Lynx Happy Hour Podcast

Terry attempts to put a bow on the 2026 Lynx season that ended so much earlier than it should have. An ode to the high school graduations of the early 2000s turns into some light offseason forecasting, and then some takeaways from Lynx exit interview day.

Check out the Lynx Fan Sad Jams playlist on Spotify or on Apple Music.

This episode of Lynx Happy Hour is brought to you by Pentz Homes. The team at Pentz Homes has experience working with first time home buyers, folks selling their first home and buying their next place to people looking to downsize. With the best tools, technology and trusted vendors to help with any home project, Pentz Homes is a top choice for buyers and sellers. For more info and to set up a time to meet with Nate and the team to talk about your home buying or selling needs visit Pentzhomes.com.

Longtime Lynx broadcaster Lea B Olsen joins the show to break down all the craziness of the last week of the season and look ahead to the playoffs. Follow Lea on Instagram HERE.

This episode of Lynx Happy Hour is brought to you by Pentz Homes. The team at Pentz Homes has experience working with first time home buyers, folks selling their first home and buying their next place to people looking to downsize. With the best tools, technology and trusted vendors to help with any home project, Pentz Homes is a top choice for buyers and sellers. For more info and to set up a time to meet with Nate and the team to talk about your home buying or selling needs visit Pentzhomes.com.

Gabby Alfveby, the Unrivaled and Connecticut Sun beat writer for The IX Sports joins the show today to chat with Terry about Unrivaled coming to Minneapolis next year, and what she's looking forward to in Year 3 of the league. THEN, they get in to the upcoming final matchup ever between Minnesota and Connecticut on Sunday at Mohegan Sun and what the Sunset Season has been like for the fans.

Check out Gabby's author page at The IX HERE and her Unrivaled coverage HERE.

This episode of Lynx Happy Hour is brought to you by Pentz Homes. The team at Pentz Homes has experience working with first time home buyers, folks selling their first home and buying their next place to people looking to downsize. With the best tools, technology and trusted vendors to help with any home project, Pentz Homes is a top choice for buyers and sellers. For more info and to set up a time to meet with Nate and the team to talk about your home buying or selling needs visit Pentzhomes.com.

The FIBA World Cup has reached its halfway point and to celebrate, Terry is joined by fellow writer at The IX Sports, Lukas Petridis! Lukas has been in Berlin since the cup tipped off and brings all of his insight on all the teams and all the Lynx in action in Berlin.

Bookmark all of Lukas' work coming out of the World Cup HERE.

This episode of Lynx Happy Hour is brought to you by Pentz Homes. The team at Pentz Homes has experience working with first time home buyers, folks selling their first home and buying their next place to people looking to downsize. With the best tools, technology and trusted vendors to help with any home project, Pentz Homes is a top choice for buyers and sellers. For more info and to set up a time to meet with Nate and the team to talk about your home buying or selling needs visit Pentzhomes.com.

It's the 50th episode of Lynx Happy Hour and we've got a special one today. Critically acclaimed author Nicole Melleby joins the show to chat with Terry about her forthcoming middle-grade nonfiction title, Legends of Women's Basketball, her New York Liberty fandom (sorry, Lynx fans), being a Jersey girl just like Olivia Miles, her book-writing process and much, much more!

Follow Nicole on Instagram HERE and preorder Legends of Women's Basketball from Source Books HERE.

This episode of Lynx Happy Hour is brought to you by Pentz Homes. The team at Pentz Homes has experience working with first time home buyers, folks selling their first home and buying their next place to people looking to downsize. With the best tools, technology and trusted vendors to help with any home project, Pentz Homes is a top choice for buyers and sellers. For more info and to set up a time to meet with Nate and the team to talk about your home buying or selling needs visit Pentzhomes.com.

Shelby Swanson of the Star Tribune, and formerly of the Raleigh News & Observer, and also formerly of the Star Tribune, is back! Back in Minnesota and back on Lynx Happy Hour! Shelby breaks down her new role on the $ports Busine$$ beat for the Star Tribune, how she's seen new fans finding the WNBA this season, her thoughts on the Lynx & Wolves ownership shift, and much more!

This episode of Lynx Happy Hour is brought to you by Pentz Homes. The team at Pentz Homes has experience working with first time home buyers, folks selling their first home and buying their next place to people looking to downsize. With the best tools, technology and trusted vendors to help with any home project, Pentz Homes is a top choice for buyers and sellers. For more info and to set up a time to meet with Nate and the team to talk about your home buying or selling needs visit Pentzhomes.com.

Terry is joined on the show by A Bar Of Their Own owner Jillian Hiscock! They chat about the Lynx season so far, Jillian's incredible view of Kayla McBride's magic moment, the ways in which A Bar Of Their Own has shown up for Minneapolis, and more!

This episode of Lynx Happy Hour is brought to you by Pentz Homes. The team at Pentz Homes has experience working with first time home buyers, folks selling their first home and buying their next place to people looking to downsize. With the best tools, technology and trusted vendors to help with any home project, Pentz Homes is a top choice for buyers and sellers. For more info and to set up a time to meet with Nate and the team to talk about your home buying or selling needs visit Pentzhomes.com.

Jillian's interview on the Island of Discarded Women podcast: https://www.islandofdiscardedwomen.com/2026/05/08/ep-46-community-is-a-verb-live-with-jillian-hiscock-sarah-morris-and-more/

Terry rides solo for this post-trade deadline special episode. Topics include Chloe Bibby, why it's always more fun to have an Aussie around, the next three games of Minnesota's homestand, and more. Then Terry expresses the frustration of all the NaPhEeSa CoLlIeR trade speculation and why whoever is in charge of the discourse machine needs to turn it off and maybe never turn it back on again.

This episode of Lynx Happy Hour is brought to you by Pentz Homes. The team at Pentz Homes has experience working with first time home buyers, folks selling their first home and buying their next place to people looking to downsize. With the best tools, technology and trusted vendors to help with any home project, Pentz Homes is a top choice for buyers and sellers. For more info and to set up a time to meet with Nate and the team to talk about your home buying or selling needs visit Pentzhomes.com.

We interrupt this regularly scheduled programming to announce that Napheesa Collier has been upgraded to probable!!!

After Terry reacts to the news of Collier's inevitable 2026 season debut in the final game before the all-star break, he shares the media's conversation w/ Phee from this past Saturday's shootaround. AND THEN, Terry is joined by Travis Singleton (recorded prior to the news of Collier's injury report upgrade) to talk all things Jordan Heir Series 2 Queen Phee Player Exclusive!

This episode of Lynx Happy Hour is brought to you by Pentz Homes. The team at Pentz Homes has experience working with first time home buyers, folks selling their first home and buying their next place to people looking to downsize. With the best tools, technology and trusted vendors to help with any home project, Pentz Homes is a top choice for buyers and sellers. For more info and to set up a time to meet with Nate and the team to talk about your home buying or selling needs visit Pentzhomes.com.

Birthday Boy Mitchell Hansen joins the show to talk about another record-setting night at Target Center, Kayla McBride's timeless brilliance, some midseason award talk, and more!

This episode of Lynx Happy Hour is brought to you by Pentz Homes. The team at Pentz Homes has experience working with first time home buyers, folks selling their first home and buying their next place to people looking to downsize. With the best tools, technology and trusted vendors to help with any home project, Pentz Homes is a top choice for buyers and sellers. For more info and to set up a time to meet with Nate and the team to talk about your home buying or selling needs visit Pentzhomes.com.