Creative Control

Why is the WNBA so hot right now?


Listen Later

The WNBA’s 2024 season comes on the heels of a recent groundswell of interest in women’s basketball. Last year was the WNBA’s most-watched regular season in over two decades and the recently wrapped NCAA tournament has brought a new generation of fans to the sport. The women’s March Madness final averaged 18.7 million viewers, while the men’s final averaged just 14.82 million viewers. Basically, the WNBA is a hot commodity and brands are noticing. Fast Company Staff Editor AJ Hess joined us to explain how this happened and why the stakes for the WNBA are so high this season.

Then, in a bit of a role reversal, Josh played the interviewer and asked Yaz about her latest reporting on Oprah. It covered Weight Watchers, diet culture, and our favorite topic on this show, GLP-1s. The impetus for Yaz's article was a Weight Watchers event last week in New York where Oprah was speaking. Yaz explained what happened and what it means for the future of the company.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Creative ControlBy Fast Company

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

60 ratings


More shows like Creative Control

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

91,086 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

44,008 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,062 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,472 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,700 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,576 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,882 Listeners

Make Me Smart by Marketplace

Make Me Smart

5,487 Listeners

The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

The Indicator from Planet Money

9,530 Listeners

Today, Explained by Vox

Today, Explained

10,228 Listeners

The New Way We Work by Fast Company

The New Way We Work

100 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,225 Listeners

Fiction - Comedy Fiction by The Sunset Explorers

Fiction - Comedy Fiction

6,451 Listeners

World Changing Ideas by Fast Company

World Changing Ideas

23 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,152 Listeners

Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company

Most Innovative Companies

66 Listeners

On with Kara Swisher by Vox Media

On with Kara Swisher

3,424 Listeners

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus by Lemonada Media

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

10,768 Listeners

Brand New World by Fast Company

Brand New World

9 Listeners

Office Hour by Fast Company

Office Hour

0 Listeners

By Design by Fast Company

By Design

14 Listeners