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On this month’s episode of New Horizons, Cathy O’Dowd talks to British climber Rebecca Coles who has funded many of her expeditions through grants. She now sits on the selection committee of Britain’s most important source of adventure grant funding: The Mount Everest Foundation. She is adamant that a good grant application has a much better chance of success than chasing corporate sponsorship. Rebecca explain the work of the foundation and its criteria for grants. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 780 episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Email us at info@wispsports.com.   

Abby Ehler and Francesca Clapcich, who is sailing with Turn the Tide on Plastic in her first Volvo Ocean Race, and VOR veteran Sally Barkow, who has raced on a couple of legs alongside Abby on Team Brunel join us from Auckland. They chat about their experiences of the race so far in anticipation of Leg 7, which leaves tomorrow to head to Itajai in Brazil via the Southern Ocean.  Sally brings us up to date about the M32 sailing with help from Abby and other Magenta Project news.  We wish them all safe sailing on this notoriously tough leg and look forward to catching up with them again in Itajai. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 780 episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Email us at info@wispsports.com. 

On this episode Maricarmen addresses something that almost everyone struggles with; cravings. Have you ever wanted a cookie or cake so bad that you were late to work because you had to stop at the store to get it?  How about the ice cream that you longed for so badly that you paid no attention to what your mom was saying to you?  If you recognize these yearnings you have experienced a craving.  Maricarmen helps you identify the difference between craving and hunger and the healthiest ways to deal with cravings. She offers a selection of supplement recommendations that provide a better alternative without losing your appetite for dinner. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 780 episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports.

The World Cup season is coming to a close in Are, Sweden, which means globes, parties and, hopefully, a little down time for the athletes when it’s all over. American Alice McKennis found time after her final practice run before the downhill race to talk to Gabbi Hall about her best season since 2013 including her fifth-place performance in the Olympic downhill, the strength of the U.S. women’s speed team and overcoming the inevitable injuries that accompany life as an American Downhiller. Less than 24 hours after the interview, McKennis skied to her first World Cup podium finish in five years. Gabbi also has the latest headlines in the sport from NCAA national championships to NorAm Cup races to the World Cup including latest retirements. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 780 episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports.  

On this month’s FAB podcast Datorria Robinson talks to Jacqie McWilliams, the first African American female Commissioner of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the governing body of 12 member institutions and 14 championships. Commissioner McWilliams was a student athlete at Hampton University where she was a member of the 1988 NCAA DII Women’s Basketball Championship team and the 1987 and 1990 CIAA Volleyball Championship teams. Player of the Year, Freshman Player of the Year, All Conference all four years.  A former two sport student-athlete, she also spent time at the NCAA where she served as the Director of DI Women’s Basketball Tournament from 2006-2009, and the Men’s DI Tournament from 2007-2012. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 780 episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports.

Mick Swagger is a former member of the USA Roller Derby team and the founder of Team indigenous. She is originally from the Diné Indigenous community in North America and the idea for a team of indigenous women came about through social media and it's resulted in a team that took part in the Roller Derby World Cup earlier this year. Mick tells Chris Stafford that when she put out a call for women to apply for the team more than 60 women came forward of which 20 were selected and the team now comprises women from different nations from the US, Canada, South America, New Zealand and beyond. And they come from a range of different professional backgrounds from a heavy metal worker to astronaut and lawyer. The women have come from far and wide. A team indigenous is unique in its heritage and culture and has a community that reaches far beyond sport making the women unique role models among marginalised people. It's also given the women an opportunity to be among their own to learn of the families and the other nations and they also have another mission to raise awareness of the treatment of Indigenous communities. The Indigenous women who were murdered or disappeared along the "Highway of Tears" from 1969 to 2011 the fundraising contributes to missing and murdered women USA a charity based in the US. The women are also making a statement by coming together as a sports team and building a community across the nations which is giving a voice to the wider issues of indigenous people.  Team Indigenous recently took part in the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup in England, an achievement in itself and for a new team of women this is something to be especially proud of.  For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 780 episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports.

On this week's episode Bek holds the fort while Siri is away and is joined by a new member of Team Sirius Tri Club Maricarmen Farias to talk about how she discovered triathlon was her sport.  Maricarmen is coached by Siri at Team Sirius Tri Club. She tells the story of how she grew up in Mexico and the sports she played there, moving to to the U.S. and going to school and being intrigued by triathlon. Maricarmen has degrees in bilingual education and speech therapy and is also qualified as a nutritionist.  "It was just something new to me. I was like it's amazing to see how so many people from different backgrounds and exactly like different ages, it didn't matter [because] they cross that finish line." For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 780 episodes across 30 shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports.

Dr. Ashley Baker founded the Women in Sports Forum in 2015 and hosted the inaugural event in Detroit a year later. The second Women in Sports Forum was held in New Orleans in February this year and will return to Detroit in 2019.  Ashley explains that having worked in college athletics for 15 years she determined that there were not many developmental programs or conferences that young women had access to learn about the sport’s industry and network with others. She tells Chris Stafford that she wishes this was something that was around when she began her career and now wants to give back to the sport so young women will have resources and programs to help them choose their pathway. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 775 episodes across 30 shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports.

