybody 605 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 1: listens to this John. You often say everybody's watching this John. 606 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 1: You definitely we have posted about like John just being 607 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: like a substitute for thing, Yes, multiple different times. So 608 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 1: I trust you when you say John means everything. What's 609 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 1: next for Jen Larry? What's next for Watch Party phl You. 610 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 4: Know, we go into the winter, we're going to keep 611 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 4: doing more watch parties, and we're looking at spaces really 612 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 4: trying to solidify investors and get a space and get 613 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:31,040 Speaker 4: open by May twenty twenty six. We want to be 614 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 4: open in time for FIFA. The n MLB All Star 615 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 4: Game is coming here that same time. The PGA Tour 616 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 4: is going to be right outside of Philly at that time. 617 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 4: The NCAA, I think Championship or playoffs are coming here, 618 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,200 Speaker 4: and then Philadelphia is having its big two hundred and 619 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 4: fiftieth anniversary that spring summer as well, and so we 620 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:56,880 Speaker 4: really have a goal of being open for all those things. 621 00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:00,160 Speaker 1: So those are all men's events, but we'll forgive you 622 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: because there will be a lot going on in the 623 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 1: city and a lot of enthusiasm for just being in 624 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:07,040 Speaker 1: the city to attend things. And you're offering people a 625 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 1: space to get their women's sports fix while either enjoying 626 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 1: or ignoring the men's World Cup and MLB All Star 627 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 1: and other things. 628 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 2: They can choose. 629 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:19,680 Speaker 1: We can like both, or we can ignore the other 630 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 1: ones and just go to your bar and watch women's sports. 631 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:23,880 Speaker 5: Insteent right, Well, we'll do a little bit of both. 632 00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 4: We're still going to show some men's sports, especially the Eagles. 633 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 4: Like again, die hard lead Green, diehard Eagles fan, So 634 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 4: we want to showcase. Yes, we're going to be women's sports, 635 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 4: but we're also on to showcase local athletes and local 636 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 4: teams as well, and so we're gonna, you know, work 637 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 4: it into the schedule as best we can. 638 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 2: Cool. 639 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:48,280 Speaker 1: Well, thanks so much for the time you're making me. 640 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,320 Speaker 1: Really need to figure out how to get this Unrivaled 641 00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:51,400 Speaker 1: weekend on my calendar, so. 642 00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 5: It should come. You should come. Thank you for your time. 643 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 5: This is fun. 644 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,360 Speaker 1: Thanks again to Jen for taking time. I'm really going 645 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 1: to try to make that late January unrivaled. 646 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:05,160 Speaker 2: Trip would be a blast. 647 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: We got to take another break when we come back, 648 00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:09,120 Speaker 1: make like a mummy and wrap it up. 649 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:15,240 Speaker 2: Welcome back, Slices. 650 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:17,920 Speaker 1: Wanted to let you know that super Slice Joey Maldonado's 651 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 1: calendar of events has been updated with the college soccer 652 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:24,240 Speaker 1: and college volleyball tournament schedules, plus Love Major League Volleyball, 653 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:27,960 Speaker 1: Unrivaled AU Basketball, and PWHL. We'll link to it in 654 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:29,719 Speaker 1: the show notes again so you can bookmark it and 655 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 1: check it often. 656 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:31,480 Speaker 2: Thank you. Joey. 657 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,600 Speaker 1: Also shout out to Slice Dana Rudolph, who, by the way, 658 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:37,920 Speaker 1: shares an alma mater with producer Alex Wellesley but married 659 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:40,920 Speaker 1: a Cornellian. Let's go red, and she alerted us to 660 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:44,120 Speaker 1: the potentially first ever queer mom scoring on queer mom 661 00:34:44,239 --> 00:34:48,479 Speaker 1: goal in PWHL history, Brian Jenners scoring on Emerens mash 662 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:51,320 Speaker 1: Meyer in the Ottawa Vancouver game on October twenty sixth. 663 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:53,520 Speaker 1: We haven't put that stat through the pucks Engay shit 664 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: fact checker. 665 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:56,160 Speaker 2: We're just gonna trust you on it, Dana. 666 00:34:56,320 --> 00:34:59,120 Speaker 1: Dana also brought to our attention an incredible children's book 667 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:03,799 Speaker 1: about Winter olymp kid Olympians that includes the cutest illustration 668 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 1: of friends of the show Marie Filip Pulin and Laura 669 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:09,400 Speaker 1: Stacy with their pop Arlow. 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