Flau’jae Johnson, LSU’s star shooting guard and recording artist extraordinaire, joins us to talk about how her last year in college is preparing her for the WNBA; her approach to managing NIL money; and why she is pouring just as much discipline and determination into her music career.

Megan and Sue take a closer look at the surprising decline in participation in girls’ basketball, and offer a few thoughts on how the system, parents, and schools might be contributing to it. 

And in honor of Valentine’s Day this weekend, Megan and Sue rank their favorite Valentine’s gifts and The Greatest Sportsmances of all time. Plus, they give a little behind-the-scenes look at what it’s really like to date a pro athlete. . 

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Gotham FC’s Rose Lavelle joins us fresh off the FIFA’s inaugural Women’s Champions Cup to talk about her whirlwind of a year: from injury, to NWSL Championship, to being crowned U.S. Soccer's Female Player of the Year for 2025. She describes what it’s like to have your childhood dream come true (at eight years old, she wrote a book report on Mia Hamm and dressed up as her for the occasion); and what she thinks about Gotham’s underwhelming regular season. Megan and Sue also remember some of the best and most embarrassing pranks Rose has played on them over the years.

Also on the show: Megan breaks down why nobody was happy with when the Women’s Champions Cup was scheduled, and compares the latest news on the CBA negotiations to her experience negotiating for equal pay. And Sue has a touch more time for Reggie Miller comparing Caitlin Clark to Peyton Pritchard.

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Megan and Sue remember Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse who was killed by Customs and Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, and share their thoughts on how to fight feeling overwhelmed with despair. One place to start is to call your Senators, who are voting this week on whether to continue funding ICE through September. As Sue explains on the show, Sharon McMahon makes this very easy through her website, check it out here.

For the rest of the show, Megan and Sue take a look at Trinity Rodman’s record-breaking salary with the Washington Spirit, and the brewing rivalry between Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark – and why rivalries are a good thing for the league. Plus, UConn is now the last college women’s basketball team standing undefeated. Does it matter?

And Mexico’s flag football star Diana Flores joins us to talk about her new book, Flag Football for Dummies, and what it means for the sport to make its Olympic debut in 2028.

Finally, Sue and Megan send their flowers to Marina Mabrey and her “crashout jar” with a montage of their favorite moments of Marina crashing out. And Sue reveals one of her first encounters with Marina during the bubble year.

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Figure skating legend Tara Lipinski joins us to talk about the upcoming Winter Olympics and the US women’s figure skating’s chances for ending their medal drought; and what she learned about herself after appearing on the reality show The Traitors. She also tells us how she prepares and packs for the games as NBC’s lead figure skating analyst, and who she’s most looking forward to watching perform.

In keeping with the Winter Olympics theme, Megan and Sue take a look at the roster shakeup for the USA women’s ice hockey team, prompting them to consider what is the best vet-to-newcomer ratio on a national team. 

Plus, Megan and Sue catch you up on the latest with the NWSL’s High Impact Player Rule (aka the Trinity Rodman rule) and why the players’ union is against it. 

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WNBA legend, Basketball Hall of Famer, and ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo joins us to talk about her favorite college basketball players right now and which teams are the top contenders for the Final Four. Lobo also weighs in on how the NIL is changing things for the younger generation of athletes, why she is happy she played professional sports when she did, and how she works out issues with her husband on their podcast.

Also, Sue and Meg break down the latest on the WNBA’s CBA negotiations and share their highlights from the first two weeks in Unrivaled. Plus: they have been watching every minute of Heated Rivalry and want to tell you about their favorite parts.

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It’s a new year, and Megan and Sue have a new set of intentions for 2026 to share. But first they’re checking in on how they did on last year’s intentions: Did Megan develop her green thumb? Did Sue read more consistently?

Then, 2026 is shaping up to be a banner year in women’s sports. Several leagues are expanding AND women’s sports are getting a full season of professional lacrosse and the first women’s professional baseball league since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League featured in A League of Their Own).

Given all these new and burgeoning leagues, Megan and Sue reminisce on being part of young, brand new, and – in Megan’s case – folding leagues. Plus, Sue tells us if she’d been forced to choose between playing overseas (where the salaries were much higher) and staying stateside, which one she’d choose.

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For our final episode of 2025, transathlete advocate and Team USA duathlete Chris Mosier joins us to talk about his career fighting for transathlete rights, how sports gave him confidence at an early age, and where he sees hope in the future.

For a long-overdue look at college basketball, we discuss whether anyone can beat UConn, which players we’re having the most fun watching, and whether college basketball might be lacking the star power of recent years. We’re also checking in on USA Basketball, which had its first training camp for the 2028 Olympics with Managing Director Sue Bird. 

Plus: Megan is handing out her end-of-the-year Meggies and we’re playing a themed bench/start/cut of holiday traditions – movies, songs, gifts – nothing’s safe!

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Katie Nolan is the sportsfan’s super fan, and she joins us to talk about her journey from sports blogger to TV and podcast host, and why it’s ok not to know everything about sports. We also do a little look back on the world of sports this year and find out what she wants to see less of in 2026.

Megan and Sue break down the latest in the WNBA’s CBA negotiations over salary, and they weigh in on the Washington Spirit’s creative proposal to pay Trinity Rodman more. Tune in to find out how these two stories are related.  

Finally, Megan has a few thoughts on FIFA’s award to President Trump and his idea to rename American football.

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We are bringing you more women’s soccer content with soccer stars (and sisters!) Sam and Kristie Mewis. The two get intimate on their sibling rivalry on and off the field, why English fans are harsher than Americans, and the difference in their beauty routines.

Plus, Megan and Sue analyze the NWSL finals, Gotham FC’s status as a dynasty, and the new anonymous NWSL general manager survey: Are salary caps still a good thing? And why shouldn’t the NWSL freak out about losing talent to Europe… yet?

Also, Megan stepped in it over Thanksgiving, and Sue is bringing it to Bicker of the Week court. Tune in and share your verdicts.

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This week on A Touch More, we’re live from San Jose, talking to NWSL legends Tobin Heath and Christen Press about the league’s growth, why Trinity Rodman shouldn’t go abroad and what they really think about soccer playoffs deciding the league champion.

Megan and Sue take a look at the NWSL viewership numbers and clear up some of the noise about a “dip” in attendance: the league is booming and we tell you why. And we answer some crowd-sourced questions, including a special bench/start/cut of Megan’s hairstyles over the years.

Plus, Megan hands out a Meggie for the NWSL’s greatest celebrator.

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The NWSL finals are set between Gotham FC and the Washington Spirit, and in this episode Megan diagnoses what a win or loss means for the clubs and their futures, and what to watch out for heading into the finals.

And with the end of the NWSL regular season, we have another MVP debate. Should a team’s performance in the absence of their best player impact (for better or worse) that player’s chances to be named MVP?

PLUS: Another women’s basketball league is in the works. Project B will premiere sometime next year, promising international tournaments and the biggest salaries women basketball players have ever seen. We discuss what is and isn’t known about Project B’s sources of funding, its relationship to the WNBA, and whether it will impact the current CBA negotiations.

Plus, Paige Bueckers is set to star in a new sports movie being developed by Apple, so Megan and Sue take a walk down memory lane about the best women's basketball player cameos of all time – and their own brushes with Hollywood.

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