Dr Lisa Ingarfield, PhD, hosts a new monthly podcast that will address thought provoking and challenging discussions exploring all things women and gender equity in sport. TALKING POINT will provide a platform for deeper conversations about diversity and inclusion when it comes to women’s role in sport, and is intended to provide a means for people to engage and maintain that conversation and keep moving this issues forward so we don’t lose sight of them.

Topic:  How women experience marginalization in our culture and how sexism continues to play such a formidable role in our society.

Guest: Joanna Snawder-Manzo, MA, is an expert in women and gender studies who has worked in this field for over 17 years and has extensive experience of women facing issues on college campuses and beyond. Joanna has done work on wage discrimination, Title IX compliance and also in women’s leadership. She is a Certified Start Smart Salary Workshop Facilitator and Women’s Empowerment Model Self Defense Instructor. Joanna considers herself a social justice warrior and an endurance feminist.

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We persuaded Gabbi Hall to come back for another episode following her very successful podcasting debut last month and she brought another great guest with her in Canada’s technical specialist Marie-Michele 'Mitch' Gagnon. They discuss Mitch’s summer preparation and plans for the World Cup season, her thoughts on the Winter Olympics and we hear about her new business venture. Gabbi also has the latest Alpine skiing news including an update on the proposal from Lindsey Vonn to race the men, and the FIS pregnancy rule. The Inside Line is a co-production of Ski Racing Media & WiSP Sports. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport visit www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.

Zoe George returns to launch a re-vamped show for fans of women’s sport in New Zealand - it's all about Fair Play which covers the news as well as the issues around women’s sport. Joining her again as guest co-presenter is White Ferns player Sophie Devine. Their guests are Sarah Beaman, the woman behind the study into women’s cricket for NZC and they ask what’s been done as a result of the study and whether women are any closer to being treated equally. White Ferns Coach Haidee Tiffen chats about the team’s upcoming tour to the UAE to face Pakistan and shares her thoughts on the state of the women’s game and the impact of this year’s World Cup. And Dr. Sarah Beable stops by to talk about menstruation and contraception - what’s best for our bodies as an athlete and can periods actually help performance?  Fair Play is a co-production of Radio New Zealand and WiSP Sports. Executive Producer: Chris Stafford, Producer: Laura Keown. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport visit www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports. 

That conversation around the State of U.S. Show Jumping was ignited this summer when Katie Prudent spoke out on this podcast. To discuss the response to her comments Chris Stafford is joined by U.S. show jumping team rider Callan Solem, Amateur Hunter Jumper Jennifer Baas who wrote to The Chronicle of the Horse in response and Molly Sorge is Senior Editor and Web Content Editor at The Chronicle. They discuss the different view points that were shared in publications both on and offline as well as social media and The Chronicle forums, and we also hear how the national federation has reacted by establishing an Advisory Group to continue the conversation. If you would like to share your comments on this topic please email [email protected]. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport visit www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports. 

Abby Ehler from The Magenta Project is back with friends who are taking part in this year's Volvo Ocean Race. Olympian Annie Lush, who was also on Team SCA in the previous edition of the race, has joined Abby on Team Brunel, and another Olympian, Italy's Francesca Clapcich, is on Dee Caffari's Turn the Tide on Plastic. They discuss the dynamics of the new mixed crew format, why you would endure freeze dried food for months, necessary medical skills and other training, crew rotation and final preparations in the countdown to the race that begins with the prologue from Lisbon to Alicante on October 8th followed by the race start on October 22. For more conversations from the world of women's sport visit us at www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.