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Tri This: S1E8 - Making the Best Transition
March 09, 2021 05:05 - 26 minutes - 35.7 MBOn this episode of Tri This, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen covers the details for an efficient transition. When she first started with Triathlon she didn't even know what a transition was and how to do it. She also realized that out of the many triathlon podcasts she listened to, nobody talked about it. For obvious reasons, people are more interested in how to make their swim, bike and run faster, but an efficient transition is important. Not to mention how overwhelming the racks filled with bikes can...
Leo's Den: S1E3 - An African American Woman in Rugby
March 05, 2021 05:05 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBNaya gets deep into the culture of being an African American woman in rugby beginning with the history of black people and how this has impacted her. They discuss the Black Lives Matter movement and how the events of 2020 have impacted Naya. The also unpack the music, fashion, dances around black culture on the team and address pushback as a black women in rugby. This is another candid conversation between two rugby players on the raw topics that affect young women in professional sport. And...
S3E9: Cricket Prepares for Big Start to The Hundred Series
March 03, 2021 17:16 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBOur guest this week is Beth Barrett-Wild from the England Hundred Cricket Series to share some news of how the sport is growing for women with this new series. And Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games has her selection of the top stories from around the world of women’s sport, including the Tokyo Olympic Games, Women's Rugby World Cup, British Gymnastics, the first women's nordic combined world champion and Caster Semenya confirms appeal. Tokyo 2020 appoint 12 women to Executive Board Women'...
S1E7 - Kirstin has Fun in the Sun
March 02, 2021 05:05 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBOn this week’s episode Kirstin exclaims her excitement for finally a run in the sun after a lot of cold, dark, wet winter runs. She tells us how her training is shifting a bit as we get even closer to the Coeur D'Alene Ironman on June 27th. Kirstin also added a new layer to the weekly updates: how her nutrition changes based on her cycle. At first, learning how nutrition can and needs to shift with your training throughout your cycle can be a bit confusing. Sometimes, hearing how somebody el...
Lara Gut Behrami Steals the Show
February 24, 2021 16:55 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBTeam USA reporter Peggy Shinn joins Chris and Nancy again this week tp review the Alpine World Skiing Championships where Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami continued her consistent World Cup form to win two gold medals in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The She Believes Cup concludes today when the USA play Argentina and so far the World Cup Champions have continued their winning streak proving unbeatable. Nancy reviews the games so far and also shares her perspective on the rest of the top stories in...
Tri This S1E6: Getting Back to Normal Training
February 23, 2021 14:14 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBOn this week’s episode of the diary of a triathlete, Kirstin stresses the importance of being an adaptable athlete. She shares her struggles this past week and some of the difficulties it produced with her mindset. She also talks about what she has learned this winter as Mother Nature made it hard for many athletes in training in the United States. But, that it’s important not to dwell on it. Kirstin walks us through what she learned this week and how having her coach and a good support team...
Leos Den: S1E2 - Body Confidence
February 19, 2021 05:05 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBNaya and Lo get right down to an important topic on their second episode by discussing Body Confidence. The two Leos share their confidence and why they feel good about their bodies as women and athletes, how they gained confidence, the favorite thing about their bodies and least favorite. They have advice to someone who is lacking body confidence and how to feel better about themselves. They also share some of their own experiences as adolescents and the social challenges they faced and disc...
Tri This: S1E5 - Training In an Apocalyptic Storm
February 18, 2021 15:30 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode of Tri This, Kirstin reflects on the recent ice apocalypse storm that hit Oregon over the past weekend, which left hundreds of thousands of homes without power. It's all about perseverance this training year! Kirstin also has some good news: pools are opening back up after months of closures. And she unpacks the topic of building tissue resilience to help reduce your chances of injury. If you've ever been in a position of trying to get back into running or training and doing a...
Netball Kicks off New Super League Season Season
February 17, 2021 16:56 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBOn this week’s show, Nancy and Chris are joined by Sophie Reynolds, Media Intern for Surrey Storm, which is part of the Netball Super League in the UK. With two games of the league played Sophie reviews how four of the the eleven teams are performing so far and offers her predictions for the rest of the season, which runs through June. While Netball is considered a Commonwealth sport, its popularity and support in player growth, fan base, government funding, sponsorship and media coverage ha...
Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen: Nutrition in Pregnancy
February 15, 2021 13:14 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBDr. Kirstin Lauritzen returns this week to discuss the nutritional needs of pregnant women. We begin with pre-pregnancy and prenatal vitamins and supplements, how will pre-pregnancy nutrition change for athletes vs non-athletes, pre pregnancy balancing gut health before you even think about conceiving, and folic acid. Pregnancy needs are divided into different trimesters nutritional needs. How to cope with morning sickness with tips for getting the right nutrition in. Weight gain or weight lo...
Sky Blue FC Prepares for NWSL Pre-Season
February 10, 2021 17:10 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBOn this week’s episode Sky Blue FC General Manager Alyse LaHue joins us to talk women’s soccer and she also shares some of the top national news in women’s sport that she collates for her weekly Women’s Sports Business Newsletter. We hear what pre-season involves at Sky Blue FC and how this NWSL club is facing a second season during a pandemic. Alyse picks her favorite news stories from the NBA to soccer. And Nancy has the top international news from skiing to tennis, athletics to decathlon. ...
Tri This: S1E4 - Fueling the Athlete
February 09, 2021 05:05 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBOn this week’s episode of Tri This, Kirstin follows up on last week’s topics and dives into further specifics for women in relation to fueling and nutrition. She covers her fail-proof tips to make sure she is eating enough throughout the week and some of the pitfalls women typically find themselves in when it comes to RED-S, nutrition and training. This includes a bit about hormone balance, why we see high levels of hypothyroidism, particularly in women, and why low calorie diets are detrime...
LeosDen: S1E1; Here We Go
February 05, 2021 05:05 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBHere we go for a brand new show with two true Leos; Naya and Lo… yes this is a Rugby Podcast with a difference. These two powerful Leos are none other than Winger Naya Tapper and her teammate Center and Prop for USA Sevens Ilona Maher. So how did they become fast friends off the field and what do they get up to when they’re not training? We’ll hear about their families, where they grew up and what led them to rugby. We’ll also find out what the traits are of Leos and which ones apply to the...
The Sailing Show: S6E1 - Olympic Hopeful Coping with Covid-19
February 04, 2021 17:27 - 17 minutes - 23.3 MBThis has been an epic couple of weeks in the sailing world delivered by both the Vendee Globe and Americas Cup . Both remarkable with regards to sporting achievement and inspirational in terms of dealing with the highs and lows. The need for positive role models, has never been greater, given this, host, Abby Ehler is really pleased to be chatting to British Sailing Team member; Hannah Snellgrove. Hannah is a role model for bouncing back after set backs, be that recovering from illness, injur...
TuckerCenterTalks_S3E2 - Undoing the Culture of Sport
February 04, 2021 13:42 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBThis week, Nicole talks to colleague Dr. Nefertiti Walker, a Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar, and Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Chief Diversity Officer, and Associate Professor of Sport Management at UMass Amherst. Her area of expertise pertains to exclusionary aspects of the sport organizational culture around intersectionality, race, and gender. They discuss exclusion of women, equity, the uncomfortable work of undoing culture, her forthcoming provocative book with Dr...
SportsDesk_S3E5 - Skiing World Championship Preview
February 03, 2021 16:28 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBTeam USA Reporter Peggy Shinn joins Nancy and Chris this week to preview the upcoming FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Will Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami continue her cracking form in the Super G following three wins in World Cup? And how will the Italian team fare after losing Sofia Goggia to injury last week? Peggy has covered five Olympic Games and has talked recently with Mikaela Shiffrin who is hungry to end the season with some medals after a difficult year. ...
TriThis: S1E3 - Getting Down to Details
February 02, 2021 05:05 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBIn this week’s episode of Tri This, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen discusses the most frequently asked questions she gets when she talks about triathlon: "How much do you train? Where do you train, especially right now? How much and what do you eat?". They are really important when it comes to training for triathlon because it really isn't as many hours as you would think. We also talk about nutrition. Not just a general overview, but we get into the specifics. And we ask what did Dr K eat this mornin...
