On Episode No.62 of The unTITLED Podcast, Shannon and Stacey put their usual format on hold and run through roughly a dozen topics across TV, the Olympics, design and chat about a few UCONN legends and legends in the making. They begin their conversation with the return of "TV Talk" by sharing what they have been watching, along with their mutual love of "Grace and Frankie" and "Ted Lasso" (3:47); Then move onto sports by chatting about Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi winning their 5th Olympic Gold Medals, Breanna Stewart becoming a Mom fresh off the heels of being an Olympic and WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champion, and Paige Bueckers signing with Wasserman Media Group (14:03); They then move onto recap and discuss last, first and history-making  gold medals won in Tokyo: Allyson Felix, April Ross, USA Volleyball and USA Basketball (23:53); Before chatting briefly about Olympic Champion Sydney McLaughlin's collection with New Balance and Serena Williams' latest collaboration with NIKE (38:55); To close out the podcast, the 62nd edition of "Player Voicemail" (44:16).

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On episode No.61 of The unTITLED Podcast, a conversation with Deanna Hong. Deanna is an Emmy-Winner and well-respected videographer and storyteller in the Gymnastics world who recently added documentary producer to her impressive resume with her work on "Golden". "Golden" is executive-produced by LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Olympic Champion Dominique Dawes, and follows five members of USA Gymnastics in the six months leading up to US Olympic Trials with hopes of making the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Team. Those gymnasts are Suni Lee, MyKayla Skinner, Morgan Hurd, Konnor McClain and Olympic Champion Laurie Hernandez. 

During the course of our conversation, Deanna shares a variety personal stories including the story that had the greatest impact on her as a teenager and when storytelling and sports intersected for her in her work (2:23); The origin of her involvement as a producer on "Golden", her friendship with Laurie Hernandez that predates the documentary, and the time line of the five gymnasts joining the project (13:18); We then talk about the documentary - revisiting it after the outcome of the Olympics with Suni and MyKayla medaling, her work as the lead producer on Laurie Hernandez's portion of the story, filming the emotional scenes in episode two with Laurie's parents, and the partnership with her Director of Photography Diana Matos (21:30); We close out our conversation with a thoughtful discussion on the sport of gymnastics - the psychological toll, the unattainable standard of perfection and its inherent subjectivity (42:10); Before Deanna shares for the first time publicly the project she is working on next (1:04:52); And to end the episode, the 61st edition of "Player Voicemail" (1:1:23).

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On episode No.60 of The unTITLED Podcast, a conversation with Aisha Chaney. Aisha is an Emmy-Award winner, Senior Producer and Co-Chair of the Black Engagement Network at NFL Network. Her career spans nearly two decades, with nine years at ESPN before joining NFL Network eight years ago. Of the 42-person production staff at NFL Network, Aisha is the only Black female. She is a force of immense talent, gratitude, strength and creativity. In the 90 minutes we spent talking, Aisha shared how she balances her work while being a single Mom to a son with Autism (3:00); The moment she knew she wanted to work in production and the birth and growth of her love for sport, especially football which began with the influence of her brother and father (7:33); The conflict she feels working for an organization that is not nearly as diverse in its staffing as the athletes it represents, and trying to separate that from the sport she fell in love with first (18:04); She reflects on when storytelling entered her passion for sport and media and the stories she has developed and worked on throughout her career, she also speaks to the weight of being the only Black female producer at the NFL Network, and why she believes in the work and its importance (34:45); She then offers advice in our segment "For The Girls" and defines "Womanhood in 3 Words" (57:22); To close out the episode, the 60th edition of "Player Voicemail" (1:06:12).

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On episode No.59, Shannon and Stacey chat about the happenings around week one of the Tokyo Olympics, including Softball and Gymnastics winning silver, Katie Ledecky earning the first-ever gold medal in the Women's 1500m freestyle, a few more first-ever gold medalists in Taekwondo, Fencing and 3 on 3 basketball, a solid start for the Women's Basketball team and a shaky start for the USWNT, plus the trials and tribulations of trying to watch endless Olympic events in the streaming era and Simone Biles' brave stand for herself, mental health and the sport of gymnastics.

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On episode No.58 of The unTITLED Podcast, Shannon and Stacey run through "ODDS & ENDS" with topics surrounding the Tokyo Olympics,  a mid-week WNBA all-star game and Casey Stoney's hire as the San Diego NWSL expansion team head coach (1:20); In "FAIR" they share their thoughts on Cathy Engelbert's latest comments around league expansion, Candace Parker on the cover of NBA2K and the release of Naomi Osaka's Barbie (19:54); In "FOUL" they talk about the Norwegian Women's handball team being threatened with fines if they wear shorts instead of bikinis during competition (27:05); They close out the episode with a discussion about ESPN's latest 30 for 30 documentary about the story of Maya Moore and Jonathan Irons, "Breakaway" (31:20); And of course, the 58th edition of "Player Voicemail" (48:39).

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On episode No.57 of The unTITLED Podcast, a conversation with the Washington Spirit's President of Business Operations - Lindsay Barenz.