Swedish show jumper Stephanie Holmén, 26, has recently broken into the 5 star ranks and for the past four years she has been based in the south of Sweden at Grevlunda Stables with European Champion and double Olympic silver medalist Peder Fredericson and his wife Lisen. Earlier this year Stephanie broke out on the World Cup circuit with a win in Zurich riding Flips Little Sparrow, a ride she took over from Pederson last summer.  The pair have hit it off and are now competing consistently at 4 and 5 star level. Stephanie also has three other five star partners and is aiming for a place on the Nations Cup team and beyond. Before coming to Grevlunda, Stephanie trained with Ann-Catrin Carlsson, Training Manager at the famous Flyinge Stud, whom she credits with helping her develop confidence and learn mental skills to develop as a competitor.  Since working with Pederson, Stephanie says she has learned to be very precise in her riding. While she has always had a talent and enjoyed riding the young horses, Stephanie is now gaining valuable mileage on the experienced horses at all levels and she is proving herself at the top level of the sport with the goal of catching the selector’s eye. Chris Stafford spoke to Stephanie shortly after the World Cup qualifier at Gothenburg in Sweden.   For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 775 episodes across 30 shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports.  

Welcome to Sound Bites, a new show on all things nutrition hosted by nutritionist and triathlete Maricarmen Farias who will be sharing her passion for holistic health. We begin with the real truth on dieting and why holistic nutrition is the best way to achieve lasting health.  Maricarmen explores the reasons why eating healthy may not be giving you the results you desire in terms of health and performance. Mindfulness is a key component on sustaining the changes you make and we learn how your thoughts and beliefs will have an influence on the outcomes. We also learn how to recognize if the foods you are eating are actually nourishing you. If you have any questions on nutrition for Maricarmen please email info@wispsports.com. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 775 episodes across 30 shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports.

On this month’s episode Elizabeth Emery talks to two influencers in the world of women's cycling; Diane Jenks and Anne-Marije Rook. For close to eight years Diane has hosted a weekly radio show, Outspoken Cyclist, which is also available as a podcast. She talks with notables from the wide range of cycling including industry, advocacy, and the cycling community of manufacturers, bicycle builders, riders, trainers, coaches, and legislators. Diane also has 36 years of bicycle shop experience so talks about fit, performance, and training. She talks about podcasting, her perspective on cycling after being involved for so long, and women in cycling. Dutch born Anne-Marije Rook is a multilingual journalist currently living in Seattle, Washington who has worked in media for well over a decade from print, radio, online, and photojournalism. Currently she works as the editor of Ella CyclingTips, where she covers the racing, equity in the sport, and tech. Anne is enthusiastically passionate about cycling—all kinds of cycling—which you will definitely hear in the conversation.  She’s also an active transportation advocate, an elite bike racer, as well as cycling coach and mentor. To encourage more people to get out on a bike, Anne does her best to ride with everyone who asks. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 775 episodes across 30 shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports.  

For Gabbi Hall, host of The Inside Line, going to an Olympics was a life-long dream and a learning experience.  It’s one thing to watch the Olympic Winter Games on TV and soak in the excitement, and quite another to be on the ground helping broadcast it to the world while brushing elbows with newly crowned gold medalists.  In this week’s episode, the tables are turned as WiSP Sports CEO Chris Stafford interviews Gabbi about the behind-the-scenes actions in South Korea, diving into her personal highlights from the assignment as well as what makes an Olympic Games so unique for athletes and journalists alike. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 775 episodes across 30 shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports.

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 and taught herself to be an all-in-one photo-journalist producing, presenting and filming coverage of major sports events. In 2008 Evelyn was recognized as the first broadcast journalist to offer real-time video coverage to and in Kenya while reporting from the Beijing Olympic Games. Four years later she was to be awarded a media honor for exemplary coverage of the London Olympic Games. And in 2014 Evelyn was named the CNN Africa Sports Journalist of the Year. Beyond the sports desk, Evelyn has led and contributed to numerous mentorship programs for journalists around the world as a way to encourage and support young women into the profession and show what is possible. She has served on media committees for National Olympic Committees and National Sports Federations. In 2007 Evelyn became the first African woman, and youngest ever executive committee member of the International Sports Press Association. Having served as Secretary General of AIPS from 2014-2016, she is currently serving as the Vice President and Coordinator of the Women Commission. Chris Stafford caught up with Evelyn at the Olympic Channel in Madrid, where she is working as a Sports Producer. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 775 episodes across 30 shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports.    

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 coach Haidee Tiffen talking tactics. And they have a few quick hits including an update on the state of the facilities at Wellington’s Basin Reserve cricket ground in Zoe’s Potty Parity Patrol! For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 775 episodes across 30 shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports.  

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 her way on the World Cup circuit this season with several top ten finishes in Super-G, Giant Slalom and Downhill.  Gabbi asked her about her Olympic experience so far and what this means to her and Norway to claim Olympic glory.   The Inside Line is presented by Gabbi Hall and a co-production of Ski Racing Media & WiSP Sports. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 775 episodes across 30 shows and a global audience of 1.6 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players, such as iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports.