While Kendyl is out, Tara is joined by Nila Madison (formerly known as Jusuf Nurkic’s GF on Twitter) to talk about how sports and being a fan can create community and opportunity.

Nila is a Portland Trail Blazer fan living in the Bay Area, a grad school student, a Twitter troll and a contributor to The Relish, a female-centric sports platform where she was featured on the first episode of The Relish: Style Uniform. She embraces all these identities with gusto, seizes every chance to share her enthusiasm, and is a thoroughly enjoyable person.

1:30 What made you a sports fan?4:15 Being a fan of an underdog5:15 2017 a Year of Sports Firsts8:41 Covering the Championship Parade in Oakland for The Relish11:25 Twitter as an entry point to NBA fandom16:17 What kind of a fan are you?18:30 Being a woman in a male dominated space20:00 Building a welcoming space for women as sports fans no matter what they are interested in23:00 What “elevating the voice of women” means for this podcast27:00 Putting in the work to make a name for yourself in the fan community.30:00 The story behind the Jusuf Nurkic GF Twitter handle33:00 Exclusive story behind the Twitter name change35:00 Rapid fire questions40:40 Women in sports to admire this week (among others)Rachel Nichols, the JumpBurn it all Down podcastTeam Mom’s Women In Sports Twitter list

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Music used in the episode: "Happy Alley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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