Welcome to New Horizons, the podcast that explore how people make their adventures happen. Cathy O’Dowd is an inspirational speaker, an author and the first woman to climb both sides of Everest. She answers the call of the mountains, whether tackling a new route on an 8000 metre peak or seeking out fresh powder at home in the Pyrenees, on foot or on skis or clinging by her fingertips to a rock face. A passionate storyteller, Cathy shares her adventures through her photographs, speeches and writing, including Just for the Love of It. She established the website The Business of Adventure as a resource for adventurers to learn how to fund their expeditions. On this podcast Cathy will share stories of women who have achieved great adventures and how they funded their projects and she begins by explaining the various funding sources; the opportunities and pitfalls.

Follow Cathy on social media @CathyODowd and @bizofadventure and visit her websites www.cathyodowd.com and www.thebusinessofadventure.com.

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This month on FAIR PLAY Zoe George is joined by sports psychologist Karen Nimmo again and they cover a range of topics affecting women in New Zealand sport. Former White Fern Maia Lewis steps up to the crease this summer to commentate cricket – men’s international cricket that is, and we know Zoe enjoys talking about cricket!  Then, dividing sport by gender – is it time this stopped? Leading academic Roslyn Kerr from Lincoln University on how to think about sport and the gender binary differently. We also have a few quick hits including facilities at sporting grounds, sexual assault and the #metoo movement.

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WiSP Sports Radio, the world's largest podcast network for women's sport with more than 750 episodes across 30 shows and a global audience of 1.5 million, is on all major podcast players including iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, Spotify, Overcast, Cast Box, Google Play and Android.