1 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Rap, a weekly podcast covering women's sports 2 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: news bears. 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 2: What have we got around the grounds this week? 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 3: We've got some bittersweet basketball. The Opals book their ticket 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 3: to Paris, but the. 6 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 4: Goat will not be on the plane. 7 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 3: Do you think that she'd have to fly underneath? Sorry? 8 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 3: In some other news, pipeline is absolutely for the girls, 9 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 3: and not a single woman has been named on Sportico's 10 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 3: Top one hundred highest paid athletes. 11 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 2: That story is devastating, it really is. 12 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 4: I'm shocked you're not on there, actually. 13 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 2: On the top. Andrew, Yeah, I was one hundred and 14 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 2: one for the key thousand. 15 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 4: Million. 16 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:44,840 Speaker 2: Maybe for the key story. 17 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: We'll chat to Heather Harmon Michael, whose video we shared 18 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: on our socials recently. She used some seriously impressive investigative 19 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: skills to call out a troll. 20 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: It was awesome. 21 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 3: I don't often watch a real it goes for that long, 22 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 3: but I enjoyed every single second of that one. 23 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 2: I was seriously good. Seriously. 24 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: My name is Chloe Dalton and I'm joined every week 25 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: on the show by my co host Bez. We're recording 26 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 1: on gadigal Land. Let's take a look around the grounds 27 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: in basketball. 28 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 3: So the Oples have qualified for Paris twenty twenty four, 29 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 3: but they will be getting on that plane without the 30 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 3: goat aka Lauren Jackson. Dozy's defeated Brazilian Game one of 31 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 3: the Fever Olympic qualifying tournament by two and then stamped 32 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 3: their ticket to Paris with a dominating performance against Germany. 33 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 3: It will be the tenth Olympics for the Opals, and 34 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 3: it was fitting that Captain Tess Imagine, I reckon, she's 35 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 3: really underrated. She you can see she actually really gels 36 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 3: the team together well as well. She led the charge 37 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 3: with an impressive fifteen points in the deciding match against 38 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 3: Germany that the Aussies won eighty five to fifty two. 39 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 3: And just a little PostScript, they beat Serbia by two 40 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 3: points this morning as well on Monday. 41 00:01:58,240 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 2: How good. Yeah, as you said, Beze. 42 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: Pretty bittersweet with the Opal's legend, Lauren Jackson, one of 43 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: the world's greatest basketballers, announced her retirement from international basketball. 44 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 1: Despite her amazing comeback and the role that she played 45 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: in helping the Oples qualify for the Olympics, the forty 46 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: two year old icon confirms she won't be joining the 47 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: team in Paris. She's a four time Olympic medalist, and 48 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 1: she made her mark in the opals win against Germany, 49 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: scoring nine points after coming off the bench in the 50 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: first quarter. Her incredible contribution showcased her resilience and love 51 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,119 Speaker 1: for the game. In a postgame interview, she said, I'm done. 52 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: I love Brazil. Brazil has been very good to me. 53 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: How fitting that I get to finish my national career 54 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: with Australia in Brazil. It's very special. She later wrote 55 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: on social media. When I say this has been a privilege, 56 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: I mean it. I love these girls so much. 57 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 3: Feels they have an incredible record of the games and 58 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 3: they'll be chasing their six Olympic medal in Paris, having 59 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 3: reached the podium in five consecutive games between nineteen ninety 60 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 3: six and twenty twelve. But as we said, they will 61 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 3: be doing it without arguably one of the greatest to 62 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 3: ever do it. 63 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 4: So big thank you to LJ. And if you want 64 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:12,239 Speaker 4: to say thank. 65 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 3: You in person, make sure you get tickets to see 66 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 3: the Flames play lj's South Side Flies. 67 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 4: This Sunday Cuteros make Arena. 68 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:19,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was a great segue. 69 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 4: Get there and let's make some history. 70 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 2: Absolutely in surfing. What a final. 71 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: The Pipemasters has been the subject of a lot of 72 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: discussion over the last couple of weeks, and not all 73 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: of it was great. Bez the World Surf leag the 74 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: WSL was criticized earlier in the waiting period for not 75 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: running the contest on a huge pipeline day. There were 76 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: many that felt that the WSL put the contest on 77 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: hold to suit the surfers more comfortable in smaller waves, 78 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: and a few of those armchair critics were definitely referring 79 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: to women in that case. Fast forward a few days 80 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: and the WSL had the last laugh. When Finals Day 81 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: was running perfect conditions on the north shore of Hawaii, 82 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: Molly Picklam, the twenty one year old New South Wales surfer, 83 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: made history, scoring the first perfect ten by a woman 84 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: at the famous pipeline break. 