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We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast

W.H.A.T. Podcast

Two women who love the Portland Trail Blazers talk about the games, players, teams, mascots, fans, uniforms, and history that make Rip City great. With Tara Bowen-Biggs and Rose Harding. Serious fans, fun takes. We have a take and so can you.

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01:01:48

Mid Season 2023 WHAT Awards Check-in

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2023/01/30

Someday the WHAT Awards are going to be the most talked about topic in the locker room. In the mean time they're the topic of this podcast! Tara and Rose check in about half way through the season to discuss their early season favorites for these coveted awards. Which assistant coaches are making an impression? Which budding friendships are appearing on and off the court? All this plus social media player of the week, our latest takes and so much more! Icebreaker: Raptors fans in the building, and

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01:11:43

WHAT About Gary Payton's Journey to the Portland...

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2023/01/22

Every player takes a different path the the NBA, even players who grow up with famous NBA player dads. Today we learn about Gary Payton 2's journey to the NBA, obstacles he overcame and the perseverance to keep going. We also try to figure out which Harry Potter house he'd be in. Plus, Bill Schonely memories, and a dramatic Wikipedia reading. We're throwing so much love to the Blazers organization, especially Blazer Broadcasting who lost both The Schonz and long time colleague, cameraman John Curry

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01:14:18

WHAT about Shaedon Sharpe

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2023/01/16

It's time for a deep dive on Shaedon Sharpe - untangling his mysterious journey to the NBA. Plus: Trail Blazers recent play, a Dame vs Luka fight (we do not condone violence), trash talking and Social Media Player Of The Week! 1:00 PDX Carpet we can’t quit you. 3:30 Icebreaker: Love to win or Hate to lose? 6:00 How we’re feeling about the team right now. Hesitating, turnovers, offense leaving them, but the defense hasn’t been the problem. Will the return of the bench save them? 15:30 Luka and the

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01:09:35

We Have A Talk With Danny Marang

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2023/01/09

Tara is joined by her former co-host from the Blazer’s Edge podcast, Danny Marang (@dannymarang) , now of @DannyandDusty on 1080 the Fan and Jacked Ramasys (@JackedRamsays) podcast. Much of the talk is about what we know and don’t know about the coach, and what we know and mostly don’t know about the team. Some good stories sprinkled in, a puppy appearance and a healthy dose of dunk talk. 1:00 Life updates, puppy introductions and a new job. 5:08 What can we tell about the coach right now

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01:07:15

WHAT a year! 3, 2, 1 . . . 2023

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2023/01/02

On New Years day, Tara and Rose each share three things to remember and two things to forget about the Trail Blazers in 2022 and one thing to carry into 2023. WHAT a year it was! 1:00 Icebreaker with a side note of complaining about pop-ups on certain team apps. 7:00 Celebration of Damian Lillard taking over as top scorer in the franchise. 13:00 Tribute videos 18:30 Should we crowdfund a Cameo from Clyde for Damian? 19:00 Thoughts on the trophy presented to Damian for his accomplishments 22:00 We

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01:20:42

WHAT About Damian Lillard

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/12/19

This week is all about celebrating Damian Lillard. On the eve of the game that Damian Lillard could become the Portland Trail Blazers’ leading scorer, Tara and Rose talk about the man who means so much to Rip City. How did he get here? What makes him so special? And how lucky are we to witness this milestone? We have lots of stories and tons of sources you can check out in the list below. With someone as interesting as he is, with so many accolades, accomplishments and awards it was hard to narrow

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01:06:35

We Have A Talk with Sean Highkin of the Rose Garden...

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/12/12

Sean Highkin (@highkin) joins the podcast and we covered lots of ground! From pandemic memories all wrapped up in the NBA, the infamous press conference introducing the new coach, chasing down (maybe?) Kevin Durant at a local gym, and what it is like covering the Chicago Bulls vs the Portland Trail Blazers. All this and more! 2:00 Pandemic memories of the NBA 10:45 Sean’s basketball origin story 17:00 Storytelling and the storytelling void 19:15 Remembering the new coach’s introductory press

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01:00:03

We Have A Talk with Jamie Hudson: Early WHAT Award...

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/12/05

Tara and Rose are joined by Jamie Hudson (@JamieHudson_), Trail Blazers studio host and KOIN 6 sports anchor. We catch up with Jamie about doing the Trail Blazers studio show and then we look at early frontrunners for the WHAT 2023 Awards! Plus, Social Media Player of the Week, out latest takes and much more! 1:00 Ice Breaker - Do you ski and or snowboard? 4:00 Checking in with Jamie - Blazers hot start, so different from last season, 5:45 Putting the show together 9:00 Covering last year’s team vs

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01:11:26

WHAT We Learned about Jerami Grant and Jabari Walker

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/11/26

We are thankful for Jerami Grant and Jabari Walker who gave us lots to talk about and for everyone who take the time to listen to our podcast! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! 1:00 Icebreaker: what do you think about the new jerseys 7:00 News Sign Ibou Badji waive Olivier Sarr (their other 2-way player is John Butler). 9:00 Olivier Sarr we hardly knew you :( 12:00 Shaedon getting more comfortable in interviews. 14:30 What we learned about Jerami Grant 18:15 Drafted by the 76ers during the

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01:10:18

WHAT is Different about the Portland Trail Blazers in...

