Oct 16, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 18 segments
The WNBA may be across the pond, but the obsession is very much alive over here. This week, we're joined by London-based WNBA content creator BasketRach! From late-night tip-offs and building a…
Right.
Okay.
Let's talk more about being a UK fan.
Yeah.
Being a UK fan myself, and you're the first UK based guest that we've actually had on the podcast.
Nice.
So finally, finally my job is done.
Yeah.
[laughs]
You've done it.
Tell me, what is the hardest part of being a WNBA fan in London?
I think being sleep deprived.
[laughs]
Right.
You know, like, the games are so, so late.
So, um, like, in this playoff run we've had the game at, like, 12:30 AM, 2:30 AM.
By the time the game ends you're trying to get ready for work.
So it's just-
Yep
... having to stay up for the games and, like, back to back, even though they're, they're amazing.
So I think that's the hardest part about it.
And I think the second hardest part is not having the in person community, because I'm such an in person person.
So, um, when I was actually looking for places for the watch party, I went to so many bars, I was emailing everyone, and they were like, "Nope, we've got NFL on.
We've got the football season on.
We've got, I don't know, boxing on." So it's just, like, not having kind of, like, an in person space to watch WNBA, that's something that's been quite tricky.
Right.
Okay.
Let's talk more about being a UK fan.
Yeah.
Being a UK fan myself, and you're the first UK based guest that we've actually had on the podcast.
Nice.
So finally, finally my job is done.
Yeah.
[laughs]
You've done it.
Tell me, what is the hardest part of being a WNBA fan in London?
I think being sleep deprived.
[laughs]
Right.
You know, like, the games are so, so late.
So, um, like, in this playoff run we've had the game at, like, 12:30 AM, 2:30 AM.
By the time the game ends you're trying to get ready for work.
So it's just-
Yep
... having to stay up for the games and, like, back to back, even though they're, they're amazing.
So I think that's the hardest part about it.
And I think the second hardest part is not having the in person community, because I'm such an in person person.
So, um, when I was actually looking for places for the watch party, I went to so many bars, I was emailing everyone, and they were like, "Nope, we've got NFL on.
We've got the football season on.
We've got, I don't know, boxing on." So it's just, like, not having kind of, like, an in person space to watch WNBA, that's something that's been quite tricky.
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