Women Unscripted

Award winning sports journalist Evelyn Watta began her career as a television intern in her home country of Kenya. She climbed the ladder in a world of male editors proving herself time and again while setting an example for other women where few opportunities existed. Evelyn overcame sexism and broke the glass ceiling more than once. From intern to editor she gained recognition in TV and print an...

Zoe George is joined by guest co-host Judy O’Brien who is program co-ordinator at the Sexual Abuse Prevention Network. They discuss sexual abuse in sport and also talk to newly appointed Wellington City Councillor Fleur Fitzsimons, who’s been given the task of tackling sexual violence in the city – including at sporting events. Elsewhere they look towards the White Ferns playing the Windies with c...

In this special episode of The Inside Line from the Winter Olympic Games, Gabbi Hall sat down with Norway's secret weapon Ragnhild Mowinckel to talk about her silver medal performance in the Giant Slalom. Hours after this was recorded 'Ragmow' was back on the podium this time to capture the silver medal in the Downhill. The delightful Norwegian who was consistently successful as a Junior has made...

As the winter Olympic Games heads towards the final events, which will be the climax of years of work for hundreds of athletes, double Olympians and  double sculls rowing silver medalists Lindsay Jennerich and Patricia Obee offer an insight into the life of an athlete who is laying everything on the line. They reveal what it feels like to be judged by an audience who, for the most part, will have...

Siri & Bek look back on their careers and how their experiences have led to many life lessons that they are now sharing through their coaching club and to a wider audience. They explain that while triathlon did not define them as people, being immersed in that bubble of being a professional athlete taught them to appreciate more who they really are now that they have retired. They offer their cand...

Cathy O'Dowd talks to British adventurer Sarah Outen who decided to use Kickstarter to raise money to make a film about her round the world adventure. Sarah explains how she decided this was the way forward to make it happen and how she set about pre-production with the film-maker Jen Randall.  So far the London2London via the World campaign has raised £42,093 from 732 backers.  For show notes and...

Kim Donaldson catches up with England &  Saracens Lock Poppy Cleall to hear how England's Red Roses are finding their form in the current Six Nations Tournament having beaten Italy 42-7 in Round 1, and then this past weekend Wales, by another convincing margin of 52-0. Poppy explains that the team is not only strong in the front row but credits the coaching as well as the foundation for women's ru...

Gabbi Hall and co-host Claire Brown from Ski Racing Media are both based at the Jeongseon Alpine Center in South Korea for the Winter Olympic Games where they are also working as researchers for NBC. On this week's episode they tell us about the alpine venue and what it's like to be working at the games as well as offering their medal predictions for the upcoming women’s races. For show notes, rel...

Dr. Lisa Ingarfield is joined by Dr. Mary Jo Kane who heads up the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport based at the University of Minnesota. Their topic is how sport can be a side of resistance and empowerment for women and how this potential is often, consciously and unconsciously, contained by a male run sports industry seeking to maintain its dominance in sport. For show note...

On episode 2 of The FAB Podcast, Kristen Reenders and Datorria Robinson talk to Kierra Washington who is an Athletic Training GA at Northwestern University. A graduate of Grand Valley State Universities Athletic Training Program, she is no stranger to breaking barriers. As one of few women in this industry, Kierra represents that no matter how young or old you are, you can do anything you put your...

Lea Baynes describes herself as a massive Arsenal fan supporting both Arsenal and Arsenal Women teams and more recently attending the England Lionesses games. She volunteers at the women's games as well as being a sponsor of one of the players. She is a member of the  GayGooners committee, which is actively involved in boosting the supporter base for women's football. She say's: "being a member of...

Siri & Bek take us back to their grass roots to talk about how they got into sport as children and when they developed an interest in triathlon. As they were growing up they were often teased about their body shape that could have demoralized them and put them off playing sport. And we also hear from Siri about her father's reaction when he discovered she was gay and how that effected her self est...

In this episode Canadian Ice Hockey goalie Kendra Fisher tells her story of being a gay woman in sport and how she came to understand that being open in her community, and to the public that followed her, was a social responsibility. She explains that the perception that is sometimes held of sexuality contributing to mental illness was not her reality. She said: "Thinking back in those moments and...

