Women Unscripted

This week’s guests are the two women who were part of the US Team that won the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Lima Peru: Lynn Symansky who also won the individual silver aboard RF Cool Play and championship team rookie Tamie Smith who rode Mai Baum in to 17th place individually. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s...

This week's guest is Minnesota Gophers softball coach Jamie Trachsel who, in just her second season at the helm, led the Gophers to their first-ever Women’s College World Series appearance. Having her team dreaming big and swinging for Oklahoma City, she has been able to bridge the gap in facing adversity and priming her team for success. Jamie’s Midwest work-ethic and genuine character shine thro...

On Episode 1, Erin McGuire chats about solution-based thinking: how to “not say not” and focus on what you DO want to do. Mental skills are an important, albeit underrated, contributor to athletic success. Bit by Bit is a collaboration between WISP Sports and Remarqueable Athletic Solutions LLC creator, Erin McGuire. Over the next six episodes Erin will teach you how to think efficiently and effec...

This interview was recorded in 2011 when Sheila Wilcox was in the early stages of Alzheimer's and confined to a home in Oxfordshire, England where she was to stay until her death on June 9, 2017. Sheila Wilcox was born on March the 12th, 1936 in Sutton Coalfield near Birmingham in England. Despite not being born into an equestrian family she persisted from an early age with a determination that wa...

Even the most dedicated and focused of athletes enjoys a night out every now and then but what about the day after the night before? Is it ok to exercise with a hangover? Will it make you feel better or worse? Could exercising with a hangover actually be dangerous? Dr. Juliet McGrattan talks us through the safe limits for drinking and the factors that determine how much alcohol affects each of us....

This month we do a deep dive into mixed gendered sports. Is this the way of the future for sport? Sports sociologist professor Holly Thorpe, New Zealand men's and mixed gender netball coach Michelle Hansen-Vaeau and sports physician Deb Robinson contribute. We discuss the possible new name for the Basin Reserve, we have an update from para-climber Rachel Maia, and we chat with WiSP Sports’ Chris S...

This week we take a look back at an interview that Chris Stafford did in 2011with Kathy Kusner.  Kathy  was born on March 21st 1940 in Gainesville Florida. She excelled as an international show jumper, jockey, pilot, scuba diver and marathon runner and is the founder of Horses in the Hood. Kathy's show career began in 1989 and while only 21 years old she was named American horse shows Association'...

Hi and thanks for downloading this podcast which is the first of our WiSP Mashups. For those of you who are new to WiSP and may have missed some of our very earliest shows we thought we would assembly a little compilation. With the soccer World Cup still fresh in our minds we take a look back at some of our conversations four years ago ahead of the 2015 World Cup. Former English professional socce...

Out guest this week is Irish sports journalist Cliona Foley who has been a sports journalist for 30 years, mostly spent as a staff sportswriter for Independent News & Media in Ireland, covering all sports from Gaelic games—hurling, football and camogie—to European & World Championships plus multiple Olympic and Paralympic Games. Since 2016 she has worked freelance contributing to a range of Irish...

This week's very special guest is the former U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter Door Gunner turned extreme sports junkie and recent ESPY Award winner, Kirstie Ennis. The above-the-knee amputee just returned home from her climb to Mt. Everest as part of her quest to conquer the Seven Summits. Doing more on one leg than most people do on two, Kirstie epitomizes that we control our own circumstances. Her i...

This month's episode takes on a little different format in that it is made up of audio logs that Abby recorded whilst competing in the NYYC Transatlantic Race on board the 82ft yacht Aegir.  The race started out of Newport on 25th June and took us 14 days to complete, finishing at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The podcast includes an interview with Caitlin Murphy,...

Our guest this week is show jumper Erin McGuire who through her own experiences dealing with the mental aspect of being a rider and decided to jump with both feet into sports psychology so she could help other riders.  Her clients range from 12 to 60 and many of them are facing the same hurdles that confronter her as she struggled to become the rider she and her trainer knew she could be. Dealing...

On this month's episode The Lovely Biertrix talks to Juke Boxx from Barcelona Roller Derby. Growing up working at a roller rink, Juke has been on wheels the majority of her life, and started playing derby in 2008. In that time she has been a member of four leagues-  MadRollin Dolls, Minnesota Rollergirls, London Rollergirls and has recently transferred to Barcelona Roller Derby. In those leagues s...

