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Amazons - Rebecca Lowe
May 01, 2017 19:19 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBEnglish journalist Rebecca Lowe set off on a cross country bike ride with a difference in July 2015. Having specialized in writing about human rights, justice and the law in the Middle East she determined it was time to travel those dusty roads to breathe the air and feel the political and cultural pulse of the region for herself. For nine months she would traverse 20 countries across 3 continents clocking up 6,835 miles or 11,000 kilometers. Part of her motivation was “to tell stories throu...
Locker Room Talk: S1E12 - Sara & Kelly Discuss Doping
April 26, 2017 14:25 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBSara Gross and Kelly O'Mara delve into the issues surrounding doping, including why this topic has been so hot since the 2016 Olympic Games. Who is really in charge of catching cheaters and why the system is flawed? We catch and treat cheaters like criminals but how do we stop athletes from doping in the first place? Also news from the Boston marathon - the first woman to run the race wasn't Katherine Switzer, after all, yet we applaud Katherine regardless. The Gripe of the Week comes from B...
The Horse Show: S2E2; Isabell Werth
April 24, 2017 13:13 - 30 minutes - 42 MBGermany’s Isabell Werth has officially been named the most successful dressage rider ever and is truly a legend in the sport. Her illustrious career spans four decades with partners such as Gigolo Anthony FRH, Satchmo, Fabienne, Warum Nicht FRH, El Santo NRW, Bella Rose, Don Johnson FRH, Emilio and Weihegold. Her medal tally is impressive by anyone’s standards with 10 Olympic medals, 7 World Championships, 13 European Championships, 14 German Championships —- and this season making it a hat ...
WiSP World Canada with Maria Samson, Sooz Flannigan & Saadia Ashraf
April 20, 2017 23:13 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBFormer Canadian Rugby International Maria Samson and Triathlete Sooz Flannigan are back with a round-up of the top women's sports news from Canada, and a guest who used to play football with Maria. Saadia Ashraf is the current Assistant Coach for the Canadian Women’s National Tackle Football Team preparing for the 2017 Women’s World Championships. She was formerly a Quarterback and played in the previous two World Championships. There’s news of the latest inductees to the Canadian Sports Hall...
IronWomen: S2E8; Sara Gross, Alyssa Godesky, Mirinda Carfrae
April 19, 2017 13:20 - 24 minutes - 33.1 MBMirinda Carfrae is a multiple Ironman World Champion, 70.3 World Champion and the fastest runner on the circuit. In 2013, Mirinda ran 2:50:38, at the Ironman World Championship—only two men ran faster! Rinny is now taking a year off training to “grow a little human.” Sara Gross and Alyssa Godesky find out all about how she adapted her training schedule—and life—what she is up to at week 23, and what she expects for the future. We also find out what her secrets are to running fast off the bike...
The Sailing Show Presented by The Magenta Project: S3E1
April 18, 2017 11:29 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBThe Sailing Show is now the Official Podcast of The Magenta Project as Abby Ehler presents the first episode of the series from the Volvo Ocean Race boatyard in Lisbon, Portugal. Abby talks to Olympian and former Team SCA member for the 2014-5 Volvo Ocean Race Annie Lush (GBR) and New Zealand National Champion, a former World Champion, and Olympic gold medallist. Jo Aleh (NZL) who are sailing the M32 in Miami, USA. They discuss the M32 Series, the Team Magenta training programs and the oppor...
Ruck On: The Rugby Show; S1E6
April 14, 2017 13:52 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MBFormer Canadian teammates Maria Samson & Kim Donaldson review the game that decided the Six Nations Tournament in Europe and the recent Can-Am seriesand preview the upcoming Four Nations June Series. They also have a special mention for the legend that is 42 year old American Phaidra Knight who was the Player of the Decade in 2010. She received her first cap in 1999 and played in three World Cups. Phaidra has recently been elected to the USA Board of Directors as the International Athlete. F...
Locker Room Talk: S1E11 - Sara & Kelly with Nicole Haase
April 12, 2017 17:04 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBSara Gross & Kelly O'Mara get a behind-the-scenes look at the U.S. women’s hockey team’s historical pay deal; how they did it and what it means for the future of women’s sport. The team took a stand against inequitable treatment - and won big - at the recent World Championships. Hockey reporter Nicole Haase reveals the details behind the deal they struck and why their approach was successful. This historical action and ensuing pay equity agreement is just one of many wins for women’s sport in...
