Good Game with Sarah Spain

In this episode, Around the Horn producer Josh Bard and Kelaine Conochan, an ultramarathoner and VP of global sales for Legends, join Sarah for another edition of Group Chat! The trio discusses what *still* needs to change in women’s sports coverage, respond to a listener email and talk USA 3x3’s bumpy Olympic start. Plus, a "Fight Me!" featuring Olympic athletes they'd like to see star in a feature film. Fight Us! Send us your list at [email protected] or on social Follow Ilona & Olivia Maher! Follow Josh Bard and Kelaine Conochan! AND, check out Kelaine’s ESPN story about her first Badwater ultramarathon A few Olympic events to watch today (Thursday, August 1) 7:00am ET: USA 3X3 v. Australia 12:15pm ET: Gymnastics All-Around final 1:10pm ET: Women’s Team Foil final 2:45pm ET: USA Basketball v. Belgium 3:30pm ET: USA 3X3 v. Spain 4:20pm ET: Beach Volleyball – Nuss/Kloth vs. China Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of their Olympic debut, 1500-meter runner Nikki Hiltz joins Sarah to talk about how their TikTok algorithm knew their identity before they did, how they’ve prioritized their mental health, what being nonbinary and trans means to them and trying to meet people in the middle. Plus, a show correction sends Sarah into timeout. Leave us a voicemail about your favorite memory of watching the Olympics as a kid – we may even play it on the show! 872-204-5070 Email us your final suggestions for what we should call our listeners - [email protected] Watch the U.S. rugby team win bronze on a last-second run here Watch the incredible save and transition goal from Team USA field hockey here A few Olympic events to watch today: 7:10am ET: BMX Freestyle Final 7:15am ET: USA Field Hockey vs. Australia 9:00am ET: Beach Volleyball – Hughes/Cheng vs. France 11:00am ET: USA Volleyball vs. Serbia 12:30pm ET: USA Water Polo vs. Italy 1:00pm ET: USA Soccer vs. Australia 2:30pm ET: Swimming Finals (including the 1500m Free) Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sheryl Swoopes, one of basketball’s greatest players EVER, joins Sarah to talk about her early stardom, playing while parenting, Athletes Unlimited Basketball, the growth of the WNBA and her response when opinions about Caitlin Clark devolved into personal attacks. Plus, a What The Fact that will enrage you and an Olympic basketball Good Game, Good Game, Fact You that'll blow your mind! Follow Sheryl Swoopes on social! Instagram: @airswoopes22 Learn more about AU Basketball: https://auprosports.com/basketball/ Watch USA Gymnastics compete in the team final today at 12:15pm EDT on NBC, or stream on Peacock Watch USA Basketball 3x3 take on Germany at 11:30am EDT today on NBC, or stream on Peacock Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CBC Sports senior contributor Shireen Ahmed joins Sarah to give a lowdown on the drone-driven spy scandal overshadowing Canadian soccer. Plus, producer Alex Azzi shares some Olympic factoids that are guaranteed to impress your friends, so long as your friends are also Olympic nerds. What Olympic questions do you have? Try to stump producer Alex. Reach out to Alex on X @ByAlexAzzi or leave us a voicemail 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected] Follow Shireen Ahmed on social! X: @_ShireenAhmed_ Listen to LOVB’s Serving Pancakes pod to stay up-to-date on the Olympic volleyball tournament Watch USA Water Polo take on Spain at 9:35am EST today on USA Network and streaming on Peacock Watch USA Basketball play Japan at 3pm EST on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maggie Steffens -- widely regarded as the best water polo player in the world(!) -- joins Sarah to set the record straight on how tough her sport is (spoiler alert: they CAN'T touch the bottom of the pool), team hype man Flavor Flav, and how seeing Taylor Swift helped Team USA prepare for the Olympics. Watch Maggie compete in Paris! The full U.S. women's water polo schedule can be viewed here We’re still looking for listener names! Send us your suggestions! You can leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected] Follow Sarah on X: @sarahspain and Instagram: @spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reporter AJ McCord joins Sarah to discuss her new podcast, The PowHERful, highlighting Olympic and Paralympic athletes, plus the history of women’s surfing in Tahiti and the logistical challenges and thrills of reporting from the middle of the ocean. Sarah snuck an easter egg into every show so far – *8 shows, *8 eggs -- did you catch them? Send the overall theme & three examples from shows to [email protected] with “EASTER EGGS” in the subject line. One winner will be randomly selected from all correct answers to receive a women’s sports prize pack full of apparel and other goodies! Check out AJ's podcast The PowHERful here Want to watch AU Pro softball? Here’s the season schedule Watch U.S. rugby player Ilona Maher’s fantastic clap-back here We’re still looking for listener names! Send us your suggestions! You can leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected] Follow Sarah on X: @sarahspain and Instagram: @spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedians Erin Foley and Morgan Murphy join Sarah for the first edition of Group Chat! They discuss the growing enthusiasm for women’s sports, all the exes they ran into at WNBA All Star, and more. Plus, it’s time to square up for a segment we like to call… Fight Me! If you think Erin Foley and Morgan Murphy are funny (we sure do), check out their stand up sets! Follow Erin on social: @ErinFoleyComic Follow Morgan on social: @Morgan_Murphy Wanna know what Pablo Torre is finding out? Watch and listen to his podcast here! Who are the 5 female Summer Olympic athletes (in their prime, current or past) you would want to fight alongside you against those cheatin’, juicin’ Russians? Let us know! You can leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected] Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