Maureen McGonigle was inspired to form an organization dedicated to Scottish women in sport following the 2012 London Olympic Games, which had generated more interest about women in sport generally. She gathered some high profile Scottish sportswomen and is now leading a Scotland wide program—Scottish Women in Sport—aimed at females of all ages, abilities, ethnicities and walks of life. Their goal...

South African Eventer Katie Keller, 23, wrapped up last season being crowned the Senior National Champion just to confirm that her Pony and Junior titles were not a phase of youth.  In 2007, Katie, who recently moved close to Durban, established her name in eventing in the Gauteng Province, following in her mother’s footsteps. Katie’s passion was inspired by her mother, Karen Keller, who is a well...

Dr. Kimberly Clay is the President and CEO of I Play Like a Girl, a non profit organization which is creating programs and events that will inspire middle school girls to get out and play. Their mission is to advance the health and empowerment of girls through the transformative power of sport and physical activity, and to leverage the collective power of women to deliver the early, positive exper...

Abby Ehler knows what it's like to sail around the world having been the Boat Captain on Team SCA in the 2015/6 Edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. The grueling intensity of ever-changing conditions combined with sleep deprivation and dried food tests the best but the lure of the ocean and battling the elements in all corners of the globe somehow brings them back for more. This time Abby is Boat Capt...

On this month’s Off the Front Elizabeth Emery is joined by graphic novelist and illustrator Michi Mathias and superstar cyclocross racer Katie Compton. Katie offers her take on day-of prep for cyclocross with rollers, dry clothes, and a few tips for pre-riding the course. They also talk about politically correct equity, how she focuses on her racing while making time for fans, and the difference b...

On this week’s episode Gabbi Hall has the top stories from the FIS Alpine World Cup Season  in Fresh Tracks and a preview of the Winter Olympics including some of the outlying winter sports nations who are sending athletes.  And as an introduction to the Games in Pyeongchang and what athletes and fans can expect Gabbi has a special guest in former Olympic and World Champion Picabo Street. Picabo w...

This month on The Circle Ash Nelson talks to Australian child prodigy and former Hockeyroo teammate Casey Sablowski, nee Eastham,  about playing in the under 18 competition at the tender age of 13. Just how did Casey maintain motivation to play at the top level. And what advice does she have as a new parent about focusing on a sport at any early age.   For more conversations from the world of wome...

World Champion triathletes Siri Lindley & Rebekah Keat share stories of how they overcame adversity during races such as equipment malfunction and exiting the swim at the back of the pack to turn the race around and even win world cups and a world championship. The message is never give up because the race is long and anything can happen if you're determined and ambitious.  Follow on social media...

Alex Rotas is a retired academic and competitive tennis player who took up photography when she recognized that the media was mainly portraying people over 60 as either retired, redundant or immobile. She determined that it was time to shift the focus, instead of bemoaning the absence of positive pictures, and decided to portray the active and engaged aspects of senior life. She brought a camera,...

Welcome to New Horizons, the podcast that explore how people make their adventures happen. Cathy O’Dowd is an inspirational speaker, an author and the first woman to climb both sides of Everest. She answers the call of the mountains, whether tackling a new route on an 8000 metre peak or seeking out fresh powder at home in the Pyrenees, on foot or on skis or clinging by her fingertips to a rock fac...

This month on FAIR PLAY Zoe George is joined by sports psychologist Karen Nimmo again and they cover a range of topics affecting women in New Zealand sport. Former White Fern Maia Lewis steps up to the crease this summer to commentate cricket – men’s international cricket that is, and we know Zoe enjoys talking about cricket!  Then, dividing sport by gender – is it time this stopped? Leading acade...

At roughly halfway through the ski season, Roni Remme leads the NorAm overall standings. In fact, the Canadian leads the standings in every discipline but GS, and she has won nearly 50 percent of the NorAm races she has started in this season. The powers that be saw her speed in December and decided it was time to test her skills at the next level. The former University of Utah athlete made her Wo...