Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has returned to podcasting, launching “No Hesitation” alongside prominent basketball trainer Drew Hanlen on Thursday, replacing the show she previously hosted with “Summer House” personality West Wilson.
“Show Me Something,” Cunningham’s prior podcast with Wilson, went dark in late June. According to Front Office Sports, a source with knowledge of the situation said the changes had been in the works for months, driven by the show’s expiring one-year deal and a shared desire from Cunningham and Volume officials for a program more strictly focused on basketball. Wilson’s public disagreement with Cunningham over transgender athletes surfaced only after that transition was already underway, according to the outlet.
The dispute began when Cunningham, in an ESPN profile published in July, said she has faced backlash for supposedly opposing transgender people generally, which she disputes. She said she wants “to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men,” while maintaining she does not harbor ill will toward transgender people. Wilson responded days later, calling transgender participation in American sports a “borderline non-existent issue” and accusing conservatives and others of overstating the issue’s scope.
Cunningham and Hanlen did not address the dispute during the debut episode, instead framing the new show as a space for basketball-focused conversation.
“I just felt like there was not a podcast or really any social media out there that gave you real, honest truth about basketball and strictly basketball,” Cunningham said.
The episode also touched on WNBA media coverage, with Cunningham arguing that award voting and press attention are often shaped by popularity rather than performance, and calling on reporters to spotlight players’ on-court achievements.
Cunningham additionally weighed in on priorities for the league’s next commissioner. Cathy Engelbert, who has led the WNBA since 2019, announced she will retire at the end of 2026. Cunningham claimed some teams still practice at YMCAs, sharing courts with youth camps, and said a couple of teams lack a weight room — calling adequate facilities “the bare freaking minimum” a commissioner should ensure.
“No Hesitation” is set to release new episodes each Thursday.
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