# valkyries (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover valkyries. Page: Feed: --- ## [Ep. 4: Reflecting on 30 years of the WNBA](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_12666_54195c2e-2948-4c78-8872-532e4ea3caf2&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F12666%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2026-08-19 · BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports_ Following the success of the 1996 US Olympic women's basketball gold medal, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced the creation of a new Women’s National Basketball Association—the WNBA. Thirty years later, the WNBA is doing better than ever. But a lot has happened over the decades. We hear from three different perspectives on the WNBA and how the league has evolved over the years. [Listen](https://dovetail.prxu.org/12666/54195c2e-2948-4c78-8872-532e4ea3caf2/BOUNCE.S3E4.mp3) ## [Ep. 3: Changing the Game - The Rise of Professional Women's Sports](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_12666_a06ab2df-004b-48f7-826f-ee949d53baa0&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F12666%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2026-08-12 · BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports_ With all of the talk about the WNBA and the WPBL, team BOUNCE put together a live event at KALW's studio event space. The gathering included station reporters, former Sacramento Monarchs executive Andrea Lepore, and a live audience to discuss the past and present. [Listen](https://dovetail.prxu.org/12666/a06ab2df-004b-48f7-826f-ee949d53baa0/BOUNCE.S3E3.mp3) ## [Ep. 2: A New Generation of Opportunity in Girls Flag Football](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_12666_f26df270-45be-42b9-9c38-9d4a9890d94c&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F12666%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2026-08-05 · BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports_ From college scholarships to Olympic dreams, girls flag football is creating opportunities that didn’t exist a few years ago. In Sacramento, Joslyn Cetina and Leyona Wilson , are chasing big goals with Elevate founder and trainer Vince Carter, whose program is helping shape the future of the game. [Listen](https://dovetail.prxu.org/12666/f26df270-45be-42b9-9c38-9d4a9890d94c/BOUNCE.S3E2_USE.mp3) ## [Ep. 1: Why it’s the best time to be a girl playing baseball in San Francisco](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_12666_24246eae-3617-40bf-bb37-b027ad9880fc&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F12666%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2026-07-29 · BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports_ It's the first episode of BOUNCE Season 3! We look at how the launch of the Women’s Professional Baseball League means that for the first time in decades, girls have a chance to go pro. [Listen](https://dovetail.prxu.org/12666/24246eae-3617-40bf-bb37-b027ad9880fc/BOUNCE_S03E01_POD.mp3) ## [Trailer: The Rise of Professional Women's Sports](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_12666_c3853407-d7f0-4bdc-b18a-17037831eccc&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F12666%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2026-07-28 · BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports_ We are bringing back Bounce for a third season, and expanding it to cover the expansion of women's professional sports. The podcast will track the 2nd half of the Golden State Valkyries' 2nd season and also cover the emerging football, baseball, and hockey leagues. Women's professional sports is here, and we're here for it! [Listen](https://dovetail.prxu.org/12666/c3853407-d7f0-4bdc-b18a-17037831eccc/DRAFT.TRAILER_BOUNCE_2026__1_.mp3) ## [Ep 11: The Bay and The Violet Wave](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_12666_2f6b0049-2ee8-45ed-a481-df71a9f44274&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F12666%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2025-10-07 · BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports_ The Golden State Valkyries created a movement bigger than themselves. Today, we’ll hear about the "Violet Wave" on the Finale of Bounce: The Valkyries' 1st Season in the Bay. [Listen](https://dovetail.prxu.org/12666/2f6b0049-2ee8-45ed-a481-df71a9f44274/BOUNCE_Valkyries_S02E11_POD_USE2.mp3) ## [Ep. 10: Hoops, Hope, And A Second Chance — The Story Of The WPBA](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_12666_92682955-a43e-45b7-a689-07cbbb03bfe1&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F12666%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2025-09-23 · BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports_ The WPBA is a pro developmental league in the East Bay with big ambitions and real impact. It’s recognized by FIBA — rare for a U.S. women’s league outside the WNBA — and it’s becoming a place where players continue their careers, get seen by scouts, and find community. [Listen](https://dovetail.prxu.org/12666/92682955-a43e-45b7-a689-07cbbb03bfe1/BOUNCE.Valkyries_S02E10.mp3) ## [Ep. 9: A Basketball Trailblazer](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_12666_67955cae-3073-49ec-9899-022acbd3bfac&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F12666%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2025-09-09 · BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports_ What if your mom played basketball from high school, to college, and then for the WNBA. And what if as their kid, basketball wasn’t really your thing? That is reporter Audy McAfee’s story. She dug into her mother’s basketball history and found out what an O.G. baller she was. [Listen](https://dovetail.prxu.org/12666/67955cae-3073-49ec-9899-022acbd3bfac/BOUNCE.Valkyries_S02E09_USE.mp3) ## [Ep. 8: 'I Belong Here' — Sophia Jones on Breaking into Sports Broadcasting](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_12666_46d065bd-2986-4046-99ac-999bd619b33a&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F12666%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2025-08-26 · BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports_ Today's episode of BOUNCE is all about the people behind the mic: sports announcers bringing listeners right into the thick of the game. [Listen](https://dovetail.prxu.org/12666/46d065bd-2986-4046-99ac-999bd619b33a/BOUNCE.Valkyries_S02E08.mp3) ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pOmCHyV0xxTd) _2025-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [Ep. 7: Reuniting The Women Of The Pioneers](https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_12666_0c6a553f-84e9-4b27-b4eb-8c1b1c76d1c9&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F12666%2Ffeed-rss.xml) _2025-08-12 · BOUNCE: The Rise of Women's Professional Sports_ For the first time since their team folded in 1981, the first professional women’s basketball team in San Francisco reunites in the Bay Area. [Listen](https://dovetail.prxu.org/12666/0c6a553f-84e9-4b27-b4eb-8c1b1c76d1c9/BOUNCE.Valkyries_S02E07_USE.mp3)