In this episode, Nicole talks to colleague Dr. Jennifer (Bruening) McGarry who is a professor of sport management and department head in Educational Leadership in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut and Executive Director of Husky Sport. They discuss Jennifer's career pathway, which includes stints as a coach and athletics director, her research related to gender and sport, which is focused primarily on barriers and supports for women, and those from minoritised ethnic and socio-economic groups. Jennifer also offers advice to women who want to pursue a career in sport. 
Host: Dr. Nicole LaVoi
Podcast length: 24 mins
A co-production with the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport.
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On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is a WiSP Sports Ambassador, US Team Judoka Angelica Delgado who will shortly be returning to competition following the Covid hiatus. Angie is the #1 ranked under 52 kilogram female judoka in the United States, as well as, # 10 in the world. We hear how she has adjusted her training this year which now includes a new running routine. Angie explains what preparation looks like for the Pam American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico starting November 21 and how Covid regulations will affect the team’s travel.
 
This week’s international news:
Birmingham 2022 women's sport
2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
IBSF maternity leave quota
Return of Alpine Ski World Cup
Miedema breaks WSL record
Women's Rugby World Cup draw
Meghan Duggan retires
Another glass ceiling for women in sailing will be shattered next week at the 70th Bermuda Gold Cup and 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship when two accomplished female skippers – Frenchwoman Pauline Courtois and Anna Östling of Sweden – will race in the Open Worlds for the first time ever. The 70th Bermuda Gold Cup and 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship are scheduled Oct. 26-30 with a field of 16 teams set to contest the dual regatta.
Duration: 52 mins
For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million plays and downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

Pam is on vacation this week so WiSP Sports President & Exec. Prod. Chris Stafford joined Sarah to host this awesome episode as we head back into the world of the Winter Olympics to discuss the game of “chess on ice,” known more commonly as Curling. It’s a game with a lot of family appeal in places around the world that have a lot of ice and snow, but it’s also a sport that is a lot harder than it looks. To discuss curling we have one of our favorite teams back on the show: Team Scheidegger of Canada. We talk “throwing rocks,” what it’s like to be on an athletic team with other moms, babies on the road, pelvic floor health, and sisterhood. 
Not only are the girls of Team Scheidegger some of the best curling players in the world, but all four of the team members are mothers. This is the second of two episodes we have on Team Scheidegger and in this edition we interview the sisters of Team Scheidegger - Casey Scheidegger and Jessie Haughian. 
Casey is the team “Skip”, which is the strategic leadership role on a curling team. In this role Casey spends a lot of time communicating with the other athletes on the team about what the right moves might be to get the best score.
Casey has two children. Kayden is four and Ryker almost ten months. When she is not training Casey is a PE teacher. She loves her profession and curling actually led her to it. Casey ran a junior curling program in Lethbridge, Alberta and found that she loved working with kids and planning activities for them to do. 
Jessie Haughian, known as “the other Scheidegger sister”, has a B.A. in Kinesiology and for the last five years has worked with Alberta Health Services. She competed in curling until her sciatic pain got the best of her and in March 2020 welcomed her first daughter Rylee. 
Sarah, Chris, Casey, and Jessie covered some incredible topics. Jessie and Casey were recently  pregnant at the same time and were able to share a lot of their experiences as moms. They even bubbled up as a sports team and as a family during COVID. 
If you want to know what it’s like to take grandma on the road to help out with the kids, how important it was to find a pelvic floor health specialist for Casey, and what “it takes a village” really means when you’re an athlete this is an episode.
Host: Sarah Newberry Moore
Guest co-host: Chris Stafford
Podcast length: 53 mins
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On this week's episode we welcome Melissa King to the show. In August, Melissa was appointed the CEO of the Local Organizing Committee for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, which will be held in Sydney in 2022. Before taking up this role, she was the first female CEO of Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA). Prior to that Melissa worked on the corporate side of the Sydney Opera House and for the APEC 2001 task force. She is also an Independent Director on the United Nations Association of Australia. Melissa talks to Ella and Georgina about her work to increase female leadership roles at SLSA, her involvement with the UN on sustainability, and of course, her mission to bring some 'funk' to the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in 2022.
Duration: 25 mins
Hosts: Ella Smith & Georgina Mallon.
A co-production with Women Sport Australia
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On our weekly news magazine show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is British Recurve Archeress, teenager Ruby Paul, who is aiming for gold as she sets her sights on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. A Sports Rehab and Conditioning student at University of Northampton Ruby tells us how she got into the sport and became European Championship Bronze medalist. In 2019 she won the Archery GB Youth Festival 2019 U21 Individual and Team titles and was runner up in the mixed team.
Stories covered this week:
Swiatek wins French Open
Allen to Leave British gymnastics
Tinker British Gymnastics Experience
Japanese Olympic Committee
Shiffrin to miss Alpine World Cup opener
Lewis removed as FIS secretary
Thirlby to miss netball series
Jodie Kenny retires
Riyadh 2030
Duration: 56 mins
For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million plays and downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

