Good Game with Sarah Spain

Jenny Nguyen, founder of The Sports Bra women’s sports bar in Portland, Oregon, joins Sarah to discuss her transition from chef to bar owner, betting her life savings on her vision, how opening the bar changed her relationship with her parents, and how to know a risk is worth taking. 

• Interested in starting your own Sports Bra franchise? Check it out here

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

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To celebrate the holidays, we present you with three nicely-wrapped segments. We kick off the festivities with a “Yes, And” about one of the best basketball players of all time before handing out a “Good Game, Fact You” and a “What The Fact” to the same recipient. Plus, it only took 112 episodes, but Sarah, Misha and Alex finally decided on a name for themselves. 

• Shoutout to Jordan Robinson for reminding us about the great story about Cheryl Miller’s jersey retirement. Follow Jordan on Bluesky here 

• Read more about the Gotham-Reign trade here

• Read USA Today’s excellent Title IX reporting here 

• What do you think of our name? Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 

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

• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

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

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Tessa Bonhomme and Julia Tocheri, hosts of the PWHL’s Jocks In Jills podcast, join Sarah to talk about using their pod to help fans connect with players, the Minnesota Frost’s rollercoaster offseason, Hilary Knight’s scoring resurgence, and Julia’s former summer job as a Historical Interpreter. Plus, it’s time for the NCAA Volleyball Final four, NWSL expansion news, and Sarah’s gotta say goodbye to one of her favorite TV shows.

• Listen to the Jocks in Jills podcast here 

• And listen to the Emma Maltais episode that Julia mentioned here

• And the Jessie Eldridge episode that Tessa mentioned here 

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

• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

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

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USC basketball superstar JuJu Watkins and head coach Lindsay Gottlieb join Sarah for a wide-ranging interview. JuJu talks about setting goals for her sophomore season, her recent investment in Unrivaled, and why she thinks the WNBA should change its eligibility rule, while Coach Gottlieb explains how she’s adapted during this time of NIL and dishes on the one surprising thing JuJu needs to work on. Plus, we shed some tears over a USWNT legend, Marta wins the Marta, softball gets organized, and NO, producer Mish is not one of the Barbz.

• Read Becky Sauerbrunn’s retirement post here

• Watch Marta’s Marta-winning goal here 

• Follow JuJu on social media! She’s on TikTok (duh), but also Instagram too

• Follow Coach Gottlieb on social media! She’s on Instagram! 

• Watch “On the Rise: JuJu Watkins” here 

• USC’s full season schedule and tune-in info can be found here 

• Check out Sydney Colson waving at NFL quarterback Joe Burrow here 

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

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

• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

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

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Group chat is BACK! Sarah is joined by actor, musician and podcast host E.R. Fightmaster and comedy writer and stand-up Erin Foley to talk about their respective podcasts, Caitlin Clark’s Time Magazine interview, marketing the modern female athlete, and the sports “F*** Yous” they’d like to deliver. Plus, the PWHL is back, the WNBA is going international - kind of - and a tip for all those links you clicked but haven’t gotten to.

• Pick up a copy of Slaying the Trolls! Why the Trolls are Very, Very Wrong About Women and Sports here or here

• Follow E.R. on Instagram here, and listen to Jockular here

• And follow E.R.'s hilarious co-hosts, Tien Tran and Katie Kershaw!

• Follow Erin on Instagram here, and listen to Herlights here 

• If you somehow STILL haven’t seen The Power of the Dream documentary, get on that here

• Try out Pocket.com for yourself

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

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

• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

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

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It’s always a good time when Sarah, Mish & Alex are on the mic! Your fave Good Game trio tries to give themselves a name and catches up on a busy month of life, work and sports happenings. Plus, a few additions to the co-ed adults sports Etiquette Code, a gingerbread house review, Malort Carols and some favorite holiday traditions.

• What do you want us to cover or dig into in 2025? Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 

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

• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

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

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Paralympic swimmer Anastasia Pagonis joins Sarah to discuss how she prepared for blindness, how her guide dog Radar gives her much-needed confidence, and what it’s like to work with brands to change how people see visually impaired folks. Plus, a What The Fact about moms who coach and Angel City's newest investment in the community.

• The full NCAA volleyball tournament schedule is here 

• This weekend’s NCAA basketball games can be found here

• Check out the ESSENCE cover story about Sha’Carri Richardson here 

• And keep sending us your holiday traditions!! Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 

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

• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

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

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Chris Mosier, team USA athlete and founder of transathlete.com, joins Sarah to discuss what’s keeping him positive and hopeful post-election, how transphobes are using bans and lawsuits in athletics to demonize trans people, and the ways anti-trans rhetoric is affecting cis women in sports, too. Plus, we take a moment to celebrate with you Slices, and ask for your favorite holiday traditions.

• Follow Chris Mosier here

• And follow the people/orgs Chris recommended! Chase Strangio is here, Athlete Ally is here, and Cece Telfer is here! 

• Check out Chris’s site – Trans Athlete – here

• See the NCAA Volleyball tournament schedule here

• See the LOVB Volleyball broadcast schedule here

• Get tickets to the WLL’s 2025 Lexus Championship Series here

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

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

• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

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

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Author Elise Hart Kipness joins Sarah to talk about her transition from journalism to writing fiction, what it’s like to live vicariously through her book’s main character, and the story behind her latest thriller, Dangerous Play, in which reporter Kate Green discovers a dead body in the locker room while covering the USWNT at the Olympics. Plus, Caitlin Clark adds another honor to her resume, a game for the corn farmers among us, and some great books to cozy up by the fire with.

• Pick up a copy of Dangerous Play at your local bookstore or via this Bookshop.org link

• And make sure to check out our other Good Game book club books, too! 

• Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League by Frankie de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D'Arcangelo can be purchased here 

• Locker Room Talk by Melissa Ludtke can be purchased here 

• Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph by C. Vivian Stringer with Laura Tucker can be purchased here 

• The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer by Caitlin Murray can be purchased here 

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

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

• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

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

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Sarah’s good pals Josh Bard, producer for ESPN’s Around The Horn, and Kelaine Conochan, VP of global sales for Legends, join her for another edition of Group Chat. This time, they talk all things college hoops, attempt to craft an official co-ed adult sports etiquette code, and choose which Unrivaled basketball clubs they’ll be rooting for in January.

• You heard our 5-rule official etiquette code for coed adult sports. Got a rule you think we should add? Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] 

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

• Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

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

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