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The WeCoach Podcast: S2E18 - Julia Salata is Wrestling with a Purpose
November 26, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MBThis week Marci Kornegay is in the host chair to spend some time with one of the most influential and hardest working women in the wrestling community, Julia Salata. Not yet ready to retire from senior level competition, Julia is the King University Assistant Wrestling Coach and works with Wrestle Like A Girl as the Collegiate Initiatives Program Manager coordinating the efforts of becoming and NCAA emerging sport and state sanctioning. Once inspired by professional wrestlers of the WWE, lik...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E45 - Kaillie Humphries is Back on Track
November 25, 2020 16:45 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBOn our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Earlier this week, Chris spoke to US Bobsled's three-time Olympian - the only woman to win back to back gold medals and a three-time World Champion, Kaillie Humphries who had just completed the US National Trials and made the squad for the 2022 Olympic Games. She is now in the process of making the cut to compete at next year's World C...
Mum's the Word: S1E16 - Diver Laura Wilkinson, Mother of Four Bids For Fourth Olympic Games
November 24, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBOlympic gold medalist Laura Wilkinson, ‘The Comeback Queen’, join Pam and Sarah this week to share her inspirational story. Laura competed for the USA at the Sydney, Athens and Beijing Olympic Games, retiring at age 30 to start a family. When the world had watched the best of pro diving, Laura announced her comeback, making a bid for the 2020 (now 2021) Olympics in Tokyo. Since Beijing, Laura has expanded her family, adding four children into the Wilkinson tribe; two of whom were adopted. La...
Sound Bites: S2E11 - Nutrient Highlight; Vitamin B2
November 23, 2020 11:00 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MBOn this week’s episode of Sound Bites, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen, covers our next nutrient highlight: Vitamin B2, also known as riboflavin, may not be an essential vitamin directly related to sports, but it is necessary for many processes in the body. If you have migraines, chronic headaches, or if you are curious to learn more about how important your digestive tract is in the absorption of vitamins and minerals, make sure to tune in to this episode. Dr K discuss...
Tucker Center Talks: S2E21 - Disruptions of Gender, Sport & Politics
November 19, 2020 13:13 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBOn this week’s episode, Nicole talks to three advocates, scholars, collaborators, colleagues and #disruptHERS — Dr. Nancy Lough, Dr. Ann Pegoraro and Dr. Katie Lebel — about recent disruptions in sport, as they relate to women and politics. The women talk about how the recent U.S. elections intersect with women in leadership, how the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) athlete’s activism continues to disrupt opportunities in merchandise and sponsorship, challenging sport as a unif...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E44 - Roller Derby Plays a Waiting Game
November 18, 2020 17:05 - 59 minutes - 82 MBOn our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Carly Harper, host of The Lovely Biertrix podcast and Roller Derby announcer. Carly explains how the Covid pandemic has brought the sport to a standstill and how it’s surviving around the world. We also hear how it plans to bring the sport back for players and spectators alike. This week’s top international news st...
Mum's the Word: S1E15 - Jessica Phoenix, Canadian Eventer
November 17, 2020 11:00 - 46 minutes - 64 MBThis week’s guest is one that Pam and Sarah have been looking forward to for a while. Jessica Phoenix is a top-ranked Canadian Eventer and member of the Canadian Eventing team, representing Canada at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games as well as three World Equestrian Games and four Pan American Games. Jess grew up riding horses, started jumping at the age of ten and has never looked back. She tells us about the time she was preparing to travel to the UK with her horses for some inte...
The CWSA Podcast: S1E6 - Missy Marlow, 1992 Winner
November 16, 2020 11:00 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBMissy Marlowe became a Junior National Team member in gymnastics at the age of 15 going on to become an Olympian and NCAA National Champion. As the first ever gymnast to win the Honda Cup Missy takes us through her journey of training and competing in her youth, to owning her gym and becoming a personal trainer. She shares the benefits she had in opening up her eyes to a world view in travel when she did not make the “A” team. Missy also speaks to the gymnastics training environment that ...
