Good Game with Sarah Spain

Jackie Johnston, aka Coach Jackie, joins Sarah to discuss her brand new podcast, “Is She Game?” The internet’s favorite women’s sports yapper shares highlights from the last year of covering women's sports, talks about becoming besties with Michelle and Barack Obama, and discusses how she views the relationship between journalists and content creators. Plus, Sarah explains why Good Game already has a beef with Jackie's new show.

• Listen to Jackie’s podcast “Is She Game?” here on October 9th

• Vote for Good Game for The Signal Awards here

• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here

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Women’s hoops journalist, podcaster, and author Jordan Robinson returns to the show to chat all things WNBA playoffs. She joins Sarah to discuss her takeaways from the first round, including the Lynx’s shocking early exit and comments from the Fever front office and players about Indiana fans. She also reacts to Sunday's semifinal openers, shares whether she thinks the Aces have what it takes to win again, and reveals which piece of WNBA merch she’s always collecting but doesn’t wear. Plus, the race is on, the team is set, and off-season hoops are just around the corner.

• Issa Rae’s Unrivaled announcement video is here
• Follow Jordan on Instagram here
• You can read about the Canadian corn maze honoring the Montreal Victoire here
• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here
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• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
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• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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PWHL Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod joins Sarah to discuss how a routine mammogram led to a breast cancer diagnosis and a transformational year, the way her team surrounded her with love and support while she underwent treatment, and how she’s preparing for the upcoming PWHL season with four more expansion teams in the mix. Plus, East and West divisions, a bunch of Easter eggs we still haven’t found, and another reminder that women’s sports is the Good Place.

• The full PWHL 2026-2027 schedule is here
• The Montréal Victoire’s schedule reveal is here
• The Minnesota Frost’s schedule reveal is here
• The Vancouver Goldeneyes’ schedule reveal is here
• Watch Carla’s emotional post-game interview at the end of last season here
• Follow the Ottawa Charge on Instagram here
• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here
• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 
• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
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Women’s Sports Foundation CEO Danette Leighton and Cole Brauer, the first female American sailor to race solo around the world, join Sarah to talk about the inaugural WSF Sport Report. They discuss what the findings tell us about a girl’s journey from youth sports to elite competition and why we should be worried about the pipeline fueling pro women’s sports. Cole always shares some memories of her sail around the world and why she thinks being at sea is easier than being on land. Plus, keep dreaming, staying put in Louisville, and a “Yes And” that carries us through time. 

• The WNBA playoffs schedule is here

• Allison Gale’s NWSL Playoffs Explorer tool is here

• Read Emma Navarro’s full Instagram post here

• Read The Athletic’s story on Claire Thompson’s retirement here

• And read the latest on Amina Seck’s case here

• Read the Daily Toreador’s story here 

• Check out Arike Ogunbowale’s show-stopping 3-pointers from 2018 here and here

• The 2026 Women’s Sports Foundation Sport Report is here

• Watch Alex White’s video standing up for fellow skater Nora Vasconcellos here

• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here

• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 

• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323

• Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork 

• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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Canopy Talent CEO Jack Liechtung joins Sarah to talk all things NIL. Jack explains why he left a fancy law firm to join the sports world, how the NIL space is still the wild wild west, and why he thinks Nebraska volleyball is a standout example in the space. Plus, that’s a hot Fever, the Lynx sink, and wake up, babe – a new USWNT roster just dropped.

• The full USWNT roster is here
• Follow Merritt Beason on Instagram here and Bri Ellis here 
• Fill out the survey from researchers at the University of Cincinnati here
• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here
• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 
• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
• Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork 
• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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Big Citrus circles up for an end-of-summer potluck! There are a few topics from the last couple of months that we haven’t stopped thinking about or haven’t had time to talk about, so we’re bringing them to the Good Game table to chew on ‘em a bit more. Plus, the WNBA playoffs march on, fallen angels, and two more reasons to hate what’s happening in Washington, D.C. 

• Vote for “Good Game with Sarah Spain” for Best Sports Podcast here

• Get your tickets to Unrivaled in San Francisco here

• Architectural Digest’s story on WNBA players is here

• Read Sportico’s article on Mark Walter using PWHL trademarks as collateral here

• Listen to Pablo Torre's episode on Mark Walter here

• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here

• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 

• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323

• Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork 

• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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Kim Stone, CEO of the NWSL’s Washington Spirit, and Alycen McAuley, chief business officer for the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, join Sarah to reflect on Capital Queens, the first-ever joint women’s sports week in Washington, D.C. McAuley also talks about the Mystics’ future arena plans, and Stone shares the secrets of Rowdy Audi and looks ahead to D.C. hosting the upcoming NWSL Championship. Plus, the WNBA playoffs are off and running, A-town gets a new name, and it’s so hard to say goodbye.

• Watch Ashton and Ana commemorate their “lasts” with the Connecticut Sun here
• Watch the video of Coach Reeve’s wife and son surprising her with “Coach of the Year” here
• Watch the video of Olivia Miles’ parents surprising the “Rookie of the Year” here
• Check out the Atlanta City FC crest and intro video narrated by Andraya Carter here
• Check out Sarah’s interview with Mystics coach Sydney Johnson here and Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury here
• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here
• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected]
• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
• Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork 
• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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Sara Haines, co-host of The View, former college athlete, and Sarah’s newest bestie, joins the show after the pair recently met IRL in New York City. Sara compares her college experience at Smith to making taffy, shares how she ended up as MVP of a gay men’s volleyball league, how she decides which controversies to respond to on The View, and the mantra she wears on a bracelet as a daily reminder. P.S. - Tune in tomorrow for all the WNBA playoff content you crave!

• The WNBA schedule is here
• Watch the women of "The View" interview Vice President JD Vance here; the section where Sara asks about faith can be found here
• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here
• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 
• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
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• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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With the WNBA Playoffs getting underway this weekend, ESPN’s Andraya Carter joins Sarah to discuss what each team needs to do to make it out of round one, the most noteworthy surprises following the FIBA break, and her biggest, boldest predictions for the Finals, the next W commissioner, and more. Plus, this WNBA legend deserves some flowers – and a whole lot more.

• The WNBA schedule is here

• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here

• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 

• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323

• Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork 

• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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Fresh off winning the inaugural WPBL championships, Los Angeles Queens captain Ashton Lansdell joins Sarah to discuss how a switch in the Queens’ lineup helped them win the series-clinching game 5, what it was like living in Springfield, Illinois, with 60 of the best women’s baseball players in the world, and why the connections she made on and off the field this season brought her to tears. Plus, coronation night, the end of the road, and consider us intrigued.

• Follow Ashton Lansdell on Instagram here
• The WNBA schedule is here
• Read Jeff Kassouf’s story on the NWSL’s new player development mechanism here
• Check out the MLV’s NorCal Rumble logo here
• You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here
• Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 
• Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
• Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork 
• Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social

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