The WeCOACH Podcast: S3E2; Kari Krakow, Head Track & Field/Cross Country Coach
January 28, 2021 05:01 - 42 minutes - 57.6 MBIn S3E2 of The WeCOACH Podcast presented by Hudl, guest-host Marci Kornegay chats with Kari Krakow, Head Track and Cross-Country Coach at Portage High School in Portage, Wisconsin. Kari is founder of WISTCA Women4Women, an initiative to inspire, elevate, and increase more women in coaching across the state. Our conversation weaves through the challenges of coaching high school sports in a pandemic, her passion for coaching, and what drives her to inspire more women to coach. 41' 57" Host: Ma...
Learning to be a Successful Athlete
January 27, 2021 17:04 - 46 minutes - 64 MBNancy has rounded up the top stories in women’s sport from around the world this week and adds her own commentary to each topic with her usual insight. And Chris talks to Florida based event rider and coach Sara Kozumplik Murphy about a recent blog in which she spoke about the process of learning to be an athlete. She explains while goals are important for the athlete it’s important to understand that learning is not confined to the lesson of the day but to all the ways of gathering informati...
S1E2: Triathlon Helps Kirstin Overcome a Miscarriage
January 26, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this episode of Tri This, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen discusses the question she gets asked the most, “Why Ironman”? She is taking us with her as she trains for the Coeur D’Alene Ironman June 27th, 2021. In this episode she explains that part of the draw for her to sport and training is how they have taught her skills and tools that she can apply in everyday life. Also in this episode, Kirstin discusses how training for an Ironman helped her get through one of the toughest experiences she faced...
Snowboarder and Mother Kimmy Fasani; A Trailblazer for the Sport
January 26, 2021 05:01 - 56 minutes - 78 MBKimmy Fasani has been a pioneer in women’s snowboarding since she became the first female snowboarder to land a double backflip in the park and the powder in 2011. A powerhouse in the sport, her career includes incredible highs and the inevitable lows like a pelvis injury that would make most people hang up their board and retire. After becoming a mom to her son Koa in 2018, Kimmy who is expecting her second child this year, has become a trailblazer and voice for women walking that tightrope...
The CWSA Podcast: S1E11 - Courtney Kupets, 2009 Winner
January 25, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBAt the age of ten Courtney Kupets loved gymnastics and, decades later, she still does. Her motto to find the best in a tough or hard situation describes her positive nature and joy in competition and life. Courtney has gone from being an Olympian in Athens, Greece in 2004 to being named the Head Coach of the Bulldogs in Athens, GA in 2017. Courtney credits her injuries for offering her time to reflect, resulting in commitment and focus on her competition in the Olympics. Her advice to others ...
Women in Organizational Sport Leadership
January 21, 2021 05:01 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBLaunching a third season of Tucker Center Talks, Dr. LaVoi talks to colleague Dr. Laura Burton, Professor and Department Head, of Neag School of Education at U Conn. Dr. Burton is a Tucker Center affiliated scholar, gender and sport leadership expert, and a woman who has lived a personal and professional life fighting for gender equity. She co-edited a seminal book on this topic with Dr. Sarah Leberman Women in Sport Leadership: Research and Practice for Change (2017). We talk about her work,...
Scrum Queens' Ali Donnelly Keeps Rugby in the Front Row
January 20, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBChris and Nancy dive into the top news stories this week from around the world of women’s sport and we have breaking news that England Soccer Coach has resigned. Alison Donnelly from the women’s rugby website Scrum Queens joins us to talk about the state of the women’s game and how the competition season is unfolding in 2021 with the cancellation of the Six Nations Tournament. Top stories this week: Australian Open Quarantine Situation Hockey Australia high performance director resigns McNeal...
Tri This with Kirstin Lauritzen; the personal journey of an amateur triathlete
January 19, 2021 05:01 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this brand new show and first episode of Tri This, Kirstin Lauritzen takes us on her journey as a triathlete. We are talking all about triathlon, the different disciplines, nutrition and how she first got started in this sport. You are going to get an inside look into her training as each week Kirstin is taking us with her as she trains for the Coeur D’Alene Ironman June 27th, 2021. Kirstin is presenting the other perspective of triathlon for those that are “age-groupers”- competing in th...
The WeCoach Podcast: S3E1 - Nicole Van Dyke, University of Washington Women’s Soccer Head Coach
January 14, 2021 05:01 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MBThe WeCOACH Podcast presented by Hudl and hosted by Megan Kahn kicks off a new season with Nicole Van Dyke, University of Washington women’s soccer head coach. Nicole shares her inside track on coaching soccer in today’s world. She breaks down some of the important lessons learned throughout her career journey, her emphasis on team culture, and building a staff. She also candidly talks about balancing motherhood and the demands of being a coach. 40' 54" Host: Megan Kahn A co-production betwe...
