LJ Rader, the man behind the uber-popular Art But Make It Sports social media account, joins Sarah to discuss what inspired him to start the account, why it’s so important to him to credit photographers, and his philosophy of covering women’s sports. Plus, the Phoenix Mercury look to make things interesting in game 3 of the WNBA Finals, Napheesa Collier gets back on the mic, and MNBA commissioner Adam Silver enters the chat.


Listen to the episode feat. Cindy Brunson here and Sabreena Merchant here


Follow LJ’s account Art But Make It Sports on Bluesky here and on Instagram here


Check out producer Alex’s powerpoint for her drawing class here  


The surfing comparison to “The Garden of Earthly Delights” can be seen here


The U.S. soccer comparison to the “Incredulity of Saint Thomas” can be seen here  


The hockey comparison to “Untitled” by Joan Mitchell can be seen here


The Syd Colson comparison to “Woman on her Deathbed” can be seen here


The Paige Bueckers and Haley Jones comparison to “The Mother and Sister of the artist” can be seen here


The Trinity Rodman comparison to “Untitled” by Hilma af Klint can be seen here   


The Paige Bueckers comparison to “The Irritating Gentleman” can be seen here


The Rose Lavelle comparison to “Singer with a Glove” can be seen here


Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com 


Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323


Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist


Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

LJ Rader, the man behind the uber-popular Art But Make It Sports social media account, joins Sarah to discuss what inspired him to start the account, why it&rsquo;s so important to him to credit photographers, and his philosophy of covering women&rsquo;s sports. Plus, the Phoenix Mercury look to make things interesting in game 3 of the WNBA Finals, Napheesa Collier gets back on the mic, and MNBA commissioner Adam Silver enters the chat.
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Listen to the episode feat. Cindy Brunson <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-good-game-with-sarah-spai-185664375/episode/appeasing-the-internet-demons-with-cindy-brunson-298668867" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-good-game-with-sarah-spai-185664375/episode/appeasing-the-internet-demons-with-cindy-brunson-298668867&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0eP7vKDpq9bUpZLNV-gCEE">here</a> and Sabreena Merchant <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-good-game-with-sarah-spai-185664375/episode/the-swagger-is-back-with-sabreena-merchant-298947225" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-good-game-with-sarah-spai-185664375/episode/the-swagger-is-back-with-sabreena-merchant-298947225&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1_mVgfxnzOdxKXxOYC_Xjy">here</a>
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Follow LJ&rsquo;s account Art But Make It Sports on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bsky.app/profile/artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2g-vaZBB32Om_Kf4gmaJaH">here</a> and on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artbutmakeitsports/?hl=en" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/artbutmakeitsports/?hl%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0GQPDAc_xNQmUW7Xex1fa_">here</a>
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Check out producer Alex&rsquo;s powerpoint for her drawing class <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cvGGjtuMN4hNz4l1-wgrdVhlwm34B04zhFSAGKVrByI/edit?usp=sharing" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cvGGjtuMN4hNz4l1-wgrdVhlwm34B04zhFSAGKVrByI/edit?usp%3Dsharing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1p9AkHa18Jsz91FOZ-bbWR">here</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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The surfing comparison to &ldquo;The Garden of Earthly Delights&rdquo; can be seen <a href="https://x.com/ArtButSports/status/1817269033319673958?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1817269033319673958%7Ctwgr%5E73bd0bbcfd1861b3afa6c21c90d0e9099677e67f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fawfulannouncing.com%2Fnbc%2Fgerman-olympic-surfer-tim-elter-full-moon.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/ArtButSports/status/1817269033319673958?ref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%257Ctwcamp%255Etweetembed%257Ctwterm%255E1817269033319673958%257Ctwgr%255E73bd0bbcfd1861b3afa6c21c90d0e9099677e67f%257Ctwcon%255Es1_%26ref_url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fawfulannouncing.com%252Fnbc%252Fgerman-olympic-surfer-tim-elter-full-moon.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2V9JK--is0eWKI6W8s3PZI">here</a>
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The U.S. soccer comparison to the &ldquo;Incredulity of Saint Thomas&rdquo; can be seen <a href="https://x.com/ArtButSports/status/1544127265314840577" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/ArtButSports/status/1544127265314840577&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Ki8g1OfwGHmLV6ItWl3xR">here</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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The hockey comparison to &ldquo;Untitled&rdquo; by Joan Mitchell can be seen <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGZgRoGMCSD/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/p/DGZgRoGMCSD/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2J76PnkEi0pOlS-TZpgs6L">here</a>