Beyond the Balls_S1E16; Tiffany Melius, Rock Climbing Champion
November 13, 2020 11:00 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBThis week’s guest is Tiffany Melius, a competitive Australian rock climber currently based in North Vancouver, Canada. Having climbed for more than 20 years, Tiffany has clocked up over 10,000 hours climbing and competed in no less than 100 competitions. In 2016, she became the Australian Women’s Bouldering Champion and in 2017 claimed the title of Oceania Continental Climbing Champion. At the Tokyo 2021 Games, sport climbing will be included for the first time, with spots for one male and on...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E43 - Rapinoe Holds Soccer Accountable
November 11, 2020 16:23 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBOn our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Maggie Johnston our new Production Assistant who has some exciting plans for our social media...and she’s already a star on TikTok! Top stories this week: Rapinoe Comments on Women's Soccer Laurenne Ross Returning Strong From Injury Christie aiming for Olympic redemption Chen Meng wins Women's World Cup - table ten...
Mum's the Word: S1E14 - Melissa Stockwell, Veteran & Paralympic Triathlete
November 10, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBThis week’s episode is coming to you on the eve of Veteran’s Day 2020 and we are very honored to share the inspiring story of veteran-patriot-athlete-author-mother Melissa Stockwell. Melissa grew up with big dreams, she knew she wanted to serve her country from an early age and in 2002 she was commissioned into the United States Army as an officer in the Transportation Corps. In 2004, Melissa was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq with the 1st Cavalry Division. It was during this deployment on a routi...
Sound Bites: S2E10 - Iron; An Essential Nutrient
November 09, 2020 12:34 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBOn this week's episode of Sound Bites, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen, covers our next nutrient highlight: Iron. Unfortunately, many athletes discover how essential iron is the difficult way. Iron deficiency and the subsequent iron deficiency anemia can create a lot of havoc for an athlete. Women are far more susceptible because of menstruation, but men can still get this too. There are many reasons why an athlete can become deficient in iron, from dietary habits, to t...
Tucker Center Talks: S2E20 - Women of Color in Sport's Leadership
November 05, 2020 11:00 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MBOn this week’s episode, Nicole talks to colleague Dr. Gyasmine George-Williams “Dr. G” who is an activist, socio-cultural higher education practitioner, and Assistant Professor at the University of La Verne. She earned her bachelor's in Psychology from California State University, Los Angeles, a Masters in College Counseling and Student Development and Masters in Educational Counseling, both from the University of La Verne, and a PhD in Higher Education from Azusa Pacific University. She serv...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E42 - Nancy's News Roundup
November 04, 2020 23:07 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MBOn our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. Despite the interruptions to sport this year we will have some year end awards from World Athletic. There’s a disappointing result for England Netball and as always women’s soccer is never short of stories. Here are the stories we covered this week: Shayna Jack Doping Ban Female World Athlete of the Year Priestman Appointed Canada Socc...
Mum's The Word: S1E13 - Becci Holcomb, Powerlifting National Champion and New Mom
November 03, 2020 11:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBThis week’s guest is a new mother, an American record holder and powerlifting national champion—Becci Holcomb is a force to be reckoned with. Shooting to the top of the field in just four years in the sport, Becci took to powerlifting very naturally. She was raised on a farm and has always been naturally strong and powerful. Her father was an Olympic wrestler. After a friend suggested she try powerlifting, she took an introductory class and was just lifting a PVC plastic pipe. The next day d...
The CWSA Podcast: S1E5 - Rachel Garcia, 2019 Winner
November 02, 2020 11:00 - 33 minutes - 46 MBThis week’s guest is 2019 CWSA Honda Cup winner Rachel Garcia who fell in love with softball in 6th grade. As the Most Valued Player (MVP) of the World Series with records for pitching and hitting, Rachel believes that pitching and hitting feed off each other and since she understands both sides of the plate she was wiling to put in the time and effort. Rachel encourages youth to take their time in the recruiting process for college and encourages everyone that there is a place for each of t...