Blisters are a common problem, especially in those of us that lead active lives. They can quite literally knock us off our feet. Can you prevent blisters? What’s the best way to treat them and the all-important question - should you pop a blister?  Dr Juliet McGrattan talks us through how blisters form and considers the answers to each of these questions. There’s advice on choosing the right socks...

On this episode we meet Australian Strongman Prue Houston. Prue is a wife and mother of three children who eight years ago decided she wanted to focus on her health and fitness having never worked out but instead was unhappy with gaining weight. She has since lost 66 lbs (30kg), competed as an All Star Cheerleader, CrossFit Athlete and Olympic Weightlifter and even opened her own women’s gym.  Now...

On this week’s show we talk to two riders who are making their games debut for the US Dressage team, Jennifer Baumert from Ohio and Sarah Lockman from California. Jennifer and Betsy Juliano LLC’s 14 year old Hanoverian gelding Handsome join the squad for the 2019 Pan American Games to be held from July 28-3 at the Equestrian Club Militar La Molina in Lima, Peru.  Although this will be Jennifer’s G...

In Episode 19 of The WeCOACH Podcast, Megan Kahn talks to Penn State Senior Associate Athletic Director and WeCOACH Board member, Charmelle Green. No matter if you are a coach, administrator, sports enthusiast, or women’s empowerment ally, you are sure to love the insight and wisdom Charmelle shares. Her intention in her work and life is heartfelt and inspiring. This is one episode you won’t want...

This week’s guest is Canadian Dragon Boat Racer Petra Mattes who at 57 has been paddling for 20 years; the last ten of which have taken her around the world.  It’s a sport that she took up when she was in search of a new activity when her children were grown up and she has not looked back.  Petra is a member of the New Dragons Racing Club Toronto (NDRC) which trains at the Sunnyside Paddling Club...

My guest this week is multi medalist Para Dressage rider Sara Morganti who despite suffering from progressive multiple sclerosis has her sights set on qualifying for her third Olympic Games.  The 43 year old rider has already collected several gold medals at World Games, including gold at the 2014 games followed by gold in the 2018 games in Tryon in both the Freestyle and Individual Test. Sara has...

This month on Fair Play, Kiwi Ferns player Honey Hireme talks double headers and the team’s new sponsor. The new Head of the Women’s World Cup 2021 Andrea Nelson chats about what needs to be done over the next two years before the event. And we catch up with Para-Climber Rachel Maia as she prepares for the World’s next month. And of course it’s not Fair Play without an update on the toilets at the...

The summer months are fantastic for exercising outdoors but if you’re a hay fever sufferer, then this time of year can be pretty miserable. Dr Juliet McGrattan talks us through her top tips for stopping hay fever from ruining your exercise plans. If you’re unlucky, hay fever can affect you for up to seven months of the year. Watery, itchy eyes and sneezing can make exercise hard and hay fever has...

My guest this week is British Eventer Lucinda Green who at 66 has not lost one ounce of her passion and dedication to horses and horse sport. Lucinda epitomizes being a sportswoman whether she is training horses or coaching riders around the world or competing on her only horse. She began riding at the age of four but didn’t own her own horse until she was 15. Be Fair proved to be a birthday prese...

Our guest this week is Amateur event rider Frankie Thierot Stutes from California who made her 5-star debut with her handsome 11 year old Oldenburg gelding Chatwin finishing fourth at Luhmuhlen in Germany.  It was an impressive performance against the an all-star field including the World No1 rider making this even more notable for the 32 year old mother of two.  Their participation in the event w...

This week's guest is the longest tenured coach in the Pac-12, Lesle Gallimore, who has led the University of Washington women’s soccer team for the past 25 seasons. On the cusp of her retirement – a final run for the Huskies this fall with over 250 wins to her name – Lesle shares her take on the evolvement of the collegiate landscape, the game itself, and how she’s molded her coaching style to bet...

It’s not often that one gets to have compelling conversations with women in their 90’s who are still passionate about their chosen sport and as competitive as ever, even fitter than they were in their 70’s.  This is one of those interviews that draws you in when you think you’re going to discuss their sporting career and those stand out moments, the titles and the trophies, touching on their past...