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The Inside Line: S1E11 - Gabbi & Claire's Olympic Predictions
February 15, 2018 12:23 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBGabbi Hall and co-host Claire Brown from Ski Racing Media are both based at the Jeongseon Alpine Center in South Korea for the Winter Olympic Games where they are also working as researchers for NBC. On this week's episode they tell us about the alpine venue and what it's like to be working at the games as well as offering their medal predictions for the upcoming women’s races. For show notes, related links and the full transcript of episode 11 of The Inside Line click HERE For more conversat...
Talking Point: S1E5 - Dr. Mary Jo Kane, Tucker Center
February 14, 2018 12:31 - 41 minutes - 56.3 MBDr. Lisa Ingarfield is joined by Dr. Mary Jo Kane who heads up the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport based at the University of Minnesota. Their topic is how sport can be a side of resistance and empowerment for women and how this potential is often, consciously and unconsciously, contained by a male run sports industry seeking to maintain its dominance in sport. For show notes, related links and the full transcript of episode 5 of Talking Point click here. For more conv...
The FAB Podcast: S1E2 - Kierra Washington, Athletic Trainer
February 13, 2018 12:55 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBOn episode 2 of The FAB Podcast, Kristen Reenders and Datorria Robinson talk to Kierra Washington who is an Athletic Training GA at Northwestern University. A graduate of Grand Valley State Universities Athletic Training Program, she is no stranger to breaking barriers. As one of few women in this industry, Kierra represents that no matter how young or old you are, you can do anything you put your mind to. Kierra shares her journey and what it’s like to work in an industry that has traditiona...
Transcending Sport: S1E14 -Lea Baynes; LGBT Fan Clubs
February 10, 2018 13:30 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBLea Baynes describes herself as a massive Arsenal fan supporting both Arsenal and Arsenal Women teams and more recently attending the England Lionesses games. She volunteers at the women's games as well as being a sponsor of one of the players. She is a member of the GayGooners committee, which is actively involved in boosting the supporter base for women's football. She say's: "being a member of GayGooners is amazing, this has been a fantastic couple of years for me." Chris Stafford caught...
The SIRI & BEK show: S1E4 - What Would You Like to be When You Grow Up?
February 09, 2018 12:51 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBSiri & Bek take us back to their grass roots to talk about how they got into sport as children and when they developed an interest in triathlon. As they were growing up they were often teased about their body shape that could have demoralized them and put them off playing sport. And we also hear from Siri about her father's reaction when he discovered she was gay and how that effected her self esteem. Instead of giving in and giving up these hurtful and shaming comments motivated them even mo...
mentallyfit: S1E6 - A Gay Woman in Sport
February 08, 2018 12:30 - 12 minutes - 16.4 MBIn this episode Canadian Ice Hockey goalie Kendra Fisher tells her story of being a gay woman in sport and how she came to understand that being open in her community, and to the public that followed her, was a social responsibility. She explains that the perception that is sometimes held of sexuality contributing to mental illness was not her reality. She said: "Thinking back in those moments and given this perspective that I was being offered I realized that had I not felt safe in those pla...
Maureen McGonigle: Scottish Women in Sport
February 07, 2018 13:03 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBMaureen McGonigle was inspired to form an organization dedicated to Scottish women in sport following the 2012 London Olympic Games, which had generated more interest about women in sport generally. She gathered some high profile Scottish sportswomen and is now leading a Scotland wide program—Scottish Women in Sport—aimed at females of all ages, abilities, ethnicities and walks of life. Their goal is to increase participation in sport or physical activity; within a positive, equitable culture...
The Horse Show: S3E1 - Katie Keller, Eventing
February 06, 2018 13:21 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBSouth African Eventer Katie Keller, 23, wrapped up last season being crowned the Senior National Champion just to confirm that her Pony and Junior titles were not a phase of youth. In 2007, Katie, who recently moved close to Durban, established her name in eventing in the Gauteng Province, following in her mother’s footsteps. Katie’s passion was inspired by her mother, Karen Keller, who is a well-respected Dressage trainer based in Kyalami, Johannesburg. Katie has consistently been on champ...
Dr. Kimberly Clay: Play Like A Girl
February 05, 2018 12:30 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBDr. Kimberly Clay is the President and CEO of I Play Like a Girl, a non profit organization which is creating programs and events that will inspire middle school girls to get out and play. Their mission is to advance the health and empowerment of girls through the transformative power of sport and physical activity, and to leverage the collective power of women to deliver the early, positive experiences middle school girls need to develop a lifelong commitment to play. Statistics show that al...