Athlete Profile: Megan Campbell (IRE) Soccer
April 10, 2017 21:45 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MBMegan Campbell is an Ireland International and Manchester City defender she spent three years at Florida State University where she experienced very different conditions for women playing professional football. Last week she stood beside her team mates who challenged Ireland’s governing body to provide basic remuneration and resources to its national squad so they no longer had to share team kit such as a track suit or get changed in public restrooms. Their campaign to stand their ground for...
Locker Room Talk -S1E10 with Sara & Kelly
March 29, 2017 13:42 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBThis week's episode discusses the all important topic of sports bras and the finer points of their development. Sara Gross & Kelly O'Mara are joined by Mary Helen Shashy who developed the Cheata Bra, which offers optimum support and comfort for athletes in all sports. We hear how Mary Helen found a way to minimize the bounce which causes the pain that larger women suffer without enough support. You can enter to win a Cheata Bra by going to www.wispsports.com and clicking on the contest sign-u...
WiSP IronWomen: S2E7: Sara Gross, Alyssa Godesky, Haley Chura
March 25, 2017 14:22 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBSara Gross & Alyssa Godesky talk to super-swimmer Haley Chura who recently won Ironman 70.3 Buenos Aires after a year’s hiatus from the sport she loves. In 2015, three weeks before toeing the start line as a professional at the World Championships, Haley was hit by a car during a training ride. Haley shares her ongoing fears of being out on the road and how she is overcoming them. Before wading into the world of triathlon, Haley won a National Championship with the University of Georgia Wome...
WiSP World Canada: S2E1
March 24, 2017 17:41 - 28 minutes - 39 MBFormer Canadian Rugby team player turned coach Maria Samson returns with a new series of WiSP World Canada and a new co-host; Triathlete Sooz Flannigan from Victoria, BC. They have the latest news about Canadian women in sport around the world and offer an athlete's perspective on the issues affecting sportswomen. Their guest is Canadian Team Bobsledder Alysia Rissling who has just returned from South Korea where she won the bronze medal in the World Cup test event for the 2018 Winter Olympi...
WiSP World Canada: S2E1
March 24, 2017 17:41 - 28 minutes - 39 MBFormer Canadian Rugby team player turned coach Maria Samson returns with a new series of WiSP World Canada and a new co-host; Triathlete Sooz Flannigan from Victoria, BC. They have the latest news about Canadian women in sport around the world and offer an athlete's perspective on the issues affecting sportswomen. Their guest is Canadian Team Bobsledder Alysia Rissling who has just returned from South Korea where she won the bronze medal in the World Cup test event for the 2018 Winter Olympic...
Walk Don't Run: S1E4; Karen Burnett
March 23, 2017 15:02 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBKatie Burnett is a U.S. Team member and currently holds the U.S. 50k Race Walk Record. After graduating high school in Arizona, she went from the race walk being “just another event” to her sport of choice. Katie got her start race walking the summer after 7th grade when she joined a club track team. Early success in the event convinced her to stick with it while pursuing other sports and events until she went to college to throw NCAA Division I javelin. Deciding that the school wasn’t a goo...
Athlete Profile: Georgia Elwiss (ENG) Cricket
March 21, 2017 19:11 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBThe England Cricket Board, England Hockey and England Netball have collaborated to launch a three-year campaign to maximise the legacy of hosting three consecutive World Cups and build a fan base for women’s team sports. They have an ambitious target to ensure all 7-13-year-old girls across the country have the opportunity to experience the benefits of team sport. One of the players who is helping to promote this initiative is England cricketing all rounder Georgia Elwiss. Georgia made her in...
Athlete Profile: Jamie Sinclair (USA) Curling
March 20, 2017 15:53 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBChris Stafford talks to U.S. born Canadian Jamie Sinclair, 25, who has her sights set on the 2018 Winter Olympic Games and is checking off all the boxes along the way. Her recent U.S. National Championship crown is a career highlight for the now Minnesotan resident whose passion for Curling is infectious. Jamie was encouraged into the sport at the age of nine with her older brothers and collected medals as a Junior for Canada before being recruited to the U.S. National squad. She graduated fr...
