Tempestade Talk: Your Local Eye on the Seattle Storm
A Black Rosie Media podcast for Seattle Storm Fans hosted by Erica L. Ayala & Roberta Rodrigues (@Beta_Basket).
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Nneka Ogwumike Is Retiring — What She Meant to Seattle & What's Next for Dom & France (opens the original)
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The news hit fast. Nneka Ogwumike announced this will be her final season. Satu Sabally is out of the FIBA World Cup. Azzi Fudd is done for the year. And Roberta came through with exclusive interviews straight from the Storm locker room. Erica and Roberta break down one of the most emotional and news-heavy episodes in Tempestade Talk history. What we cover: 0:00 — Breaking: Nneka Is Retiring, Satu Out, Azzi Done for the Season 5:56 — What Nneka Ogwumike Meant to Seattle — and What's Next for Her
Dom Showed Out, the Storm Finally Won — Now What? (opens the original)
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26 points. 10 rebounds. 3 blocks. Dom was dominant and the Storm finally snapped their 11-game losing streak with a 97-88 win over Chicago. Natisha Hiedeman went a perfect 12-of-12 from the free-throw line and Zia Cooke hit the dagger three to seal it. Erica and Roberta break down what this win actually showed us about Seattle's young core and what to build on with six games left in the season. 0:00 - Intro: Storm Beat Chicago — But What Does It Actually Mean? 2:16 - Eliminated From Playoffs. So
Seattle Storm Are Building Something Special, But Late Losses Have to Stop (opens the original)
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NOTE: This episode was recorded LIVE on July 17th Three-game losing streak. Close games. Same late-game breakdowns. Storm faithful know this feeling — and Erica and Roberta aren't sugarcoating it. On this episode of Tempestade Talk, the crew breaks down back-to-back losses to the Washington Mystics and Chicago Sky, pulls the tape on the fourth-quarter collapse patterns, and asks the hard question: is this a young team learning, or is there something deeper going wrong? What we get into: 0:00 — "
Dominique Malonga Is a WNBA All-Star 🌩️ Can the Storm Hand Atlanta Loss #6? (opens the original)
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Dom is an All-Star. Full stop. 🌩️ We celebrate Dominique Malonga's first All-Star selection — the third-youngest in WNBA history at just 20 years old — then break down what the Storm showed in Monday's 82-64 win over the Sparks and what it'll take to extend Atlanta's five-game skid tonight. 0:00 - Dom Is OFFICIALLY a WNBA All-Star 🌩️ 3:35 - Did Anyone Actually Doubt This Was Happening? 8:23 - Dom Stared Down Angel Reese After the Block — She's Different Now 11:39 - Third Youngest All-Star in Lea
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