Lindsay discusses with Shannon her introduction to sports as a kid and reflects on her choice to stop playing sports as a teenager and the importance of sports being accessible and welcoming for girls, along with her pursuit over a number of a careers to find one that existed at the intersection of her passions (3:17); Lindsay continues on her career journey and shares why she chose a change in scale from working for the NWSL as a whole to her current position working specifically for a club, what she found the Spirit's position and fan base to be upon arrival in Washington DC, and her approach to combining business operations and community outreach (13:10); Lindsay and Shannon then discuss the growth in the investment of Women's Sports, including the variety of investors we are seeing now, the expansion of the NWSL, the competition between leagues globally and what the NWSL can learn from the WNBA (20:33); Lindsay and Shannon pivot to talk briefly about the number of Women's Sports documentaries being released this Summer with Lindsay sharing a documentary that has been formative for her recently and the importance of layered storytelling in Women's Sports for engagement and growth (33:01); To wind the conversation down, Lindsay shares advice in our segment "For the Girls" and defines "Womanhood in 3 Words" (38:07); To close it out, the 57th edition of "Player Voicemail" (46:16).

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On episode No.56 of The unTITLED Podcast, Shannon and Stacey return for the second of back-to-back wildcard episodes and run through "ODDS & ENDS" where they chat about their very rainy trip to Hartford to see the USWNT face Mexico, the reveal of Angel City FC's crest, and play a knock-off version of the USWNT's game "So You Think You Know Sam (Mewis)" with "So You Think You Know Shan and Stacey" (1:20); In "FAIR" they welcome in the NIL era in college sports and DAZN's purchase of the broadcast rights to the UEFA Women's Champions League with plans to stream globally for free (31:51); In "FOUL" they discuss a series of outrageous decisions surrounding the Tokyo Olympics, including mothers not being able to bring their children, the banning of swim caps for Black athletes and the suspension of Sha'Carri Richardson (37:24); Later, they talk about the documentary centered on the Gold-medal winning US Basketball, Gymnastics, Soccer and Softball teams from the 1996 Olympics, "The '96 Effect", including reflecting on their own experience watching as kids (46:58); To close it out, the 56th edition of "Player Voicemail" (1:16:55).

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On episode No.55 of The unTITLED Podcast, Stacey returns from a month-long hiatus to join Shannon in another rendition of their Wildcard Podcast.

In "Odds & Ends" Shannon and Stacey discuss Angel City FC's plan for revealing their club crest, Diana Taurasi scoring her 9000th career WNBA point, the controversy surrounding the USA Basketball Olympic roster, and the Mewis sisters' beer partnership with Harpoon Brewery (2:20); In "FAIR" they recap the Olympic Trials for Swimming, Gymnastics and Track and Field, including Allyson Felix, Sha'carri Richardson, Simone Manuel, Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles, plus a number of upcoming Women's Sports documentaries (17:07); In "FOUL" Shannon and Stacey discuss Becky Hammon being passed over as the new head coach of the Portland Trailblazers, (26:54); And close out their conversation by discussing the USWNT's equal pay documentary, "LFG" (35:34); To end the episode, the 55th edition of "Player Voicemail" (1:03:26).

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On today's episode No.54 of The unTITLED Podcast, we have a conversation with Denise Reddy.  If you are deep-rooted fans of the Women's Game, both in the US and Europe you will know who Denise is. If you do not, today is your lucky day. Denise is part of a group of women who are really foundational to the Women's Game in this country - and Women's Sport. Her journey as a player and coach intersects a number of legends - Theresa Grentz, Michelle Akers, Carli Lloyd, Christie Rampone, Emma Hayes - the list goes on. Denise herself is a legend, and I do very much hope she does not mind us saying so. Our conversation was honest and insightful and just an absolute pleasure. Denise is currently serving as an Assistant Coach to Emma Hayes on her staff at Chelsea - one of the best Women's Football teams in the world, without question. There is immense value in what Denise shares, and this episode is one everyone will get something out of.

We start our conversation with Denise sharing how sport attributed greatly to her confidence growing up, playing multiple sports at the collegiate level and the moment in college that influenced her most as an athlete and later on in her career as a coach (5:02); She continues by talking about her journey playing overseas which involves a conversation with Michelle Akers at a wedding, and training with one of the best teams in Europe without initially being on the roster (13:15); Denise then discusses the differences in playing styles from her experience playing and coaching in the US and Europe and shares some insight into the approach to training and the use of data at Chelsea (19:35); She then discusses how player development and her approach to it has changed throughout her coaching career (31:43); She then shares what she believes separates great players, why her partnership with Emma Hayes works, having coached together at two different points in their careers, the evolution of the center half position which she played at the collegiate and professional level and what sets Fran Kirby apart (41:55); Denise then defines "Womanhood in 3 Words" offers some advice to young women, and shares some wisdom about her coaching journey (1:00:43); To close out the podcast, the 54th edition of "Player Voicemail" (1:12:14).

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On episode No.53 of The unTITLED Podcast - Attorney and Athlete Advocate, Maddie Salamone joins to give a breakdown of the impending N.I.L. laws and their potential effect on collegiate athletes and athletics, and also for some quality Women's Sports talk.

Maddie starts us off by defining N.I.L. and breaking down the current power structure in collegiate athletics, held almost entirely by the NCAA (1:47); We then discuss how each N.I.L. varies from state-to-state and though N.I.L. laws in theory should be a positive recruiting tool, why many universities are trying to fight them (12:27); Maddie then offers how the impending laws may change how high school athletes think about marketing and brand-building and whether ultimately, these laws will be positive or negative for collegiate athletics (22:19); Shannon and Maddie save some time at the end for some Women's Sports talk, including its growth and the power of visibility (33:29); To close out the podcast, the 53rd edition of "Player Voicemail" (37:21).

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