WHAT is keeping Brook Olzendam busy?

Trail Blazers sideline reporter Brooke Olzendam dropped by the Hoops and Talks podcast to talk to Cassidy and Tara about how she is passing the time while the league is suspended. Learn more about the English Muffin Challenge, “Olzengrams”, and what sports stories everyone is enjoying while we wait for NBA basketball to return. Highlights 1:00 Brooke’s English Muffin challenge 2:51 What is a favorite random sports fact? Invention of basketball, the invention of the High Five, and did Rocky Marciano really invent the fax machine? 9:15 What is fun about her job? Telling player stories. For example, talking to CJ McCollum’s high school coach to find out if he imagined McCollum would have such a successful NBA career. 11:30 We enjoyed McCollum tweeting the replay of the Denver Nuggets playoff game. 12:00 How has Brooke been spending her time? With family, keeping track of her mom, doing puzzles with her son. 20:00 Olzengram Live with Damian Lillard and Damian Lillard Jr. It is fun to see the players at home. 21:00 What it was like for Brooke to get to know Carmelo Anthony. 23:00 Favorite sports movies? 28:00 Favorite TV shows? 32:00 We’re going to miss watching the Olympics. 36:00 We are loving the rise of Jamie Hudson in the local media. We want to hear Jamie and Brooke call a game! 38:00 Favorite sports books? 45:00 Upbeat songs that make us feel good. Here are our picks, what are yours? Favorite Sports movie Tara: Miracle Cassidy: Cool Runnings Brooke: Karate Kid, Varsity Blues, Hoosiers Favorite Sports Book Tara: Loose Balls, The Secret Game, Boomtown, The Bounce and The Echo Cassidy: Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History by Molly Schiot Brooke: Basketball and Other Things Shea Serrano, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes Favorite Sports TV show Tara: Friday Night Lights Cassidy: Sports Night (1998) Brooke: The Jump, The Olympics Favorite Sports Documentary Tara: Battered Bastards of Baseball Cassidy: Women of Troy and Finding Big Country Brooke: The Marinovich Project (30 for 30), The Dream Team (30 for 30) Feel good playlist Follow Blazer’s Edge on Twitter @blazersedge, WHAT Pod @HoopsAndTalks, Tara @tcbbiggs, and Cassidy @CassidyGemmet. This week’s guest: @brookeolzendam Join the Women’s Hoops And Talks Facebook group to talk about Trail Blazers with others who identify as women who love basketball. Music used in the episode: “Happy Alley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Subscribe to the podcast Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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