Your WNBA playoff gossip guide: You can be an honest Fever fan, the Valkyries’ workplace is healthy, the Liberty destroyed the Lynx’s good vibes + more with Jessica Smetana!

Madeline is off today, so Charlotte is back with dear friend of the show Jessica Smetana to give you all the gossip you need for the WNBA playoffs! First up: Fever-Aces. The series is tied 1-1 after Caitlin Clark went off for 27 points on Tuesday night — but will the interaction Aja Wilson had with a fan fuel Las Vegas to a win in Game 3? Then, a quick tangent to talk about the senate hearing where a Republican confused the Atlanta Hawks with the Iowa Hawkeyes. Plus, some fun facts about the Fever head coach Steph White and a dissection of WNBA head coach style.  The No. 8-seed Liberty swept the No.1-seed Lynx — did Minnesota’s vibes just run out? Where was star Olivia Miles? Charlotte reveals some fun facts about Minnesota head coach Cheryl Reeve and her wife, and the gals talk about whether Lynx star Napheesa Collier will resign.  Wings star Paige Bueckers and soccer star Megan Rapinoe had a strange interaction before the Wings played the Valkyries, Jess loves the Mystics because of Sonia Citron, and the Dream are vibing. Finally, Jess talks about her beloved Chicago Sky.