Gill Coultard Reacts to Becoming an MBE
January 13, 2021 17:01 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MBOn our weekly roundup of top news stories in women’s sport, Chris and Nancy discuss the latest results in World Cup skiing from St. Anton and Flachau, Tokyo Olympic news, rugby news and more. And Chris chats to Gill Coultard, the first woman to reach 100 caps for England who retired ion 2000 and was awarded the MBE in the N ew Year’s Honors. Gill recounts how she heard the news and the overwhelming impact it had on her twenty years after she retired. She also shares her thoughts on the curren...
Sarah Wassner Flynn, Amateur Triathlete and Mother of Four
January 12, 2021 05:01 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MBWelcome back to season two of Mum’s the Word. Thanks for joining us again for another series of interviews with pro athlete moms, health professionals and fitness experts. This week’s guest Sarah Wassner Flynn grew up as a very athletic woman. She competed in Division 1 cross country and track and field in high school, and went on to compete in college. Her student athlete experience was not wholly positive with lots of transition in coaches, lack of guidance and programming so Sarah stepped ...
The CWSA Podcast: S1E10 - Cristina Teuscher, 2000 Winner
January 11, 2021 11:10 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBCristina Teuscher always felt that it was in the water when she was the most comfortable and this was due to mother taking her to the pool when she needed to calm her down. And from happy place came one of the breakthrough swimmers in the world at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Cristina recounts her breakthrough, and then her unheard of decision, to go to Columbia University, which she chose over top athletic schools offering full scholarships. Her self discipline and feeling of fitting the univ...
Coping with Covid, Canoeing Kicks off 2021
January 06, 2021 16:45 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBWe’re back with a new season of the WiSP Sports Desk, with Nancy Gillen and Chris Stafford bringing you a round up of international news in women’s sport. There is already big stories breaking in this first week and Nancy unpacks them starting with the Tokyo Olympics. And we catch up with Canadian Slalom Canoeist and WiSP Ambassador, Haley Daniels, who has a busy year ahead with both the Tokyo Games and, for the first time in an Olympic year, the World Championships. Haley has been cross t...
Sound Bites: S3E1 - Why Vitamin D is an Athlete's Friend
January 04, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBOn this first episode of 2021 our regular contributor, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen, covers our next nutrient highlight: Vitamin D. We have briefly talked about the benefits of Vitamin D in previous episodes, so today we are diving deep. It’s of course, January, and we are getting close to the dead center of winter. For people that live in darker areas of the world, like the Pacific Northwest, Vitamin D deficiencies are very common. Vitamin D is a vitamin that will probably show more of its benefits ...
The CWSA Podcast: S1E9 - Lisa Fernandez, 1993 Winner
December 28, 2020 11:00 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBThis week’s guest is 1993 winner and softball player Lisa Fernandez who credits the support and opportunity that her Cuban father and Puerto Rican mother gave her in sport from an early age. Her father encouraging her to develop her physical strength and her mother guiding her to be an independent and strong woman. Both attributes might be perceived as head of their time culturally both in terms of heritage and gender. Lisa talks about being a coach during a pandemic where they are counting...
Mum's the Word: S1E20 - Breaking News on Season Finale
December 22, 2020 11:00 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBFor the season finale of Mum’s the Word, Sarah Newberry Moore and Pamela Relph Jones look back on what was a jam-packed season with a wonderful selection of inspirational and empowering sportswomen talking about wearing two hats; being an athlete and a mother. It was an emotional journey to get to this point, and Pam and Sarah recall some of their favorite moments from season one. An d later in the show we have a surprise in store so we hope you enjoy this final episode of 2020. If you have...
Sound Bites: S2E13 - Why Vitamin C is Everyone's Friend
December 21, 2020 11:00 - 23 minutes - 32 MBOn this final episode of 2020 Functional Medicine Practitioner, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen, covers another nutrient highlight: Vitamin C. This topic is a hefty one as Vitamin C is one of the most common supplemented vitamins of them all. You’ve likely heard of its benefit on the immune system, and it’s a powerful antioxidant. Dr K discusses the ins and outs of Vitamin C for our health, but there’s also a possible downside for athletes when it comes to supplemental Vitamin C. Antioxidants don’t alwa...