USWNT legend Abby Wambach joins Sarah to talk about her expectations for the current U.S. soccer team and head coach Emma Hayes at the Paris Olympics. She also discusses why fearlessness is necessary to perform in big moments, and the time in her own career when she felt like the worst player on the team. Listen to “In Case You Missed It with Khristina Williams,” the newest podcast from iHeart Women's Sports Production, which debuts today: In Case You Missed It with Khristina Williams Check out Jordan Chiles’ Teen Vogue story Watch Chiles’ 2023 NCAA semifinal floor routine We’re still looking for listener names! Send us your suggestions! You can leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected] Sarah’s X/Twitter account is currently controlled by Russian bots, but you can follow her on Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah talks to U.S. Women’s National Team soccer player Tierna Davidson about new coach Emma Hayes, journaling before games, the private and public handling of teammate Korbin Albert and more. Plus, a What The Fact about Olympic softball you won’t soon forget! To make sure you’re registered and ready to vote in this year’s presidential election, check out rockthevote.org/teamw/ Who are you following to keep up with all things Olympics? An athlete? An influencer or creator? A celeb reporter? Let us know! You can leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected] Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi! We missed you. Was your weekend awesome? Our weekend was awesome. In this episode, we give you the rundown on FOUR (!!!!) different historic performances at WNBA All-Star in Phoenix, the women’s basketball legends who got their well-deserved flowers, and what it was like for Sarah and producer Misha to meet IRL for the first time! Check out the trailer for In Case You Missed it with Khristina Williams, coming soon! For more WBB context, and history, make sure to follow @cantretiredoc on X! If you want some dope WNBA merch, check out @weareround21 and @playa_society on X! What should “Good Game” listeners be called? We want to hear from you! You can leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected] Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Friday, folks! In this episode, Sue Bird joins Sarah on the pod to talk about the challenges of being in control of her own schedule, the moment she first felt “old,” and who she’d pick as Rookie of the Year halfway through the WNBA season. Watch a few of Ticha Penicheiro’s top assists, courtesy of this WNBA highlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieAs4eHps5Y Want to see what the Phoenix Mercury’s training facility looks like? Photos here: https://mercury.wnba.com/photos/exclusive-photos-of-state-of-the-art-phoenix-mercury-practice-facility/ What should “Good Game” listeners be called? We want to hear from you! You can leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected] Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back again, eh? We love to see it. In this episode, ESPN’s Rebecca Lobo joins the pod to talk hanging out with the cast of Girls5eva, NOT being the person who voted A’ja Wilson 4th place for MVP in 2023, and who she’d give the edge to if DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas played 1-on-1. Check out the SUPER CUTE follow up to the s*** talking column that brought Rebecca Lobo together with the love of her life here: https://vault.si.com/vault/2003/04/21/my-big-fat-sports-wedding Check out Simone Biles’ Netflix doc here: https://www.netflix.com/title/81700902 What is your all-time favorite WNBA All-Star moment? What should “Good Game” listeners be called? We want to hear from you! You can leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected] Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X: @mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X: @ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain! We’re so happy you’re here. In this inaugural episode, Sarah introduces herself, her producers Misha and Alex, and shares her vision for this first-of-its-kind women’s sports podcast. Plus, listen to a sneak peek of Sarah’s interview with Sue Bird. What athlete in women’s sports do you think should get their own documentary? What should “Good Game” listeners be called? We want to hear from you! You can leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us an email [email protected] Follow Sarah on social! X: @SarahSpain Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Misha Jones! X:@mishthejrnalist Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist Follow producer Alex Azzi! X:@ByAlexAzzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Game is your one-stop shop for the biggest stories in women’s sports. Every day, host Sarah Spain gives you the stories, stakes, stars, and stats to keep up with your favorite teams, leagues, and athletes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.