Beyond the Balls: S1E15 - Danielle Warby, Women in Sport Advocate
October 30, 2020 10:00 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBDanielle Warby is a loud advocate for women in sport who has been working to promote women’s sport since 2006. Dan has been editor, social strategist and content creator for numerous websites for women’s sport, including The Womens’ Game, Sport For Women Australia, Women Onside, Zela (SBS’s short-lived website devoted to women in sport), and most recently, Siren Sport. Dan is a former board director of Womensport and Recreation NSW, and our very own Women Sport Australia. She is also a life m...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E41 - Lee Anna Osei, Uniting Black Canadian Coaches
October 28, 2020 16:03 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBOn our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Lee Anna Osei, Founder of the Black Canadian Coaches Association. Lee explains what prompted her to establish the organization and helps us understand the needs of these women. She shares her goals and how the organization will be empowering and advocating for Black Canadians in their sport community as they plan t...
Mum's the Word: S1E12 - Ask the Expert - Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen; Nutrition for Pregnant Athletes
October 27, 2020 10:00 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBOn this week’s episode the hosts of WiSP Sports Mum’s the Word meet the host of Sound Bites, Dr Kirsten Lauritzen. The result is an insightful discussion about nutrition and functional medicine as it applies to pregnancy. Kirstin practices in Oregon and helps us start to understand a little more about the role food can play in removing toxins from the body, as well as the difference in vitamin sources; pre-natal vs. dietary vitamins. Morning sickness can make it hard to get calories in or k...
Sound Bites: S2E9 - Vitamin B6
October 26, 2020 10:00 - 23 minutes - 32 MBOn this new episode of Sound Bites, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen, covers our next nutrient highlight: Vitamin B6. Vitamin B6 is essential for a healthy nervous system, immune system and it’s also extremely important when it comes to utilizing proteins, carbohydrates and fats. That’s pretty important. In this episode we talk about some of the most common symptoms or conditions associated with a deficiency in Vitamin B6, and we also discuss why it’s specifically import...
The Sailing Show: S5E7 - Pamela Lee and Catherine Hunt Make Sailing History
October 23, 2020 10:00 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBIn a year of bad news and forgettable headlines, this is one of those that needs to be celebrated. On October 13th at 07:45, local time, GMT, two female sailors set out to set the first ever ratified World Speed Sailing Council (WSSC) record circumnavigation of Ireland. Just after 3am local time Saturday October 17th, the duo of Pamela Lee and Catherine Hunt crossed the line and pending ratification from WSSRC are now the first to hold a world record of First All Female Double Handed circumna...
Tucker Center Talks: S2E19 - Gender Barriers in Sport
October 22, 2020 10:00 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MBIn this episode, Nicole talks to colleague Dr. Jennifer (Bruening) McGarry who is a professor of sport management and department head in Educational Leadership in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut and Executive Director of Husky Sport. They discuss Jennifer's career pathway, which includes stints as a coach and athletics director, her research related to gender and sport, which is focused primarily on barriers and supports for women, and those from minoritised ethn...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E40 - U.S. Judoka Angelica Delgado Prepares for Return to Competition
October 21, 2020 15:42 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MBOn our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is a WiSP Sports Ambassador, US Team Judoka Angelica Delgado who will shortly be returning to competition following the Covid hiatus. Angie is the #1 ranked under 52 kilogram female judoka in the United States, as well as, # 10 in the world. We hear how she has adjusted her training this year which now includes a new ...
Mum's the Word: S1E11 - Team Scheidegger, Part II; Casey Scheidegger and Jessie Haughian
October 20, 2020 11:42 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBPam is on vacation this week so WiSP Sports President & Exec. Prod. Chris Stafford joined Sarah to host this awesome episode as we head back into the world of the Winter Olympics to discuss the game of “chess on ice,” known more commonly as Curling. It’s a game with a lot of family appeal in places around the world that have a lot of ice and snow, but it’s also a sport that is a lot harder than it looks. To discuss curling we have one of our favorite teams back on the show: Team Scheidegger o...
The CWSA Podcast: S1E4 - Missy Franklin, 2015 Winner
October 19, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58 MBMissy Franklin credits her parents for their great parenting skills as she was introduced to all sports and activities while being most at home in the water and hopes others choose a sport because they have passion for it. MIssy reflects on the different stages of competition from youth competition where her focus was just on improving to qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Trials where there were no expectations to earning five medals. She describes the pressure and the expectations that follow...
