Thanks For Asking
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  • You Might Also Like: Good Game with Sarah Spain

    Introducing Good Game Spotlight: Throttle Therapy from Good Game with Sarah Spain.

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    We’re spreading the love this week and introducing you slices to some of the other excellent podcasts on the iHeart Women’s Sports Network! Today’s episode features Throttle Therapy with host Katherine Legge, a motorsport pioneer. You'll hear her conversation with Lyn St. James, a trailblazer in her own right and the co-founder of Women in Motorsports North America. They discuss the importance of career development off the track, finding your home in racing, and their thoughts on all-female competitions.

    • Subscribe to Throttle Therapy here
    • And follow Katherine on Instagram here
    • Send us a note at [email protected] 
    • Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
    • Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist
    • Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

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    DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

    1 hr 5 min
  • You’re Lonely: What’s the prescription? An Interview with author Julia Hotz, author of The Connection Cure

    What if your doctor prescribed you a hiking group? A ceramics class? Not in place of whatever medication or treatment you may need, but as a complement to it? It’s called Social Prescribing, and journalist Julia Hotz traveled to some 30 countries to talk to patients and professionals who are at the forefront of this approach to wellness. I loved her book, and loved this conversation (and regret we didn’t have time to talk about AI chatbots!).


    You can buy Julia’s book here to support her, independent bookstores, and this podcast. 


    This is a preview of Thanks for Asking, a call-in show about what matters to you. You can get the full episode on my Substack.


    Have something you want to talk about? You can call or text us any time at 612.568.4441 or email [email protected]

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    53 min
  • You Might Also Like: Good Game with Sarah Spain

    Introducing Sometimes The Popcorn Doesn’t Pop with Briana Scurry from Good Game with Sarah Spain.

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    Briana Scurry, one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, joins Sarah to break down the battle for the USWNT’s No. 1 keeper job, shares the tough decision to pawn her Olympic medals after sustaining a career-ending concussion, and the importance of financial literacy in women’s sports. Plus, the PWHL Draft is heading north, the least competitive race of all time, and a Canadian icon makes Canadian history.

    • Want a gymnastics refresher? Listen to Sarah’s interview with Trinity Thomas here 

    • USA Hockey’s broadcast schedule for Women’s Worlds can be found here and the full tournament schedule can be found here

    • The NWSL schedule can be found here

    • Get your 50% discounted virtual passes for the BOWS 2025 Summit here, using code Slices2025

    • Watch Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce destroy the field at Parents Day here 

    • Send us questions about women’s hoops and the WNBA at [email protected] 

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

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

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

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

    50 min
  • Embarrassing Stories

    In this episode, we discuss the defining moments in our lives that forever branded us with shame.


    For full episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us here.


    Want to be on the show? Call or text 612.568.4441 or book a call here.

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    1 hr
  • You Might Also Like: Good Game with Sarah Spain

    Introducing ‘It’s About the Fit’ with Jordan Robinson from Good Game with Sarah Spain.

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    Jordan Robinson, host of “The Women’s Hoops Show,” joins Sarah to talk transfer portal and preview tonight’s WNBA Draft—and she even shares a few way-too-early predictions for next year’s WNBA Draft. Plus, a Gamecock on the move, LOVB crowns a champion, and some very timely hoops and gay shit. 

    • Listen to The Women’s Hoops Show here 

    • Read Katie Barnes’ story on Sedona Prince here 

    • Read Annie Costabile’s story on the WNBA's “international player problem” here

    • Send us a note at [email protected] 

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

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

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

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

    49 min
  • Angry and Grieving

    Of all the stages of grief, anger has to be the ugliest one. The one that feels the ickiest no matter what side of it you’re on. So today we’re talking about it.


    For full episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us here.


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    58 min
  • You Might Also Like: Good Game with Sarah Spain

    Introducing Busted Noses, Pageant Queens and Funko Pops with Big Citrus from Good Game with Sarah Spain.

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    It was a big weekend of basketball and Big Citrus is here to discuss it all, from revenge tours to farewell tours and busted noses to broken records. Plus, sharing visibility, skating with freedom, and taters gonna tate.

    • Check out TCU’s “Sorry Bout Your Brackets” post here

    • Check out Lauren Betts’ hat tower here

    • Check out Sarah’s Starch Madness Final Four here 

    • You can see USC show off the Funko Pop JuJu here 

    • Send us a note at [email protected]  

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

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

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

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

    50 min
  • Issa Rae on Friendships That Need to Go, from IMO

    Sharing a new show from my friends at Higher Ground, hosted by Michelle Obama, called IMO. You know on Thanks for Asking, we keep it real and help each other through some of our hardest times. Similarly on IMO, Michelle and her big brother Craig Robinson tackle real questions from real folks just like you, offering practical advice, personal storytelling, and plenty of laughs. Each week, they’re joined by a guest to bring candid perspectives to the everyday questions shaping our lives, relationships and the world around us. Topics range from dating and relationships, to family and faith.


    Michelle and Craig share stories about being there for each other throughout their lives, from first crushes and fraught college years, to landing at the White House, to losing their mom. For six decades they’ve been each others’ most trusted counsel—and now, they want to be that counsel for you. In this episode, they’re joined by actress Issa Rae for a conversation about navigating the challenges of mismatched expectations in female friendships.


    You can find more episodes of IMO at https://lnk.to/imomichellecraigTT


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    1 hr 7 min

About Thanks For Asking

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A call-in show from author Nora McInerny that lets real people get real honest about how they're really doing. Operators(me) are standing by to take your calls.

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