To celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day this week, Marisa sat down with a trailblazing woman who helped paved the way for female sports journalists. Christine Brennan was the first woman to cover sports full-time for the Miami Herald, the first woman allowed in the Washington Football Team's locker room as a reporter, and the first president of the Association for Women in Sports Media. Brennan has covered everything from college football rivalries to summer and winter Olympics and in this week's episode, she shared some of her favorite memories from her impressive career. 

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Chess. A mentally stimulating and frustrating game. Boxing. A physical competition where swift movements and anticipation are key. Put them together and you have a sport that pushes its athletes to reach all-new levels of mental and physical strengths. Chessboxing may still be a niche sport, but champion Matt Thomas is hoping his favorite hobby starts to enamor other athletes around the country who love to be pushed on the board and in the ring. Thomas shares his insights from his championship debut at the Chessboxing World Championship back in 2019, and his time spent on a little reality show called Love is Blind! 

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The NWHL is just days away from the start of their 2021 season which will operate in a bubble up in Lake Placid, NY. And to lead them into this excitement is newly-named NWHL commissioner Tyler Tumminia. Tumminia may have her roots in baseball, but she's focused on the ice right now - getting the NWHL up and running and making history along the way. For the first time ever, the NWHL will be televised live in the US by a major cable network with their semifinals and finals airing on NBC Sports! Tumminia shares her preparation for the bubble life and how important it is to get this league the audience it deserves. 

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She's a fixture on the NFL Network, a football wiz, but more importantly, she's a Philly girl through and through. Colleen Wolfe brings her own style and flair to all of her productions, which is only exemplified by her killer sneaker collection. As a fellow Eagles fan, Wolfe breaks down the recent firing of head coach Doug Pederson and expands on some of the best storylines of the 2020 NFL season. 

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Vlatko Adonovski started his professional soccer career in the US playing indoor soccer and is now the head coach of the best national team in the world. With his eyes set on gold at this summer's Tokyo Olympics, Andonovski shares the areas where USWNT can improve, and what makes these athletes so remarkable. 

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They are the hosts of their own MLS podcast, The Call Up, and they're also two of the most personable, relatable people in sports.

Susannah Collins and Jillian Sakovits stop by PillaTalk to chat about all things soccer like Columbus winning the MLS Cup, how the pandemic has changed how we view our broadcasting jobs, and how soccer coverage could be a little more inclusive. Plus, Jill and Sus answer our 2020 crapshoot questions to wrap up this year! 

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They're basically soccer broadcasting royalty, and in this episode, JP Dellacamera and Tommy Smyth share some of their favorite stories from their incredible careers that have spanned thousands of matches and almost three decades! 

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The master of the mute button himself, Tony Reali stops by PillaTalk to share all about how he went from Stat Boy to host of one of the most popular (and unique) sports debate shows on TV. 

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You've seen her on the sidelines, in the studio, and on the stand-up circuit - now Julie Stewart-Binks shares all about her career in broadcasting and how she's maintained a sense of variety (and creativity) in everything she does. 

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You've seen her on the sidelines for MLS on FS1 and now you can hear all about her journey through this crazy industry! Katie Witham is one of the most respected reporters in the world of soccer and gives insight on how she's gotten to this point in her career and shared some of her favorite moments along the way! 

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