Good Game with Sarah Spain

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Big Citrus Energy Dec 16, 2024

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It’s always a good time when Sarah, Mish & Alex are on the mic! Your fave Good Game trio tries to give themselves a name and catches up on a busy month of life, work and sports happenings. Plus, a few additions to the co-ed adults sports Etiquette Code, a gingerbread house review, Malort Carols and some favorite holiday traditions.

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Don’t Steal Your Grandma’s Handicap Sticker with Anastasia Pagonis Dec 13, 2024

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Paralympic swimmer Anastasia Pagonis joins Sarah to discuss how she prepared for blindness, how her guide dog Radar gives her much-needed confidence, and what it’s like to work with brands to change how people see visually impaired folks. Plus, a What The Fact about moms who coach and Angel City's newest investment in the community.

The full NCAA volleyball tournament schedule is here
This weekend’s NCAA basketball games can be found here
Check out the ESSENCE cover story about Sha’Carri Richardson here

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The Time I Was Built For with Chris Mosier Dec 12, 2024

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Chris Mosier, team USA athlete and founder of transathlete.com, joins Sarah to discuss what’s keeping him positive and hopeful post-election, how transphobes are using bans and lawsuits in athletics to demonize trans people, and the ways anti-trans rhetoric is affecting cis women in sports, too. Plus, we take a moment to celebrate with you Slices, and ask for your favorite holiday traditions.

Follow Chris Mosier here

And follow the people/orgs Chris recommended! Chase Strangio is here, Athlete Ally is here, and Cece Telfer is here!

Check out Chris’s site – Trans Athlete – here
See the NCAA Volleyball tournament schedule here
See the LOVB Volleyball broadcast schedule here
Get tickets to the WLL’s 2025 Lexus Championship Series here
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The Toy Department with Elise Hart Kipness Dec 11, 2024

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Author Elise Hart Kipness joins Sarah to talk about her transition from journalism to writing fiction, what it’s like to live vicariously through her book’s main character, and the story behind her latest thriller, Dangerous Play, in which reporter Kate Green discovers a dead body in the locker room while covering the USWNT at the Olympics. Plus, Caitlin Clark adds another honor to her resume, a game for the corn farmers among us, and some great books to cozy up by the fire with.

Pick up a copy of Dangerous Play at your local bookstore or via this Bookshop.org link
And make sure to check out our other Good Game book club books, too!

Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League by Frankie de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D'Arcangelo can be purchased here
Locker Room Talk by Melissa Ludtke can be purchased here
Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tragedy and Triumph by C. Vivian Stringer with Laura Tucker can be purchased here
The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer by Caitlin Murray can be purchased here

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Group Chat: Don't Get Testerical with Josh Bard & Kelaine Conochan Dec 10, 2024

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Sarah’s good pals Josh Bard, producer for ESPN’s Around The Horn, and Kelaine Conochan, VP of global sales for Legends, join her for another edition of Group Chat. This time, they talk all things college hoops, attempt to craft an official co-ed adult sports etiquette code, and choose which Unrivaled basketball clubs they’ll be rooting for in January.

You heard our 5-rule official etiquette code for coed adult sports. Got a rule you think we should add? Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com
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That 'Aha!' Moment with Caroline Fitzgerald Dec 09, 2024

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Caroline Fitzgerald, CEO and founder of GOALS Sports and host of "The Business Case For Women's Sports" podcast, joins Sarah to discuss the “aha!” moment that pushed her to start her own marketing and consulting business, the immense economic opportunity in women’s sports, and what she’s learned from connecting brands and leagues. Plus, the PWHL is in the game, and Alyssa Naeher’s versatility gets her into the Good Game Hall of Fame.

See the list of players selected in the Golden State Valkyries expansion draft here
Watch LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson gift a fan a pair of her Puma PE’s here
Check out the PWHL in the NHL25 video game here

And purchase the game here

Subscribe to the Business Case for Women’s Sports podcast here

And follow GOALS on Instagram here

Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com
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Wind Sprints With Cori Close & Kiki Rice, PLUS Toronto Tempo’s Teresa Resch Dec 06, 2024

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UCLA women’s basketball head coach Cori Close and guard Kiki Rice join Sarah to talk about their #1 ranking, beating the defending champion South Carolina Gamecocks, and handling mini mogul status at age 20. Plus, Toronto Tempo president Teresa Resch hops on to discuss the expansion draft and the accidental leak of her franchise’s team name.

Check out the full NCAA Volleyball Tournament bracket here
See the women athletes in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Sports class here
Follow the Toronto Tempo on Instagram here and on X/Twitter here
Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com
Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.bsky.social Instagram: @Spain2323
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Permanent or Tempo-rary with Alexa Philippou Dec 05, 2024

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ESPN basketball reporter Alexa Philipou joins Sarah to talk all things college basketball, including JuJu Watkins' ceiling (is there one?!), the end of South Carolina’s win streak, why UCLA has been her No. 1 all season and whether women's sports media is ready to hold problematic players accountable. Plus, a WNBA website oopsie and the benefits of being part shark.

Read Alexa's story about JuJu Watkins here
Submit your NCAA volleyball tournament bracket to the Good Game group here *before* 3:30pm ET

Send us your thoughts about the possibly leaked name "Toronto Tempo" at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com or leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070
Check out Evollve – the new volleyball stats site from the folks behind HerHoopsStats – here
Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.bsky.social Instagram: @Spain2323
Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist
Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

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California Dreamin’ with Sarah Gorden Dec 04, 2024

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Angel City FC defender Sarah Gorden joins Sarah to talk self-discovery in LA, being the epitome of a soccer mom, using food stamps to help support herself and her son early in her career, and the future of ACFC. Plus, a slice gets something off their chest and a little “Good Game, Good Game, Fact You” to celebrate our 100th episode.

Join our NCAA Volleyball Championship Challenge group here
What are you celebrating? Have a milestone you wanna brag about? We want to know! Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com
Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.bsky.social Instagram: @Spain2323
Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist
Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

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Been There, Won That with Kelly Pannek Dec 03, 2024

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Forward for the Minnesota Frost and two-time Olympic medalist with Team USA, Kelly Pannek, joins Sarah to talk about her goals for season two of the Professional Women's Hockey League, being PWHL teammates with rivals from Team Canada, her new beer "Been There, Won That," and balancing winter hibernation and summer fun. Plus, WNBA schedule release vids, PWHL TV deals and a hoops legend gets double-bruhhhhhh’d.

EPISODE NOTES:

Check out the 2025 WNBA Regular Season Schedule here
Check out the bracket for the 2024 NCAA women's volleyball tournament here
Fill out a bracket in the ESPN Volleyball Championship Challenge here
Follow Kelly Pannek on Instagram: @kpannek
Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com
Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.bsky.social Instagram: @Spain2323
Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist
Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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