Sonya Looney is a world champion mountain biker, podcast host, blogger and a mom. This week’s episode is an inspiring look into the depth of knowledge and information that is out there if you are willing to do the work That is exactly what Sonya did, and she shared some interesting facts and figures.
Sonya discussed the importance of self care, pelvic floor health* calorific intake for breastfeeding moms and a lot of other crucial topics for the active mom or mom-to-be. Her first pregnancy sadly ended with a miscarriage. As an athlete she knows her body so well and she could tell prior to taking a pregnancy test. The world champ trained through her pregnancy and said she had a “built in governor” meaning that she knew she wasn’t over-doing it during her pregnancy because she couldn’t go harder, her body told her when to stop. Returning to her bike, albeit gently, one week postpartum, Sonya encourages all women to listen to their body. If it feels good, keep doing it. If you notice a decline in healing then stop. It’s that simple.
The episode also discussed the challenge of female athletes losing sponsors when they decide to start a family with the general consensus that this is a huge issue in sport. We hope you all feel empowered to share your thoughts and experiences on this topic on our social media because this is the next frontier in equality in sport. 
Hosts: Sarah Newberry Moore & Pam Relph Jones
Podcast length: 44 mins
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On this episode of Sound Bites, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Dr Kirstin Lauritzen, discusses the importance of magnesium for our next nutrient highlight. Magnesium is a mineral that is absolutely essential. However, magnesium deficiency is very common amongst Americans and it's also a common deficiency amongst athletes. In this episode you'll learn why athletes are at a higher risk of deficiency and why magnesium is something you may want to start incorporating into your daily routine. Dr K also discusses most common food sources of magnesium, as well as the many different forms of magnesium in supplements so that you know what to look for next time you're searching for magnesium. Check out this episode of Sound Bites. Enjoy!
One correction from the episode - Dr K discussed how magnesium can help with dilation of blood vessels which is important for heart health and recovery. There is a difference between male and female physiology when it comes to vasodilation and recovery. Correction: the male physiology after exercise vasoconstricts so that blood rushes to the core and then the heart can pump oxygen and nutrient dense blood out to the muscles. Female physiology differs. Instead of shunting the blood to the core, the blood vessels tend to dilate. This is why some women will notice feeling light headed because the blood rushes out to the hands/feet/head. To combat this for better recovery, taking a cold shower right after working out (if you can tolerate it), can help to cause the skin and blood vessels to vasoconstrict pushing blood back to the core. This then allows for blood to be replenished and then re-circulated out to the muscles.
Host: Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen
Podcast length: 21 mins
For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

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In this podcast, Nicole talks to a colleague Dr. Janelle Wells, faculty member at the University of South Florida at the Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program, within the School of Marketing and Innovation. They discuss her career pathway, areas of research on gender and leadership in sport, the difference between and importance of mentors and sponsors, and advice to young women who want to pursue a career in the sport industry. Her framework of Love, Learn, Lead, Lift is a good roadmap for us all to embrace.
Host: Dr. Nicole LaVoi
Podcast length: 35 mins
A co-production with the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport.
For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

On our weekly news show Chris Stafford is joined by Nancy Gillen from Inside the Games who has the top stories from around the world of women’s sport. This week’s guest is Red Roses and Harlequins rugby legend Rachael Burford who has just launched the Girls Rugby Club; a global project aimed at providing a pathway for girls and women within rugby and to redress the inequalities and negative stereotypes that exist within the game.
Top news stories this week:
French Open Tennis - Swiatek stuns Halep and other updates
Premier15s restart
Australia ODI record
Manuel reveals racism
Bailouts must be fair to women's sport
TTOC Forum
Lottie Dod's Blue Plaque
Podcast length: 41 mins
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This week on the show, Pam and Sarah are joined by offshore sailor Joan Mulloy, just three weeks after giving birth to her son Xavier. She is the first Irish woman to compete in La Solitaire and, prior to getting pregnant, she was planning on competing in the 2020 Vendée Globe, which starts on November 8, but 2020 turned out very differently for her.
The Vendée Globe is a solo race around the globe and there have only been seven women in the race since its inception in 1989. This lack of representation left Joan feeling like she had limited role models in the sport, especially in an event as unique and lengthy as the Vendée Globe. Entering the race would mean months at sea, away from family, so Joan sought advice from other female offshore sailors who had paved the way. They recommend that she do what her body told her.  So once Joan hit her second trimester she made the decision to scale back her on ocean training, instead opting to stay onshore. In offshore sailing races, you often have to go from zero to hero in a few short seconds, from grabbing a few minutes rest—of which you might only get 15 minutes over a few days of racing—to being up on deck making a quick maneuver. These conditions make it less than ideal for an expectant mother. 
Joan’s passion for her career was clear and starting her family only strengthens her passion, knowing that she is going to be the best mum if she is happy and fulfilled in her sailing career. As with all the sportswomen we have talked to, the importance of your support network is key to success as an athlete, and for the child’s wellbeing. We are very grateful that Joan shared her birth story with us because it’s our hope that these personal accounts will help other women on this journey.
And before you go take a listen to Joan talking about the sport on the WiSP Sports The Sailing Show with Abby Ehler and friends.
Hosts: Sarah Newberry Moore & Pam Relph Jones
Podcast length: 50 mins
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For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million plays and downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].