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May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. It's also when Tamika Catchings is being officially inducted into the Hall of Fame in a packed class featuring Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and Tim Duncan. Contributor Nia Symone talks to Tamika about her journey to the HOF, which includes learning to play basketball as a child with a hearing disability. Later Nia talks to Dr. Erin Stauder, the CEO of HASA, about what institutions can do to better support athletes with hearing disabilities.

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As the regular season comes to a close, Jordan and Haley are joined by tarot card reader and Denver Nuggets fan Ariana Lenarsky (@aardvarsk) to address the concerns listeners sent in about the Suns, Mavericks, Sixers, and more.

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It's Knicks night! Jordan and Haley are joined by late night radio host Steve Silk, who navigates why this season means so much by taking calls from Knicks fans. Then, Rodger Sherman joins the show to talk about the beauty of hope and falling in love again (with Tom Thibodeau)

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Haley and Jordan highlight top players who have impossibly made leaps this year. Then, speaking of the rich getting richer, they discuss the expectations and regrets of owners about the play-in tournament, and what the NBA can learn from the WNBA about a lack of time off and the rise in injuries.

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In April 2001, the NBA changed forever when it voted out its infamous illegal defense rule. Twenty years later, Jordan and Haley hear from people who were in the room where it happened, then explore why eliminating this forgotten rule changed everything about the game we love and how it's played today.

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With about a month left in the regular season, Haley and Jordan highlight some players who have a very particular set of skills that could help their teams in the playoffs. Later, they review Dikembe Mutombo's coffee, Mutombo Coffee, in a new segment of the podcast we're calling Player Product Placement. Mutombo Coffee: https://mutombocoffee.com/

Haley is reading The Enchanted April: https://www.skylightbooks.com/book/9780143107736

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It's an all-Lonestar State episode where Haley and Jordan recap the Final Four madness from the weekend, review the NBA’s Texan teams, and anticipate their expectations for the second half of the season. Plus, writer, Spurs fan, and friend Shea Serrano stops by to channel Gregg Popovich.

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Basketball Writer Katie Heindl joins Haley and Jordan to explore the question we don't ask enough following the trade deadline: What happens behind the scenes of an NBA trade? Katie talks to players to examine the real life implications for those on the move. Emotional rollercoasters, uprooted lives, and deep feelings ensue.

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As the trade deadline approaches, Haley and Jordan breakdown the moves they'd like to see, as well as an alternate universe where you could trade GMs, coaches and owners. They also talk through a listener question: Is your basketball team doomed when they trade away their superstar?

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Writer Natalie Weiner, Haley, and Jordan dive into the question that's often (quite frustratingly!) asked about women's basketball: Why don't women and girls dunk more? Natalie clears up misconceptions about physicality and the actual limitations that girls and women face.

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