85 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 2: How cool is that she was killing it? 86 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: She is like next gen. We've gone lane, We've gone 87 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,239 Speaker 1: the Steps, the Tylers, the Sally's who are still obviously 88 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 1: going and killing it. 89 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 2: But like she is really making her mark. Molly is 90 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 2: and she she really is. 91 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 1: I got distracted by just a little fangirl moment. Anyway, 92 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: her semi final against Betty lou Sekura Johnson was deemed 93 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: one of the best ever women's heats on the Championship Tour. Pickles, 94 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: as she's known, was a beast in the barrels of 95 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: both pipe and back door, and she earned a spot 96 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: in the final against American Katie Simmers. She started with 97 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: an epic nine point twenty seven, but couldn't find a 98 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: backup score, and Simmers clinched victory with a score of 99 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 1: twelve point sixty six to Picklam's ten point six four. 100 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 3: As you said, it was a real changing of the 101 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 3: guard moment, I think without Chrissa was surfing her last ever. 102 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 3: Chrismare was serving her last ever event. She unfortunately got 103 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 3: rolled in the second round. Steph's taking some time out, 104 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 3: so it was it was fitting and almost prophetic that Pickles, 105 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 3: who's twenty one. 106 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 4: I like Pickles. 107 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 2: I love Pickles. 108 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 4: Also, it's cheeches dog's name, and I'm just tear for it. 109 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 3: And Simmers, who's only eighteen, like really just said all right, 110 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 3: see you later, ladies, we're taking over here. Simmers spoke 111 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 3: about surfing the legendary break with Pickle, im saying Molly's 112 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:25,119 Speaker 3: a guru. 113 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 4: She's probably the best girl out here. 114 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 3: In my opinion, one heat out here is like months 115 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 3: of experience and getting barreled in a heat with your 116 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 3: friend is the most fun thing. 117 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 4: In the world. 118 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 3: That's cool, and it's interesting that she says talks about 119 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 3: that experience. So women were not allowed to surf the 120 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 3: Pipe Masters before twenty twenty, but not shockingly, the more 121 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 3: that women surf the way, spend time in the water 122 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 3: at pipe and even get a slither of the exposure 123 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 3: to the conditions that the men enjoy, the better they get. 124 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 4: Wow. 125 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: It's like a metaphor for women's sport in general, isn't it. 126 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 4: Give them the opportunity? Wow? 127 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 5: Wow? 128 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 3: There were a ton of pundits calling it a pivotal 129 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 3: day in women's surfing, but it was simmers Who's some 130 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 3: that up really staying in the water immediately after victory. 131 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 3: Pipeline is for the eff and girls. 132 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 2: How good is that she nailed it? 133 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: In the World Aquatics Championships, Madison Keeney and Dominic Bedgood 134 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: won the mixed three meter springboard gold at the World 135 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: Aquatics Championships in Doha on the weekend. They left the 136 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: best for last, attempting and nailing the most difficult dive 137 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: in the final on their last attempt. The Ozzie's finished 138 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: with three hundred point nine three points, comfortably in front 139 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 1: of Italy in silver with two hundred and eighty seven 140 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: point four nine in South Korea on two eighty five 141 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 1: point zero three. Excuse me who took on bronze. Overall 142 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: was Australia's best performance in diving, winning two golds, two silvers. 143 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 2: And a bronze nice and in water polo. 144 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: The Ozzie Stingers have booked their spot in the quarterfinals 145 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: with a massive twenty to eight win over Great Britain. 146 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 2: Oh it's got a hurt. 147 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 3: Do we insert joke about I was I knew it 148 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 3: was coming. Just Great Britain and swimming in general. It's 149 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 3: not a lot of ocean. 150 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: I'm moving on so we don't get into trouble. The 151 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: win comes after a loss to Hungary in Game three 152 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,359 Speaker 1: of the Balls as Stingers, the battle between the rivals 153 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: was as fierce as ever, but the Hungarians again got 154 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 1: the better of the Stingers, winning thirteen to nine. Australia 155 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: now faced the USA and the quarter finals on Tuesday 156 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: at midnight ADT and all we'll be live on nine now, 157 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: Tillie Kern said, after the Great Britain game, we now 158 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: move on to playing the USA in the quarter finals. 