Crimson Flame Podcast

Crimson Flame Podcast host Katie Windham recaps the previous week in Alabama Athletics before getting into her sportswriting journey from a student at Alabama to where she is now as the assistant editor for Alabama Crimson Tide on SI. She wraps up the show with the upcoming schedule for women's teams across the Capstone. Intro/recap of last week's results and honors: 0:00-2:35 Katie's...

Alabama gymnastics head coach Ashley Johnston joins the show as she prepares to enter her fourth season as the leader of the Crimson Tide. Johnston discusses the offseason, a new hire to help make Bama Gymnastics cool on social media, the new faces of Bama Gymnastics, her senior leaders, the 2026 schedule and more! Intro/Reap of last week's results: 0:00-3:18 Interview with Ashley Johnston: 3:...

Two-time national champion Kensey McMahon joins the show to talk about her journey with Alabama swimming, and what it's like winning an individual national title. McMahon also shares how a three-minute phone call changed her life and forced her into an early transition into the real world, where she now works with Alabama Adapted Athletics. Host Katie Windham also recaps the previous weeks of...

Former Alabama rower Arielle Schafer joins the show to discuss how she went from a Jersey girl to a student athlete at the University of Alabama. While at UA, Arielle also worked in Crimson Tide Productions and at WVUA, allowing her to transition directly into a job in sports broadcasting right out of college in Lubbock, Texas. Arielle eventually got to return to Alabama to work at CBS 42, where s...

Welcome to the first episode of Season 1 of the Crimson Flame podcast. Host Katie Windham recaps the last two weeks of Alabama women's athletics before sitting down with Alabama soccer senior Gianna Paul to discuss her breaking the program's all-time goal-scoring record, why Alabama was the right fit, the Crimson Tide's magical run to the College Cup in 2022, how she's grown as a l...

Host Katie Windham launches her new podcast focused on women's sports at the University of Alabama. She shares her reasoning behind the name, why she started the podcast, why she feels qualified and more. She also goes through the rundown of the first few weeks of results from Alabama soccer and Alabama volleyball.