Women Unscripted

On this week's episode host Megan Kahn chats with Kennesaw State Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Agnus Berenato. Agnus' career spans 31 seasons, becoming. the winningest coach at the University of Pittsburgh, the second-winningest coach at Georgia Tech, and now has turned around the Owls into title contenders. Agnus has attacked her breast cancer battle with the kind of energy, courage and poise she’s demanded from her teams for decades. She candidly shares her passion for teaching and educating young women, the importance of sticking to your values, and for making the most of everyday. Her enthusiastic, “can do” attitude, and candor will leave you inspired.
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For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is The Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 46 shows and more than 5 million downloads and feeds. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

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Host: Chris Stafford
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On this episode we revisit an interview from January 2014 when Water Skier Erika Lang was just 18 years old and breaking records as the Women's World Champion Trick Water Skier at and had consistently topped the national rankings for the previous nine years.  Now age 24 Erika, who started water skiing at the age of 2, had a banner year in 2019. A few of the highlights have been making the podium in both Trick and Wake at the Moomba Masters, winning Tricks at the Masters as well as taking 3rd in the wakeboard division, placing 3rd at the WWA Wakeboard Worlds, and breaking the Women’s Trick World Record as well as being the first women over 11,000 points with a score of 11,260.  It was obvious when I spoke to Erika six years ago that she was only going to break more records so it’s worth listening back to this conversation to get a sense of her drive and ambition.
For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 5 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

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Host: Chris Stafford
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This month as part of our focus on youth, The Lovely Biertrix talks to Kira Hesse about the upcoming Junior Roller Derby World Cup. We learned more about the challenges of training for a team that is geographically spread across the UK and the funding challenges facing the team. Join us to find out how you can support Team GB’s trip to Canada as well as Kira’s thoughts on how leagues can support junior skaters transition to 18+ Derby.
 
For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 5 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

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Host: Chris Stafford
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My guest is Alyse LaHue who has recently established a newsletter for women in the sport’s business because she said there is a gaping hole in this area of women’s sport.  Alyse’s background is at the pointy end of the sports business.  She is one of only two women currently holding the title of General Manager in the National Women’s Soccer league (NWSL) and is the first woman in league history to serve as General Manager in both Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) and the NWSL. Her vast experience in professional soccer began in 2008, when she served in a variety of roles for the Chicago Red Stars of WPS and the NWSL, including as the club’s General Manager from 2012 – 2016. She joined Sky Blue FC in 2018 as Vice-President and served as the Interim General Manager. LaHue is the co-founder of youth non-profit Gonzo Soccer, Girls Soccer & Leadership Academy. The company started as an after-school soccer clinic focused on elite soccer training, academic assistance, and life skills. Over the last ten years, Gonzo Soccer has developed programs in 13 different communities across three countries. She also serves on the Women Coaches Advocacy Group of United Soccer Coaches, which advocates for the advancement of female coaches and executives.  Alyse shares her long term goals for the newsletter and what she is aiming to achieve in the short term.
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For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 5 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

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Host: Chris Stafford
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Laura Kraihamer is an Austrian Motor Racing Driver currently with KTM Racing as a factory driver while also racing with the Giti Angels - an all-female team. Laura is in a strong position in her racing career with consistent results, and poised for another good year as she helps develop a new GT4 car. Cars are in her blood stream now although she didn’t inherit any motor sport genes. Her interest began when she was 12 years old and alongside her brother she would spend days on the track besotted with the sport and knowing that was what she wanted to do with her life. She took up go-kart racing for a few years and at age 16 when she realized her options were limited with no finance to help her break into the sport, she took a break for six years. When she was 22 she found her way and started professional racing. Opportunities for women and attitudes towards them in the sport has, Laura says changed in just the last few years. And she is determined to make her mark while supporting women coming into the sport.
For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is The First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 46 shows and more than 5 million downloads and feeds. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].
 
