Gold Standard: USA Women Olympians and the WNBA's First Rev Share in History

Gold Standard: USA Women Olympians and the WNBA's First Rev Share in History

From Why Are You Like This? with Megan Rapinoe by Vox Media Podcast Network

February 26, 2026 · 1h 14m

About this episode

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe discuss the US Women Olympians, the WNBA's historic player revenue share, and the upcoming SheBelieves Cup.

The Winter Olympics are over, and Sue and Megan have all the takes, from gushing over the US Women Olympians, like Hilary Knight, Laila Edwards, and Alysa Liu, to pitying the US Men’s Ice Hockey team for letting their victory get co-opted by a clown. We’re also talking about the USWNT’s roster heading into the SheBelieves Cup: who’s on the team, who’s not, and why it matters. And while we wait for more updates from the CBA negotiations, we’re celebrating the 2025 WNBA triggering a player rev share for the first time in history. We also have a new “Are You a Megan or Are You a Sue” – it’s pretty specific but we think it says a lot about how you go through the world, so tune in and let us know what you think. Finally, we had a couple of very special voicemails we’re sharing, including one fun question about how we fostered our queer community back in the day. A Touch More: The Podcast is produced in partnership with VOX MEDIA and TOGETHXR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe

Topics covered

  • US Women Olympians
  • WNBA player revenue share
  • SheBelieves Cup
  • CBA negotiations
  • queer community

Keywords

  • Olympics
  • WNBA
  • USWNT
  • SheBelieves Cup
  • queer community
  • CBA negotiations
  • Hilary Knight
  • Laila Edwards
  • Alysa Liu

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USWNT, WNBA

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