Speak Up Sports

On this week's episode, I am joined with WNBA analyst, LaChina Robinson! We will be chatting about all things WNBA including the growth of the league, predictions for the playoffs, and much more!

This week on the Speak Up Sports Podcast, I am joined by MLB reporter and the co-host of MLB Central, Lauren Shehadi. We will be talking about how Lauren became interested in sports journalism, what it is liked hosting a show every weekday, and so much more! 

This week on the podcast, I am joined with 3x US National Aerobatic Champion, 6x US Aerobatic team member, and National Aviation HOF member, Patty Wagstaff. We will be talking about how she became a pilot, journey to breaking barriers, being a part of the US Aerobatic team, and lots more!

On this week's podcast episode, I am joined with UNC Women’s Tennis National Champion, Carson Tanguilig. Since Carson won the doubles national title in addition to the team national championship with her teammate, Fiona Crawley, they earned a bid into the US Open and have their first round matchup today. We will be talking about how she found her love for tennis, winning the outdoor national t...

This week on the Speak Up Sports Podcast, I am talking with Olympian, All American, and professional athlete, Bubba Nickles. We will be talking about how her nickname came to be, her Tokyo Olympic experience, professional career at Athletes Unlimited and in Japan, and more!

Welcome to Season 6 of the Speak Up Sports Podcast! On this week's premiere episode, Anna Laible is joined with legendary softball pitcher, Jennie Finch. Jennie was an All American, National Player of the Year, and National Champion at the University of Arizona. She is also an Olympic Gold Medalist, and USA Softball Hall of Fame Inductee amongst her many career accomplishments. Today, we will...

On the season 5 finale of the Speak Up Sports Podcast, I am joined with an amazing statistician for mlb.com and MLB Network, Sarah Langs. We will be talking about how she got into this career field, how she has overcome obstacles, and much more!

This week on the podcast, I am joined with a broadcaster for the Orioles and MLB Network, Melanie Newman. We will be discussing her journey into this career field, what her preparation for games look like, and lots more!

On this week’s podcast episode, I am joined with Vice President, Athletic Director, and Professor at Duke University, Nina King. We will be talking about how she got into this position, her current role at her university, and more!

This week on the Speak Up Sports Podcast, I am bringing together all of the interviews and recaps from the World Baseball Classic semifinal games and the championship game!! You will hear from current and past players, present and former WBC managers, and much more!! This episode features some of the superstars from this year's WBC like Trea Turner, Lars Nootbaar, and so many more!!

On this week's episode of the Speak Up Sports Podcast, I am joined with NBA Reporter for ESPN, Kendra Andrews. We will be talking about how she first got involved reporting for ESPN, what it is like working alongside her sister, and more!

This week on the podcast, I am joined with 2022 Manager of the Year from the New York Mets, Buck Showalter. We will be talking about why Buck came back to manage, the off-season additions for his team, and lots more.

On this week's podcast episode, I am joined with the MLB Network Host of "Off Base" and Reporter, Lauren Gardner! We will be talking about how she first started with MLB Network, hosting her own show, covering MLB playoff games, and so much more.

This week on the Speak Up Sports Podcast, I am joined with 2x Women's Beach Volleyball National Champion at USC, Julia Scoles. We will be talking about Julia’s unique journey from indoor to beach volleyball, her future career goals, and much more!

On this week's episode of the Speak Up Sports Podcast, I am joined with ESPN sideline reporter and SportsCenter reporter, Coley Harvey. Coley was at the heart of the Damar Hamlin coverage earlier this year. Today, we will be talking about how he first started with ESPN, his experience covering the Damar Hamlin story, and more!

This week on the podcast, I am joined with journalist and analyst for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball team, Buster Olney. As a part of ESPN for the last two decades, Buster is a mainstay in baseball coverage across many different platforms. Today, we will be talking about juggling all of his different roles at ESPN and talking about future storylines for the 2023 season.

On this week's podcast episode, I am joined with 29x Paralympic Medalist (16x Gold Medalist) swimmer, Jessica Long. I enjoyed sharing her story on SI Kids before the Tokyo Games and her story continues to inspire me. Today, we will be talking about how she overcame being an amputee and orphan, her journey into swimming, her career as an elite athlete, and so much more!

This week on the Speak Up Sports Podcast, I am joined with 2022 Radio Hall of Fame Inductee, Suzyn Waldman. Suzyn became the first woman to do play-by-play on a nationally televised MLB game and among her many career accomplishments was also the first full-time female color commentator for an MLB club (New York Yankees). Today, we will be talking about how she got into broadcasting, overcomes crit...

On this week's episode of the Speak Up Sports Podcast, I am joined with Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, Tamika Catchings. Tamika is a collegiate National Champion at Tennessee, 2012 WNBA Champion with the Indiana Fever, and 4x Olympic Gold Medalist for Team USA. Today, we will be talking about talking about her Hall of Fame basketball career, Tamika's and her sister’s Catch the Stars Fou...

Welcome to Season 5 of the Speak Up Sports Podcast! Happy New Year to everyone! To start off this season, Dusty Baker is back to talk with Anna Laible after winning his 1st World Series title as a manager! Dusty is a 3x Manager of the Year, 9th all time on the regular season managerial wins list (2,093), and one of 7 managers to win the World Series as both a player and a manager. Today, we will b...

On this week's special episode of the Speak Up Sports Podcast, I am joined with the 1st African American Commissioner in any American student-sports conference and current Big Ten Commissioner, Kevin Warren. We will be talking about his career that led him into this position, groundbreaking deals for the Big Ten, the Big Ten Foundation, and more!

On the Season 4 finale of the Speak Up Sports Podcast, I am joined with professional sports columnist, seven time author, and Olympic journalist extraordinaire, Christine Brennan. Christine has covered over a dozen Olympic Games throughout her prestigious writing career. We will be talking about how she got into this field, how she has juggled being a female trailblazer, her favorite Olympic exper...

On this week's episode, I am joined with the first female manager in professional affiliated baseball history, Rachel Balkovec. Her road to managing has been anything but easy! Today, we will be discussing Rachel’s career journey, leadership by example, her future goals, and so much more!

This week on the podcast, I am joined with Emmy award winner, Senior writer for The Athletic, and MLB FOX Reporter, Ken Rosenthal. We will be talking about how Ken got into this industry, his signature bow tie, how he juggles writing and reporting, his storylines for this postseason, and more!

This week on the Speak Up Sports Podcast, I am joined with 2x National Champion softball pitcher for the Oklahoma Sooners, Nicole May. Today, we will be talking about how she became a pitcher, what the incredible moments of winning two titles were, and lots more!