WiSP World Australia
March 17, 2017 19:30 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBWiSP World Australia is back with a new season as Beth Davis from Melbourne and former Hockeyroos player Ashleigh Nelson in Perth have a packed show of news and two great guests. Olympic steeplechaser Genevieve LaCaze joins them to talk about her career and season plans from the Australian Team Camp in Falls Creek. Ash' former Hockeyroos teammate Stacie Joseph talks about coaching opportunites for women in the sport and what her dream job would be. Plus the latest from around Australian wome...
Ruck On: The Rugby Show; S1E5
March 15, 2017 22:37 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBCanada's dynamic duo Maria Samson & Kim Donaldson have the latest from the world of women's international rugby as they review the Six Nations tournamemt that winds up this weekend. They also bring us the inside scoop on the 2017 World Cup Finals as teams prepare their game for this summer's big event in Ireland in August. The former Canadian teammates knows who's who and what's what in the game and have some fascinating insight into players and their form. Plus Maria shares some exciting n...
Locker Room Talk: S1E9; with Sara & Kelly
March 15, 2017 17:43 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBThis week in the Locker Room Sara Gross and Kelly O'Mara talk about women who are leading the way into the wilderness. They also discuss the latest issues in women’s sport including Nike’s new hijab for Muslim women and March madness (and the female broadcaster who is covering it). This week’s gripe comes from a listener who just had to get something off her chest, plus celebrate the amazing 79-year-old who skied to both the North and South Poles. Their guest is entrepreneur and trekker Mari...
Athlete Profile: Deta Hedman (GBR) Darts
March 09, 2017 19:31 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBChris Stafford talks to Jamaican born Deta Hedman who has been an international darts player for more than 40 years with over 100 rankings titles to her name making her a legend in the sport. Some of her most prestigious titles include the World Masters, Europe Cup, Las Vegas Desert Classic and Zuiderduin Masters. But it is the World Championship crown which has eluded her and remains top of her bucket list. With tournaments both at home in England and abroad every weekend, Deta stays as foc...
Athlete Profile: Deta Hedman (GBR) Darts
March 09, 2017 19:31 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBChris Stafford talks to Jamaican born Deta Hedman who has been an international darts player for more than 40 years with over 100 rankings titles to her name making her a legend in the sport. Some of her most prestigious titles include the World Masters, Europe Cup, Las Vegas Desert Classic and Zuiderduin Masters. But it is the World Championship crown which has eluded her and remains top of her bucket list. With tournaments both at home in England and abroad every weekend, Deta stays as focu...
WiSP IronWomen: S2E6: Sara Gross, Alyssa Godesky, Tara Norton, Sarah McPherson
March 08, 2017 10:42 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBMulti-talented athlete Tara Norton joins Sara and Alyssa to explain how she ran a double marathon with a stress fracture in her femur and lived to tell the tale. A former professional triathlete, Tara had 25 Top 10 placings in long distance races during her career. Now a coach and a mom, Tara sets her sights on longer races and in 2016 took on the Ultraman triathlon in Hawaii - 10km (6.2mi) swim, 421km (261mi) bike, 84km (52.4mi) run. Known for mental toughness, Tara shares her wisdom and ans...
The Horse Show: S2E1; Lucinda Green
March 06, 2017 15:10 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBChris Stafford talks to Eventing legend Lucinda Green MBE about the changes that the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has made to the Olympic format and the implications to three and four star level. Lucinda explains what it could mean for the future of eventing in general if the four star level is no longer the pinnacle of the sport. The fallout could have dire consequences, which begs the question of who the governing body is listening to as the sport struggles to stay in the Olymp...
Transcending Sport: Tatjana Haenni
March 03, 2017 15:45 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBSwitzerland’s Tatjana Haenni is the former Deputy Director of the Competitions Division and the Head of Women’s Competition at FIFA - the international governing body for soccer. In that role she led the organisational aspects of all FIFA Women’s World Cups including the recent Women’s World Cup in Canada. Tatjana has dedicated her career to women’s football and advancing women in sport generally. She is also President of FC Zurich, a volunteer position that she is passionate about as she con...
Locker Room Talk: S1E8 with Sara & Kelly
March 01, 2017 04:15 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBSara Gross and Kelly O'Mara are joined in the Locker Room by Aparna Rajagopal-Durbin and Ava Holliday, the founders of The Avarna Group. Aparna worked in outdoor education and organized a project in Alaska called Expedition Denali to inspire diversity in the outdoors. She then teamed up with Eva Holliday who has a PhD in American Environmentalism, Equity and Inclusion to form The Avarna Group, which works with organizations such as the National Forest Service and the YMCA helping them with ve...
