The GIST of It

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give “the gist” of everything you need to know about for the upcoming NBA season. From the changes enforced by COVID-19, to the new play-in playoff structure, to big signings and moves over the offseason, they cover it all. Get ready for Tuesday’s tip-off by tuning in, won’t you? Show notes: In-arena attendance Birarda allegations More on The GIST: thegistsports....

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give “the gist” on the controversy behind this year’s Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year awards. From whitewashing to transphobia, this episode will have you shaking your head. Plus, the NHL has a new start date, world soccer prepares for the UEFA Women’s Champions League and the US Women’s Open golf tournament is just around the corner. Add in our WTF m...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph sat down with former No. 1 NHL Draft pick, MVP and Buffalo Sabre Taylor Hall to talk about the NHL bubble, how to manage change and why inclusion in sports is so necessary. Add that to some USWNT lawsuit updates, NFL COVID-19 news, and new gender inequity reports for female footballers in the U.K. and you have yourself a podcast. Tune in, won’t you?

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give you the gist on the quick hits you need (think: The Pope x NBA, COVID-19 in the NFL and MLS playoffs) while diving deep on some key talking points about equality and equal pay in sports. Just in time for your Thanksgiving Zoom debate, er, dinner. Tune in won’t you? Show notes: Huff Post article WNBA 2020 Nielsen Stats More on The GIST: thegistsports.com/subs...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph sat down with literal rockstar and sports journalist Tara Slone to talk about hockey culture, women supporting women and the importance of participating in youth sports. Add that to a spicy conversation about the NBA, and you have yourself a podcast. Tune in, won’t you? Show notes: Shop.thegistsports.com Sometimes Wanna Die by Joydrop The GIST’s podcast on Mike M...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give “the gist” on everything you need to know about The Masters. From what’s changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, to who’s favored to win, to The Masters’ ugly sexist and racist past, Ellen and Steph cover it all. Tune in, won’t you? Show notes: Classism, racism and sexism at Augusta Who’s favored to win The Masters More on The GIST: thegistsports.com/subsc...

In light of the recent American elections, this week co-hosts Ellen and Steph talk about the major role that female athletes played in securing women’s voting rights and how female athletes today are leaders in encouraging civic engagement. Talk about girl power. Tune in, won’t you? Show notes: More on women’s suffrage in the early 1900s More on women’s involvement in the Olympics More on the WNBA...

Trigger warning: This podcast discusses sexual assault and rape. Please care for yourself however you see fit. This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph talk about star wide-receiver Antonio Brown returning to the NFL. From locker room drama to sexual assault and misconduct, Brown’s imminent signing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is gobsmacking. The NFL is yet again demonstrating that the league and it’s te...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph interview legendary US national hockey team captain, Meghan Duggan. The Olympic gold medalist and seven-time world champ discusses her career, her fight for equality and subsequent pay equity (hint: they won), girl's participation in sports, motherhood and her aspirations to become the first female general manager of an NHL team. You don’t want to miss this. Tune...

Following the LA Lakers NBA Finals win, this week co-hosts Ellen and Steph talk about the double-standards female athletes (like GOAT Sue Bird) face in sports. They also give “the gist” of everything you need to know about how COVID-19 continues to impact the MLB and the NFL, and why the Hockey Diversity Alliance is separating from the NHL. Interesting stuff. Tune in, won’t you? Show notes: MLB CO...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph dive into the lack of Black, female and Black female coaches in pro sports, specifically looking at leagues with majority Black players. Unfortunately, the results will shock you. What won’t shock you? The Seattle Storm as your 2020 WNBA Champions. Tune in, won’t you? More on The GIST: thegistsports.com/subscribePod EM: pod@thegistsports.com IG: @thegistusa & @th...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on everything you need to know about the 2020 NBA Finals (think player drama, celebrity involvement and more) and discuss why the NFL needs to act fast on their recent COVID-19 outbreak. Tune in, won’t you? // Show notes: Halsey’s basketball Twitter account Anthony Davis highlight reel More on The GIST: thegistsports.com/subscribePod EM: pod@thegist...