The Sailing Show S3E2: Abby Ehler's Volvo Ocean Race
February 03, 2018 12:25 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBAbby Ehler knows what it's like to sail around the world having been the Boat Captain on Team SCA in the 2015/6 Edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. The grueling intensity of ever-changing conditions combined with sleep deprivation and dried food tests the best but the lure of the ocean and battling the elements in all corners of the globe somehow brings them back for more. This time Abby is Boat Captain for Team Brunel and as the race stops over in Hong Kong, she is taking a leg off and will ret...
Off the Front: S1E7 - Katie Compton & Michi Mathias
February 01, 2018 14:06 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBOn this month’s Off the Front Elizabeth Emery is joined by graphic novelist and illustrator Michi Mathias and superstar cyclocross racer Katie Compton. Katie offers her take on day-of prep for cyclocross with rollers, dry clothes, and a few tips for pre-riding the course. They also talk about politically correct equity, how she focuses on her racing while making time for fans, and the difference between men and women on the course. Michi Mathias is currently working on a graphic novel about ...
The Inside Line: S1E10 - Winter Olympic Games Preview with Picabo Street
February 01, 2018 12:34 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MBOn this week’s episode Gabbi Hall has the top stories from the FIS Alpine World Cup Season in Fresh Tracks and a preview of the Winter Olympics including some of the outlying winter sports nations who are sending athletes. And as an introduction to the Games in Pyeongchang and what athletes and fans can expect Gabbi has a special guest in former Olympic and World Champion Picabo Street. Picabo won Olympic gold in the Nagano super-G in 1998 and also took home a silver in downhill four years ...
The Circle: S1E6 - Casey Sablowski
January 29, 2018 18:03 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBThis month on The Circle Ash Nelson talks to Australian child prodigy and former Hockeyroo teammate Casey Sablowski, nee Eastham, about playing in the under 18 competition at the tender age of 13. Just how did Casey maintain motivation to play at the top level. And what advice does she have as a new parent about focusing on a sport at any early age. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio i...
the SIRI & BEK show: S1E3 - The Toughest Challenge Could Become Your Biggest Victory
January 26, 2018 14:52 - 31 minutes - 42.5 MBWorld Champion triathletes Siri Lindley & Rebekah Keat share stories of how they overcame adversity during races such as equipment malfunction and exiting the swim at the back of the pack to turn the race around and even win world cups and a world championship. The message is never give up because the race is long and anything can happen if you're determined and ambitious. Follow on social media - Team Sirius Tri Club on Facebook, Siri Lindley on Facebook, Rebekah Keat on Facebook - on Insta...
Alex Rotas, Photographer
January 24, 2018 15:17 - 31 minutes - 29 MBAlex Rotas is a retired academic and competitive tennis player who took up photography when she recognized that the media was mainly portraying people over 60 as either retired, redundant or immobile. She determined that it was time to shift the focus, instead of bemoaning the absence of positive pictures, and decided to portray the active and engaged aspects of senior life. She brought a camera, found a tutor and made it her mission to be a sports photojournalist covering a range of sports f...
New Horizons: S1E1 - The Business of Adventure
January 22, 2018 16:43 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBWelcome to New Horizons, the podcast that explore how people make their adventures happen. Cathy O’Dowd is an inspirational speaker, an author and the first woman to climb both sides of Everest. She answers the call of the mountains, whether tackling a new route on an 8000 metre peak or seeking out fresh powder at home in the Pyrenees, on foot or on skis or clinging by her fingertips to a rock face. A passionate storyteller, Cathy shares her adventures through her photographs, speeches and wr...
FAIR PLAY: S1E3 - Maia Lewis, Roslyn Kerr
January 19, 2018 12:50 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBThis month on FAIR PLAY Zoe George is joined by sports psychologist Karen Nimmo again and they cover a range of topics affecting women in New Zealand sport. Former White Fern Maia Lewis steps up to the crease this summer to commentate cricket – men’s international cricket that is, and we know Zoe enjoys talking about cricket! Then, dividing sport by gender – is it time this stopped? Leading academic Roslyn Kerr from Lincoln University on how to think about sport and the gender binary differe...
