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The Sport Social
by Libby & Georgie Trickett
Welcome to The Sport Social, a weekly debrief on the last week in sport, without an endless parade of stats and figures. Join Olympic Gold Medalist Libby Trickett, and her sister-in-law, Georgie, as they discuss the human stories behind the headlines, and give you enough information to feel included in the world of sport.
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Hello! We're back and we have news ...
Hello Sport Social listeners - we have missed you! We're back with all the great chats you've come to know and love, plus more! And we have a favour to ask... we need you to go and look up "Sportish" in your favourite podcast app and hit subscribe. All of our new episodes will be available on the...
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc write music + Ayesha Norrie + Savannah Bananas
So much from the world of sport to cover this week, including: Charles Le Clerc (Ferrari F1 driver) also being a musician Ayesha Norrie (the Brisbane Roar Captain) about the upcoming women's A-League (soccer) season why everyone keeps talking about US tennis player, Coco Gauff the Matilda's…
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Welcome to Play On
Hi Sports Social listeners! We're jumping into your feed to bring you an episode of our new little gem, Play On: Helping teens stay in the game. And given that every second child and many adults are all of a sudden considering soccer as a sport of choice, we thought we'd give you some tools to...
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Georgie needs a basketball education + Molly McGill + F1 is boring now
This week's sportish chat covers: The Boomers and the FIBA Basketball World Cup The Spanish soccer incident and how, actually, this has been coming for a while What an earth is going on with Swimming Australia The amazing transition of World BMX Champion Molly McGill to track cycling Sports…
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Sports Shorts! What does a $200M investment in women's sports mean?
Show Notes If you'd like to listen more of Sarah Walsh, Head of Women's Football, Legacy and Inclusion, check out our bonus episode here: https://omny.fm/shows/the-sport-social/sarah-walsh-on-australia-hosting-the-2023-womens-s For sponsorship opportunities or to work with us, please contact Kim...
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Why did Georgie miss the game of the century + we hate penalty shootouts + Michael Turnbull
As you can imagine, this week we're talking about... the Matildas, Mel Buttle and why we all keep crying the Matildas, former Socceroo's goalkeeper Michael Turnball and why the penalty shoot against France is a goalkeeper's dream the Matildas, a half marathon and Georgie's personal realisation…
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Cycling is our new obsession + Matilda's headband secrets + we have a new podcast
WE'RE BACK!! And boy, did we have some sport to catch up on. This week we.... go deep on all things cycling - think Unchained AND Tour de France cover all the highs (there were really only highs) from the World Aquatics Championships talk about our love for all things 'Tillies unpack the Ashes...
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Sports Shorts! Michelle Reeves: NFTs coming to a sports team near you
Did you know that the highest selling sports NFT (non-fungible tokens) went for a cool $21M USD. And if not, did you know that the slightly out there world of NFTs could be coming to a sports team near you? This week we chat with Forbes favourite, Marie Claire power-lister, cofounder and CEO of...
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Sports Shorts! Valentino Guseli: taking snowboarding to new heights
Valentino Guseli is one of Australia’s most exciting winter athletes, with the unique ability to perform in so many snowboard disciplines. At only 18 years of age, he’s just had a World Cup season that others could only dream of, taking home the Park n Pipe Crystal Globe, Big Air Crystal Globe…
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Sports Shorts! Jordy Duncan: Australian Pool Freediving Champion
Jordy Duncan had always loved swimming and the pool. But by 15, she missed a team, lost her confidence and stepped away from the sport altogether. A chance encounter with the world of freediving allowed her to find a form of meditation and rediscover her passion for the water. It was absolutely...
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Sports Shorts! Stephanie Rudnick: Angel City FC showing how female sport should be done
Angel City FC was born in 2019 following a chance meeting between soccer royalty, Abby Wambach, and Hollywood superstar, Natalie Portman. And with an incredible team, including employee #1 Stephanie Rudnick, they’re not only building a club that seeks to address the significant equity issues...
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Sports Shorts! Donnell Wallam
You'd be forgiven for not knowing much about Donnell Wallam - she only entered the Suncorp Super Netball league in 2022 and captured the attention of followers with her unique style (lay ups for daaaaaays) and ability to perform under pressure. We were thrilled to be able to have a quick chat…
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Magic Round vs The Coronation + Brad Pitt driving in the F1 + Bernadette Wallace
This week we talk about: The magic of Magic Round and the amazing debut of Dolphin Valynce Te Whare. AND how Magic Round was up against….the Coronation. F1. Specifically: Miami, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Taylor Swift (and eventually we get to actual drivers) Coaching and addressing gender imbalances...