 
 

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Host: Chris Stafford
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In this episode of Tucker Center Talks, Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi talks with Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar and Lecturer in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Chelsey Thul. They discuss her groundbreaking research pertaining to the development, implementation, and evaluation of culturally relevant physical activity programming for underserved adolescent girls which was designed with girls, using the voices of girls. Read more information and find links about this collaborative research on our website under Tucker Center Talks.
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For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is The Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 46 shows and more than 5 million downloads and feeds. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

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Host: Chris Stafford
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Chris Stafford and Nancy Gillen have the top stories from women's sport around the world. Stories covered on this week's show include:
Coronavirus update:
Thailand replace China in women's handball Olympic qualifying due to coronavirus
India's women's hockey tour of China cancelled due to coronavirus Six Nations Rugby
Coxsey becomes first British sport climber to make it to Tokyo 2020
National Olympic Committee of Lithuania holds final event of gender equality project
Women's Sport: FIFA President commits to investing more in women's football
BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020 shortlist revealed - vote for your favorite
She Believes Cup
For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 5 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].
 

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Host: Chris Stafford
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This week’s guest is British Eventer Mary King and the reason we wanted to catch up with Mary is because she recently accomplished something significant in sport that had nothing to do with horses.  Mary sailed the Southern Ocean from Cape Town to Sydney on Leg 3 of the Clipper Round the World Ocean Race. Sailing has always been a passion of Mary’s but whilst she was a regular member of the British team, eventing came first and sailing had to wait.  Whilst Mary still competes and has young horses she bred to bring along, her bucket list involves non equestrian sports. We hear about what it takes to do this iconic amateur ocean race and how it has inspired her to take on new challenges. One of which involves running and we’ll hear about that goal for 2021.
Mary King has represented Great Britain at six Olympics from 1992 to 2012, winning team silver in 2004 and 2012, and team bronze in 2008. At the World Equestrian Games, she won team gold in 1994 and 2010, and team silver in 2006. She has also won four team golds and one team bronze medal at the European Eventing Championships.  Mary’s individual honors include European bronze in 1995 and European Silver in 2007. She is a four-time British Open Champion (1990, 1991, 1996 and 2007). She won the CCI four star Badminton Horse Trials in 1992 and 2000, the CCI four star Burghley Horse Trials in 1996, and the CCI four star Rolex Kentucky with her homebred mare King's Temptress in 2011.
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For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is The First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 46 shows and more than 5 million downloads and feeds. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

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Host: Chris Stafford
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My guest is AJ Richards the founder of Women Belong in Baseball which was formed in 2015 to support, encourage, and advocate for girls and women in all aspects of baseball including playing, front office, coaching, scouting, umpiring, managing and journalism/media. AJ Richard grew up an avid baseball fan and dreamed of playing 3B for the Chicago Cubs. In 9th grade an English teacher told her to write an essay about what she wanted to be when she grew up. She wrote about being an MLB manager. The teacher told her she couldn’t do that because she’s a girl eventually she lost interest in baseball. Years later a friend told her about Jackie Mitchell, a 17 year-old woman who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in succession in an exhibition game. This made AJ realize Women do belong in baseball so she wanted to spread the word about the women trail blazers and the opportunities that are available for girls and women in baseball so she established a social media presence for Women Belong in Baseball. AJ is a self described scholar, activist, and advocate currently finishing her master’s thesis “I Was a Trail  Blazer”: The Baseball Playing Experiences of Girls.”
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For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 25 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 45 shows and a global audience of over 5 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

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Host: Chris Stafford
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Sports Psychologist Dr. Jenny Susser and Chris Stafford are joined this week by International event rider Sinead Halpin.  They discuss the highs and lows of competing at the highest level of equestrian sport and the personal journey that Sinead has taken from being a team member to then taking a break to get married and start a family.  She is now working hard to rebuild her team of horses and preparing for the major events in the hope of returning to the team.  We hear about what that takes both physically and psychologically now that she’s a mother with a business to run.
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For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is The Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1200+ episodes across 46 shows and more than 5 million downloads and feeds. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].
 

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Host: Chris Stafford
Produced by Hollowell Studios
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Instagram: @twomenunscriptedpodcasts
Email: [email protected]