The Inside Line: S1E9 - Roni Remme Tops NorAm Standings
January 18, 2018 14:18 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBAt roughly halfway through the ski season, Roni Remme leads the NorAm overall standings. In fact, the Canadian leads the standings in every discipline but GS, and she has won nearly 50 percent of the NorAm races she has started in this season. The powers that be saw her speed in December and decided it was time to test her skills at the next level. The former University of Utah athlete made her World Cup debut in the speed races at Lake Louise, Canada, but didn't hit her stride until she earn...
mentallyfit: S1E5: Alcohol and Drug Abuse
January 17, 2018 15:57 - 14 minutes - 13 MBOn this week's episode Kendra shares some of her experiences while offering advice and information on alcohol and drug abuse, including prescription medication as it pertains to mental health. She explains with the definition around addiction and how it pertains to mental illness and quite honestly addiction is on the DSM for mental illness. It's not one or the other. It's often runs of a concurrent disorder. kendra believes that we have this, especially in the athletic world; we have this be...
Ruck On: S2E2 - Kim Donaldson & Chris Stafford
January 15, 2018 15:38 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBRetired Team Canada Hooker Kim Donaldson and rugby fan Chris Stafford discuss the latest news in women's rugby from around the world. The top story comes from Rugby Australia, which has made a new collective bargaining agreement that will guarantee women’s and men’s 7s and Super Rugby starters the same base pay and making history for the women's game by leading the way to pay equity for the leading nations. In Europe the Six Nations tournament gets underway next month and Kim has the scoop in...
WiSP Amazons: Holly Budge; Adventurer & Conservationist
January 12, 2018 19:30 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBBritain’s Holly Budge started off her sporting life while still a toddler when she began riding eventually taking up eventing. when she reached 20 something she discovered skydiving and was soon to move to New Zealand where she learned filming and became the first woman to became the third woman in New Zealand at the time to be a skydiving camerawoman. In 2008 she took up her next challenge and became the first woman to skydive off Mount Everest. The following year, she took part in the famou...
Talking Point: S1E4 - Lisa Ingarfield & Laura Okmin - How Women are Marginalized in Sport's Media
January 10, 2018 15:12 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBLisa Ingarfield continues to delve deeply into some of the systemic barriers facing women in sport and women's sport in general, to examine some of the deep seated and persistent problems facing women, to think about how we can change that culture. On this episode Lisa discusses with Fox Sports Reporter Laura Okmin, how women are marginalized in sports media both in terms of opportunity and their treatment. The full transcript and links can be found on the show page of our website at www.wis...
The FAB Podcast S1E1 - Meet the FAB Founder Kristin Ray
January 09, 2018 12:16 - 26 minutes - 24 MBWelcome to a brand new podcast with Females in Athletic Business (FAB) that will be covering the many aspects of women working in the sport's business. DaTorria Robinson and Kristen Reenders are the hosts of this monthly show and their first guest is the founder of FAB, Kristin Ray. And a big welcome and thank you to our sponsors It's On Everywhere. Visit FAB at www.fabsports.org for more information and follow them on social media @FABsportsorg and @itsoneverywhere. Full show notes and lin...
The Sailing Show with Annie Lush
January 08, 2018 15:08 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBAnnie Lush is currently in Auckland recovering from an injury she sustained on Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race aboard Team Brunel when she suffered a fracture to L1 as well as two broken bones in her right foot. She joined Chris Stafford to discuss the race as the teams head north and her hopes of getting back on the boat in Hong Kong, plus news of more opportunities for women to sail on bigger boats, thanks to The Magenta Project. Full show notes and links are on the show page of our website a...
mentallyfit: S1E4 - The Reality of New Year's Resolutions
January 05, 2018 12:38 - 14 minutes - 20.2 MBKendra Fisher takes a close look at the reality of making New Year's Resolutions and why it's important if you struggle with the holiday season to manage expectations. Drawing your own line in the sand is something you have control of when the world is seemingly spinning around you. When you are being challenged with a mental health conditions setting goals that you're comfortable with provides a helpful structure as Kendra explains with tools to help you cope. Visit mentallyfit for more info...
The Inside Line: S1E8 - Courchevel, Lienz & Oslo World Cup Recap
January 04, 2018 12:34 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBThe Inside Line is ringing in the new year with a recap of the FIS Audi Courchevel, Lienz and Oslo World Cup races. Gabbi Hall talks to American ace Mikaela Shiffrin about her continued dominance on the World Cup tour. Meanwhile, her competitors discuss trying to catch her as Shiffrin has already racked up a huge lead in the World Cup overall standings. The Inside Line is a co-production of Ski Racing Media & WiSP Sports and sponsored by Team Ski Safe. Full show notes and links are on the sh...
