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BOUNCE Season 2 chronicles the Golden State Valkyries' first season in the Bay. In this podcast, KALW considers the increasing popularity of women's sports, the persistent inequities, the emerging celebrities, and the impact of top athletes on the community. It's all set against the backdrop of the team's debut season unfolding in real time.Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Ep 11: The Bay and The Violet Wave

2025/10/07

The Golden State Valkyries created a movement bigger than themselves. Today, we’ll hear about the "Violet Wave" on the Finale of Bounce: The Valkyries' 1st Season in the Bay.

Ep. 10: Hoops, Hope, And A Second Chance — The Story Of The WPBA

2025/09/23

The WPBA is a pro developmental league in the East Bay with big ambitions and real impact. It’s recognized by FIBA — rare for a U.S. women’s league outside the WNBA — and it’s becoming a place where players continue their careers, get seen by scouts, and find community.

Ep. 9: A Basketball Trailblazer

2025/09/09

What if your mom played basketball from high school, to college, and then for the WNBA. And what if as their kid, basketball wasn’t really your thing? That is reporter Audy McAfee’s story. She dug into her mother’s basketball history and found out what an O.G. baller she was.

Ep. 8: 'I Belong Here' — Sophia Jones on Breaking into Sports Broadcasting

2025/08/26

Today's episode of BOUNCE is all about the people behind the mic: sports announcers bringing listeners right into the thick of the game.

Ep. 7: Reuniting The Women Of The Pioneers

2025/08/12

For the first time since their team folded in 1981, the first professional women’s basketball team in San Francisco reunites in the Bay Area.

Ep. 6: How To Build A Brand

2025/07/29

The Valkyries are playing better than projected. But even the best professional athletes are finding that the real money lies in tapping into the big business of commercial endorsements. Today, that also means developing a personal brand, and lots of online engagement.

Ep. 5: The Power Of The W

2025/07/15

It's episode five of BOUNCE and in today’s episode, we ask: What does the Valks’ arrival mean for the LGBTQ community in the Bay?

Ep. 4: Valkyries And The Gender Pay Gap

2025/07/01

The Valkyries lead the WNBA in attendance, and Valks merch is EVERYWHERE. Will popularity mean better pay for the players?

Ep. 3: Rikki's - The Bay Area's First Women's Sports Bar

2025/06/17

There is a wave of women’s sports bars opening across the United States. The trend started up in the Pacific Northwest a couple of years ago and has recently landed in the Bay Area with Rikki's.

Ep. 2: Coach Nakase Is Full Of Firsts

2025/06/03

It's the second episode of BOUNCE, KALW’s basketball podcast that’s all about The Valkyries first season in the Bay. This one’s all about the team’s fearless leader: Coach Natalie Nakase.

Ep.1: First Of A Lifetime

2025/05/20

The night finally arrived. Something fans anticipated for generations. The. First. Game.

Trailer: The Valkyries' 1st Season In The Bay

2025/05/06

The Golden State Valkyries will play their first game ever tonight! And to welcome the team to the Bay, we’re revamping BOUNCE, our the nationally award-winning basketball podcast, by, about, and for the Bay. Here’s a taste of what’s in store.

Ep. 15 - Original San Francisco Warrior Tom Meschery On The Team’s Return To The City

2020/01/15

Tom Meschery was the first player in Golden State Warriors franchise history to have his jersey number retired. He grew up in San Francisco and played for the Warriors when the team moved to the City from Philadelphia in 1962. But it was off the court that Meschery had a second career as an accomplished poet and writer.

Ep. 14 - A homegrown national sportswriter on the team's final days in the Town

2019/07/11

Marcus Thompson writes about basketball for the national outlet The Athletic. In recent years he wrote biographies of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. But before all that, Marcus grew up a Warriors’ fan in Oakland’s Sobrante Park.

Ep. 13 - Will the Warriors take their philanthropy with them?

2019/07/03

The Warriors Community Foundation has donated over $10 million to nonprofits in Alameda and San Francisco counties since launching in 2012.

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DizzyBootsy 2019/05/13

What a ride!!

I actually host this podcast, and while I figured it would be fun to tell stories surrounding the team, there was no way we could have known what dram...

★★★★★

fan gigi 2019/04/16

A Golden Bounce

Kudos for this timely, informative, and lively analysis of the Warriors’ end game in Oakland and new impending chapter in San Francisco. I learned loa...

★★★★★

asborns22 2019/04/16

Bounce

Top notch! Couldn’t be more relevant as our Warriors bounce to SF. Thanks KALW. This is so fun. You are lit!

★★★★★

Ben Beastie 2019/04/15

BOUNCE FOR THE WIN

Great podcast about the Dubs and their last season in Oakland. A must listen for anyone interested in the champs and Oakland. Plus the theme song got ...

★★★★★

audiodrey 2019/04/13

A great history on an iconic team

Super interesting and informative look at the history of the best team in the NBA.

★★★★☆

Andy Edwardson 2019/04/15

Warriors

Hi Ben, It’s Lance, Jason’s dad. Just listened to your podcast... excellent reporting, but, in my opinion, it does not go back far enough in Warrior ...

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