Beyond the Balls: S1E14 - Melissa King, A Voice of Leadership
October 15, 2020 12:28 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MBOn this week's episode we welcome Melissa King to the show. In August, Melissa was appointed the CEO of the Local Organizing Committee for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, which will be held in Sydney in 2022. Before taking up this role, she was the first female CEO of Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA). Prior to that Melissa worked on the corporate side of the Sydney Opera House and for the APEC 2001 task force. She is also an Independent Director on the United Nations Association of Au...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E39 - British Archer Ruby Paul Sets Her Sights on Paris Olympics
October 14, 2020 16:01 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBOn our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is British Recurve Archeress, teenager Ruby Paul, who is aiming for gold as she sets her sights on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. A Sports Rehab and Conditioning student at University of Northampton Ruby tells us how she got into the sport and became European Championship Bronze medalist. In 2019 she won the Archery GB...
Mum's the Word: S1E10 - Sonya Looney, World Champion Mountain Biker and Mother
October 13, 2020 10:00 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBSonya Looney is a world champion mountain biker, podcast host, blogger and a mom. This week’s episode is an inspiring look into the depth of knowledge and information that is out there if you are willing to do the work That is exactly what Sonya did, and she shared some interesting facts and figures. Sonya discussed the importance of self care, pelvic floor health* calorific intake for breastfeeding moms and a lot of other crucial topics for the active mom or mom-to-be. Her first pregnancy sa...
Sound Bites: S2E8 - A Matter of Magnesium
October 12, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBOn this episode of Sound Bites, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen, discusses the importance of magnesium for our next nutrient highlight. Magnesium is a mineral that is absolutely essential. However, magnesium deficiency is very common amongst Americans and it's also a common deficiency amongst athletes. In this episode you'll learn why athletes are at a higher risk of deficiency and why magnesium is something you may want to start incorporating into your daily routine. D...
Tucker Center Talks: S2E18 - Gender and Leadership in Sport
October 08, 2020 10:00 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBIn this podcast, Nicole talks to a colleague Dr. Janelle Wells, faculty member at the University of South Florida at the Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program, within the School of Marketing and Innovation. They discuss her career pathway, areas of research on gender and leadership in sport, the difference between and importance of mentors and sponsors, and advice to young women who want to pursue a career in the sport industry. Her framework of Love, Learn, Lead, Lift is a good road...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E38 - Rachael Burford Launches Girls Rugby Club
October 07, 2020 16:34 - 41 minutes - 57 MBOn our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Red Roses and Harlequins rugby legend Rachael Burford who has just launched the Girls Rugby Club; a global project aimed at providing a pathway for girls and women within rugby and to redress the inequalities and negative stereotypes that exist within the game. Top news stories this week: French Open Tennis - Swiatek stuns ...
Mum's the Word: S1E9 - Joan Mulloy Changes Tack
October 06, 2020 10:00 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBThis week on the show, Pam and Sarah are joined by offshore sailor Joan Mulloy, just three weeks after giving birth to her son Xavier. She is the first Irish woman to compete in La Solitaire and, prior to getting pregnant, she was planning on competing in the 2020 Vendée Globe, which starts on November 8, but 2020 turned out very differently for her. The Vendée Globe is a solo race around the globe and there have only been seven women in the race since its inception in 1989. This lack of repr...
The CWSA Podcast: S1E3 - Natasha Watley, 2003 Winner
October 05, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBNatasha Watley describes her growing up as an only child of parents unfamiliar with softball and how having a girl in the neighborhood who played softball had an impact on her. She reveals that winning the Honda Cup was a huge statement that she was being recognized as a black woman for her talent, where being visible is so important. Natasha explains what a player should do when being recruited for college, the differences between college, Olympic and professional competition and makin...
Beyond the Balls: S1E13 -Chyloe Kurdas, A Passionate Advocate for Women
October 02, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MBThis week’s guest is Chyloe Kurdas who is a passionate advocate for equality and women in sport, and was one of the forces behind the development of Australia’s national women’s professional AFL league, the AFLW. She worked as Victoria’s female football development manager and then as the director of the AFL’s National Female Academy. Before that, Shyloe played for Melbourne University as an elite football player in her own right, and was one of the first women to play football on the MCG. Sh...