The Inside Line: S1E8 - Courchevel, Lienz & Oslo World Cup Recap
January 04, 2018 12:34 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBThe Inside Line is ringing in the new year with a recap of the FIS Audi Courchevel, Lienz and Oslo World Cup races. Gabbi Hall talks to American ace Mikaela Shiffrin about her continued dominance on the World Cup tour. Meanwhile, her competitors discuss trying to catch her as Shiffrin has already racked up a huge lead in the World Cup overall standings. The Inside Line is a co-production of Ski Racing Media & WiSP Sports and sponsored by Team Ski Safe. Full show notes and links are on the...
Off the Front: S1E6 - Martina Brimmer
January 01, 2018 12:38 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBOn the first episode of 2018, Elizabeth Emery talks to Martina Brimmer, co-founder of SWIFT Industries which is a bicycle bag maker located in Seattle, Washington. Martina talks about her life as a female adventurer, an entrepreneur, and the realities of running a small business about which she's passionate. We hear how most of the fabrics are U.S. made, including the new waterproof canvas, designed with their input, and all the cutting and sewing is done in Seattle. Full show notes and link...
The Inside Line: S1E7 - Val d'Isere & Courcheval
December 21, 2017 12:07 - 36 minutes - 33 MBBonjour! Bienvenue! Grab a croissant. Put on a beret and a fur coat, and imagine yourself in the midst of the French Alps. It’s time for The Inside Line that we recorded in France between World Cup races. It’s been a speed-centric couple weeks on the ladies’ tour so this week we focus on the excitement in Val d’Isere and Courcheval. Everything from Anna Veith’s Super G win to Alice Merryweather’s first World Cup points is on the table--and in the podcast. Plus, we check in with none other tha...
Talking Point: S1E3 - Lisa Ingarfield & Nancy Hogshead-Makar
December 20, 2017 12:27 - 54 minutes - 50 MBLisa Ingarfield and civil rights advocate Nancy Hogshead-Makar discuss the legal, systemic and cultural structures behind the athlete-coach relationship that provides an environment for sexual abuse to go unchecked and exploited by abusers. They unpack the work that is being done to prevent it and by educating our communities, coaches, athletes, parents to shift the culture around sexual abuse in sport. Nancy is a 1984 Olympic gold medalist swimmer, and the chief executive officer of Champion...
mentallyfit: S1E3 - The Negative Effects of Screen Time & Social Media
December 15, 2017 12:25 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBKendra Fisher offers a frank and realistic examination of the subtle ways that exposure to computers and social media is effecting all of us but critically its impact on children. She shares evidence of the effects that computer screens are having on young children and bases her recommendations for changing these habits on actual experiences explaining why limiting time is critical to development. The results of scientific studies show that children below the age of two should be limited to n...
Athlete Profile: Hayley Nixon - Canoe Ocean Racing
December 13, 2017 12:04 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBSouth African Hayley Nixon became the 2017 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Champion in Hong Kong this fall having already won the ICF World Cup Nelo Summer Challenge. In 2016 she made her mark in the sport by becoming the World Surfski Series Champion. Since the world championships Hayley won the Palm2Pines race in Sydney. And her next race is the 56 kilometer Cape Point Challenge canoe ocean racing event in Cape Town to finish the year. Before taking up Surfski Hayley was a rower and campaigned...
FAIR PLAY: S1E3 - Rachael Carter, Samara Pepperell, Alethea Boon
December 08, 2017 17:34 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBSamara Pepperell aka Lady Trample has been in the U.S. competing in the Roller Derby World Champs where she was named MVP. Zoe George and her guest co-host para climber Rachael Carter talk about encouraging other women to lace up their skates. Then we pump some iron with Alethea Boon, who will be representing NZ at the Commonwealth Games next year for the third time, but the first time in weight lifting. Full show notes and links are on the show page of our website at www.wispsports.com. Fair...
