Where sports and pop culture collide
Brené Brown's Strong Ground and sport, Chad Powers and exercise for your life stage
We are DEEP in all the sporting analogies and wisdom of Brené Brown, following the release of her new book Strong Ground and honestly, Libby won't stop talking about it. Georgie's got thoughts on the new football comedy Chad Powers (it's definitely NOT Ted Lasso, to be clear) and we chat about how on earth you can do exercise with some many children and so little time. Come join us!
How much water polo do kids need to play? We ask Aussie women's coach Bec Rippon
Kids in water polo are playing in multiple teams, multiple age groups and multiple locations in one weekend - is it too much? We don't know much about water polo, but we certainly know someone who does! This week we welcome to the Sportish studio the coach of the Australian Women's Water Polo Team (The Stingers) and Olympian, Bec Rippon.
Pole vault world records, women's sport on fire & Tony Armstrong's End Game
Post the World Athletics Championships held in Tokyo in September, we unpack why the Swedish pole vaulter, Armand Duplantis is literally breaking world records 1cm at time. Two quick things became four quick things and honestly, WE'LL ALLOW IT because women's sport is absolutely on FIRE this week. We chat about the retirement of Ariarne Titmus, and wrap up with all the great sporting documentaries currently available on iView - a whole host of Australian Stories and a cracking 3 part documentary by Tony Armstrong on racism. Join us!
Sports Shorts: The Savannah Bananas
Who on earth are these people dressed in yellow, dancing to music and playing...baseball? This week's episode of Sportish is a Sports Short (yes, it's back!) where we update you on the Banana brand as it stands today, and bring back a clip from our first chat about it in September 2023. Tune in!
Gambling infecting kids language and stop distracting Oscar Pisastri
While we were on holidays Brisbane became the Australian epicentre of sport and Libby is suggesting that it all started with a swimming gold medal back 16 years ago? Stay with us. Meanwhile, it feels like McLaren's Papaya rules have got a little out of hand and we are very concerned that it's distracting to Oscar (a bit of ssshhh please for our Driver's Championship contender)! And after last week's Four Corners deep dive into gambling in Australia, Georgie discusses how betting language unexpectedly surfaced in her own home. Come take a listen!
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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