On today's 72nd episode of The unTITLED Podcast, Shannon is joined by Shannon Scovel and Victoria Diaz for a wide-ranging conversation about bringing coverage and visibility to the sport of wrestling, storytelling in Women's Sports, changing the narrative around mental health and body image, the research and work they are currently producing and more. 

Their conversation begins with Shannon and Victoria sharing stories around confidence and creativity from when they were young, how those were shaped and influenced by sports, plus the first story they ever wrote (4:36); They continue their conversation around creativity by discussing the intersections present in their work and where their storytelling comes from (10:23); They then pivot to discuss wrestling, a sport Shannon and Victoria are passionate about, with Shannon and Victoria sharing their origins in the sport, and how we can change the narrative around mental health and body image in a sport so centered on strength and power (22:40); They wind down the conversation with the "For The Girls" segment where Shannon and Victoria offer poignant advice on self-care and focusing on yourself, before defining "Womanhood in 3 Words" (40:44); To close out the episode, the 72nd edition of "Player Voicemail" (46:47).

Shannon Scovel is a PhD candidate at The University of Maryland conducting research at the intersection of sports, media and gender + writes for NCAA Wrestling.

Victoria Diaz is a Women's Sports Advocate, Photographer, Writer and Content Developer

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On Episode No.71 of The unTITLED Podcast, in "ODDS & ENDS" and "FAIR" Shannon and Stacey discuss Chicago bringing home their first WNBA Championship, the first NCAA Women's AP Poll, Val Ackerman's thoughts on a combined Men's and Women's Final Four, the Ted Lasso Season Finale, Adele's new single, Dawn Staley's new contract, Athletes Unlimited launching a basketball league in January, the NWSL's hiring of Marla Messing and Nneka Ogwumike's landmark deal for the reproductive rights of WNBA players, and rank their Top 10 Halloween movies (1:15); Before Shannon is joined by Jen Fay to break down game 4 of the WNBA Finals that saw Chicago crowned champions and the events after the final whistle (49:12); To close the episode, the 71st edition of "Player Voicemail" (1:16:51).

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On episode No.70 of The unTITLED Podcast, Shannon is joined by friend of unTITLED Jen Fay to talk about the WNBA Playoffs. They start their conversation by reacting to the naming of Taurasi as the WNBA G.O.A.T. along with recent takes on the G.O.A.T. from legends Cynthia Cooper and Lisa Leslie (3:00); They then get into the playoffs, discussing the playoff format and why it needs to go and share the things that stood out to them from rounds 1 and 2 (10:40); Before diving into the two semifinal series with the Sun unable to get over their playoff hump and Phoenix stepping it up a notch against Las Vegas (21:50); They close out their conversation by talking about game 1 of the finals, making their predictions for WNBA champion and how lucky we are to finally see Candace Parker and Diana Taurasi meet in the finals (31:25); To end the episode, the 70th edition of "Player Voicemail" (42:13).

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Episode No.69 of The unTITLED Podcast. On this week's episode in "ODDS AND ENDS" Shannon and Stacey check in with playoff Taurasi, chat about the release of UConn’s season schedule, catch up on Ted Lasso and throw in a few movies and general tangents about life (7:07); Before giving praise to Breanna Stewart’s first apparel drop with PUMA called “Overdue” in "FAIR" (26:57); They then pivot to "FOUL" and spend just over half of their conversation digesting and discussing the news that has come out over the last week surrounding the NWSL – beginning with a detailed and rather harrowing piece by Meg Linehan and Katie Strang for The Athletic outlining the intertwined stories of sexual coercion and emotional abuse that Sinead Farrely and Mana Shim endured at the hands of coach Paul Riley, and the subsequent fall out since the story's release (32:54); To close out the episode, the 69th edition of "Player Voicemail" (58:00).

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On episode No.68 of The unTITLED Podcast, Shannon and Stacey are joined by UConn greats - Maria Conlon and Meg Culmo - to discuss basketball, of course, but also for them to talk about the launch of their new AAU program "BattleCon" of which Stacey and another former UConn great, Ashley Battle are founders of.

We start off our conversation with thoughts on the future of Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird's professional careers, and what qualities make them great (4:03); Before jumping into a discussion about the pros and cons of the GOAT conversation (14:39); And UConn's upcoming season (20:11); Then switch gears to discuss the glaring issues with the AAU Basketball system, plus why they started and what is different about their new Girl's AAU Program "BattleCon" (25:30); We close out the episode with the 68th edition of "Player Voicemail" (46:12).