The Inside Line: S1E6 - Killington & Lake Louise Review
December 07, 2017 12:07 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBGabbi Hall reviews the two North American World Cup events in this episode which features post race interviews with Mikaela Shiffrin, Tina Weirather, Lindsey Vonn and Cornelia Huetter. The season has ramped up in North America with stops in Killington, Vermont and Lake Louise, Canada. We’re now officially in the part of winter where the racing is nonstop, which is great news for this podcast because we have a lot to talk about. The Inside Line is a co-production of WiSP Sports & Ski Racing M...
the SIRI & BEK show: S1E2 - Preparing to Retire
December 06, 2017 11:52 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBThe dynamic partnership of Siri Lindley & Bek Keat share their inimitable enthusiasm for life in this episode as they discuss how important it is for athletes to truly examine who they really are beyond their sport as a way to find their path once they retire. Leaving a sport as an athlete can be hard for many who have made the sport their life and so often they don't have a clear idea of what they will do after they retire. These two world champions are happily enjoying their retirement and...
Jennifer Uteda: She Warriors
December 04, 2017 14:59 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBJennifer Uteda is the Executive Producer of She Warriors, a documentary series that tells the stories of brave women who have made an impact in the world and embody the true feminine spirit. Jennifer spent almost 18 years as a Marketer, creating trailers, television spots and digital content for studios and television networks. She Warriors came about because powerful women inspire her every day. "I see these unsung heroes living their life purpose and helping others along the way and decided...
Off The Front: S1E5 - Marion Clignet, Anna Maria Wolf
December 01, 2017 12:31 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBElizabeth Emery talks to fabled French-American cyclist Marion Clignet, and Anna Maria Wolf who founded the women’s cycling blog Pretty. Damned. Fast, and owns the commuting-focused bike shop Sun & Air in Brooklyn, NY. Marion Clignet’s illustrious career is filled with amazing accomplishments: she was 10 time French national Champion, 6 time World Champion, twice Olympic silver medalist, and has over 250 victories, including stage wins in the Tour de France. This is even more amazing because,...
mentallyfit: S1E2 - How Sport Saved My Life
November 30, 2017 12:05 - 12 minutes - 11 MBOn this episode Kendra Fisher explains why she values sport so much and how it literally saved her life at a critical time in her illness and career. Kendra was forced to quit Team Canada's ice hockey program due to a diagnosis of mental illness that covered the spectrum from depression, anxiety, severe panic attacks, OCD and agoraphobia. She reveals what her day-to day-life was like and the struggle she faced leaving the house and driving to the rink. If you are suffering from mental illnes...
The Circle: S1E5 - Sofie Gierts
November 29, 2017 12:22 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBBelgium's Sofie Gierts opens up about her tumultuous career in this exclusive interview with Ash Nelson about how it felt to not be selected for the London Olympic Games even though she contributed with three of the four goals in a qualifying game when the Red Panthers beat Ireland. She also reveals how the team's admin treated her and the effect it had on her personally and professionally. Sofie also explains that the lack of opportunities in Belgium led her to playing in neighbouring Hollan...
Athlete Profile: Seun Adigun, Bobsled
November 28, 2017 16:01 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBChris Stafford's guest is former track and field Seun Adigun who has already established herself as a hurdler when she competed at the 2012 Olympic Games. Sport has been her life since a child she played everything she could growing up in Chicago from flag football to tennis. She was an avid basketball player as well as track and field athlete in high school. She is a three-time Nigerian National Champion and a two-time African Continental Champion and holds a Masters Degree in Physical Educa...
Ruck On: S2E1 - Kim Donaldson & Ashley Steacy
November 27, 2017 13:51 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBFormer Canadian Rugby Player Kim Donaldson returns with a new series of Ruck On as the rugby season gets under way. On this episode Kim is joined by fellow Canadian Ashley Steacy to talk about the growth of the women's game in universities and how that is benefiting the sport in general. Ashley was three time Canadian Inter University Sport Champion and was Player of the Year twice her first cap for both 15s and sevens was in 2007. After which she went to three World Cups, one 15’s World Cup ...
The Inside Line: S1E5 - Resi Stiegler
November 24, 2017 12:29 - 26 minutes - 35.7 MBGabbi Hall focuses on the U.S. races this week as the women’s World Cup heads to Killington, Vermont, as the ladies of the U.S. Ski Team are preparing to put on a show for the home crowd. On this week’s episode, Gabbi caught up with World Cup veteran Resi Stiegler who has been around the block once or twice. In fact, she’s been on and off the World Cup tour for about 15 years. Injuries along the way have not stopped her unique sparkle on the race slope as she prepares for what she hopes will ...