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The Syd Colson comparison to &ldquo;Woman on her Deathbed&rdquo; can be seen <a href="https://x.com/ArtButSports/status/1958311564383051913" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/ArtButSports/status/1958311564383051913&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1G9n73pgw97q8R_tsXBpDW">here</a>
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The Paige Bueckers and Haley Jones comparison to &ldquo;The Mother and Sister of the artist&rdquo; can be seen <a href="https://x.com/ArtButSports/status/1949518442500931696" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/ArtButSports/status/1949518442500931696&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1y3MQNXTAxYFFGox5DnQYF">here</a>
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The Trinity Rodman comparison to &ldquo;Untitled&rdquo; by Hilma af Klint can be seen <a href="https://x.com/ArtButSports/status/1908655650042786103" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/ArtButSports/status/1908655650042786103&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3LdH_QAB5F7VmbLhKbZiUF">here</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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The Paige Bueckers comparison to &ldquo;The Irritating Gentleman&rdquo; can be seen <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKYjDafNvID/?hl=en" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/p/DKYjDafNvID/?hl%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw14f8L7lWS7C-5uFiZ9jqi7">here</a>
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The Rose Lavelle comparison to &ldquo;Singer with a Glove&rdquo; can be seen <a href="https://x.com/ArtButSports/status/1856171732513476902" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/ArtButSports/status/1856171732513476902&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw23dMXk1fxUmX2AvrXlHXdQ">here</a>
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Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at <a href="mailto:goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com">goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com</a>&nbsp;
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Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sarahspain.com" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bsky.app/profile/sarahspain.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3B78G-si5DYvbdOmBojhf1">@sarahspain.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spain2323" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/spain2323&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw275VEJUs8RoUT2I4IDv-o3">@Spain2323</a>
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Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mishthejrnalist.bsky.social" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bsky.app/profile/mishthejrnalist.bsky.social&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Q0OqcBkpcKNgTZqocXfR0">@mishthejrnalist.bsky.social</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mishthejrnalist/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/mishthejrnalist/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw38xOPDjVUSAhbVycltaJxA">@mishthejrnalist</a>
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Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/byalexazzi.bsky.social" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bsky.app/profile/byalexazzi.bsky.social&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759961959982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3kGy2PZ6QoLLoB_oigZ0cn">@byalexazzi.bsky.social</a>
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Good Game is your one-stop shop for the biggest stories in women’s sports. Every day, host Sarah Spain gives you the stories, stakes, stars and stats to keep up with your favorite women’s teams, leagues and athletes. Through thoughtful insight, witty banter, and an all around good time, Sarah and friends break down the latest news, talk about the games you can’t miss, and debate the issues of the day. Don’t miss interviews with the people of the moment, whether they be athletes, coaches, reporters, or celebrity fans. 

Good Game is your one-stop shop for the biggest stories in women’s sports. Every day, host Sarah Spain gives you the stories, stakes, stars and stats to keep up with your favorite women’s teams, leagues and athletes. Through thoughtful insight, witty banter, and an all around good time, Sarah and friends break down the latest news, talk about the games you can’t miss, and debate the issues of the day. Don’t miss interviews with the people of the moment, whether they be athletes, coaches, reporters, or celebrity fans.

Good Game with Sarah Spain

LJ Rader, the man behind the uber-popular Art But Make It Sports social media account, joins Sarah to discuss what inspired him to start the account, why it’s so important to him to credit photographers, and his philosophy of covering women’s sports. Plus, the Phoenix Mercury look to make things interesting in game 3 of the WNBA Finals, Napheesa Collier gets back on the mic, and MNBA commissioner Adam Silver enters the chat.

Chasing the Dopamine Hit with LJ Rader

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/dbc4877c-9ad5-4891-89da-b370003a49fb/transcript

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