Athlete Profile: Shalisa Davis (USA) Marathon Runner
February 25, 2017 00:39 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBRetired Marine Corps Major Lisa Davis, has broken into the Guiness Book of Records by completing 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. She has become the fastest woman to complete the Triple 7 Quest and the first African American woman to ever complete the quest. On Jan. 31, 2017 she completed the challenge in a record time of 7 days, 30 minutes and 27 seconds. The previous best time for a woman completing seven marathons on seven continents was 10 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 40 seconds. ...
Nutrition Notes - A Sailor's Diet
February 22, 2017 15:30 - 13 minutes - 17.9 MBRecord breaking offshore sailor Dee Caffari MBE talks to Sara Gross about a sailor's diet and nutritional requirements when they are at sea for extended periods. Making the right choices for long trips incluing treats are important for moral, especially if you're alone on the ocean. Freeze dried meals have come a long way but how much can you take before it gets really boring? And what meal would you long for when you get back on dry land? For more conversations from the world of women's sp...
Breaking Free: S1E2; Lisa Abramson
February 20, 2017 17:40 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBTara Campbell talks to Lisa Abramson, a former marketing executive turned executive coach, speaker and entrepreneur, who changed her direction after battling postpartum depression and psychosis. Lisa found running and yoga inspired and motivated her during her struggle, which has since guided her to a higher level of self awareness and discipline in her daily schedule and sleep routine. After a decade spent as a marketing executive in California, she now works full-time to inspire other wome...
Walk Don't Run: S1E3; Rachel Seaman
February 17, 2017 16:00 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBChris Stafford and Cindi Leeman talk to record-breaking 8-time Canadian Race Walking Champion Rachel Seaman about how she balances high performance training with pregnancy and family life. With her second baby due in May, Rachel is planning to train to the last moment. Once her baby is born she will be back on track for this year's races with her sights firmly set on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. For more conversations from the world of women's sports visit us at www.wispsports.com and follow...
Locker Room Talk: S1E7 with Sara & Kelly
February 15, 2017 03:35 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBSara Gross and Kelly O'Mara take on more important topics in women's sports from the potential undermining of Title XI under the new U.S. Secretary of Education, to the free movement of Muslim athletes competing in the U.S. during the 'uncertain chaos' surrounding immigration, and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) ban on hijabs. This 'nefarious' threat to the Los Angeles Olympic bid is discussed plus Kelly has a Gripe of the Week that involves tights and yoga pants. On the brigh...
WiSP IronWomen: S2E5: Sara Gross, Alyssa Godesky, Sika Henry
February 13, 2017 18:44 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBSara Gross and Alyssa Godesky take a closer look at diversity in triathlon following the 2017 Triathlon Business International Conference at which Sara led a panel that included African American triathlete Sika Henry. To expand this important conversation Sika tells us more about her own experiences and ways the sport can work towards increasing diversity. Some suggestions are to encourage minorities in local clubs and create mentors for young people. Clearly the important thing for the sport...
blogCAST: My Personal Journey
February 08, 2017 15:26 - 19 minutes - 26.2 MBMountain Biker, Mountain Runner and Adventurist Traharn Chidley shares her very personal and traumatic story of surviving domestic abuse and how sport gave her the strength and confidence to take control of her life. Narrated by Chris Stafford. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport visit us at www.wispsports.com and join us on social media @WiSP Sports.
Transcending Sport: Isabelle Charest
February 07, 2017 01:05 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBOlympic short track speed skater Isabelle Charest, who will be Canada’s Chef de Mission for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, has made a seamless transition from her athletic career which spanned three decades to representing the Canadian Olympic Committee and the athletes of today. Charest, a native of Rimouski, Québec, medalled in three consecutive Olympic Winter Games. Making her Olympic debut at Lillehammer 1994, she won silver as a member of the 3000m relay team. She again captu...
Ruck On: The Rugby Show - S1E4
February 04, 2017 00:49 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MBFormer Canadian World Cup team mates Maria Samson and Kim Donaldson are back with the very latest on the Rugby Six Nations which is happening right now...and then it's all about their picks of Tight Fives for the 2017 World Cup this summer. Everything you need to know about loose-end scrummagers, hookers, props and the second row and who to look out for when the best of the best get to Ireland in August. For more rugby and other conversations from the world of women's sports visit us at www.w...