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Pit lane dramas in the F1 + Ash Werner + The AFL finally found their new CEO
For sponsorship opportunities or to work with us, please contact Kim Ashby [email protected] Hosts: Libby & Georgie Trickett Instagram: @thesportsocialpodcast Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
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Wrexham gets promoted + Aly Bull + We need to learn more about netball
This week we talk about: School cross country heartwarmers LIV Golf throwing a great party in Adelaide and Libby struggling to empathise with all these well paid, privileged men. Netball. We delighted in 2 excellent games while also getting very stuck on terminology. The brilliant Aly Bull.…
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We are back with F1 + Bells Beach + Olympic dramas + Gather Round
We’re so excited to be back!!! Here’s what we were busting to talk about: F1. Of course we were. We don’t care that it was 2 weeks ago. It is worthy of all the attention. Surfing obsessions, failed surfing attempts, Ethan Ewing’s unbelievable win at Bells Beach in amongst a sea of other Aussies....
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Sports game blackouts + Steph Reid + World Athletics bans Transgender athletes
There were all kinds of matches and sporting events over the last week in sport, and here are the things that grabbed our attention: The unexpected intersection of blackouts with Australian sport. The Brisbane 2032 Olympic Legacy forum which Lib attended. Steph Reid! The Townsville Fire have been...
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Kim Ravaillion on all things Firebirds + we learn what DRS in F1 is + A concussion discussion
Oh how we love sport and luckily for us there was so much on! Here's what we covered this week on the show: Blake Johnston breaking the world record for the longest surf session at a massive 40hrs A school sports night and the iconic Jeff Thomson Round 1 of Suncorp Super Netball with Queensland...
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Ellie Cole + Volunteer Coach training + Racism in Sport
This week we talk about: Georgie reluctantly attending netball coach training and having the greatest time with legend of the sport, Vicki Wilson. A weekend of swimming comebacks (Cate Campbell) and world records (Kaylee McKeown). Another disappointing racism incident involving Latrell Mitchell…
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F1 is back baby!! + FIFA just can't get enough of controversy
Put your ‘PHINS up! This week on The Sport Social we talk about: The much anticipated return of F1 - both IRL and on Netflix Timbersports with Australian Champs bronze medalist and delightful human, Katrina Head A supermodel being named as the ambassador for the FIFA Women's World Cup (sigh) The...
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We are mad at Tiger Woods + Megan Hustwaite fills us in on the WNBL + Libby gets candid on drug testing in Sport
Fair bit of laughter, fair bit of outrage. This week we talk about: Tiger Woods being a complete goose and giving a tampon to a fellow player. the WNBL with Australian basketball journalism legend Megan Hustwaite. Peter Bol’s atypical B Sample drug result and what that actually means. All the...
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Thumbs up to Steve Smith + we talk NFL...well Rihanna + Tim Runs The World
We’re a chatty lot this week! In this episode we talk: men’s cricket and whether or not we really need to be worried about Steve Smith giving a thumbs up to acknowledge excellent bowling. women’s cricket and the upcoming WPL Auction - key world here is transformational. all about how LeBron James...
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Lauren's achilles drama + Molly Lukowiak + paying someones sports rego
Australia’s very own Lauren Jackson brought tears to many eyes on Saturday night when she tore/ partially tore her Achilles tendon in the first 60 seconds of the match between the Southside Flyers and Sydney Flames. Despite this, it went on to be a very competitive match in front of a record…
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What is a Knuckle Huck? + Chloe Dalton + Big Wave Surfers!
Yes there has been a lot of great tennis over the weekend BUT there’s also been a whole lot of cool stuff like the X Games and a big wave surfing competition simply called “the Eddie”. We discuss all of it, in no specific order. We unpack the Australian need to give our Men’s doubles players...
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Win your kids sports registration + Albatross Nippers + so much Tennis
It’s back to school in Qld and we are slightly delirious. But more importantly….we’re launching our first competition! We are THRILLED to be giving followers the chance to win a kids sport registration. Listen to this episode for details and head to our Instagram page (@thesportsocialpodcast) to...