The Sailing Show: S5E8 - Match Racing with Anna Östling and Annie Wennergren
December 18, 2020 05:01 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MBOn this month’s show Abby's guests are both accomplished match racers and they delve into the discipline of Match Racing, which featured as an Olympic Event in the 2012 Olympic Games. Anna Östling and Annie Wennergren both hail from Sweden, with their team ‘WINGS’ they have been in and out of the number one spot on the women’s match racing circuit including winning the Match Race World Championships in 2014 and 2016. Both have recently returned from competing at the prestigious Bermuda Gold ...
The WeCoach Podcast:S2E19 - Ice Hockey Coach Mel Davidson Reflects on Changing Roles
December 17, 2020 11:00 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBMarci is joined by Mel Davidson, former Head Coach of Team Canada Women’s Ice Hockey team. A trailblazing coach, mentor, and newly appointed sport advisor with Own the Podium, Mel shares insights on life as a coach at the highest level and her greatest takeaways that have motivated her to remain a strong advocate for girls and women in sport and coaching. Just as most would look to retirement after an illustrious career, Mel is planning the next 10-15 years of energized living embracing new c...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E48 - Sport's Annus Horribilis
December 16, 2020 16:47 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBChris and Nancy look back on 2020 in this review of women’s sport in a year like no other in our lifetime. The disruption to sport caused by a global pandemic will make the year memorable for all the wrong reasons. Before the winter was out the calendar was upended and cancellations scribbled across dates around the globe from grassroots to Olympic Games. Uncertainty was wrapped in confusion and chaos walked the hallways of sport’s governance. So many questions and so few answers left athlete...
Mum's the Word: S1E19 - Ski Racing's Kaylin Richardson Adapts to Motherhood
December 15, 2020 11:00 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MBOn this week’s episode our guest is Kaylin Richardson, a two-time Olympian in Alpine Skiing, four-time National Alpine Champion, and a member of the U.S. Ski Team fo ten years. Kaylin was raised in Minnesota and followed her brothers into ski racing. After she retired from professional racing in 2010 she moved to Utah to focus on free-skiing and backcountry touring when she discovered the magic of the backcountry and went on to win the Free-skiing World Tour’s North American Championship in S...
The CWSA Podcast: S1E8 - Julie Shea, 1980 Winner
December 14, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBJulie Shea is a four time USA World Cross Country Team member, eight-time Collegiate National Champion and 1980 CWSA Cup (then Broderick, now Honda) Winner who shares her love of running and desire to give back to the sport. She credits her family and father’s interest in being active as the basis of her running. From leisurely running to being timed, she had a meteoric rise as a 17 year old making two USA teams all the while setting a high school record that has not been broken for 30 years....
Beyond the Balls: S1E18 - Sarah Wall's Passion for Netball Became NETFIT
December 11, 2020 05:05 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBElla and Georgina’s guest this week is Australian netball player Sarah Wall who began her professional playing career in 2005 for the Melbourne Vixens and has since played for the Queensland Firebirds, NSW Swifts and Sydney Giants. Sarah is also the founder and CEO of NETFIT, which develops netball training programs for grassroots players across the world. We hear about Sarah's unrivaled passion for netball, how her quest to 'prove them wrong' after being delisted seriously impacted her healt...
Tucker Center Talks: S2E23 - Dr. Akilah Carter Francique: Voices of Resistance & Rage, Black Female Athlete Activism
December 10, 2020 11:00 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBOn this season finale, Nicole talks to colleague Dr. Akilah Carter Francique, Executive Director for The Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change (ISSSSC) at San Jose State, which continues the legacy and dialogue about athlete activism and the influence of sport in effecting positive social change. Akilah was part of a scholarly panel for the Fall 2020 Tucker Center Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) where she talked about various types of rage experienced by Black women. ...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E47 - Kacey Bellamy Poetry in Motion
December 09, 2020 16:46 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MBChris and Nancy roundup the top stories from around the world of women’s sport and this week we revisit an interview with Kacey Lee Bellamy an American ice hockey defender, Olympic gold and two-time silver medalist, and seven-time IIHF World Women's Championship winner. She currently plays for the Boston Pride in the National Women's Hockey League and the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won the Isobel Cup with the Pride and is a two-time Clarkson Cup champion with the Bost...