WiSP World New Zealand
February 02, 2017 15:36 - 1 hour - 111 MBWhite Ferns Cricketer Sophie Devine joins our Zoe George in the co-host chair this month. We hear from Ironwoman Tamsyn Hayes on prepping for Challenge Wanaka— translating mountain running to the Ironman shuffle—and how she's had to adapt after the difficult birth of her baby. Sheep shearing makes its debut on WiSP Sports as Roysey Maryanne Batey tells us what it’s like to be gearing up for the World Shearing and Wool Handling World Championships in Invercargill—only in New Zealand. We talk m...
blogCAST - A History of Hockey
January 27, 2017 00:27 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBA History of Hockey written by Penny Hopkins and narrated by Chris Stafford tells the story of the women's game, which began in its most basic form in ancient times and dates back to some of the earliest civilisations. We hear how the game has development across continents from grassroots to international level, and how its popularity has grown through regional championships to Champions Trophy and the Olympic Games, with the next World Cup taking place in London in 2018. For more conversatio...
Locker Room Talk: S1E6 with Sara & Kelly
January 25, 2017 20:01 - 30 minutes - 42 MBIn the Locker Room this week, Sara Gross & Kelly O'Mara discuss sexual abuse of young athletes by coaches. Why are there so many case of sexual misconduct in sport and what can we do to make changes to protect our vulnerable children? Kelly catches up with U.S. National Track Cycling Champion and 2016 Olympic Games team member Missy Erickson who recently shared her story of abuse in a revealing article in Bicycle Magazine. And then Sara and Kelly talk to former athlete, lawyer and activist Na...
Breaking Free: S1E1; Tina Chantrey
January 20, 2017 16:39 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBBreaking Free is a brand new show in which sportswomen discuss mental health issues and how sport helps them overcome personal challenges. We will be hearing from women who have different experiences and who have generously agreed to share their journeys while offering some advice and resources. In this first episode, runner and journalist Tara Campbell talks to British runner and author Tina Chantrey. Tina experienced a traumatic divorce being was left with three young children and wondering...
WiSP Amazons: Cathy O'Dowd
January 17, 2017 20:24 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBChris Stafford talks to Cathy O'Dowd, the South African rock climber, mountaineer, author and motivational speaker. Cathy began climbing while in university and at 21 took part in her first mountain expedition to the Ruwenzori in central Africa. The first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest from both south and north sides, she was a member of the First South African Everest Expedition which reached the summit in 1996 following the route used by Edmund Hillary. In 2000 Cathy became the ...
Walk, Don't Run: S1E2; Erin Taylor Talcott
January 16, 2017 17:15 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBChris Stafford and Cindi Leeman's guest is Erin Taylor Talcott who is best known for being a pioneer for women's equality in race walking, striving to make the 50K a distance for women internationally. She's the first woman to compete in a men's Olympic Trials event which she did in 2012 at the men's 50K Olympic Trials where she placed 6th. She's the winner of the first ever Area Championship for a women's 50K which she did in 2015 in Arica, Chile. And she's the first woman to compete in a ...
WiSP IronWomen: S2E4 - Sara Gross, Alyssa Godesky, Ruth Brennan Morrey, Bridget Haga.
January 13, 2017 16:24 - 31 minutes - 43 MBOn this week's WiSP IronWomen, Ruth Brennan Morrey is a 41-year-old mother of three, has a PhD in Counselling Psychology, is a former Division I and Semi-Pro soccer player and Olympic Trials marathon runner. Ruth competed in her first triathlon in 2011 and raced as an amateur for two seasons before entering the professional ranks. She is an Ironman 70.3 Champion and most recently ended her 2016 with a 4th place at IM Arizona. Ruth joins Sara Gross and Alyssa Godesky to unpack the question “Ho...
Locker Room Talk - S1E5 - with Sara & Kelly
January 11, 2017 17:54 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBOn this week's episode of Locker Room Talk Sara Gross & Kelly O'Mara ask: Should women be paid as much as men in cycling? Kathryn Bertine joins the conversation and explains how women’s cycling can hold its own in a free market economy. Across all sports, the argument is often made that women do not deserve to be paid as much as men because they don't draw the same crowds or viewership. Why do female athletes deserve the same attention, respect and monetary return as their male counterparts? ...