159 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: We're both fast and relentless teams and have things to prove. 160 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: We are motivated and ready. It will be a cracking game. 161 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 3: In cricket, the multi format series against South Africa has 162 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 3: been enthralling. The fifty over ody Ies wrapped up on 163 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:40,239 Speaker 3: the weekend and the OSSI's emerged victorious, getting the points 164 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 3: with a rain affected one hundred and ten run triumph 165 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 3: after a surprise loss in the second match, Captain Alisa Healy, 166 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 3: with a stell knock of sixty laid the groundwak for 167 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 3: the Ossies formidable total of two hundred and seventy seven 168 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 3: for nine. Beth Mooney slow to start, then rolled into 169 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 3: action with an unbeaten eighty two, setting a very challenging 170 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 3: target for the Proteers. Missing opening bowl of Megan shoot, 171 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 3: Australia faced a hurdle, but Kim mc garth stepped up 172 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 3: with a breakthrough, dismissing prote As captain Laura Wolvart caught behind. 173 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 3: Tarlie mcgrad joined the party, enticing it. Tasmin Britz and 174 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 3: Marazan cap in the dismissals, putting the protes in a 175 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 3: tough spot at four for sixty three before rain interrupted play. 176 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 3: When the match resumed, lets me Alana King reeks some havoc. 177 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 3: She secured a career best four for twenty six. South 178 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 3: Africa just couldn't play King spin and they lost too 179 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 3: many wickets without any adding any runs. Kim Garth sealed 180 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 3: the deal bowling out Ayanda Halib and the Proteas were 181 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 3: all out for one twenty seven the twenty fifth over. 182 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 3: The win puts Australia back in control of the multi 183 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 3: format series, setting the stage for the upcoming one off 184 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,319 Speaker 3: Test match in Perth. To draw the series on points agaret, 185 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 3: South Africa must win the crucial Test match. 186 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: In a bit of dollars and cents dollars, last week, 187 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: Sportaco released its list of top one hundred highest paid athletes. 188 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: Not a single woman made that list. Actually, there was 189 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: not even a woman in the top two hundred earners. 190 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: Scary Coco Goff was the highest paid female athlete in 191 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three with twenty two point seven million US dollars, 192 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: not even close to number one earner Christiano Ronaldo's two 193 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy five million US dollars and Coco was 194 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 1: almost ten million dollars away from the thirty two point 195 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: five million dollar cutoff to even make the top one hundred. 196 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: WHOA The gap is huge, especially in team sports. In 197 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: the WNBA, Erica Wheeler was the top earner, bringing in 198 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: two hundred and forty two K in twenty twenty three, 199 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 1: while Steph Curry earned fifty one point nine million dollars 200 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 1: on the call this year. It's a similar story in football, 201 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: where salaries for women peak at five hundred grand, which 202 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: is light years away from a men's football paycheck. 203 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:55,679 Speaker 2: Bearz. 204 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:00,959 Speaker 3: There's there's hope that new deals in the NWSL, NCWA 205 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 3: NC double at twenty cricket in India, and we've spoken 206 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 3: about all of these amazing new cbas and things that 207 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 3: have occurred in the last twelve months, that there will 208 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 3: be more opportunities for women to receive the exposure required 209 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 3: to earn larger contracts. And I think importantly endorsements. I 210 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 3: think it's really important to understand that there's a a 211 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 3: good amount of that money is actually made through endorsements 212 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 3: as well. There's also the matter of the Saudi Arabia 213 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 3: influencing the payday for athletes such as Ronaldo who plays 214 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 3: for a Saudi Arabian club. The huge investment that has 215 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 3: seen also golfers earning skyrocket. There was a whole heap 216 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 3: of live golfers in that top fifty odd. In the 217 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 3: country's attempt to engage in women's sports, we could see 218 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 3: a similar result. But yeah, I think the start contrast 219 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 3: between well, the fact that there's not even an athlete 220 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,719 Speaker 3: in the top two hundred is quite shocking and it's 221 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 3: really something that people need to stop and be aware of. 222 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 3: When we talk about equality, it's not even close. 223 00:10:58,600 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 2: It's not even close. 224 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: And I think think we do often talk on the podcast, 225 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: like I really liked that Steph Curry v. Sabrini an 226 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: Escu example that we talked about with the three point 227 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: shootout for All Star Weekend. We've got athletes like in Escu. 228 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: At college level, you've got your Caitlin Clarks. There's so 229 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: many female athletes now who are really really challenging, not 230 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: only bringing in viewership broadcast numbers, but really challenging and 231 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: really pushing the boundaries of where female athletes have gone before. 232 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: From a commercial and Instagram following type real and so 233 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: it's it's so again, it's just so slow for them 234 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: to catch up. Like it's so slow for that financial 235 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: component of it to always be playing catch up. 236 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's always like we just keep saying, we talk 237 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 3: about ROI returnal investment for your investment into the women's game. 238 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:53,719 Speaker 4: It's huge. It just needs to be more in a. 239 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: Bit of no one watches women's sports news, Let's provide 240 00:11:56,720 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: some more data to prove that return on investment. Vez 241 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: there's new research from the Women's Sports Trust the WST 242 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: showing that a record forty six point seven million UK 243 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 1: viewers tuned into women's sport on linear TV, breaking the 244 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: previous mark set in twenty nineteen by nearly one million. 245 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: The report also showed that the average viewing time spent 246 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: watching women's sports on free to air and cable TV 247 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: increased sixteen percent year on year. The twenty twenty three 248 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: Women's World Cup was a huge driver for these numbers. 249 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:32,319 Speaker 1: Fifteen point six million people watched the World Cup who 250 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: didn't watch women's sport before the tournament. 251 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 4: That's massive ism, isn't it. 252 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. 253 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 1: Forty three percent of those new viewers went on to 254 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:43,079 Speaker 1: watch more women's sport after the tournament, with thirty three 255 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: percent watching the WSL, twelve percent tuning in for Golf's 256 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: Solemn Cup, and nine percent enjoying crickets the one hundred. 257 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 3: Oh wait, Chloe, are you telling me that if you 258 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 3: really promote something, put it on free to air, make 259 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 3: a buzz about it, and people watch it, they might 260 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 3: keep watching women's sport. 261 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:01,959 Speaker 2: Would you believe it? 262 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 4: That's shocking, That is shocking to. 263 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 2: Me, heard here first. 264 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: Attendances also continued to grow, with two point six million 265 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: people attending a women's sport event in twenty twenty three 266 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: compared to two point one million in twenty twenty two. 267 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 1: That's huge amount of growth to half a mil according 268 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: to additional data provided by two Circles. 269 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 3: So good, those numbers are great, and it, you know, 270 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 3: sarcasm aside. It is really important that you take these 271 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 3: kind of marquee events like we've got the Olympics coming up. 272 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 3: But obviously the World Cup was a perfect example, especially 273 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 3: in somewhere like Great Britain in the UK, live and 274 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 3: breath football. The Lioness's obviously. 275 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 4: Did very well. 276 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 3: It was I'm sure very well advertised over there on 277 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 3: free tooware and forty three percent of those new viewers 278 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 3: I went fucking other viewers. Those new viewers went on 279 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 3: to watch more women's sport after the tournament. 280 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 1: Because they got a taste for it and they enjoyed it. 281 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I often wonder like how much of that 282 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 3: is also relates to getting to know the players. It's 283 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 3: so important to have a relationship with the team, with 284 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 3: individuals and things like that. I just think it's so 285 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 3: key we can't lose sight of the fact that we 286 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 3: need to put these athletes to. 287 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 4: The forefront more often. 288 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 289 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 3: In Athleticsmima Montag brought broke her own national twenty kilometer 290 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 3: walk record at the Australian twenty kilometer race Walking Championships 291 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 3: in Adelaide on Sunday. She took seven seconds off her 292 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 3: previous best time, stopping the clock at one hour, twenty 293 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 3: seven minutes and nine seconds. Montag finished six at the 294 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 3: Tokyo Olympics and is in exceptional form heading into Paris, 295 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 3: making her a genuine medal chance at this year's Games. 296 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 3: The victory was her sixth consecutive Australian twenty kilometer racewalk 297 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 3: title and the field included Olympic silver medalist Arena Arenas 298 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 3: from Columbia and four time world champ Louis Hong from China. 299 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 3: After the win, Montag said, I really did have to 300 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 3: lift today. The two women behind me were silver and 301 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 3: bronze in Tokyo, so it was a great opportunity. It's 302 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 3: not just national championships anymore. It's a silver label, high 303 00:14:59,040 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 3: quality meet. 304 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 2: Let's take a look at the key story. 305 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: Last week, I had the chance to catch up with 306 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: Heather Harmon Michael, who did one of the best posts 307 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: we've seen Bears. As we said in the intro, it 308 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: was just an amazing way to clap back at a 309 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: ridiculous internet troll. 310 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 2: So I hope you enjoy this chat. 311 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: Heather, thank you so much for joining us. I'm so 312 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 1: keen to chat to you about this incredible video that 313 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: you made. It's one of the best clapbacks I Reckon 314 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: I've seen. Can you tell us a bit about your 315 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: motivation to create this video? 316 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 6: For sure? 317 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean it very much, very clearly struck a 318 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 5: nerve with me. 319 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 6: I think as a female myself who has grown up 320 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 6: in sport, I think you know, anybody in that position 321 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 6: has had their fair share of comments or you know, 322 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 6: anything that you do as a female athlete is sure 323 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 6: it's impressive, but you're playing against girls, or you're a 324 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 6: girl yourself, and it's just never as good as, or 325 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 6: never on the same level as if male athletes are 326 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 6: doing that. So it's something that I of course care 327 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 6: about deeply about passionately sports and women in sports specifically. 328 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 6: So anytime I see really anybody, but especially a man, 329 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 6: coming on the internet and talking about a female athlete 330 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 6: and really degrading any of the work that they've done, 331 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 6: especially an athlete on the level of Caitlyn Clark, it. 332 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 5: Just really strikes the nerve with me. So I had 333 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 5: time that day and I. 334 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 6: Thought, you know what, this is a perfect opportunity to just, 335 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 6: you know, make the record really clear and just kind 336 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 6: of be a voice in some you know, small capacity, 337 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 6: but a voice for female athletes everywhere. 338 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: It's really interesting you touched on the fact that it 339 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: is Caitlyn Clark, who is one of the best shooters 340 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: the game will ever see. There's this assumption that so 341 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: many of these men hold that even if they have 342 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: played at a three tier, four tier lower level than 343 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 1: someone like Caitlyn Clark that regardless, they could be better 344 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 1: than her. 345 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,479 Speaker 5: And that's like my whole thing. It's like, what does 346 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 5: that do for you? 347 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 6: Like, even if that were true, Okay, we like this 348 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 6: hypothetical situation, even if you could hypothetically be a better 349 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:23,159 Speaker 6: shooter than Kaitlyn Clark, or you could dog walk Caitlyn Clark, Like, 350 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 6: what does that do for you? 351 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 5: Like? 352 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:29,360 Speaker 6: That's my whole thing, you know, is just why can 353 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 6: women not be great without you feeling the need to 354 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 6: insert yourselves in the conversation or they always feel the 355 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 6: need to, Well, she's shooting with the women's ball. 356 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 5: Do you know how ratios work? Like, yeah, that's a 357 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 5: very normal thing to do, you know. 358 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:50,160 Speaker 6: And so that's just my whole thing is like women 359 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,880 Speaker 6: can be great at things and men can be great 360 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 6: at things, and why do those things ever have to 361 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:59,120 Speaker 6: be in comparison with each other? And my whole thing 362 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 6: is just if does if somebody see if you're seeing 363 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 6: somebody else succeed, whether they're male or female or whatever, 364 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 6: and you have some deep hatred within your heart for 365 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 6: that person, just I internalize that, you know, like other 366 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 6: people can take up space and can be good at things, 367 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 6: and that doesn't have to take away anything from you. 368 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 6: There's enough space for all of us, especially in athletics, 369 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:26,120 Speaker 6: and as somebody who claims to be a sports fan, 370 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 6: why can you not see greatness and recognize greatness. 371 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 1: I'm living for this chat. We always talk about like 372 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,119 Speaker 1: little phrases that we want to put on T shirts. 373 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,160 Speaker 1: You were just like pulling them out, left, right, and center. 374 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: One of the things I loved, well, one of many 375 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 1: of the things I loved about your video is that 376 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: you came with this approach of not just like talking 377 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,719 Speaker 1: shit about him as a person, in his skills as 378 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 1: a basketball You are very deliberate in the fact that 379 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 1: you were saying. I recognize that you yourself are a 380 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 1: very talented player, but I'm challenging to say that you 381 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: have approached this situation. What has the feedback been like 382 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: and how is it been received on socials? 