To start, a quick definition:
bestie-in-law (n.) — the bestie of the person your bestie is dating.
As for me, that person is Ashtyn Butuso. But she’s so much more than that. Let me tell you…
Ashtyn is the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Flagrant Magazine, the only women-founded basketball magazine in print. She’s a writer, producer, and on-screen host, and she's behind a lot of the sports media company Offball's best stuff. She’s a Cool Girl™️ in sports and a salt-of-the-earth type of sports fan. And she’s on the podcast.
Here’s what we covered:
Coming out of the womb a sports head in Portland, OR
Tracing Ashtyn’s sports career trajectory, from growing up obsessed with Chiefs RB Priest Holmes, cutting film for Oregon State football, working at the Pac-12 Network, a stint at an ahead-of-its-time women’s sports media co., and more
Why it’s important to post no bills and how enforcing that can make you the proud owner of a Marine Johannès poster
Ashtyn’s take on what’s missing from women’s sports media and what she’s paying attention to in the scene
Why the e-haters should fear @lil_buts <3 She replies, and frankly, so do I
Ashtyn’s favorite interviews: Aaron Gordon on art critics and Carl Jung’s Red Book, and Cameron Brink on dorodangos
The story behind Flagrant and what it takes to publish a print basketball magazine
Fun stuff like Ashtyn’s swag starting five and trivia
Enjoy :) Thanks, Ashtyn for coming on.
LINKS
Subscribe to Good Sport NYC on Substack
Follow Ashtyn on Instagram, X, TikTok, Substack
Subscribe to Flagrant and follow on Instagram
Follow Offball on Instagram
