In this episode of HomeStans, hosts Mia Hunt and Christine Selk, dive deeper into Christine Brennan's recent book about Caitlin Clark.

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In the second installment of the Brennan book review, we dig into the three main controversies covered in "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports." We discuss the hip check, the accidental eye poke and the 2024 Olympic snub, all while relating our discussions back to the complexities of player-media dynamics and the broader implications for women's sports. Just something light!

Bonus episode time! Allow us to introduce ourselves...

In this episode, Mia Hunt and Christine Selk introduce their podcast, Homestans, and share their backgrounds and passion for women's basketball. They discuss their favorite WNBA teams, players, and coaches. They also discuss their own basketball backgrounds and what the W means to them.

In this episode of HomeStans, hosts Mia Hunt and Christine Selk delve into Christine Brennan's new book, 'On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports.'

They discuss the impact of Caitlin Clark on women's basketball, the significance of Title IX, and the challenges faced by the WNBA, including officiating and player representation. The conversation highlights Caitlin's competitive spirit, her journey through college basketball, and the broader implications for women's sports. Next week in part 2 of the series, Chris and Mia discuss the main controversies detailed in Brennan's book; Clark's Olympic snub, a closer look at the backlash Brennan received from her journalistic questioning of Dijonai Carrington and more.

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It's been a few days and we are still decompressing from everything that happened last weekend at the 2025 WNBA All-Star Weekend. For the very first episode of HomeStans, we recap (and rant a bit) about everything from the orange carpet outfits to the 72-hour livestream made possible by the StudBudz.

Topics covered:

• Espy's host poor monologue execution (not affiliated with the WNBA but had to talk about it.)
• 3-point and skills competition
• All-Star game
• 4-point shot
• StudBudz 72-hour livestream
• CBA Negotiations
• Our overwhelming joy seeing the players just get to have fun

Resources

Article referenced while discussing CBA negotiations: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6460500/2025/06/30/caitlin-clark-fever-wnba-salary/