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On episode No.67 of The unTITLED Podcast, Shannon and Stacey run through "ODDS & ENDS", "FAIR", "FOUL" and conclude their watch of the 3-part documentary series currently streaming on Netflix, "Noami Osaka".

In "ODDS & ENDS" Shannon and Stacey give quick thoughts on the Met Gala and the presence of female athletes at the event, discuss Becky Hammon's number being retired by the Las Vegas Aces, formerly the San Antonio Silver Stars, spend a good chunk of time on the induction of Women's Basketball legends Lauren Jackson, Val Ackerman and Yolanda Griffith into the Hall of Fame and of course, the latest episode of "Ted Lasso" (3:40); in "FAIR", they talk about the NCAA's decision to extend the Women's College World Series from seven days to nine and the rebrand of the NWHL to the Premier Hockey Federation (19:08); in "FOUL", they share their joint-opinion that FIFA's suggestion of a bi-annual World Cup is a horrible, horrible idea (21:24); They then conclude the episode with a conversation about the final episode in the documentary series "Naomi Osaka" and share their takeaways from the series as a whole (25:12); To close out the episode, the 67th edition of "Player Voicemail" (41:43);

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On episode No.66 of The unTITLED Podcast, a conversation with Heather Dyche.

Shannon and Heather begin their conversation by talking about Heather's origins in sport and soccer specifically, how she manages her work within her program at The University of New Mexico and her work with US Soccer, LEAD Academy, CONCACAF, FIFA and New Mexico United (4:45); She then shares her approach to player development, both on and off the pitch and how it has evolved over time (15:12); We then discuss women coaching in the Women's Game, how far it has come, advice for breaking through, and the individuals who have been most additive to her career (19:19); We then reflect a bit on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Heather shares her thoughts on a few of the biggest current and up and coming talents in the Women's Game, including Trinity Rodman, Brianna Pinto, Fran Kirby, Lauren Hemp and Vivianne Miedema (28:28); To close out our conversation, Heather offers advice in our "For The Girls" segment, and Kayleigh once again takes the podcast home with the 66th edition of "Player Voicemail (40:03).

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On episode No.65 of The unTITLED Podcast, Shannon and Stacey chat about the Samuelson sisters playing together in Seattle, Baylor dropping the "Lady" from their name, the latest episode of Ted Lasso, plus Shannon tries to sell Stacey on a Shey Peddy song and Stacey introduces a new project, all in "ODDS & ENDS" (00:52); In "FAIR" the choose their own W25, discuss the WNBA's list and some glaring omissions and weigh-in on the "Vote for GOAT" (19:11); In "FOUL" they discuss the NWSL"s decision to play their league championship game at 9:00am and close out with a thoughtful conversation about episode of the documentary series "Naomi Osaka" (31:24); Later in the episode, Kayleigh returns for an emergency Tobin Heath to Arsenal chat + Arsenal's victory over Chelsea on Sunday and the influence of Jonas Eidevall so far (50:36); To end the episode, the 65th edition of "Player Voicemail" (1:19:37).

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On episode No.64 of The unTITLED Podcast, Shannon is joined by Radha Lath Gupta of "She Talks Ball" for her fourth visit to reflect on the Women's Football tournament from the games in Tokyo, including Canada's unlikely but welcomed Gold medal, the USWNT's uncharacteristic performance and what it may mean for their future heading into the 2023 World Cup (1:52); They then chat about Summer signings and moves throughout the WSL and NWSL, including Christen Press to LA, Casey Stoney to San Diego, Man City's slew of signings, Arsenal's big moves and preview the opening weekend match between their respective clubs - Arsenal and Chelsea (15:14); To close out the episode, the 64th edition of "Player Voicemail" (41:45).

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On Episode No.63 of The unTITLED Podcast, Shannon and Stacey discuss episode #1 of Netflix's documentary series "Naomi Osaka", plus the return of Elena Delle Donne and the latest episode of Ted Lasso (1:20); On the back half of the episode, Shannon is joined for a second time by her former player Kayleigh, who shares stories from her recent trip to Portland for the ICC Cup, and to chat about the USWNT's Olympic performance (28:19); To close out the episode, the 63rd edition of "Player Voicemail" (51:13).

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