We are so excited to share our interview with author Charles A. Bush this week. We met Charles at the Philly is Unrivaled event earlier this year and were able to talk with him about his experience playing basketball professionally, his love for women's basketball, the process of writing his incredible YA novel "Every Variable of Us" and so much more!

Follow Charles to learn more about his writing and stay posted on his upcoming projects:

Instagram: @charles_a_bush

TikTok: @charles_a_bush

Website: www.charlesabush.com

Purchase "Every Variable of US"

And stay tuned to HomeStans socials for a special giveaway...

The Unrivaled exhibition event in Philadelphia exceeded our and many other people's expectations. It was electric. It was literally record-breaking. And we get into it all! (And yes, that includes how we met Jason and Kylie Kelce.)

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The Portland Fire megasode is here! There was so much to discuss we had to bring on two expert guests.

We spoke with Bill Oram, an Oregonian columnist, about the history of the team, why we think the name really misses the mark, Oregon's prominent women's basketball culture, a deeper look at coaching staff picks and somehow, much more! We reference Oram's popular column about his opinion on the team's name, here: https://www.oregonlive.com/wnba/2025/06/portlands-wnba-owners-had-one-job-dont-name-the-team-after-the-disaster-destroying-our-state-bill-oram.html

Next, we spoke with Portland branding expert, Kate Sokoloff. She gave her professional reaction to the name and overall branding (spoiler alert: they could've done better). It's not all negative though! To end the episode we went through all 15 WNBA names/logos and had a rapid fire analysis of each.

Fun fact: Did you know the Portland Fire was the only WNBA team to have folded before every making the playoffs?

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Thank you so much to Bill and Kate for sharing your expertise with us!

What do YOU think of the Fire's name and logo?! Please let us know in the comments!