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In Part 2, we pick up where we left off in Part 1. To get us caught up to what Lisa is doing these days, we go back to her arrival in The Bay. Her work at the prop shop led to some other jobs, but competition was fierce and she sought a way to integrate art into the labor she undertook. She found it when the production of James and the Giant Peach hired her to do puppet fabrication. The work took place in a warehouse in South of Market and it wasn't quite as glamorous as people think. In fact, it was grueling, but rewarding. Her boss on that job was a woman named Kat. That was 30 years ago, and the two are good friends today. In fact, Kat is shooting a documentary about Lisa's incredible life called Made of Iron. More on that below. Lisa wanted to stick with animation, but was never able to get an art director job. She considered moving to LA, but shut that down pretty quickly. And so she decided to learn a trade—something her dad did back in the day. She went to a job fair and asked what the hardest trade represented there that day was. Lisa's trade became ironwork. Her introduction to the folks who did ironwork was a little rough. She was required to visit job sites and get an ironworker to sponsor her. It took her six months to get hired. She met a guy named Danny Prince who helped her get work in The City making precasts (think parking garages). She'd work during the week and go to classes for ironworking on Saturdays. Ironwork has, quite possibly since its inception, been very much a “man's” world. Lisa ran head-first into bigotry, prejudice, and discrimination from the get-go. But a combination of her own drive and the advice of a few mentors helped her get through it. There might have even been some “Go fuck yourself”s along the way, too. That said, the highs were high and the lows were low. “I never cried on the job,” Lisa told me. But the tears would come once she was home in the evenings. Still, she persevered, and things got better and better for her. One of her early favorite jobs was on the then-new California Academy of Sciences. Besides it just being a really cool building, Lisa got to do many different jobs all around the place. She says it was incredible watching it all come together. Another job highlight was Lisa's work on the arena that came to be known as Chase Center (and for Valkyries fans, “Ballhalla”). Photos of Lisa helping build Chase can be seen in the gallery to the left here. Another was Marin General Hospital. And then there was the Golden Gate Bridge. After Chase Center and another, lesser job (and a divorce), Lisa got offered a job working on the Suicide Deterrent Net on my favorite bridge. But it wasn't just any job. She would be foreperson. She didn't think she could do it because she didn't know bridge work (despite working a little on the new Bay Bridge). After being told it was foreperson or nothing, she decided to take the job. Of course the crew she would oversee comprised all bridge-work veterans. Her approach was to be respectful of that. And her crew respected her back for it. The job entails taking out old pieces and beefing up the infrastructure of the bridge, which was finished back in 1933. Lisa talks at some length about a societal need for us all to have more respect for labor. I'm with her 100 percent. There's a lot that we take for granted every day, all over the place. Many people worked and still do work hard as hell so that we can have shit like roads and sidewalks, transit tunnels, housing, and so much more. We should recognize and respect that work. We end the episode with Lisa's thoughts about life, her work, and what she loves about San Francisco and the Bay Area. You can donate to help fund Kat's documentary at the Made of Iron website. And follow that adventure on Instagram @madeofirondocumentary.
