Good Game with Sarah Spain

In this episode, Sarah gives flowers to medaling Olympians from smaller countries and shouts out her fellow "olds." Plus, producer Alex answers your burning Olympic questions, we consider how drag queens could get more involved at the Olympics and a marble-ous “Yes, And!” you shouldn't take for granite. 

• Check out Sierra Rooney’s study on monuments to historical women here!

• Check out Diana Moskovitz’s story on spotter rules in gymnastics here!

• Check out ESPN’s documentary “144” about the 2020 WNBA bubble season here!

• A few Olympic events to watch today (Monday, August 5)

• 4:50am ET: Badminton Singles Gold final

• 6:38am ET: Gymnastics Balance Beam final

• 8:23am ET: Gymnastics Floor Exercise final

• 10:55am ET: Kayak Cross final

• 11:30am ET: USA 3X3 v. Spain (semifinal)

• 1:59pm ET: Track Cycling Team Sprint final

• 2:30pm ET: Discus final

• 3:15pm ET: Track 5000m final

• 3:47pm ET: Track 800m final

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Ari Saperstein, host of the gymnastics podcast, Blind Landing, joins Sarah to talk about the individual all-around final, Simone Biles’ greatness and his list of athletes to watch in this weekend’s apparatus finals. Plus, Olympic boxing blows up the internet and all the Paris tea you can handle.

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• A few Olympic events to watch today (Friday, August 2): 

• 7:00am ET: USA 3x3 Basketball vs. France

• 12:30pm ET: USA Water Polo vs. France 

• 2:30pm ET: Swimming 800m Final

• 3:50pm ET: BMX Racing Final

• 4:00pm ET: Beach Volleyball - Hughes/Cheng vs. Germany 

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In this episode, Around the Horn producer Josh Bard and Kelaine Conochan, an ultramarathoner and VP of global sales for Legends, join Sarah for another edition of Group Chat! The trio discusses what *still* needs to change in women’s sports coverage, respond to a listener email and talk USA 3x3’s bumpy Olympic start. Plus, a "Fight Me!" featuring Olympic athletes they'd like to see star in a feature film.

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• AND, check out Kelaine’s ESPN story about her first Badwater ultramarathon

• A few Olympic events to watch today (Thursday, August 1)

• 7:00am ET: USA 3X3 v. Australia

• 12:15pm ET: Gymnastics All-Around final

• 1:10pm ET: Women’s Team Foil final

• 2:45pm ET: USA Basketball v. Belgium

• 3:30pm ET: USA 3X3 v. Spain

• 4:20pm ET: Beach Volleyball – Nuss/Kloth vs. China

• Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323

• Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

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Ahead of their Olympic debut, 1500-meter runner Nikki Hiltz joins Sarah to talk about how their TikTok algorithm knew their identity before they did, how they’ve prioritized their mental health, what being nonbinary and trans means to them and trying to meet people in the middle. Plus, a show correction sends Sarah into timeout. 

• Leave us a voicemail about your favorite memory of watching the Olympics as a kid – we may even play it on the show! 872-204-5070

• Email us your final suggestions for what we should call our listeners - [email protected] 

• Watch the U.S. rugby team win bronze on a last-second run here

• Watch the incredible save and transition goal from Team USA field hockey here

• A few Olympic events to watch today: 

• 7:10am ET: BMX Freestyle Final

• 7:15am ET: USA Field Hockey vs. Australia 

• 9:00am ET: Beach Volleyball – Hughes/Cheng vs. France

• 11:00am ET: USA Volleyball vs. Serbia 

• 12:30pm ET: USA Water Polo vs. Italy 

• 1:00pm ET: USA Soccer vs. Australia 

• 2:30pm ET: Swimming Finals (including the 1500m Free)

• Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323

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Sheryl Swoopes, one of basketball’s greatest players EVER, joins Sarah to talk about her early stardom, playing while parenting, Athletes Unlimited Basketball, the growth of the WNBA and her response when opinions about Caitlin Clark devolved into personal attacks. Plus, a What The Fact that will enrage you and an Olympic basketball Good Game, Good Game, Fact You that'll blow your mind! 

