PODCAST · sports
Take A Seat
by Heidi and Nicole
Take a seat and join our discussion on women in Paralympic sport. Heidi Peters and Nicole Ban, members of Team Canada, will be highlighting sitting volleyball, the athletes, and discussing their experiences on and off the court. Never heard of the Paralympics? Unsure of how to discuss disability? Didn’t know our sport was played sitting on the ground? Don’t worry, we didn’t either and that’s exactly why we are doing this.Take a seat, or don’t, but we’d love it if you listened in on our real-life, everyday conversations.Instagram, TikTok & Youtube: @takeaseatcast
Episodes
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17: Let’s Learn About The Winter Paralympic Games!
Today’s episode is mostly one long Winter Paralympic Games quiz! We brought questions for each other but naturally each question sparked some discussion, so we rolled with it. We cover MICO 2026, opening ceremonies, previous Games locations, the sports, some adaptive equipment, and both past and...
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16: What Even Was 2025? Reflect With Us!
Hi everyone! So sorry we pump faked you all with an 8 month gap in episodes. 2025 clearly needed a moment of it's own and so let’s run it back cause we LOVE a debrief. In this episode we dive into the challenges and triumphs of the 2025 season. From navigating new team dynamics to reflecting on...
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15: Lifelong Disability & "What is Normal?" with Katelyn Wright
We finally got to sit down with our mutual close friend, 3x Paralympian, and Paris 2024 Bronze Medalist, Katelyn Wright, to discuss all things lifelong disability and gaining confidence and a voice through Paralympic sport. Katelyn explains her childhood with a chronic illness which ultimately…
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14: Where We’ve Been & Where We Are Now
Welcome back to Take a Seat with Heidi and Nicole! This is the first episode of SEASON 2! We’re back and more pumped than ever before to keep podding and engaging in conversations that you hopefully enjoy listening to and learning from. In this episode we talk about what we’ve been up to post...
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13: Bronze Baby!
This episode was recorded on September 9th in Paris to capture our immediate reactions to making it on the podium at the Paralympics. Fast forward a month and a half (more actually) and we are finally releasing the episode. Apologies but we had some technical difficulties ... what else is new?…
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12: Broadcasting Update - It's Happening!
Today’s mini episode is a broadcasting update for sitting volleyball at the Paralympics! As discussed in episode 11, the first 3 days of the sitting volleyball competition were not included in the broadcast plan decided on by Paris 2024. CBC Sports went to bat for sitting volleyball, and Team...
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11: Pre-Paris Chats and Updates
Today’s episode was recorded in the middle of July right before the Olympics began. We discuss a few hot button issues going on in Paris such as the hijab ban for French athletes, and water quality issues with the Seine. Most of the episode is us discussing our current training preparations for…
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10: Leading With Belief and Vulnerability with Danielle Ellis
Today’s episode was recorded at the end of May when we hung out with Danielle after a weekend of training in Edmonton. We had a great time discussing Danielle’s journey into para sport from able bodied sport, her Paralympic experiences, views on leadership, and her love of volleyball. Danielle…
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09: Never Not Proud...to be a PARALYMPIAN with Katie Holloway Bridge
Today’s episode was recorded in early June when we hung out with Katie online for close to 2 hours! Don’t worry, only about an hour of it made it into the episode but oh how we love chatting with like-minded people. Katie stands out in the world of sitting volleyball on court, but also with her...
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08: Being Different Isn't a Bad Thing with Lena Gabršček
On our episode, which was recorded shortly after the Slovenian Sitting Volleyball team qualified for the Paris Paralympics, we chat with Slovenian captain, Lena Gabršček. As we have only had a few conversations with Lena previously, it was extra special to sit down with her and connect over…
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07: Competing at the Highest Level with Jenn Oakes
On our episode today, we invited Jennifer Oakes to take a seat with us to discuss her journey with sitting volleyball as she was an indoor volleyball athlete prior. Jenn is a two-time Paralympian and is looking to make it 3 at this summer's Paris Paralympics. Jenn is a sister, daughter, fiance…
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06: Being Grateful & Always Growing with Sara Cirelli
Today we sat down and chatted with Sara Cirelli, an athlete on the Italian Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team and our friend! Sara is a biomedical engineer, lives in Genoa, and is a 1x Paralympian. Listen in to hear about Sara’s journey of finding sitting volleyball (alongside her longtime friend…
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05: Let’s Make the PARALYMPICS a Household Name
Thanks for taking a seat with us today! In this episode we have added a new quiz segment, we discuss the difference between Para sport & the Paralympics and we tell you all about the favourite Paralympics we have attended. Biggest takeaway is to call our games the PARALYMPICS, please! And if you...
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04: The Last Ticket to Paris with Sonja Scholten
On today’s episode we sit down with Sonja Scholten, an athlete on the German Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team. Sonja has a degree in journalism and Public Relations and currently works for the German Federal Institute of Sport Science. Tune in to hear about how Sonja persevered after her accident,...
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03: Healing Her Inner Child with Allison Lang
On today’s episode we sit down with Team Canada Sitting Volleyball athlete, Allison Lang. Allie is a disability advocate, content creator, model, public speaker and world traveler. She has been a part of the Canadian silver medalist teams at the World Championships, PVPA Zonal Championship and…
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02: What is Sitting Volleyball?
This episode is all about our sport, sitting volleyball! We fill you in on how we each found sitting volleyball, what the sport is and we invite you to try it yourself! Sitting volleyball is the Paralympic version of volleyball and is played seated on the ground. The court is smaller, the net is...
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01: Because You Have To!
Welcome to Take a Seat with Heidi and Nicole! In this episode we explain who we are and share our journey to starting this podcast. What started as a joke about our love for having long-winded and often less spoken conversations around women in sport, para sport and sitting volleyball, turned…
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Trailer - Because We Had To!
We made a trailer, because we had to. So take a seat, because you have to. Our video podcast is a safe space to discuss all things sitting volleyball, para sport, women in sport, disability, and more. Through guest conversations we will highlight voices less heard in mainstream media. We hope you...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Take a seat and join our discussion on women in Paralympic sport. Heidi Peters and Nicole Ban, members of Team Canada, will be highlighting sitting volleyball, the athletes, and discussing their experiences on and off the court. Never heard of the Paralympics? Unsure of how to discuss disability? Didn’t know our sport was played sitting on the ground? Don’t worry, we didn’t either and that’s exactly why we are doing this.Take a seat, or don’t, but we’d love it if you listened in on our real-life, everyday conversations.Instagram, TikTok & Youtube: @takeaseatcast
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Take a seat and join our discussion on women in Paralympic sport. Heidi Peters and Nicole Ban, members of Team Canada, will be highlighting sitting volleyball, the athletes, and discussing their experiences on and off the court. Never heard of the Paralympics? Unsure of how to discuss disability?...
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