The WeCoach Podcast: S2E17 -Jennifer Charles, Volleyball Coach
October 01, 2020 10:00 - 43 minutes - 60 MBMegan chats with Jennifer Charles, volunteer assistant coach for Tennessee women’s volleyball. Throughout her career, Jennifer has embraced growth, knowledge and always operates from a place of servant leadership. In this candid conversation she shares the impact, as a Black woman, of the past six months and how she is committed to action and change in bettering the landscape for those following in her footsteps. Duration: 42 mins Host: Megan Kahn A co-production between WeCoach & WiSP Sports...
WISP Sports Desk: S2E37 - Zoe Hickel; Ice Hockey Season Uncertain Due to Covid-19
September 30, 2020 16:07 - 51 minutes - 70 MBOn our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is pro ice-hockey player and coach Zoe Hickel who has just taken up a new position as Assistant Coach at Ohio State Buckeyes Women’s Team in Columbus, Ohio. As a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, Zoe has played in two International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championships winning gold in 2015 and 2016) and a ...
Mum's the Word: S1E8 - Celeste Goodson, Core and Pelvic Floor Health
September 29, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBOn this week’s episode we feature another expert guest to dig deep into a subject that’s important during pregnancy and beyond – core and pelvic floor health with Celeste Goodson. Celeste started her journey into health as a personal trainer, and after starting her own family quickly realized how neglected women’s core muscles and especially the pelvic floor was post-partum. When trying to get back into running Celeste spoke of feeling heavy and after a trip to the doctor, and a possible sur...
Sound Bites: S2E7 - Preventing Nutrient Deficiencies: Vitamin B12
September 28, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes - 22.1 MBOn this episode Functional Medicine Practitioner, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen, covers our next nutrient highlight: Vitamin B12. You may have seen it named as cobalamin or methyl-cobalamin. Vitamin B12 is essential for a healthy nervous system, immune system and it’s used by almost every cell and tissue in the body. In this episode we talk about some of the most common symptoms or conditions associated with Vitamin B12, but we also discuss some of the current issues with testing for Vitamin B12. We c...
Tucker Center Talks: S2E17 - Women in College Coaching Report Card
September 24, 2020 10:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBIn this week’s episode’s first segment, Nicole outlines top level and interesting findings of the latest Women in College Coaching Report Card. And then later in the show she discusses with fellow #disruptHERS, Drs. Lough, Lebel and Pegoraro, the latest disruptions to the male model of sport. LaVoi, N. M., Boucher, C., & Sirek, G. (2020, August). Head coaches of women's collegiate teams: A comprehensive report on NCAA Division-I institutions, 2019-20. The Tucker Center for Research on Girls ...
Mum's the Word: S1E7 - Team Scheidegger: Kristie Moore and Cary-Ann McTaggart
September 22, 2020 10:00 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MBIn this week’s episode, Sarah and Pam were joined by two members of Team Scheidigger, the 2019 7th world ranked Canadian women’s curling team. Guests Kristie Moore and Cary-Ann McTaggart make up two of the four members of the team alongside sisters Casey Scheidigger and Jessie Haughian (who will also be guests in an upcoming episode). All four women on the team are mothers and this episode is a deep dive into the team dynamics in Team Scheidigger that allows them all to commit themselves to t...
The CWSA Podcast: S1E2 - Nancy Lieberman, 1979 Award Winner
September 21, 2020 10:00 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBNancy Lieberman found her niche on the basketball court and describes how sports provided the stage for her to develop her values. She shares her early days playing in college and winning championships and the influence that Muhammad Ali, Billie Moore, and so many others had on her as she becomes a gatekeeper to the game. Her journey takes her at a young age to the Olympics, and playing and coaching the pros in both the men’s and women’s games. Nancy took her experiences from basketball cou...
Beyond the Balls: S1E12 - Gen Simmons to Become WSA President
September 18, 2020 07:34 - 36 minutes - 50 MBOn this week’s episode Ella and Georgina chat with Gen Simmons who is currently the deputy chair of Women Sport Australia. She is also the current General Manager of Gymnastics Victoria, and has formerly worked for Netball Australia, Racing Victoria, and Melbourne Rebels Rugby Union. Gen shares her experience as a woman on the corporate side of sport, and how her career path has led her into sports administration and now into a leadership role as she prepares to take over the reins from Carol...
