{"podcast":{"title":"Gotta Get Up!","slug":"gotta-get-up-6393333","podcast_index_feed_id":6393333,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/gotta-get-up","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/maBvuLOp-ZnOQcTo_5tBp7LxYdRDiHmnJMhcscU1K-8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83YTUx/MWZlOTRjYmVhMDky/MTA2NmQ5N2ZkMjYy/YjgxMi5wbmc.jpg","author":"Erica L. Ayala","episode_count":38,"summary":"Host Erica L. Ayala will bring you Liberty recaps, news, analysis, and team interviews in this weekly basketball show dedicated to the New York Liberty. We started in the 2023 season and got to report live from the 2024 Championship celebration at Barclays Center. Follow the original franchise on their quest for their NEXT WNBA championship.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T04:17:59.174823+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gotta-get-up-6393333"},"episode":{"title":"New York Liberty 5-4 After 9 Games — Bounce-Back Season or Cause for Alarm? | WNBA 2026","slug":"new-york-liberty-5-4-after-9-games-bounce-back-season-or-cause-for-alarm-wnba-2026","published_at":"2026-06-03T15:48:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gotta-get-up-6393333/new-york-liberty-5-4-after-9-games-bounce-back-season-or-cause-for-alarm-wnba-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gotta-get-up-6393333","url":"https://gottagetuppod.transistor.fm/s4/10","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/ec330dbd/f781f9d7.mp3","summary":"🔴 Recorded LIVE June 1st at 7:30 PM ET. The New York Liberty entered 2026 as favorites to win the WNBA title. Nine games in, they're 5-4 — and the last two wins came against a 2-7 team while turning the ball over 30+ times. Winning ugly is still winning. But is it enough? We're going live to break it all down. 🗽 Is Betnijah Laney-Hamilton more valuable off the bench than in the starting lineup? 🗽Can Breanna Stewart sustain this workload over a full season? 🗽 What's the honest assessment of Jonquel Jones so far? 🗽 And what is the long-term role for rookie Pauline Astier in Chris DeMarco's system? These are the questions that matter right now — and we're not sugarcoating the answers. 0:00 — Welcome & intro: Is it too early to panic about the Liberty? 1:41 — Guest intro: Jackie Powell joins the show 3:24 — Stewie on managing expectations: \"We want to win in October\" 5:22 — Jackie's history with Gotta Get Up + breaking down the Phoenix wins 59:24 — Dogs vs. assassins: Does this Liberty team have enough edge? 1:03:40 — Getting Jonquel Jones into her flow state 1:07:52 — The Sabrina Ionescu question: point guard or shooting guard? 1:12:47 — Is it the coach or the roster? Comparing Sandy to Chris DeMarco 1:18:27 — The Tina Charles warning: don't waste this championship window 1:23:47 — Sabally injury concerns & the starting five debate 1:30:40 — Erica's starting five for the Toronto game + MJ vs. Betnijah 1:35:36 — Closing thoughts: Sandy's return, Indiana next, and what this team still needs 📌 Subscribe and hit the bell so you don't miss it.","meta_description":"🔴 Recorded LIVE June 1st at 7:30 PM ET. The New York Liberty entered 2026 as favorites to win the WNBA title. Nine games in, they're 5-4 — and the last tw…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6172,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gotta-get-up-6393333/episodes/new-york-liberty-5-4-after-9-games-bounce-back-season-or-cause-for-alarm-wnba-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gotta-get-up-6393333/new-york-liberty-5-4-after-9-games-bounce-back-season-or-cause-for-alarm-wnba-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}