The Golden State Warriors have increased their contract offer to Jonathan Kuminga, but the sides have not come to an agreement. Dalton Johnson and Monte Poole break down the contract negotiations as well as how it might impact the rest of the team, before giving flowers to the Golden State Valkyries for their success in their inaugural season.(02:00) - The Warriors have a new offer(s) on the table for Jonathan Kuminga while other free agents wait(07:00) - The Kuminga restricted free agency situation remains unresolved as Warriors Media Day approaches(08:30) - Could Draymond Green move into an Andre Iguodala type role to make room for Kuminga to start?(20:00) - Is Bob Myers' ability to connect with people and players missing in these negotiations?(26:45) - If Warriors flip "Team Option" to a "Player Option," Kuminga will sign contract(32:15) - The Valkyries are bringing the WNBA playoffs to the Bay, but will "Ballhalla" travel to SAP Center in San Jose?(38:30) - Veronica Burton named WNBA Most Improved Player. Which Warriors player could make same leap this season? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The Golden State Valkyries' first season has been a huge success. Next week, they'll be the first WNBA expansion team to appear in the playoffs. The Valkyries aren't just good; they're fun to watch. Part of their appeal is the community around the team, which embraces women and LGBTQ people. This is also reflected in the team's official DJs, whose job it is to set the mood at Chase Center, AKA Balhalla. Links: Meet the DJs Bringing the Pride and the Party to the Valkyries' Ballhalla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Her Hoop Stats Podcast: WNBA & Women’s College Basketball
The Portland WNBA team has officially announced its name. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Lynx earned a hard-fought win on the road in Chicago, and the Phoenix Mercury went into Ballhalla and came away victorious. Jamie Steyer Johnson and Brittany Carper break it all down.HerHoopStats.comUnlock better insight about the women's game.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Her Hoop Stats Podcast: WNBA & Women’s College Basketball
Ballhalla magic is fueling excitement around WNBA expansion. Who should headline this year's All-Star Skills Competition? Chelsea Leite and Coach Helen Williams have you covered on all this and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Her Hoop Stats Podcast: WNBA & Women’s College Basketball
The Phoenix Mercury notch a hard-fought win in New York, the Golden State Valkyries use grit, grind, and Ballhalla in a statement victory over the Indiana Fever, and the 2025 USA Women's AmeriCup roster is stacked! Jamie Steyer Johnson and Brittany Carper are on the mics and covering it all.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In hour 1, Spadoni and Shasky discuss the Valkyries HUGE win at Ballhalla as they beat Caitlin Clark and the Fever.
The Valkyries hosted Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever last night, and turned a regular season game into a raucous, playoff like atmosphere.
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Marisa Ingemi of the San Francisco Chronicle joins us to discuss the present and future of the new kids on the block, the Golden State Valkyries. We discuss the Nakase Plan, the surprising performance of Veronica Burton, why we love Janelle Salaun and believe in Carla Leite. Ballhalla, this one's for you!
Join Jordan, Commish, Pitt Girl, and special guest Ashtyn Butuso of Flagrant Mag, along with VP of Podcast Production Arthur. We talk about the Oregon State Beavers, cartoon Beavers, things that Oregon State has given the world, then we preview the WNBA, we talk about the Good, the Bad and the Sickos teams for the upcoming season, From Florida Gulf Coast to WNBA Head Coach, Liberty, Lynx, so many new coaches in the league, the Sun being sold, Commish Power Ranks the mascots, then Bert extension at Illinois, the convoluted path why Cincinnati is playing Nebraska in Kansas City, ESPN's new streaming app, Dallas Mavs getting the #1 pick, a death of a famous alligator and much much more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
