The GIST of It

This week, NHL and Toronto Maple Leafs legend Darcy Tucker joins co-hosts Ellen and Steph to share his story. From playing in the NHL (where he literally took on an opponent’s entire bench by himself one time), to how he thinks the NHL can be more inclusive to how he’s styling his hair during quarantine, Tucker shares it all. Tune in won’t you? Check out Darcy Tucker on IG: @realtucks16 Subscribe...

Did you know there are no openly queer athletes in the majors? In honor of Pride Month, co-hosts Ellen and Steph discuss how heteronormative and gender binary ideals and the societal constructs of what’s “masculine” and “feminine” play a huge — and detrimental — part in the LGBT2Q+ community’s involvement in sports. Tune in, won’t you?

Following the murder of George Floyd on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota we’ve seen protests, ongoing police brutality, and dangerous leadership from the White House. In today’s episode co-hosts Ellen and Steph talk about the progress that sports teams, leagues and corporations have made (and not made) to help the sports world change for the better. Tune in, won’t you? Note: Since recording Cros...

Following the murder of George Floyd on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota we’ve seen protests, ongoing police brutality, and dangerous leadership coming from the White House. In today’s episode co-hosts Ellen and Steph talk about race, racism, oppression, and also talk about how important sports are as part of this equation with some athletes, some teams and some leagues using their voices to cal...

This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph are joined by Nicole Durand, who was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, Julia Rose, whose four-year-old son has a condition that forces him to rely on tubes to survive for 12 hours a day and Ryan Kinsella whose son Quinn has cystic fibrosis. They share their stories on how sports have changed their and their families’ lives, and why accessibility in sport...

This week two-time Olympic gold medalist, six-time world champion and hockey broadcaster Cassie Campbell-Pascall joins co-hosts Ellen and Steph to share her story. From growing up figure skating to making the switch to play hockey, to captaining Team Canada to back-to-back to Olympic gold medals, to becoming the first woman in a hockey broadcast booth, Cassie Campbell-Pascall has truly done it all...

This week four-time Olympic gold medalist, seven-time world champion and fierce advocate for women in sports Jayna Hefford joins co-hosts Ellen and Steph to share her story. From growing up playing hockey with the boys, to scoring an Olympic gold medal-winning goal, to leading the change in women’s hockey, this Hockey Hall of Famer shares it all. Tune in, won’t you?

After some horrible private messages from Washington Capital Brendan Leipsic and other hockey players were publicly leaked last week, co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist of WTF is wrong with the NHL and its sexist, old school, misogynistic culture. They also chat about some fun things from the soccer world (hint: USWNT star Alex Morgan is a new momma) and skateboarding world (hint: an 11-year-o...

This week two-time Olympian, Canadian 800m record-holder and badass momma Melissa Bishop-Nriagu joins co-hosts Ellen and Steph to share her post-pregnancy comeback story. She shares how she prepared physically and mentally to get back on the track, how becoming a mother has enriched her life as an athlete and how motherhood and maternity leave uniquely impacts female athletes. Tune in, won’t you?

This week SportsCentre host, Toronto Raptors reporter, Her Mark Founder and total badass Kate Beirness joins co-hosts Ellen and Steph to share how she broke into the sports industry, how important sport is for young women and girls and how she thinks equal media exposure and pay equity for women is on the horizon. Tune in, won’t you?

This week, in honor of the Boston Marathon that was supposed to take place on Monday, co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist of the event’s wildly sexist history, highlighting the story of the brave Kathrine Switzer, who became the first woman to officially race in the Boston Marathon in 1967. They also give the lowdown on the 2020 NFL Draft and their two cents on the new Michael Jordan doc, The L...