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The summer of tennis....and cricket... and Netflix docos + surfs up
We’re back for 2023, baby! Holidays have been ace, as have all the sporting things. First off, we chat about sometimes tennis player Nick Kyrios (Nick, give Libby a call), and Libby explains a bit more about the United Cup. Australia appears to be dominating Test Cricket at the moment, winning 2...
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Nat Cook: What it takes to host an Olympic Games
We’re still away but before we pulled up stumps for the year we snuck in a chat with one of life’s absolute gems: 5 time Olympian and Gold Medalist, Natalie Cook. With Nat a board member of the Brisbane Organising Committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, we were busting to talk to her...
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Sarah Walsh: On Australia hosting the 2023 Women's Soccer World Cup
We know we said we were on holidays, but we have a few little surprise gifts for you all over the next couple of weeks. We know, we shouldn’t have (thank us by leaving a review?😆) As we look at what 2023 has in store, we couldn’t look past the FIFA Women’s World Cup (soccer), coming to Australia...
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Cristiano + Olivia & Lorelei Page + the David Warner Saga
Schools finished in Queensland and while we’re thrilled (because Term 4 was like a marathon) we’re also aware that it could all be going pear shaped in 3 weeks. Can’t wait! Look, there’s lots of World Cup (the soccer kind) action to cover off but we know that you’re all smart enough to google…
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Big weekends for different reasons + Socceroos devastation + Lauren Tischendorf
There’s a baby on the way! Over the weekend, Libby; announced that she and Luke are expecting their 4th bub, did a Ted talk all about body image and athleticism, and didn’t vomit on herself while on stage. Little miracles on so many levels. After a very excellent effort, the Socceroos are out of...
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The AFL draft + Australian PGA + AFLW Grand Final + What is a chef de mission?
Georgie hit the dance floor over the weekend for an incredibly fun women’s only disco and it’s got us talking about everything dance. It’s certainly a theme for this week. But before we get to that, we have all the ball sports to round out - the WBBL final in North Sydney was won by the Adelaide...
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Craig Foster + we love Isaac Humphries + what car racing are we going to watch now?
There were all kinds of amazing sports feats this week, but the things that caught our attention the most were typically ‘off field’. Isaac Humphries had us glued to our screens when he publicly announced that he was gay and used it as an opportunity to inspire others. What a delight it was to…
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Millie Boyle from the NRLW + we are sour at Verstappen + Georgie tries to keep pace with Kobi Walker
Georgie bumped into the delightful Kobi Walker while out running, who happens to be a top 4 national runner in cross country and track. She can barely breathe but her stats have never looked so good (we can’t say the same for poor Kobi!). There’s a lot of World Cup action to cover: New Zealand…
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Taj Shambrook teaches us about Scooter riding + Australia had a tough week in sport
We are a hot mess today, with Libby’s children essentially producing the show and spiders roaming the studio. We chat with an amazing force in the sport of scooter riding (that’s what it’s called, we checked). Taj Shambrook is a 14 year old from Melbourne who is taking on the world in his sport…
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Nicole Livingstone + Danny Ric back at Redbull? + Cricket World Cup
We need to talk about all the black pants in the Australian Men’s T20 World Cup cricket kit. And also about the most incredible match between India and Pakistan, witnessed by over 90,000 people at the MCG and viewed around the world by millions. Matt Hayden wasn’t wrong when he said it would be…
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Comeback Special - Lauren Jackson & Cody Simpson speak about their return to sport
Producer Jase is away on his honeymoon, and while he said we could try and record our normal weekly episode ourselves, we all agreed that the likelihood of of us mucking something up was HIGH. So that we could keep delivering some relevant sports chat, we’ve called up two exceptional athletes,...
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Running ridiculous distances + Redbull Cliff Diving + The Sydney Cycling Sisters
Nedd Brockmann has just run from Perth to Sydney, leaving us lost for words. The 22 year old has run over 100kms for 40 days, and in doing so, raised nearly $1.5M for homelessness charity, We are Mobilise. It leads us down a very windy path that covers our own running pursuits, mullets and…
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Matthew Hayden (T20 World Cup) + Cliff Jumping + Sport is rife with cheating
The Bathurst 1000 happened over the weekend and we’re pretty impressed that we’ve discovered another type of car racing. The T20 World Cup starts this Sunday so we chatted to former Australian Batsman and general legend Matthew Hayden about the upcoming tournament, the importance of cricket for...