• Follow Sheryl Swoopes on social! Instagram: @airswoopes22

• Learn more about AU Basketball: https://auprosports.com/basketball/

• Watch USA Gymnastics compete in the team final today at 12:15pm EDT on NBC, or stream on Peacock

• Watch USA Basketball 3x3 take on Germany at 11:30am EDT today on NBC, or stream on Peacock

• Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323

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CBC Sports senior contributor Shireen Ahmed joins Sarah to give a lowdown on the drone-driven spy scandal overshadowing Canadian soccer. Plus, producer Alex Azzi shares some Olympic factoids that are guaranteed to impress your friends, so long as your friends are also Olympic nerds.

• What Olympic questions do you have? Try to stump producer Alex. Reach out to Alex on X @ByAlexAzzi or leave us a voicemail 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected]
• Follow Shireen Ahmed on social! X: @_ShireenAhmed_
• Listen to LOVB’s Serving Pancakes pod to stay up-to-date on the Olympic volleyball tournament
• Watch USA Water Polo take on Spain at 9:35am EST today on USA Network and streaming on Peacock
• Watch USA Basketball play Japan at 3pm EST on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com
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Maggie Steffens -- widely regarded as the best water polo player in the world(!) -- joins Sarah to set the record straight on how tough her sport is (spoiler alert: they CAN'T touch the bottom of the pool), team hype man Flavor Flav, and how seeing Taylor Swift helped Team USA prepare for the Olympics. 

• Watch Maggie compete in Paris! The full U.S. women's water polo schedule can be viewed here  
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Reporter AJ McCord joins Sarah to discuss her new podcast, The PowHERful, highlighting Olympic and Paralympic athletes, plus the history of women’s surfing in Tahiti and the logistical challenges and thrills of reporting from the middle of the ocean. 

• Sarah snuck an easter egg into every show so far – *8 shows, *8 eggs -- did you catch them? Send the overall theme & three examples from shows to [email protected] with “EASTER EGGS” in the subject line. One winner will be randomly selected from all correct answers to receive a women’s sports prize pack full of apparel and other goodies! 

• Check out AJ's podcast The PowHERful here

• Want to watch AU Pro softball? Here’s the season schedule 

• Watch U.S. rugby player Ilona Maher’s fantastic clap-back here

• We’re still looking for listener names! Send us your suggestions! You can leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected]
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Comedians Erin Foley and Morgan Murphy join Sarah for the first edition of Group Chat! They discuss the growing enthusiasm for women’s sports, all the exes they ran into at WNBA All Star, and more. Plus, it’s time to square up for a segment we like to call… Fight Me!

• If you think Erin Foley and Morgan Murphy are funny (we sure do), check out their stand up sets!
• Follow Erin on social: @ErinFoleyComic
• Follow Morgan on social: @Morgan_Murphy
• Wanna know what Pablo Torre is finding out? Watch and listen to his podcast here!
• Who are the 5 female Summer Olympic athletes (in their prime, current or past) you would want to fight alongside you against those cheatin’, juicin’ Russians? Let us know! You can leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected] 
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USWNT legend Abby Wambach joins Sarah to talk about her expectations for the current U.S. soccer team and head coach Emma Hayes at the Paris Olympics. She also discusses why fearlessness is necessary to perform in big moments, and the time in her own career when she felt like the worst player on the team.

• Listen to “In Case You Missed It with Khristina Williams,” the newest podcast from iHeart Women's Sports Production, which debuts today: In Case You Missed It with Khristina Williams

• Check out Jordan Chiles’ Teen Vogue story

• Watch Chiles’ 2023 NCAA semifinal floor routine

• We’re still looking for listener names! Send us your suggestions! You can leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected]

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