The Dirty Double: S1E3 - The Right Coach
November 22, 2017 12:01 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBThe success of The Dirty Double in rowing from World Cup to World Championships and Olympic Games was partly due to having the right coach and the dynamic of the personalities that made their partnership gel. But it's not always easy to find the right combination to bring out the best of the athlete by getting to know them as a person. Lindsay Jennerich & Patricia Obee know what it takes and share their insights into what makes a good coach, and what to look for in that relationship. For more...
The Horse Show: S1E16 - Catherine Haddad-Staller
November 17, 2017 12:21 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBCatherine Haddad-Staller rode Rowan Riley’s 11 year old mare Semper Fidelis to claim their first CDI3* Grand Prix Special win together in Europe this summer. This break out performance for the mare in Le Man, France came just a month after the partnership made their Big Tour debut and Catherine is excited about the horse's future. Catherine was previously based in Germany but now resides in Califon, New Jersey in the summer and Loxahatchee, Florida for the winter season. She has been sponsore...
mentallyfit: S1E1 - Preparing for the Holidays
November 16, 2017 12:23 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBCanadian Ice Hockey Goalie Kendra Fisher presents a new bi-weekly podcast that will address mental health and LGBTQ issues in an authentic and open way. The purpose is to educate and help people so that they have better understanding and the tools to cope with a variety of situations to enable them to stay mentallyfit. Kendra was diagnosed with a Severe Anxiety Disorder, Severe Panic Attacks, Depression and Agoraphobia at a critical time in her career and was forced to leave the sport's natio...
Talking Point: Dr. Lisa Ingarfield & Jessica Luther
November 15, 2017 12:32 - 37 minutes - 50.8 MBLisa Ingarfield is joined by author, journalist and host of the Burn it All Down podcast Jessica Luther to discuss Women’s Representation in the Media and the repetitive erosion of women's contributions. They unpack some examples of how female athletes are shunted into the shadows and regarded as a secondary story, regardless of their performance. Why media perpetuate this style of journalism to cover stories that they shape to their audience and diminish women’s achievements in the process. ...
Talking Point: Dr. Lisa Ingarfield & Jessica Luther
November 15, 2017 12:32 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBLisa Ingarfield is joined by author, journalist and host of the Burn it All Down podcast Jessica Luther to discuss Women’s Representation in the Media and the repetitive erosion of women's contributions. They unpack some examples of how female athletes are shunted into the shadows and regarded as a secondary story, regardless of their performance. Why media perpetuate this style of journalism to cover stories that they shape to their audience and diminish women’s achievements in the process....
FAIR PLAY: S1E2 - Bronwyn Easterbrook-Smith, Georgina Hales, Kendra Cocksedge
November 10, 2017 11:44 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBOn this month’s FAIR PLAY Zoe George and her guest co-presenter Bronwyn Easterbrook-Smith focus on rugby and look towards the Rugby League World Cup… Kiwi ferns vice-captain Georgia Hales drops in to discuss the competition, their preparation and not having a home ground advantage. Rugby Union is enjoying phenomenal growth globally and the Kiwis have had lots to celebrate as the Black Ferns captured their sixth ‘Nancy’ this summer in Ireland. Black Fern Kendra Cocksedge played a big part in t...
The Inside Line: S1E4 - Kristin Lysdahl & Foreste Peterson
November 09, 2017 11:25 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBWhen the World Cup season kicked off at Soelden, Austria, in October, eyes were glued to the World Cup veterans who were hunting for podium results. In episode four, Gabbi Hall went a different direction to talk to two new faces on the White Circus, Foreste Peterson from the U.S. and Kristin Lysdahl of Norway to talk about their first experience at Soelden and how they got to the World Cup. Plus all the latest news in Fresh Tracks of women’s alpine ski racing. For more conversations form the ...
the SIRI & BEK show: S1E1 - Kicking off with Pazzazz
November 06, 2017 12:56 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBSiri Lindley and her wife Rebekah Keat are champions in the sport of triathlon as well as in their coaching club and in their passion for rescuing animals. Team Sirius Tri Club is the number one triathlon coaching club in the U.S. and Siri has produced world and Olympic champions since she retired with two world championship titles to her name. Bek is a 6 time Iron Distance Champion and has the 6th fastest time in Iron distance history. The couple are lifelong animal lovers and recently sta...