Good Game with Sarah Spain

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Good Game is your one-stop shop for the biggest stories in women’s sports. Every day, host Sarah Spain gives you the stories, stakes, stars and stats to keep up with your favorite women’s teams, leagues and athletes. Through thoughtful insight, witty banter, and an all around good time, Sarah and friends break down the latest news, talk about the games you can’t miss, and debate the issues of the day. Don’t miss interviews with the people of the moment, whether they be athletes, coaches, reporters, or celebrity fans. 

  • 48 minutes 12 seconds
    Make It Three Cocks, Baby with Big Citrus

    Ahead of this weekend’s Final Four in Tampa, Florida, Big Citrus gathers to discuss their predictions for the semifinals, the noticeable difference in the media coverage of this year’s tourney, and why they’re leaving impartiality at the door when it comes to Paige Bueckers’ title hopes. Plus, the sisterhood of the traveling net. 

    • Watch the Final Four! The full schedule can be found here
    • If you’re in Tampa, come to Sarah’s live show with Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, sponsored by Capital One. It’s this Saturday at 2pm in Tourney Town!
    • Read the great story Jordan Robinson wrote on the relationship between Dawn Staley and Carolyn Peck here
    • Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com
    • Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323
    • Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist
    • Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

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    4 April 2025, 7:15 am
  • 51 minutes 7 seconds
    ‘Up a Crick Without a Paddle’ with Tara VanDerveer and Muffet McGraw

    Oh slices, this one is special. Presented by the all-new Nissan Armada, former Stanford women’s basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer and former Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw join Sarah to reminisce about their head-to-head battles during March Madness, hooping against each other in staff games at Cathy Rush Basketball Camp back in the day, the pros and cons of the changing landscape of women’s hoops, and the things they wish their younger selves had understood about life.

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    3 April 2025, 7:15 am
  • 39 minutes 44 seconds
    Boner Pills, Cars and Razors with Jane McManus

    Jane McManus, longtime sports reporter, NYU professor, and author of the new book “The Fast Track: Inside The Surging Business of Women’s Sports,” joins Sarah to discuss the NCAA basketball tournament one year after Caitlin v. Angel, why organizations need to stop using the men’s formula for the women’s game, and how media gatekeepers are the arbiters of who and what gets airtime.

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    2 April 2025, 7:10 am
  • 40 minutes 13 seconds
    ‘Act As If’ with Kathy Delaney-Smith

    Former Harvard women’s basketball coach Kathy Delaney-Smith joins Sarah to talk 40 years in Cambridge, from accepting the Harvard job to get free tennis court time and the most athletic team she ever faced (hint: Olympic track star Marion Jones played point guard), to her team’s legendary upset of a No. 1 seed and using meditation with her players. Plus, one college hoops star is harnessing the healing benefits of art, and a reminder that a lot of us harbor more self-doubt than we should.

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    1 April 2025, 7:15 am
  • 37 minutes 33 seconds
    Busted Noses, Pageant Queens and Funko Pops with Big Citrus

    It was a big weekend of basketball and Big Citrus is here to discuss it all, from revenge tours to farewell tours and busted noses to broken records. Plus, sharing visibility, skating with freedom, and taters gonna tate.

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    31 March 2025, 7:10 am
  • 49 minutes 30 seconds
    These Bitches Could NEVER with CeCé Telfer

    CeCé Telfer, the first out transgender athlete to win an NCAA title, joins Sarah to discuss her fraught relationship with International Transgender Day of Visibility, why self-care means so much to her, and the reason she’s willing to talk to politicians – even those who oppose transgender women in sports – about her lived experience. Plus, the Sweet 16 is here, and a What The Fact that combats a common narrative.

    • Go follow CeCé and give her some love on social media! She’s on Instagram here

    • Pick up a copy of CeCé’s book Make It Count: My Fight to Become the First Transgender Olympic Runner here

    • Pre-order Sarah’s book here 

    • This weekend’s NCAA basketball tourney schedule can be found here 

    • The NWSL schedule is here 

    • The full report from the Center for American Progress is here

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    28 March 2025, 7:10 am
  • 45 minutes 37 seconds
    Snortin’ College Hoops with Nancy Armour

    Longtime USA Today sports columnist Nancy Armour joins Sarah to talk being labeled “a goddamned national disgrace” by right-wing commentator Megyn Kelly, the effect JuJu Watkins’ injury could have on the NCAA basketball tournament, and how news outlets have changed their approach to women’s sports throughout her career. Plus, the Boston NWSL team has a new name, World Athletics goes back in time, and a puckin’ timely entry into the Good Game Hall of Fame.

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    27 March 2025, 2:05 pm
  • 52 minutes 38 seconds
    Ribs and Puck with Hailey Salvian

    Hailey Salvian, hockey writer and podcaster for The Athletic, joins Sarah to discuss why she thinks almost every PWHL team is a contender for the league championship, the secret behind Marie-Philip Poulin and Hilary Knight’s successes, and the reason she thinks the PWHL will choose two U.S. cities for expansion. Plus, we try to FedEx an ACL to southern California and we provide an array of excellent undercarriage euphemisms.

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    26 March 2025, 7:10 am
  • 47 minutes 51 seconds
    'If They Win, I Win' with Allison Galer

    Allison Galer, founder and president of sports agency Disrupt the Game, joins Sarah to share the story of starting her agency a year out of college, the failures that fueled her success, and the scripted TV show she’s working on with hooper turned analyst Chiney Ogwumike. Plus, Women’s Elite Rugby scrumming commences, our Starch Madness Final Four is set, and The More You Know about balls. 

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    25 March 2025, 7:15 am
  • 30 minutes 48 seconds
    Tits to the Turf with Big Citrus

    Everyone *does* watch women’s sports, and we’re so glad to have so many games on our TVs… but WOW do we need more screens. Big Citrus convenes to talk through just a sliver of the exhilarating action in the NCAA college hockey and college basketball tournaments. Plus, a debut NWSL goal for the ages, a PWHL score that sent fans into a frenzy, and LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson once again makes her mark off the basketball court.

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    24 March 2025, 7:15 am
  • 46 minutes 48 seconds
    Stupid Good Hockey with Nicole Haase

    Women’s college hockey writer Nicole Haase joins Sarah to discuss this weekend’s Frozen Four, the favorites for the Patty Kazmaier Award, the current college-to-pro pipeline and her unique path to covering hockey. Plus, March Madness is upon us, a new rugby era starts now, and a What The Fact about a bracket built on malicious compliance.

    • Follow Nicole Haase on social media! She’s on Bluesky here and X here

    • Read Nicole’s reporting for the Victory Press here and for USCHO here! And you can listen to “The PodKaz” here  

    • Join our Good Game NCAA basketball tournament Bracket Challenge group here

    • The full March Madness schedule can be found here 

    • Watch the women’s hockey Frozen Four! The schedule is here 

    • Want a Women’s Elite Rugby refresher? Listen to our episode on the league here 

    • Pick up tickets for the PWHL’s Pride Unity games here 

    • Make your picks for Starch Madness! Sarah will post them on Instagram so you can vote on each head-to-head battle!

    • We have a new email! Send us a note at goodgame@acast.com

    • Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323

    • Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist

    • Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

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    21 March 2025, 7:10 am
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