383 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's it's so funny, and we were chatting a 384 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,400 Speaker 6: little bit about this before we hit record. 385 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 5: But it's funny. They're different reactions on different channels. 386 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 6: Of course, I stitched his video on TikTok, so his 387 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 6: fans and his people did make their way to my video. 388 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:18,400 Speaker 5: For sure. 389 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 6: I always yes, always and it's so funny because they're 390 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 6: commenting like, oh, you're mad, I'm like, no, obviously I'm mad, 391 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:27,920 Speaker 6: Like that's why I recorded the video. 392 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:32,159 Speaker 5: That's not a secret you can tell, you know. But 393 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 5: on Instagram it was much better received. 394 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 6: And yeah, I mean, I don't I don't make a 395 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 6: habit out of like getting on the Internet and calling 396 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 6: people out and like, that's not really who I am 397 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 6: and that's not who I want to be. But it 398 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 6: was just such a perfect opportunity to see, like or 399 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 6: to use that as an example of this is like 400 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 6: two things can be true, and I did that in 401 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:59,439 Speaker 6: my video very strategically. I looked him up. I can 402 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 6: see he's good at basketball. Awesome, I'm good at basketball. 403 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:06,400 Speaker 6: You're good at basketball. Caitlyn Clark is really good at basketball. 404 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 6: But that's fine, you know, And so I did try 405 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 6: to make it a point to just present the facts 406 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,640 Speaker 6: as I saw them, and you know, not degrading him 407 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 6: as a person or anything. Although I did make a 408 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 6: joke about him being five six, I will obviously, I 409 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 6: will admit to that, but yeah, it's just you know, 410 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 6: my whole intent of that was to just really honestly 411 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 6: just spoon feeding empathy to him. Of like, Caitlyn Clark 412 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 6: will never hear you, Okay, she'll never hear that you 413 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 6: think that you can dog walk her in basketball, and 414 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 6: even if she could, whatever, But your mom can hear you, 415 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 6: your sister can hear you. So the whole thing for 416 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:51,719 Speaker 6: me was just Caitlyn Clark will never hear your comments. 417 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 6: She'll never hear that you think that you're better than her. 418 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 6: She'll never hear that you could dog walk her in 419 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 6: a game of basketball. But your mom will, your sister will, 420 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 6: your daughter will. Any woman in your life who cares 421 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 6: about you and who you care about, she hears you. 422 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 6: And when she hears you say those things about women, 423 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,199 Speaker 6: whether you know them or not, that tells her something. 424 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 6: And we internalize that and we hear those things and 425 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 6: we think, you know what, You're right, Maybe I'm not 426 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 6: that good or you know, I'm a girl, so it 427 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 6: doesn't matter how good I am anyway, And I just 428 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 6: wonder you know how harmful that is for the women 429 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 6: in your life who do hear you say those things. 430 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,400 Speaker 5: Caitlin Clark never will, so maybe just give it a rest. 431 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,239 Speaker 2: Have you had a response from him at all? 432 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 6: Yes, Oh, for sure, we've gone back and forth a 433 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 6: couple of times, so honestly, I realize now and just 434 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 6: through scrolling through more of his videos and just that 435 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 6: type of content, and it really is if you're you know, 436 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 6: any amount, if you've ever taken a media literacy class, 437 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 6: you can see what's happening right now, and it's this 438 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:02,399 Speaker 6: trend of rage baiting, and in a way, shame on 439 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 6: me for falling into it, you know, and kind of 440 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 6: giving him what he wanted. 441 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 5: He got, the views he got, you know, the comments, in. 442 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 6: The engagement, and truly, the more I scroll through some 443 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 6: of his videos and just videos like it are I 444 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 6: don't know that you actually believe some of the things 445 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 6: that you say, but you get a response out of 446 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:24,640 Speaker 6: people like me who do care deeply about these kinds 447 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 6: of things, and it's a win win for you because 448 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 6: you get more attention from people who do think like you, 449 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 6: and then you get engagement for the ones who don't, 450 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 6: and you know, for some reason they enjoy that. 451 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 5: So shame on me a little bit. 452 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 6: But I mean, I stand by everything that I said, 453 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 6: and again it is something that I care deeply about, 454 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 6: as you know, a woman in sports, so I don't 455 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 6: regret posting it for sure, but now in retrospect I 456 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 6: can see that I kind of fell into the rage 457 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:56,359 Speaker 6: baiting a little bit. 458 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: I just want to say a massive thank you to 459 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 1: you because as a fan female athlete myself and someone 460 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: who runs the female athlete page on Instagram, and the 461 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 1: comments that we get sometimes feel so overwhelming, and I 462 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: wish I had the energy and the time to pull 463 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 1: together something as eloquent as what you did. And I 464 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: think for me it felt super empowering, and for so 465 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 1: many of our followers they felt the same because the 466 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,399 Speaker 1: way that you approached it was just perfect. So massive 467 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: thank you for that, and it did really empower a 468 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:26,640 Speaker 1: lot of women. 469 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 5: So thank you. Well. 470 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 6: I appreciate that, and I mean I appreciate everything that 471 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 6: you do, you know, for women in sport. And again, 472 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 6: like I just think, especially you know, in American culture 473 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 6: right now, there are so many female athletes that are 474 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,160 Speaker 6: just changing things in American culture, and I know that's 475 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 6: the same in Australia and worldwide. I do think, you know, 476 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 6: sports as a metaphor for life and it really transcends 477 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 6: the court or the field or you know whatever, and 478 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 6: so you know, these conversations are kind of microcosms of 479 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 6: the greater culture around us, and that's ultimately why I 480 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 6: do think they're important to have and certainly why you 481 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 6: know companies and brands that support these conversations and you 482 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 6: know exactly the things that you're doing with your podcast 483 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 6: and with your social platforms'. 484 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 5: Is just creating that space and it's so important. 485 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 6: And yeah, I mean I'm just a very very very 486 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 6: small piece of it, but I definitely appreciate, you know, 487 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 6: getting to chat with you and just even you guys 488 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,879 Speaker 6: sharing that video filled my heart a little bit, so 489 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 6: I appreciate it. 490 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 1: That is awesome to hear, and thank you so much 491 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 1: for your kind words and for your time. I've absolutely 492 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 1: love chatting with you today. Thanks so much again, Heather. 493 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:38,440 Speaker 5: Of course you as well. 494 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 6: Thank you. 495 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 2: Let's take a look at what to watch. 496 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: The World Aquatics Championships continue with the action shifting to 497 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,119 Speaker 1: the pool for the swimmers this week. All events a 498 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 1: live and free on nine Now. 499 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 3: Australia b South Africa cricket series wraps up this week 500 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 3: with the Test match in Perth. Day one is this Thursday, 501 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:59,439 Speaker 3: and the Protis need a win to draw the series. 502 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:01,639 Speaker 3: If you're in wa make sure you get to the 503 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 3: Whacker Great Ground cheer the Aussies on if you're not. 504 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 4: All the action will be live on the seven Network 505 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 4: KO on Fox Cricket. 506 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 1: In basketball, there are only two rounds left in the 507 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:12,400 Speaker 1: WNBL before the finals. 508 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 2: Wow. 509 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 1: This Sunday be part of a WNBL history making moment 510 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: when the Sydney Flames hosts the south Side Flyers and 511 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: celebrate Lauren Jackson while looking to break the record for 512 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 1: the largest WNBL crowd. Get amongst it, wear a t 513 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: fat T shirt and we'll see there to watch the 514 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 1: game and cheer on. Get down to Kudos Bank Arena 515 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 1: for a two forty five pm tip off. This Thursday, 516 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 1: We've got an athlete interview dropping. When we do surveys 517 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: and things on us, Spotify, podcast, epps and sometimes on 518 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,440 Speaker 1: our socials as well. What of the feedback we get 519 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 1: is that people want to hear more athlete interviews, and 520 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 1: admittedly sometimes when I'm in footy season it's hard to 521 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 1: get that done. We hear your feedback and we're making 522 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,919 Speaker 1: it happen more and more this year. So this Thursday, 523 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: we've got an episode dropping with Amanda Hardy, who played 524 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: badminton for Australia of our most successful badminton players ever. 525 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:04,880 Speaker 1: She was awesome. She was like an icon when she'd 526 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: go over and play in China. It was an amazing episode. 527 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 1: She's got some incredible stories to share about her time 528 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 1: and how she balanced her career in the Victorian Police 529 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: as well. So make sure you check that one out 530 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:16,360 Speaker 1: dropping Thursday morning, six am this week. 531 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 2: That's the wrap. 532 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 4: That is the rap. Happy Tuesday for all of you listening. 533 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 5: Yeah that one. 534 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 2: See you next week.