My New Favorite Futbolista

NBC Sports

Who should you root for at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup? Get to know soccer’s most inspiring players and the causes they champion. Season 6: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by World Cup champion Meghan Klingenberg  Season 5: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by soccer legend Juan Pablo Ángel in English and Spanish Season 4: My New Favorite Olympian hosted by Apolo Ohno, Team USA's most decorated Winter Olympian Season 3: My New Favorite Olympian hosted by Olympic trailblazer Ibtihaj Muhammad Season 2: Sports Uncovered hosted by Michele Tafoya Season 1: Sports Uncovered hosted by Mike Tirico Named "Best Podcast Series" at both the 2022 and 2023 Cynopsis Sports Media Awards Presented by the storytellers at NBC and Telemundo in partnership with Lemonada and On Her Turf

  • 20 minutes 31 seconds
    Charlie McAvoy: Bringing plumber's mentality to USA Hockey

    Charlie McAvoy, one of the NHL’s most charitable players, learned hard work from his father Charles McAvoy Sr., who runs a four-generation plumbing business

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    22 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 28 minutes 53 seconds
    Kaillie Humphries: Bobsled champion navigates motherhood journey

    Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries was ready to be a mother, but a Stage 4 endometriosis diagnosis meant she would have to push her body to the brink in order to get pregnant.

    Watch the video version of My New Favorite Olympian HERE


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    16 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 24 minutes 41 seconds
    Amber Glenn: Shattering figure skating's gender norms

    U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn once hid parts of herself to fit into her sport. Now, as an openly bisexual and pansexual athlete, she is using her platform to push for visibility, inclusion and mental health awareness.

    Watch the video version of My New Favorite Olympian HERE


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    15 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 1 minute 23 seconds
    Who to root for at 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

    My New Favorite Olympian will introduce you to Team USA's most inspiring athletes and the causes they champion. New episodes hosted by Olympic figure skating medalist Adam Rippon and NBC's Chase Cain will drop January 15. And don't miss My New Favorite Paralympian beginning March 5! 

    Watch the video version of the trailer HERE


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    8 January 2026, 11:00 am
  • 23 minutes 14 seconds
    Sarah Adam: “Murderball” is for women, too

    Sarah Adam, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, is attempting to become the first woman to ever represent Team USA at a Paralympics in wheelchair rugby, a sport so violent it is nicknamed “murderball.” Watch the video version of this episode HERE.

    Hear from:

    Sarah Adam

    Dr. Kerri Morgan (Sarah’s mentor and Paralympic wheelchair track medalist)


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    21 August 2024, 10:00 am
  • 26 minutes 6 seconds
    Nick Mayhugh: Losing my best friends, my grandparents

    Paralympic sprinter Nick Mayhugh shares the lessons he learned from his grandfather Bill Mayhugh, a popular radio host, and his grandmother Shirley Culpeper Mayhugh, a performer who was signed by the same agency that represented Marilyn Monroe. Watch the video version of this episode HERE.

    Hear from:

    Nick Mayhugh

    Scott Mayhugh (Nick’s father)


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    14 August 2024, 10:00 am
  • 25 minutes 23 seconds
    Jennifer Lozano: What life in a border town is really like

    Jennifer Lozano, nicknamed “the Troublemaker,” started boxing after experiencing bullying, racism and cartel violence splitting her time between Mexico and the border town of Laredo, Texas. Watch the video version of this episode HERE.

    Hear from:

    Jennifer Lozano

    Yadhira Lozano (Jennifer’s mother)


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    17 July 2024, 10:00 am
  • 22 minutes 24 seconds
    Jesse Grupper: Helping climbers with disabilities reach new heights

    Jesse Grupper, a climber who studied engineering at Tufts and Harvard, designs devices to help children with disabilities participate in climbing. Watch the video version of this episode HERE.

    Hear from:

    Jesse Grupper

    Jonathan Grupper (Jesse’s father)

    Randi Goldberg (NJ Rock Gym)

    Andrew Chow (Former Peak Potential coach)


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    10 July 2024, 10:00 am
  • 20 minutes 42 seconds
    Kelly Cheng: Beach volleyball’s mental health champion

    Kelly Cheng, who has been open about her mental health challenges, started a mentorship program to help the next generation of beach volleyball players prioritize their mental health. Watch the video version of this episode HERE.

    Hear from:

    Kelly Cheng

    Jordan Cheng (Kelly’s husband and coach)

    Grace Hong (USC beach volleyball and Kelly’s mentee)


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    26 June 2024, 10:00 am
  • 23 minutes 19 seconds
    Jordan Chiles: Brown girls can excel at gymnastics

    Olympic silver medalist Jordan Chiles explains how the landscape has changed for women of color since she first started doing gymnastics — and what she’s doing to help with Brown Girls Do Gymnastics. Watch the video version of this episode HERE.


    Hear from:

    Jordan Chiles

    Margzetta Frazier (UCLA Gymnastics)

    Coach Derrin Moore (Founder, Brown Girls Do Gymnastics)


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    18 June 2024, 10:00 am
  • 22 minutes
    Lydia Jacoby: My battle with post-Olympic depression

    Lydia Jacoby, who unexpectedly became an Olympic champion as a 17-year-old swimmer from Alaska, opens up about her battle with post-Olympic depression. Watch the video version of this episode HERE.

    Hear from:

    Lydia Jacoby

    Missy Franklin (6-time Olympic medalist)

    Carol Capitani (Texas women’s swimming and diving head coach)

    Dr. Michael Gervais (Psychologist and founder of Finding Mastery)


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    12 June 2024, 10:00 am
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