Drawn The Sport Straw

With the recent news that Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from major Tennis events such as the French Open, Megan and I talk about the psychology of sport and the need to understand that tennis players, like all sports stars, are still human and face similar challenges in life that you and I may face. Megan talks about her journey from amateur to American University Tennis Scholar and all that came in between. 

TW: (in this episode Cat and I talk about body image and eating). From competing against each other to working together three years later, Cat and I discuss some of our highlights as sprinters, body confidence issues faced by young athletes and meeting Sir Mo Farah. 

"I get told I don't know anything because I'm a woman" is a phrase that motorsport content creator Keira has heard throughout her journey into what is often preconceived as a man's world. Keira has influenced and paved a path for more female motorsport content creators after founding F-Series, an all female channel highlighting F1 and other motorsport series whilst empowering women! We chat about our race predictions for the rest of the season, which drivers we would have in our own teams and also discuss the atrocious F1 pick up lines that Keira has seen in her DMs!

If you dont know what the Super League is (or was) then have you been living under a rock? I talk about the meltdown of the Super League and a few conspiracy theories about how it would have been funded alongside all the action from the Imola Grand Prix.  

We can all agree that the past year has taken its toll on our well-being and with Roman Kemps BB3 documentary, 'our silent emergency' highlighting the importance of speaking up, Noah and I talk about the impacts of sport and exercise on our mental health and how famous sports stars such as Rugby player Danny Cipriani are inspiring more people to open up and talk about their struggles. 

If we played a game of word association and I started with motorsport, you'd probably follow that up with Lewis Hamilton, Silverstone, Scenario 7 maybe however, what if I said combating climate change! Well, that's the initiative of Extreme E. An all electric SUV FIA championship battling not only climate change but also equality within motorsport. Listen to find out more about a new wave of motorsport. 

In this episode I am joined by my good friend and future GB Heptathlete Natasha Smith. We talk about all things athletics from Tash giving me an overview of her training sessions and how they've been adapted through the global pandemic to getting her best pair of spikes and running shorts ready for when tracks reopen next week!

In this episode I am joined by Formula E open talent call for young presenters finalist Tati Baker! We discuss life before lockdown, getting a life changing email before going out to dinner and what it was really like being flown out to pre-season testing in Valencia. Tati also spills some of the behind the scenes and exclusive gossip from her time in Spain!

In my first ever episode I am joined by my good friend Riki and we talk all things Liverpool! From the absence of fans at Anfield and a potential collaboration between current boss Klopp and Rangers manager Gerrard, Riki and I speak about the highs of Liverpool winning the league, to the lows of their 2021 season. 

Welcome to Drawn The Sport Straw, a fun and lighthearted podcast where I, your host the unprofessional speaks to the sports professionals. You may even hear from some of your favourite sporting stars so be sure to tune in every week for more episodes!