#567: Normalizing motherhood in sport
We’re celebrating for all the right reasons today. Blayre Turnbull of the Toronto Sceptres is pregnant, marking the first PWHL player going through pregnancy in the league’s three-year history. It fel...
25 Jun 31min
The GIST Plus: Kristine Lilly understands the importance of winning (The GIST Plus preview)
In honor of the first World Cup hosted on U.S. soil since 1999, USWNT legend Kristine Lilly joins executive producer Alessandra Puccio for a very special subscribers-only episode. To enjoy this episod...
24 Jun 11min
#566: Azzi Fudd chose Project B over Unrivaled — but why?
Azzi Fudd is packing her passport, electing to join Project B, the new 5-on-5 offseason league that will make its grand debut in December. On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop a...
23 Jun 27min
#565: Previewing CanMNT & USMNT’s second group stage games
Today, the Canadian men’s national team takes the field in their second World Cup game, playing Qatar at 6 p.m. ET. To celebrate, we’re previewing the match, shouting out the players you need to know,...
18 Jun 24min
#564: Pink cleats, problematic breaks, and player bans — this World Cup has it all
The World Cup is in full swing in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. There are four (!!!) games to watch every day from now until next Wednesday, when that number jumps to six through the end of the group ...
16 Jun 27min
#563: Hiding in the bathroom and watching soccer with Trinity Rodman
You know what kind of soccer player Trinity Rodman is — but what kind of soccer fan is she? Find out on today’s episode of The GIST of It. Executive producer Alessandra Puccio sat down with the USWNT ...
11 Jun 27min
The GIST Plus: Everything that’s wrong with the World Cup (The GIST Plus preview)
The 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup starts tomorrow, but the road to the biggest soccer tournament ever has been…bumpy, to put it mildly. Before the first whistle blows, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz...
10 Jun 9min
#562: Christine Sinclair reflects on her youth soccer career, as Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities pushes the game forward
Ahead of the biggest soccer tournament ever, we have a special treat. In collaboration with our friends at Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities, today’s episode of The GIST of It features two thrilling c...
9 Jun 39min
