Where sports and pop culture collide
parkrun's Tim Oberg is ready to help get kids running
Do you know the story of how parkrun ended up in Australia? Or that dogs used to be registered to run? Or that Australia has made it our own? Neither did we until we caught up with parkrun Australian's founder, Tim Oberg. Tim was the person who brought largest free running activity to Australia and grew it to what it is today. And now he's ready to help kids find a love of moving their body through the RAD Run Club.
A wake-up call for Australian women's sport
The ABC and Deakin University recently released the findings of a survey of elite female athletes and the results say a lot about the work still to be done in women's sport. In some parts, there seems to be progress. In others, the results are grim. Regardless, we wanted to bring in the ABC's Deputy Editor Amanda Shalala to unpack the numbers for us and remind us why these sorts of surveys are so important in the women's sport landscape.
Brisbane Lord Mayor on kid's parks and the legacy of Brisbane 2032
Brisbane City Council is the 2nd biggest council in the southern hemisphere and part of the team pulling together one of the largest sporting events in the world, Brisbane 2032. And you know how much we're into the Olympics. Soooo, this week we asked Brisbane's Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner to drop into the studio and talk to us about how we involve kids in parks and what legacy we can expect from Brisbane 2032. Not from Brisbane? DOESN'T MATTER. If you have a council, you need to listen.
Libby broke her heart and do gambling reforms go far enough?
It's been a while since it's just been us on the mics so we wanted to take a minute to give the Sporties (who have sent so much love) a full update on what's been going with Libby's health. PLUS we wrap up of our Play Well season with the Australian Sports Commission (do you have a favourite? Don't make us choose!), unpack the gambling reforms coming to sports match near you and discuss the two Sportish things we learnt this week. Join us!
PLAY WELL: AFL legend Adam Goodes has one rule that keeps his life in balance
It’s round one of the AFL season in 1999. 28,000 fans pack the Sydney Cricket Ground as a fresh-faced Adam Goodes runs out for his first game with the Sydney Swans. You probably know what came next. What you haven’t heard before is this side of Adam Goodes - a busy dad of four, giving an insight on how he’s constantly finding new ways to enjoy staying active every day. Adam shares the few simple rules he lives by to keep balance in a full-on family life, and how protecting his energy has become the key to showing up at home.
Meet Your Hosts
Georgie Trickett
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, KIDS’ COACH, EVERYDAY ATHLETE AND PEOPLE CONNECTOR
Georgie is a classic allrounder, who represented her state in softball, played as many sports at school as possible, coaches her daughter’s netball team and still runs for the love of it. She’s worked in heath for over a decade, rolling out multimillion-dollar health programs to some of our most vulnerable communities.
Libby Trickett
OLYMPIAN, BUBBLY CONVERSATIONALIST AND MISCHIEF MAKER
Libby is a former Australian swimmer who won 24 gold medals across Olympic and Commonwealth Games and World championship events. Since retiring, Libby has worked in a number of corporate and media roles, advocates for mental health, and is a mum to 4 young kids. As a speaker and podcast host, she loves delving deep in conversations to find the real human stories that people really want to know.
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