Two Friends and a Final Four

Beth Sheehan and Kirsty Spence

For their day jobs, two long-time friends are professors, studying and teaching the business of sport. But that’s not what this podcast is about. This is about the emotions, joy, energy and livelihood that women’s basketball fandom has opened up for us as friends and humans. Join in on our fandom as we chronicle our journey to the 2025 NCAA Women’s Final Four in Tampa, FL. We’re not basketball analysts, we’re basketball enthusiasts that are riding this wave of women’s sports! Let’s Go!

Episodes

  1. 05/05/2025

    Full Circle, Fully Completely

    We appreciate everyone's patience! It's been a while since we returned from the Women's Final Four in Tampa, but we recorded this shortly after our return while the memories were fresh in our minds and the 2025 WNBA draft picks were making news. In this episode, we share some of our reactions to the WNBA draft and then some stories and reflections on our time together in Tampa and what it all means as we wrap up our journey. Clearly we've come full circle, fully completely but we had too much fun to definitively say "this is it". We have some ideas but we'd love to hear where you think our next journey and podcast should take us. Send your ideas to twofriendsandafinalfour@gmail.com. Thank you for being a part of our journey! Don't forget to also follow us and check out some photos from our Final Four weekend on Facebook!

    1h 1m

  2. 03/17/2025

    Tidbits, Bracket Chat, and Tampa Here We Come!

    We are revved up about this episode. Keeping with the march madness theme, we decided to record this episode while watching the Women’s Selection Show Special on ESPN/TSN last night. So, you might notice that in the middle of our thoughts, we once in a while jump to what we see on the screen but no worries, we still have lots of tidbits, bracket chat and other fun to share with all of you! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did recording it! Don't forget to join our ESPN Tournament Challenge Group! Instructions are below. No fee to participate! One bracket per listener. Brackets must be completed by 11:00am, March 21st! Winner gets bragging rights! Here's what do to: 1. Go to Women's Tournament Challenge. 2. Click "Create a Bracket". 3. Before completing your bracket, just above it you will see a gray banner, click "Groups" in that banner. 4. In the search box type Two Friends and a Final Four. Click the group and join. 5. Once you join the group, go ahead and fill out your bracket. One other thing to do: After you complete your bracket, rename it. Give it a fun name instead of the computer generated number. On the 'My Brackets' tab, click the gear icon to the right of your bracket name. Then you should be set! If you have any issues, send us a message at (twofriendsandafinalfour@gmail.com).

    40 min

  3. 03/03/2025

    Pioneers In Their Own Way

    In this episode we catch up on some women's basketball from February, discuss a little bit of the history of the sport and share what we learned from a couple of women, Jan Dwinnells of Weare, NH and Chris Critelli of St. Catharines, Ontario, who have similar stories but are pioneers in their own way. We're celebrating them and how their stories resonate for us today. We'd love to hear about the everyday women's and girl's basketball pioneers in your community! Send us an email at twofriendsandafinalfour@gmail.com. Also, be sure to check out these references from this episode: Chris Critelli's book That's My Coach Good Game with Sarah Spain (Podcast)Cultivating Audacity: Dismantle Doubt and Let Yourself Win by Anne Marie Anderson

    47 min

  4. 01/26/2025

    These Are F***ing Good Times for Women's Sports

    We realize we've had this lived experience but there is a whole cohort of people that are watching and tuning in to women's college basketball and professional women's sports in general. In this episode, we reflect a bit on 2024 and discuss what we're excited about in 2025. This time we also invited a guest to join us, Caroline Hummell, a former player, current coach and scholar, to gain additional insight and perspective on our fandom!

    55 min

  5. 12/18/2024

    Tis the Season

    Tis the season for basketball and holiday spirit! So, in this episode we get into both by sharing our initial thoughts on the first month of the season and our favorite player names, while sprinkling in some fun with a name game and special gift exchange. Jingle all the way and have a listen!

    49 min

  6. SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    Welcome to Two Friends and a Final Four

    For our day jobs, we are professors, studying and teaching the business of sport. But that’s not what this podcast is about. This is about the emotions, joy, energy and livelihood that women’s basketball fandom has opened up for us as two long-time friends.

    2 min

  7. 11/27/2024

    Why Two Friends and a Final Four

    In this episode, we will share the story behind the idea for this podcast, highlighting the story of our friendship, our personal basketball stories, and how all of this has led to our upcoming journey to the NCAA Women's Final Four Basketball Championship. It was not always a given that we'd be able to confidently embark on this journey, so have a listen and find out more!

    50 min

Trailer

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About

For their day jobs, two long-time friends are professors, studying and teaching the business of sport. But that’s not what this podcast is about. This is about the emotions, joy, energy and livelihood that women’s basketball fandom has opened up for us as friends and humans. Join in on our fandom as we chronicle our journey to the 2025 NCAA Women’s Final Four in Tampa, FL. We’re not basketball analysts, we’re basketball enthusiasts that are riding this wave of women’s sports! Let’s Go!

Information

  • Creator
    Beth Sheehan and Kirsty Spence
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Beth Sheehan and Kirsty Spence
  • Show Website
    Two Friends and a Final Four