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AFLW's Libby Birch on international footy, injuries and writing for the next generation
Season 11 of AFLW is upon us and to kick things off with a bang (pun intended!) held the first ever AFLW International between Australia and Ireland. We wanted to know what it was like to be a part of history so joining us on the pod this week is one of Australia's most decorated and respected figu…
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The Scott Miller documentary that hit Libby for six
You know how much we love a sporting doco. Can't get to them fast enough. And the Scott Miller swimming documentary was no exception. Except, it's taken Libby a couple of weeks to actually talk about it. Miller was a swimming poster boy of the 90s who fell from favour and the public eye after he wa…
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Tour drug testing scandals, Comm Games feelings and how we talk about umpires
The lead athletes in the Tour de France are being woken up in the middle of the night and Libby is unimpressed thank you very much. Georgie is baffled about how to feel about the Commonwealth Games and we get stuck into how we talk about umpires and referees off the back of some World Cup behaviour…
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Active holidays, World Cup confessions and Rafa's documentary
The FIFA World Cup is on and we have some confessions to make. Georgie's family went on an active holiday that was wonderful and slightly disasterous all at the same time. We experience the critique levelled at women who dare to discuss sport and unpack all our feelings about Rafael Nadal's documen…
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Bridie O'Donnell on the wild ride that is the Tour de France & Tour de France Femmes
It's cycling Christmas! The Tour de France has just started and we wanted to make sure you had ALL the information, we've asked SBS Tour de France commentator and former Australian cyclist Dr Bridie O'Donnell to join us. Don't know cycling? Consider this your easy breasy access point into this fasc…
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TEEN ATHLETE SERIES: How much is too much when it comes to teen sport?
The pressure from different sports, all the school sessions, and possibly a teen that wants to play it all. How do you know what's enough and what's too much? Nathan Parnham works specifically in teen athlete development, and knows the simple things you can look at as a family to work out where the…
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TEEN ATHLETE SERIES: Wellbeing and the whole athlete approach with Sharyn Donaghy
Sharyn Donaghy works with elite athletes on a daily basis and will tell you that a lot of them are missing the foundational skill sets to thrive outside their sport. It's nothing to do with their physical skills or their times. Instead, it's everything to do with the structures, practices and belie…
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TEEN SPORT SERIES: Boys, sport and the manosphere with Neil Davis
83 percent of Australians are concerned about the influence of the manosphere on boys and young men. In 2008, Neil Davis lost his 17 year old son, Sam, to an unprovoked one-punch attack at a party in May 2008. Since then Neil and his wife, Nat Cook, have channelled their profound grief into a missi…
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TEEN ATHLETE SERIES: The concussion questions that keep us up at night
If you're anything like us, when you're watching your child playing a contact sport from the sidelines, concussion is something that you'll have in the back of your mind. To make sure you have all the information you need, this week we're talking to Dr David Hughes - AIS Chief Medical Officer and t…
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TEEN ATHLETE SERIES: Food and Sport with Sports Dietitian Ali Miles
Do you have a child or teen playing sport in your household? Then this series is for you! We know that families are busy, that the school year is racing by, and it's hard to find time to source the experts. So we've brought together some of Australia's brightest minds to talk about the issues that…
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