Good Game with Sarah Spain
Good Game with Sarah Spain
Good Game is your one-stop shop for the biggest stories in women’s sports. Every day, host Sarah Spain gives you the stories, stakes, stars and stats to keep up with your favorite women’s teams, leagues and athletes. Through thoughtful insight, witty banter, and an all around good time, Sarah and friends break down the latest news, talk about the games you can’t miss, and debate the issues of the …Social links:
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Hitting Each Other An Appropriate Amount with Abby Roque
Montréal Victoire forward Abby Roque joins Sarah to talk about her team’s upcoming semifinal series with the Minnesota Frost, finding her groove with a new team this season, playing alongside a legendary duo, and being a role model for indigenous athletes. Plus, dipping a toe back into the ownershi…
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Chasing Terry Gross... Good Game hits 450! with Big Citrus
It’s Good Game’s 450th birthday – aka our 450th episode – so Big Citrus gets together to celebrate the milestone. Sarah, Alex, and Bianca discuss how the women’s sports landscape has changed since the show's launch in the summer of 2024, the highs and lows of the current women’s sports boon, and wh…
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A Righteous Anger with Mary Cain
Professional runner, med student, and newly published author Mary Cain joins Sarah to discuss her memoir “This Is Not About Running" and the decision to use first-person present tense to share her meteoric rise as a running phenom and eventual abuse at the hands of a famed coach. Cain opens up abou…
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The Most Canadian Answer Ever with Christina Litz and DB Pridham
With season two of Canada's Northern Super League (NSL) kicking off, league president Christina Litz and Ottawa Rapid FC star DB Pridham join Sarah to discuss their biggest takeaways from year one, growing and evolving the league's voice and point of view, DB’s decision to leave Europe to help laun…
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No Free Hams with Megan Keller
Boston Fleet captain and U.S. Olympic hero Megan Keller joins Sarah to talk all things PWHL playoffs, what it was like taking on the role of captain for the Fleet this year, and her favorite memories from the Milan Cortina gold medal game and ensuing celebrations (like going on SNL and meeting Conn…
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A Very Conscious Uncoupling with Andrés Martinez
Andrés Martinez, the author of the new book “The Great Game: A Tale of Two Footballs And America’s Quest to Conquer Global Sport,” joins Sarah to discuss what it took for the U.S. to finally speak the language of soccer, FIFA finally reaching stateside audiences in the most ironic way, the surprisi…
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We Are The Cool Kids Now with Amber Cox
Indiana Fever GM and COO Amber Cox joins Sarah to discuss the opportunities and challenges of having a player like Caitlin Clark on your team, welcoming fans from around the world to Indy, the Fever’s entry into the WNBA’s facility wars, and how her GM job looks different as a result of the new CBA…
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Don’t Confuse Momentum with Maturity with Jaime Weston
Major League Volleyball Commissioner Jaime Weston joins Sarah to discuss her main priorities as the league’s new leader, what her years at the NFL taught her about establishing a brand image and message, the differences between MLV and their top competitor LOVB, and why history shows that two leagu…
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Wee-Woo! Wee-Woo! with Casey O’Brien
New York Sirens forward Casey O’Brien joins Sarah to discuss her fantastic rookie season in the PWHL, hearing ads for the Sirens everywhere she goes, the team’s last-minute push to make the playoffs, and processing the emotions of just missing the cut for the U.S. Olympic team. Plus, Audi finds a h…
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Not Everything Has To Be An Acronym (NEHTBAA) with Chantel Jennings
The Athletic’s Chantel Jennings joins Sarah to talk about the biggest WNBA storylines as training camps get underway, how new CBA provisions like EPIC contracts and developmental player spots will change the league, which draft picks seem best set up for success in their new cities, and which rooki…
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