The WeCoach Podcast: S2E16 - Abby Sutherland, Volleyball Coach on Growth Mindset
September 17, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58 MBMarci Kornegay sits in this week to chat with Abbey Sutherland, the head coach for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Women’s Volleyball and newly appointed Senior Woman Administrator. Abbey explains how she has integrated WeCOACH programming and networking into the success of her volleyball program and how she has put action to buzz-worthy leadership terminology like growth mindset and modeling to intercept the challenges that are currently facing coaching in the wake of a pandemic. This epis...
WiSP Sports Desk: S2E36 - Women's Cricket Continues to Make Ground
September 16, 2020 16:00 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MBOn our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Cricket England’s Beth Barrett Wild with an update on the women’s game and new Hundred Series. We hear how the women’s contracts have been protected for next year and what we can look forward to when England play the West Indies in the upcoming T20 series taking place behind closed doors at the County Ground in Derby, Engla...
WiSP Sports Mum's the Word: S1E6: Elana Meyers Taylor from Bobsled to Stroller
September 15, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBWOW. That is what we have to say about this week’s episode. Elana Meyers Taylor embodies Mum’s the Word and did not hesitate to get into the tough conversations about balancing motherhood and being a US team athlete. In a sport like bobsled where a lot of the training and competing focusses on explosive power, we heard about how Elana, under the coaching of her husband Nicholas Taylor (also a USA bobsled athlete) adapted her training to monitoring her heart rate and keeping her power lifts ca...
Sound Bites: S2E6 - Preventing Nutrient Deficiencies: Vitamin B9
September 14, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBOn this episode, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen, covers a specific nutrient Vitamin B9. You may have seen it named as folate, folic acid and other forms like methyl-tetrahydrofolate. In this episode we talk about some of the most common symptoms or conditions associated with Vitamin B9 like depression, anxiety and fatigue… and to also give a nod to the new Mums the Word podcast we also discuss how necessary Vitamin B9 is for pregnancy, healthy infants, and in cases lik...
Tucker Center Talks: S2E16 - When History, Politics, Gender and Race Meet
September 10, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBIn this episode of Tucker Center Talks we have two great segments. In the first segment, Nicole talks Dr. Victoria Jackson, Clinical Assistant Professor of History at Arizona State University (ASU), affiliated faculty with the Global Sport Institute at ASU and former NCAA 10,000m national championship runner about the intersection of history, politics, gender and race. In the second segment Nicole talks with fellow #disruptHERS, Dr. Lough, Lebel and Pegoraro, on US pro teams striking in prote...
WiSP Sports: S2E35 - Sarah Newberry Moore from Sailor to Podcaster
September 09, 2020 15:53 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MBOn our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games. We have the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Team USA Olympic sailor Sarah Newberry Moore who is also co-host of our new podcast Mum’s the Word, which covers everything from periods to pregnancy and post-partum to parenting for sportswomen. Sarah explains how she is juggling Olympic training from coast to coast and how she is staying fit off the water. News stories ...
Mum's the Word: S1E5 - Ask the Expert with Dr. Juliet McGrattan
September 08, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBOn this episode we begin the first in a regular segment of ‘Ask the Expert’. Sarah and Pam are joined by Dr. Juliet McGrattan, a former GP, health writer, host of the WiSP Sports Active Health podcast, keen runner and mum of three. Juliet helps us understand on a deeper level how female hormones affect the body at different times during a cycle. Sarah talked openly about her diagnosis of suffering from premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a condition which is similar to PMS but much more serious....
The CWSA Podcast: S1E1 - Jill Sterkel, 1980-81 Winner
September 07, 2020 10:00 - 33 minutes - 45.3 MBOn the first episode of this new show from The Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards (CWSA) host Chris Voelz, Executive Director talks to Jill Sterkel who recounts her career as a swimmer. Starting in her youth and extending through three Olympic Games spanning twelve years, Jill talks about the challenge of being a captain of a team and what it was like to go against the East German swimmers in 1976 Olympics as a 15 year old with a “miracle in the water.” She shares the advice she would give her...