It’s a beautifully busy time in sports, so this week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give their hot take on all the sports news you need to know right now in less than 25 minutes. Get #thegist of what’s going on with the NHL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, French Open, NFL and college sports. It’s breadth, not depth, baby. Tune in, won’t you? Show notes: Rude comments about Katie Nolan and Maria Taylor Bill Belichick m...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph discuss the incredibly insensitive and damaging remarks from reporter Skip Bayless on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott speaking up about his depression. They also touch on radio host Dan McNeil’s wildly sexist remarks about NFL sideline reporter Maria Taylor. So much for the NFL being better this year, eh? Tune in. Show notes: Dak Prescott’s interview Skip...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on everything you need to know about the upcoming 2020 NFL season (think COVID-19 implications, BLM initiatives and more) and discuss why Serena Williams continues to be unfairly portrayed by sports media. Tune in, won’t you? /// Show notes: Canadian? Play The GIST's weekly NFL pick'em pool here. American? Play The GIST's weekly NFL pick'em pool her...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on the sports world’s restart of the restart and discuss whether or not it's time for student-athletes, especially Black student-athletes, to unionize. Interesting stuff. Tune in, won’t you?

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on the sports world’s reaction to the shooting of unarmed Black man Jacob Blake and discuss the horrible sexist and homophobic remarks coming from NHL and MLB commentators. If only we could be done with this sh!t. Tune in, won’t you? Show notes: Uncomfortable conversations with a Black Man More on Mike Milbury For more on The GIST: www.thegistsports...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give their review on the first round of the NHL and NBA playoffs, talk about the havoc COVID-19 is still wreaking across the sports world and why some U.S. women’s national soccer team players are ditching the NWSL to play overseas. The drama. Tune in, won’t you? /// www.thegistsports.com EM: pod@thegistsports.com IG: @thegistusa & @thegistnews.ca Twitter: @thegi...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist of the first round of the NHL playoffs, (including their hot picks), and deep dive into what the NBA’s play-in tournament will look like. It’s the playoffs, baby...you never know what’s going to happen. Tune in, won't you? /// Show notes: NBA standings Deep dive on the NHL’s round of 16 matchups Twitter’s WNBA schedule Vancouver couple kissing the r...

Welcome to The GIST of It, a weekly podcast where hosts Ellen Hyslop & Stephanie Rotz give you “the gist” of what’s going on in the sports world. From what to expect (and eat) at the Super Bowl, to why the sports world is so sexist, to interviews with the pros, The GIST of It truly covers it all. Expect some hilarious yet informative conversation with a refreshing female perspective on the world o...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on how the COVID-19 pandemic is still negatively impacting sports. The MLB season is an absolute mess, college sports are still in danger and players are opting out of their respective seasons like flies. The drama. Tune in, won’t you? /// More on The GIST: www.thegistsports.com EM: pod@thegistsports.com IG: @thegistusa & @thegistnews.ca Twitter: @t...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on everything you need to know about the NBA and NHL season restarts and why the 2020 MLB season might be in jeopardy. The drama. Tune in, won’t you?

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on the NWSL’s expansion to Los Angeles with their new team Angel City. Backed by some massive names including actress Natalie Portman, GOAT tennis player Serena Williams, her Reddit co-founder husband Alexis Ohanian and actress America Ferrera, Ellen and Steph cover how this deal could change the women’s sports ecosystem as we know it. Exciting. Tun...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on college sports. With a couple of conferences canceling fall sports, including football, schools have had to cut some varsity sports teams and make changes to athletic scholarships indefinitely. Meanwhile, some football teams, led by well-paid white coaches, are urging the season to go ahead, putting their unpaid,...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph talk about sports returning to play. From leagues that are already underway like the NWSL, to the NBA (that’s still going to Disney World), to the NHL (that finally has a plan), Ellen and Steph cover it all. And bonus: they give you #thegist of what each of the leagues, and players, are doing (or not doing) for the Black Lives Matter movement. Tune in, won’t you?...