WNBA Pre-Season is upon us and woooo baby it feels like we're in the regular season and we're covering it all! Paige Bueckers debut! A trip to Ballhalla! The WNBA's first Pope! And all these new WNBA fans will finally learn wtf the Wizard is (Marine Johannès)!#NewYorkLiberty #LasVegasAces #SeattleStorm #IndianaFever #ConnecticutSun #PhoenixMercury #DallasWings #ChicagoSky #MinnesotaLynx #WashingtonMystics #LosAngelesSparks #AtlantaDream #TorontoTempo #GoldenStateValkyries #caitlinclark #angelreese #ajawilson #paigebueckers
Games, games, games are our focus today. The whole crew and a special guest take the mic and talk about a ton of games in this … Review Raid!!! We talk: Road to Ballhalla, Brawlout, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Super Dungeon Tactics, Airheart – Tales of Broken Wings, Socketeer, Tetra’s Escape, Drunk-Fu: Wasted Masters, and Coffee Crisis. Phew, that’s a lot of games. Let’s get right on to the reviews (timestamps below) to see if you should add them to your tag today or avoid them with a ten foot pole! Road to Ballhalla - 4:37 Brawlout - 9:15 Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - 17:20 Super Dungeon Tactics - 27:02 Airheart - Tales of Broken Wings - 35:53 Socketeer - 44:54 Tetra's Escape - 51:08 Drunk Fu: Wasted Masters - 56:00 Coffee Crisis - 1:06:28 Follow the show: Twitter-twitter.com/Achievements101 Mixer- mixer.com/TAH101
Too many Nindies! Levins and JV go through BOTH of the recent Nindies showcase videos, sharing their thoughts on almost 40 new game announcements, then delve into a super long episode filled with reviews of (deep breath): Donut County, The Messenger, Into The Breach, Iconoclasts, Salt and Sanctuary, Kero Blaster, Blade Strangers, Dead Cells, Flat Heroes, Road to Ballhalla, Code of Princess EX, Not A Hero, Crossing Souls, Semblance, Darkside Detective, Prison Architect, Golf Story and Pool Panic! Enjoy this insanely long episode!ALL THE SMALL GAMES ON FACEBOOKFOLLOW US ON TWITTERTWITTER: LEVINS / JONINSTAGRAM: LEVINS / JONEMAIL: ALLTHESMALLGAMES@GMAIL.COM-All The Small Games is a monthly podcast about indie games, hosted by Andrew Levins and Jon Valenzuela. Get in touch with the show by emailing us at allthesmallgames@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome to the Nindie Nation podcast Episode 8! In this weeks episode Jeff and Josh go in-depth with Dead Cells, Salt & Sanctuary, Flat Heroes, Operation Hardcore, Road to Ballhalla, and many other titles. Plus, eShop sales and new releases!
This week is packed full of game and accessory announcements with a plethora of new Gamecube controllers for Smash Bros. Ultimate and new Handheld Mode enabled Joy-Cons. We also have an update on Octopath Traveler availability, Online subscription pre-orders, and Reggie's Lip-Sync battle appearance. We take a look at this week's big releases including Titan Quest, Code of Princess EX, WarioWare Gold, Flat Heroes, Cycle 28, Road to Ballhalla, Not a Hero, and many more. We are also playing tons of games including our full on battle over Super Destronaut DX, Battle Chasers, Semblance, Elements, Paladins, and Rogue Trooper Redux! Follow Us Michael: Twitter, Instagram, Blog James: Twitter, Blog, YouTube Nintendo Dispatch: Twitter & Website Proudly recorded on Zencastr ⭐⭐ Review Us (http://www.nintendodispatch.com/review) ⭐⭐
This week is packed full of game and accessory announcements with a plethora of new Gamecube controllers for Smash Bros. Ultimate and new Handheld Mode enabled Joy-Cons. We also have an update on Octopath Traveler availability, Online subscription pre-orders, and Reggie's Lip-Sync battle appearance. We take a look at this week's big releases including Titan Quest, Code of Princess EX, WarioWare Gold, Flat Heroes, Cycle 28, Road to Ballhalla, Not a Hero, and many more. We are also playing tons of games including our full on battle over Super Destronaut DX, Battle Chasers, Semblance, Elements, Paladins, and Rogue Trooper Redux! Follow Us Michael: Twitter, Instagram, Blog James: Twitter, Blog, YouTube Nintendo Dispatch: Twitter & Website Proudly recorded on Zencastr ⭐⭐ Review Us (http://www.nintendodispatch.com/review) ⭐⭐