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Gen Dohrmann (Women Sport Aus) + Libby is cranky + Wheelbarrow Runners
The NRL had a big weekend with the men’s and women’s finals playing as a double header. The women’s game saw 2 new teams, the Newcastle Knights and the Parramatta Eels go head to head and the score really didn’t reflect the top quality of the game. We loved a bit of Barnesy (cue Libby singing)…
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All of Georgie's teams lost this week + Hawthorn racism review + The Knuckleheads
How does it happen that every team you support loses in one weekend? Such was the case for Georgie this weekend. The North Queensland Cowboys lost to Parramatta Eels, the Sydney Swans lost to the Geelong Cats, the Wallabies lost to the All Blacks (again) at Eden Park, and the South Sydney…
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Bonnie Hancock + Bledisloe + Caitlin Moran + Georgie is so old she remembers radio
[Sidebar: We’re dealing with sick kids, bad internet connections and average audio. It must be school holidays. Please bear with us and apologies to Producer Jase! We’ll be back to normal next week.] Australia’s former ironwoman Bonnie Hancok just circumnavigated Australia in a 10kg surf ski.…
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Libby is insufferable + Sports wrap + Steph Gilmore + Latrell Mitchell + Mens Walk and Talk
Libby’s gone all spiritual and given the full moon has been charging her crystals (whyyyyyyyyyy?). And because she has been on yoga training, she hasn’t watched a shred of sport over the weekend 🤯. In a shock to no-one, Georgie has. The AFL is down to the final 4, and this week also signed the...
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Kyrgios at the U.S Open + Rugby Union is boring + we learn more about golf
There’s a lot to discuss after last weekend’s sporting schedule and the US Open Tennis is no exception. Serena Williams bowed out in the 3rd round to Australian Ajla Tomljanović, and Nick Kyrgios might be growing up (but we feel conflicted). In the men’s AFL, 4 epic games were played to the…
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Nat Grider + History making AFLW + Kokkinakis or is it Thokkinakis
The AFLW Season 7 kicked off over the weekend, with a historical 18 teams now competing in the women’s draw. We spoke to Brisbane Lion’s Vice Captain, Nat Grider, about the growth of the competition since 2017, ACL injuries, and whether AFL has found its place in Australia’s sporting calendar.…
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Julia Robinson + Duel in the Pool + AFL observations + Afghanistan Olympians
Some people think that female athletes can’t have muscles and we’re over it. We get straight to work and chat with 3 time premiership winning NRWL player, Julia Robinson, about her standing up to the body shaming bullies. Libby’s been reliving 2007 with the Duel in the Pool in Sydney. Australia...
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Cross Fit + Retiring/Taking breaks + F1 + Auslan Footy
There is a new 6 time cross fit world champ in town and some of Libby’s experiences and opinions on the sport leave Georgie lost for words. Serena Williams is evolving away from tennis and some of Australia’s sporting captains have decided to take a break. Is sport getting better at supporting...
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Matthew Denny + so much comm games gold + Georgie has lost touch
After one podcast episode, Georgie has decided to take a holiday. What a monster. She comes to us live from Falls Creek. We catch Matt Denny in the middle of the night in Birmingham and chat to him about his amazing gold medal winning performance at the Commonwealth Games. He gives us the why...
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Comm Games 2022 + Leisel Jones + Manly Sea Eagles + Cardio Tennis
Nothing like the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games to kick things off! We talk about Australia’s gold medal haul, and the moments that didn't involve silverware but had us glued to the screen. With all the excitement on the pool deck, we call good mate and fellow Olympian Leisel Jones to talk...
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Welcome to The Sport Social
Welcome to The Sport Social, a weekly debrief on the last week in sport, without an endless parade of stats and figures. Join Olympic gold medalist Libby Trickett and her sister-in-law, Georgie, as they discuss the human stories behind the headlines, and give you enough information to feel…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to The Sport Social, a weekly debrief on the last week in sport, without an endless parade of stats and figures. Join Olympic Gold Medalist Libby Trickett, and her sister-in-law, Georgie, as they discuss the human stories behind the headlines, and give you enough information to feel included in the world of sport.
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Welcome to The Sport Social, a weekly debrief on the last week in sport, without an endless parade of stats and figures. Join Olympic Gold Medalist Libby Trickett, and her sister-in-law, Georgie, as they discuss the human stories behind the headlines, and give you enough information to feel...
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