Ruck On: The Rugby Show - S1E3
January 10, 2017 00:28 - 16 minutes - 22 MBRugby World Cup Silver Medalist Maria Samson is joined by her former team-mate Kim Donaldson to discuss the World Cup in this episode of Ruck On. They pick some players to watch from the top five ranked team and discuss a selection of standout performances as well as bringing us up to date with the final World Cup Pools. Tune in to Ruck On every month leading up to the 2017 World Cup this August in Ireland. For more conversations from the world of women’s sports visit www.wispsports.com and j...
WiSP IronWomen: S2E3 - Sara Gross, Alyssa Godesky, Hillary Biscay, Meredith Kessler, Marilyn Chychota, Mary Beth Ellis
January 02, 2017 19:11 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBWiSP IronWomen kicks off the new year with a star-studded line-up of guests as Sara Gross welcomes her new co-host Alyssa Godesky. They are joined by Ironman champions and all-round inspirational women; Mary-Beth Ellis, Meredith Kessler, Hillary Biscay and Marilyn Chychota. Hear what motivates and activates these highly successful sportswomen and what they share with their athletes as they plan their year. For more global women’s sports coverage visit www.wispsports.com and join us on social...
WiSP IronWomen: S2E3 - Sara Gross, Alyssa Godesky, Hillary Biscay, Meredith Kessler, Marilyn Chychota, Mary Beth Ellis
January 02, 2017 19:11 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBWiSP IronWomen kicks off the new year with a star-studded line-up of guests as Sara Gross welcomes her new co-host Alyssa Godesky. They are joined by Ironman champions and all-round inspirational women; Mary-Beth Ellis, Meredith Kessler, Hillary Biscay and Marilyn Chychota. Hear what motivates and activates these highly successful sportswomen and what they share with their athletes as they plan their year. For more global women’s sports coverage visit www.wispsports.com and join us on socia...
Locker Room Talk: S1E4 with Sara & Kelly
December 28, 2016 16:16 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBAs we approach 2017 Sara and Kelly consider the value of new year’s resolutions and consult Danelle Kabush who has a PhD in social psychology and is a mental performance consultant with several Canadian national teams. Plus Kelly has the Gripe of the Week which involves a Fitbit reminding her of her weight, and Sara offers something to celebrate in women’s sports with the Hype of the Week. For more global women's sports coverage visit us at www.wispsports.com and join us on social media @WiSP...
The Sailing Show: S2E2 - Abby Ehler & Sally Barkow
December 18, 2016 16:41 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBAbby Ehler from The Magenta Project talks to Team Magenta 32 Skipper Sally Barkow about the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series which starts in Perth, Australia in March. Sally skippered the new crew in 2016 and is bringing that experience to the next round having been awarded the second card for the series which runs through November in different venues. They also have all the latest news of women sailing in different classes around the world. For more global women's sports coverage visit www.wispsp...
Locker Room Talk: S1E3 with Sara & Kelly
December 15, 2016 00:27 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBSara Gross & Kelly O'Mara are back in the locker room with more frank and female banter about sport, women and their perspective on life in and around sport. The question they pose this week is—Why don't more people watch women's sport? Plus they have not just the Gripe of the Week but also the Hype of the Week so tune in and prepare to be at least informed and entertained. For more global women's sports coverage visit us at www.wispsports.com and join in the conversation on our social media...
Ruck On - The Rugby Show: S1E2
December 09, 2016 21:06 - 8 minutes - 7.11 MBMaria Samson is back with a round-up of women's international rugby. She reviews recent games of the nations that are campaigning towards the 2017 Rugby World Cup, offering her assessment of the matches that have taken place over the last month, including the formats they were playing. It's a fascinating insight from a former international who has played these nations and knows many of their tactics. For more global women's sports coverage visit www.wispsports.com and join in the conversatio...
blogCAST - A History of Rugby
December 06, 2016 20:57 - 30 minutes - 24.1 MBIn A History of Rugby, written by Penny Hopkins and narrated by Chris Stafford, we explore the origins of the game, why women were first playing in secret, Miss Emily Valentine's role in the game and chronicle the sport's development from World War II through to the establishment of Rugby Sevens, the introduction of international competitions and participating nations through to the advent of professional status for women and the prospects for the 2017 World Cup. For more global women's sport...