Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully And Conlon

About Husky Talk- Conversations With Cully And Conlon

UConn basketball legend and 3 time National Champion Maria Conlon joins Former Steve Cully to talk women's sports, college basketball, WNBA, coaching and parenting. Reflecting on our careers, life after graduation, sharing how Maria built success along the way. We also discuss politics and social media. Maria has a warm heart and unique perspective offering unique insight. We dive into topics others are avoiding and provide real analysis. Maria works in wealth management and owns a restaurant. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/husky-talk-conversations-with-cully-and-conlon/id1745169339

Publisher

Maria Conlon with Stephen Cully

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 May 2024

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

63 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Drama Loves Company

   UConn Women's Basketball Legend, Western Connecticut State University Head Coach Maria Conlon talks about all the drama going on in the WNBA.

2. 

   28 Aug 2026

   Kanter Meets a Cloud

   Former UConn Women's Basketball Legend, Western Connecticut State University Head Coach, part time model, part time Rockstar, LPGA Hopeful, Full time mom, Maria Conlon is here to have a talk with her good looking friend Cully. More chaos in the WNBA, some upset victories, and can Maria play a 5th season at UConn. We are working on getting her elgible after filing a lawsuit in Connecticut state court. The big news story from the WNBA is Enes Kanter being ejected from a game between Chicago Sky and Indiana after Sky guard Natasha Cloud was fired up after scoring, causing Indiana to take a time out. Clouds turn to storms as she begins shouting and walking towards Kanter. A stunning confrontation, Kanter took a few steps, as he was sitting on the other end of the court, Cloud did not appear happy as she exchanged pleasantries with Enes. Fans say Enes did nothing to start or escalate the situation. I believe that had already begun when he declared himself for the WNBA draft, then attended the game wearing a shirt that said Woman. Frank Cristiano we are calling you out, this is not WWE scripted to increase attention and ratings. I am insulted you believe Cloud, Kanter could pull this off better than the Undertaker, Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, or CM Punk. You can’t compare Cloud and Kanter to WWEs best. Maria said she wasn’t going to comment because regardless of what you say, a significant group will be angry. Maria said it’s disappointing because this is drawing attention away from an outstanding season closing fast. Dallas secured the final playoff spot but the order of teams can change, with a 2 week break for FIBA, it’s a long break before season’s end. Maria spoke highly again about Golden State Valkyries. We marveled at an expansion team possibly finishing 2nd in the league, we talked about being impressed if they made the playoffs all together. She said they have a great coach, are a complete team, and have shown they can play with Minnesota. We went over how only 3 games separate 8th ranked Dallas Wings and the 3rd best team Las Vegas Aces. Atlanta Dream had a great week moving up to the 4th spot, while Indiana Fever moved back to 5th. It’s a race to the finish and see what the final positions for the playoffs are. The big win over the weekend was New York Liberty dropping Indiana who was rolling. Minnesota Lynx beating Golden State and then last night losing to them. Maria thinks if Washington Mystics can move up from 7th, they could be a surprise, especially with the first round being only a a 3 game series. Finally, Maria and I pontificate who will be MVP. No question, Minnesota guard Olivia Miles is taking home Rookie Of The Year, Maria said she is absolutely in the MVP discussion. Not since Candace Parker has a player won both ROY and MVP in the same season. I called Aja Wilson the Terminator, she is a machine who only gets better. Maria agrees, she could be an alien because she doesn’t slow down. Finally, Maria thinks Caitlin Clark could easily be MVP and has been an underrated candidate this season. A three level scorer, but Maria points out how opponents best defender in on her each game. Clark has elevated her teammates, especially Kelsey Plum, Aaliyah Boston, while still dropping 30 points on a night like nothing. We also give Angel Reese her flowers for setting a single game WNBA rebounding record and single season one as well.

3. 

   13 Aug 2026

   WNBA Throws Gas on the FIRE

   Former UConn Women’s Basketball legend, Western Connecticut State University Head Coach, part-time model, part-time rockstar, full-time mother, Maria Conlon is here to talk to her best friend Cully. We discuss the WNBA burning. Between arguments about gender, racism, politics, officiating, tremendous performances are being ignored. Maria always has the best answers.From the first minute you can feel it — the energy, honesty, humor, Maria brings. This conversation reminds us why we started our show: real people, stories transcending sports, we love talking the WNBA.Maria brings a mix of heart, grit, and straight‑up authenticity, we dive into everything.Everyone has a voice, an opinion, and nobody is afraid to use it. Maria talks about the chaos, and how the situation could have been handled better to prevent madness. DiJonai Carrington from Chicago fouled Sofie Cunningham hard. Maria pointed out how close it was to dangerously hurting Cunningham. Coach Stephanie White was with Carrington last season and defended her at the press conference, raising eyebrows of Caitlin Clark, and teammates. The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana called for White to be fired. Maria talked about White handling things differently, but we get caught up in emotion. She could have said the facts were not present before her remarks.As a result, White came out blazing last night in her press conference, stressing she's 10 toes down with the women, told the media to "Go To Hell" which was cringe as Maria said.Carrington posted "WHITE PRIVLEDE" on X. She was referring to treatment white players receive, not Sofie. Cunningham is still facing backlash from her comments on trans athletes in the WNBA. Maria said a trans woman in France is dominating in Europe. wants to play in the WNBA.Maria said the politics, social issues are taking attention away from an outstanding WNBA season. Indiana is playing stellar, climbing the rankings. Minnesota clinched the playoffs, Golden State is rolling, Washington is so fun to watch, they have improved since the All-Star Break, moved up. While Dallas as dropped. We analyze the top 8 teams.

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5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

11 ratings

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