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/11/14

Get to know the newest host , Rose, via a game of 2 Truths and A Lie then dive into what we've noticed about the Blazers so far this season. We review that stats that Tara has been tracking (dunks, assists, passing and distance traveled) to determine if their are truly playing a different style. We touch on some of the players who are settling into their roles, like Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant, Justise Winslow and Drew Eubanks. We Have A Discord now! Join us and weigh in on the podcast! Help us

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01:09:38

WHAT 2022-23 Trail Blazers Season Play List

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/11/07

We got together a powerhouse lineup of Trail Blazers podcasters to start our annual 2022-23 Trail Blazers Podcast. Thanks to all these guys for joining us! Tim & Gary, Busted Bucket Podcast Rob, Blazing the Path Alex, Unbiased Blazer Podcast 1:00 Icebreaker: How do you cope with a tough Trail Blazer loss? Comfort food talk 7:00 Bonus icebreaker - comfort food! 8:30 Getting to know Alex and Unbiased Blazers Podcast. 10:45 Getting to know Rob and Blazing the Path 13:30 Getting to know Tim, Gary

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01:03:57

WHAT National Perspective from Dan Favale

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/10/31

With the Blazers off to a hot start, Tara called on Dan Favale, national writer for Bleacher Report and host of Hardwood Knocks podcast, to give us some national perspective. What can we take away from the wins? Does the defense look sustainable? But first, we learn more about growing up a Knicks fan, attending his first game at Madison Square Garden, first jersey, and how he got his high school newspaper to publish stories about Kevin Garnett. All this and more! 1:00 Icebreaker: What is the best

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00:57:53

WHAT Are We Watching For in 2022-2023?

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/10/24

We start off with an important announcement, Rose will be the next co-host of the podcast! Next, Tara gives a detailed account of her visit to Sacramento - What actually is so great about the arena? What did she learn about Kings fans and about being a Blazer fan? We reflect on some of the highlights of the season so far and go into more detail about what we’re going to be watching for this season. What kind of leadership will we see? Will Damian Lillard get help leading the team? What kind of

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00:54:53

WHAT Awards? Again?

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/10/17

Announcing 2023 Trail Blazer WHAT Award Categories WHAT are the Blazers really playing for this season? The Second Annual We Have A Take Awards of course! After careful consideration and applying lessons learned from our First Annual Trail Blazers W.H.A.T. awards, we’re back with our most ambitious slate yet! We’re looking forward to a fiercely competitive year both on and off the court. Tara (@tcbbiggs) is joined by Rose Harding (@roselharding) to decide which awards we'll be giving out this season

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00:54:32

WHAT About the NBA Big Board with Rafael Barlowe

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/10/09

Rafael Barlowe (@Barlowe500) blazed his own trail to become one of the most connected and sought after people to talk to about upcoming NBA prospects. He also happens to be a long-time Trail Blazers fan! Tara got to know him, heard more about how he got to where he is today and talked about the Blazer’s younger players. Tune in, and if you don't already follow his work, you'll have a new favorite source for NBA draft content! 1:00 Taking over NBA Big Board from Chad Ford 7:00 Icebreaker (even though

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01:20:13

WHAT About Dribbling Passing and Shooting? with...

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/10/03

Dillon Sage (@dasage) of Holy Backboard (@holybackboard) joined Tara to help level-set a few observations before the new season starts. We’re going back to the basics to work out what each player brings to the court: does he dribble, pass and shoot? And what is his one skill that you can count on to get him or keep him on the court? 1:00 Icebreaker: Immediate reaction to the new Statement jerseys 6:30 Setting the scene for the dribble, pass, shoot exercise 11:00 Examples of where players didn’t

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00:59:51

We Have A Talk with actor Kelly AuCoin

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/09/26

Actor and Trail Blazer Superfan Kelly AuCoin (@KellyAucoin77) joined Tara just before training camp opens to talk about the upcoming season. What are we worried about? What are we not worried about? What are we too hyped about? What are we not hyped enough about? All of that PLUS: Maple bars at Huckleberry Inn, the the congressional gym, his first on-screen acting gig, upcoming project, The Sterling Affair, and finally a shock to me, the fleece vests on Billions are not a nod to the northwest! 1:00

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00:58:52

We Have A Talk About Blazers, Rockets and Warriors

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/09/03

Friends of the show Brit (@britrobotista) and Jannelle (@Jannelle12) join Tara to catch up on their favorite teams. The Rockets and the Warriors - with the leagues worst record and championship rings respectively - are in very different places. How do the Blazers plans for 2023 compare with either team? Tune in to find out what these fans are thinking. 1:00 Catching up 3:00 Houston Catch up 9:30 GSW Plan 17:00 Draymond Green 21:30 Does the current CBA help small markets? 29:00 Previous

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01:15:45

WHAT, more friends? With Protoplutonian and ShoozumOops

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/08/22

Kaylie and Erik, aka @ Protoplutonian and @ShoozumOops join Tara to share how they became Blazer fans and get caught up on the latest news from the Blazers: broadcasters will not be hitting the road with the team this season. We also talk about things that happened in 2015 (the last time we cared about the PDX carpet), how Shaedon Sharpe and Jabari Walker might get along, and how excited we are to have a true NBA fashion icon (Jerami Grant) on the team. All of this and more! Find Protoplutonian's

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01:11:50

WHAT Trailcasters?

We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast ·

2022/08/11

Tara welcomes first time guests, co-hosts of the Podland Trailcasters podcast, Keith Feltner-Smith and Chris Burkhardt. What starts with a brief meeting of the #AminuAppreciationSociety turns into the State of Blazer’s Media and ends a loooooong list of things we’re looking forward to this season. Do we have high expectations? Yes. Do we promise to have a fun time anyway? Yes. 1:00 Ice Breaker: Who is a random Blazer you haven’t thought about for a long time? 5:00 #AminuAppreciationSociety 13:00 Get

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