SASS Talk

By Suzanne McFadden and Sarah Cowley Ross

Women's sport is exploding around the world, but you don't hear much talk about athletes and their periods, RED-S and visible panty-lines. In fact, there's not enough talk about women's sport full-sto... more

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The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.

SASS Talk episodes:

August 23, 2024 Behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
In a special episode of SASS Talk, Sez returns from the Paris Olympics, and reveals how she kept her cool (or did she?) behind the mike at the track and field; while back at home, Suze describes the experience of covering the outstanding Kiwi wāhine medal haul, in her pyjamas.
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37min
July 10, 2024 Cyclist's long ride to hell and back
In Episode 6 of SASS Talk - the final in our Road to Paris series - we meet four Olympic rookies about their journeys to the world's largest sporting stage: artistic swimming duet Eva Morris and Nina Brown; NZ's first Olympic female wrestler Tayla Ford; and track cyclist Nicole Shields, who's had the most hellish two years with illness and injury, but made it to the front of the team pursuit quartet gunning for gold. We also talk pikelets, croissants and Sez's 100m sprint challenge to Olympic speedster Zoe Hobbs.
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58min
June 26, 2024 Drama almost sinks Kitchen's Olympic dream
In Episode 5 of SASS Talk's Road to Paris series, Kiwi kitefoiler Justina Kitchen relives the crash that almost sunk her chances of a long-awaited Olympic debut; and she talks about getting her dad, Olympic gold medallist sailor Rex Sellers, to babysit her two daughters while she trains. We also spill our mortifying menstruation moments in sport and ask: Can period undies absorb all the anxiety and hassles for females in the field of play?
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44min
June 12, 2024 Teased kid transforms into an Olympic butterfly
In Episode 4 of SASS Talk, Olympic swimmer and Instagram sensation Hazel Ouwehand opens up about being picked on as a kid for being too tall and too quick in the pool and how that's shaped her into the athlete now bound for the Paris Olympics in the 100m butterfly. And we respond to an NFL star's bizarre call for women to abandon their goals and go back to the kitchen.
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51min
May 29, 2024 Sevens sensation giving dance another fling
On this episode of SASS Talk's Road to Paris series, we talk to highland dancing sevens star Jorja Miller on the Black Ferns’ ballsy goal for Paris, and toss around what netball in New Zealand must do to stay relevant in the next 100 years.
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48min
May 15, 2024 Embracing boobs and babies
In our second episode, heading down the Road to Paris, Suze and Sez look at how a decent sports bra could save female athletes from serious knee injuries, and discover the secret weapon of track star turned Olympic marathon mum, Camille French.

Plus, in an afterthought, we whip off our shirts for the Phoenix.

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55min
May 01, 2024 The bounce-back of squash queen Joelle King
In the inaugural episode, Suze and Sez uncloak the controversy around female sports attire, and ask evergreen Kiwi squash legend Joelle King why she's returning for an astounding 17th season on the PSA World Tour after the most challenging time of her career.

Plus, in an afterthought, we tip our hat to the Warriors boys.

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1h 3min
April 30, 2024 A Fresh Look at Women's Sport
Olympian Sarah Cowley Ross and journalist Suzanne McFadden are SASS Talk - sparking new conversations with women in sport.
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4min

FAQs about SASS Talk:

How many episodes does SASS Talk have?

The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.