This episode of Tales From The Beat can also double as a Cuts & Covers pod as we welcome Maya Goldberg-Safir, the creative mind behind the successful women’s basketball Substack rough notes (which we highly recommend!). Maya covered the WNBA first in Chicago and then now in Golden State where she’s had a front row seat for the inaugural Ballhalla season.
Both Maya and Andrew discuss everything from the finer points of creative writing and formatting stories to the history of women’s basketball in San Francisco as well as the connectivity between the Valkyries and the former ABL team in the city, the Pioneers.
The conversation continues with the current dynamic between the Bay Area’s rich LGBTQ+ history and Golden State as a franchise before pivoting to a discussion about Maya’s piece (which you can read here) that explores some of the complex feelings around ‘Dildogate’ in the WNBA.
Scroll ahead to hear…
0:00 - Show Introduction.
1:38 - How Rough Notes Started.
9:20 - The Art of Creative Writing.
16:00 - Covering The History of Women’s Basketball.
32:45 - Covering The First Season of Ballhalla and The Valkyries.
42:20 - The Complexities of ‘Dildogate’.
Enjoy!
You can also hear more on the history of the San Francisco Pioneers by tuning into Maya’s guest spot on KALW here. If you’re interested in some vintage Pioneers merch, you can also find it on Donut Time Designs here!