Thanks for watching Roundtable in 2016! Thanks to Madrinas, as well, for sponsoring all of our December episodes! Go to http://www.madrinascoffee.com/roundtable and enter to win free coffee for a year! 2:30 - The Witness (http://store.steampowered.com/app/210970/) 6:42 - Tharsis (http://store.steampowered.com/app/323060/) 9:26 - Golf With Your Friends (http://store.steampowered.com/app/431240/) 12:13 - Darkest Dungeon (http://store.steampowered.com/app/262060/) 17:17 - Pony Island (http://store.steampowered.com/app/405640/) 19:10 - Punch Club (http://store.steampowered.com/app/394310/) 22:55 - Move or Die (http://store.steampowered.com/app/323850/) 24:31 - The Westport Independent (http://store.steampowered.com/app/352240/) 26:20 - Dragon Quest Builders (https://store.na.square-enix.com/product/403978/dragon-quest-builders-day-one-edition-ps4 - this is not an indie game lol) 27:51 - XCOM 2 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/268500/) 28:20 - Firewatch (http://store.steampowered.com/app/383870/) 33:38 - Layers of Fear (http://store.steampowered.com/app/391720/) 37:28 - Stardew Valley (http://store.steampowered.com/app/413150/) 39:35 - SUPERHOT (http://store.steampowered.com/app/322500/) 42:35 - Devil Daggers (http://store.steampowered.com/app/322500/) 44:08 - Ultimate Chicken Horse (http://store.steampowered.com/app/386940/) 47:28 - Hyper Light Drifter (http://store.steampowered.com/app/257850/) 51:58 - The Guest (http://store.steampowered.com/app/402040/) 54:10 - Deadbolt (http://store.steampowered.com/app/394970/) 56:19 - Shellshock Live (http://store.steampowered.com/app/326460/) 1:01:46 - Space Food Truck (http://store.steampowered.com/app/397390/) 1:03:15 - Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight (http://store.steampowered.com/app/428550/) 1:04:35 - Block'hood (http://store.steampowered.com/app/416210/) 1:06:53 - ADR1FT (http://store.steampowered.com/app/300060/) 1:09:50 - FORCED SHOWDOWN (http://store.steampowered.com/app/265000/) 1:12:52 - Flamebreak (http://store.steampowered.com/app/399640/) 1:16:25 - Enter the Gungeon (http://store.steampowered.com/app/311690/) 1:21:08 - The Banner Saga 2 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/281640/) 1:22:20 - Collider 2 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/357010/) 1:25:35 - TASTEE: Lethal Tactics (http://store.steampowered.com/app/365190/) 1:27:37 - Youtubers Life (http://store.steampowered.com/app/428690/) 1:29:33 - Gladiabots (https://gfx47.itch.io/gladiabots) 1:32:37 - Dead by Daylight (http://store.steampowered.com/app/381210/) 1:34:12 - The Solus Project (http://store.steampowered.com/app/313630/) 1:36:26 - Space Run Galaxy (http://store.steampowered.com/app/355800/) 1:39:20 - INSIDE (http://store.steampowered.com/app/304430/) 1:39:41 - Rimworld (http://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/) 1:40:35 - Quadrilateral Cowboy (http://store.steampowered.com/app/240440/) 1:42:01 - NECROPOLIS (http://store.steampowered.com/app/384490/) 1:44:28 - Death Road to Canada (http://store.steampowered.com/app/252610/) 1:46:20 - Videoball (http://store.steampowered.com/app/277390/) 1:48:15 - Poly Bridge (http://store.steampowered.com/app/367450/) 1:50:01 - Abzu (http://store.steampowered.com/app/384190/) 1:52:22 - This is the Police 1:53:42 - Reigns 1:54:30 - Worms WMD 1:55:00 - Grow Up 1:56:04 - Kingdom: New Lands 1:56:15 - N++ 1:57:09 - Tricky Towers 1:58:06 - Okhlos 1:58:22 - Obduction 1:59:34 - Overcooked 2:01:02 - Redout 2:02:17 - Clustertruck 2:03:38 - Mother Russia Bleeds 2:04:50 - Jackbox Party Pack 3 2:06:22 - Shadow Warrior 2 2:06:39 - Atlas Reactor 2:08:05 - Thumper 2:09:12 - GoNNER 2:10:15 - Owlboy 2:11:02 - SHENZHEN I/O 2:13:41 - Road to Ballhalla 2:13:49 - Political Animals 2:14:28 - Beholder 2:15:39 - Ghostlords 2:16:24 - Kopanito All Stars Soccer 2:18:04 - Astroneer 2:20:04 - AM2R 2:20:32 - Thank you!
Today on the show, we continue the discussion about Miguel’s balls. We also discuss our favorite comics of the week. Justin tells some funny stories, and of course, we go over the week’s comics, movie and tv news. We also briefly discuss a couple of amazing podcasts that we’ve recently discovered: LIMETOWN, and the Black...Read more →
Today on the show, Miguel gives us too much info about his balls. We discuss our favorite comics of the week, as well as a really cool OGN that we just discovered. Miguel tells a couple of funny stories, and we go over the week’s comics, movie and tv news. We also briefly touch on...Read more →
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