Mum's the Word: S1E18 - Lisa MacDonald, Weightlifting During Pregnancy and Postpartum
December 08, 2020 11:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBThis week we are joined by pro athlete and women’s fitness expert Lisa MacDonald. Lisa’s interest in women’s health and fitness started during her own athletic upbringing in equestrian sport. She moved into the fitness industry through the painful all-in-one exercise of kettlebells. Her story of how her body image has adapted and changed through her journey is so inspiring and she is very candid on her social media about the struggles so many women face when it comes to their self image and ...
Sound Bites: S2E12 - Essential Vitamin A from Food-based Sources
December 07, 2020 11:00 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MBOn this week’s episode of Sound Bites, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen, covers our next nutrient highlight: Vitamin A; it’s essential that’s for sure, but should athletes really be supplementing with a bunch of antioxidants? We’ve been hounded to support our immune systems and athletes are known to take sports supplements, which can be fortified with antioxidants, especially this year.. Could they be causing more harm than good? Dr K explains why we need Vitamin A and ...
Athlete Profile: S2E10 - Kaillie Humphries Sets the Record Straight
December 04, 2020 11:00 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBThree-time Olympic bobsledder Kaillie Humphries is the only woman to win back to back Olympic gold medals as well as being a three-time World Champion. Having just completed the US National Trials, she is in the process of making the cut to compete in next year’s World Championships and the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. If you follow the sport you will know that prior to the 2018-19 season, Kaillie took the brave step to speak out about the harassment she faced from the governing body of professi...
Tucker Center Talks: S2E22 - Voices of Resistance: Dr. Joyce Olushola Ogunrinde
December 03, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MBOn this week’s episode, Nicole talks to a previous guest, Dr. Joyce Olushola Ogunrinde, an Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance and scholar activist at the University of Houston. Recently Dr. Joyce was a panelist for the Tucker Center DLS on the voices of resistance of Black women in activism, and in sport in particular. We hear her express more in depth about some points she made during the lecture, and answer some audience questions we didn’t get to on the night. We conclude ...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E46 - Heather Blitz Gets Her Kicks Mountain Biking
December 02, 2020 17:01 - 1 hour - 91 MBOn our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is alongside Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Joining us this week is U.S. Grand Prix Dressage rider, Pan American Gold and Silver Medalist and London Olympic Alternate Heather Blitz who has taken to a different saddle to get her adrenaline rush these days. Just back from riding the famous Moab Mountain Bike trails in Utah known for being some of the most challenging in the world,...
Mum's the Word: S1E17 - Molly Dickins, Co-founder of &Mother Challenging Rampant Bias and Inequality
December 01, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 91.6 MBWe welcome Molly Dickens from &Mother as our guest this week. Molly is a PhD stress physiologist, maternal health advocate, co-founder of &Mother, a non-profit organization dedicated to breaking down some of the barriers that keep women from ‘having it all’. Molly co-founded this organization with Alysia Montano, who you might know as one of the leading voices working for equal representation in sport for women and for mothers. Alysia started the #dreammaternity movement and her oped in the ...
The CWSA Podcast: S1E7 - Ann Meyers, 1978 Winner
November 30, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBThe 1978 CWSA Honda Cup Winner, Ann Meyers, and her ten brothers and sisters received parental support and encouragement in their sport growing up, and equally so, which was not always the case in the 60’s. Since no female sports were available on TV, Ann’s dreams were carved from reading a book on Babe Didrikson Zaharias, an American athlete who excelled in golf, basketball, baseball and track and field. She later watched Wilma Rudolf and others in the Olympic Games and set her sights on be...
Beyond the Balls: S1E17 - Matildas' Forward Emily Gielnik Heads Home for 2020/21 Australian W-League Season.
November 27, 2020 11:00 - 32 minutes - 45 MBOn this week’s episode Ella and Georgina talk to Australian soccer player Emily Gielnik, who has just finished a season playing for Vittsjo in the Swedish Women’s League. Emily played in the W-League since 2009 when she made her debut for Brisbane Roar, a club she will be returning to for the 2020/21 Australian W-League season. Emily has been a member of the Matildas squad since 2016 and played in national leagues across the globe. In 2019 she played in her first World Cup, and hopes to be ...