Episodes

  • Riley Tejcek: From D1 Softball to Marine Corps and USA Bobsledder
    Sep 2 2025

    Julia and Sara sit down with Riley Tejcek, former D1 Softball player from George Mason University. During her college years, Riley also decided to join the Marine Corps, on top of being a student and an athlete.

    Upon graduating, she joined the Marine Corps and transitioned into Bobsledding where she is a member of the USA National Team. Listen in while we go through Riley's career and her new book!

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    55 mins
  • Dr. Kiara Scott: From D1 Basketball to Athlete Counseling Psychologist
    Aug 19 2025

    The duo is chatting this week with the newly Dr. Kiara Scott - a former D1 basketball player from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. Kiara discusses her dissertation and how she is using it to help student-athletes. We also dive into ways to move your body after graduation and the realities of winning and losing.

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    48 mins
  • Jennifer Casson: Olympic Rower, Business Co-Founder, and Realities of the Olympic Games
    Aug 5 2025

    Two-time Olympic Rower, Jennifer Casson, joins Julia and Sara to discuss her journey to the Olympics, the realities of being a professional rower, and what life and training is like in-between Olympic games. They also get into Jenny's forced transition out of rowing after the Olympics removed the lightweight duo category, how to combat burnout culture, and how she went from athlete to business owner for her startup bra company, Daylilie, launching next year.

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    56 mins
  • ABG Trailer
    Aug 1 2025

    Popping in your feed to share a trailer we created for ABG!

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    2 mins
  • Creating New Routines After Athletics
    Jul 22 2025

    This week Julia and Sara are solo! They get into the importance of routines after athletics, break down their own morning routines, and discuss how to create realistic routines that can make the transition to life after athletics a little easier.

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    44 mins
  • Ciera Howse: Former ASU Cheerleader, Football GameDay, & Dealing with Getting Cut
    Jul 8 2025

    After a break last week, Julia & Sara sit down with Ciera Howse, former Arizona State Spirit Squad Cheerleader. Fresh off of graduating in May, Ciera touches on the struggles of getting cut her senior year, what motivated her to keep moving forward, and tips for current student-athletes.

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    38 mins
  • Cali (Jankowski) Marrocco, D1 tennis player: Navigating Severe Injury and Body Image
    Jun 17 2025

    Former D1 tennis player and Arizona State University alum, Cali (Jankowski) Marrocco, joins Julia and Sara this week on the pod. They discuss the mental and physical challenges of being sidelined as Cali recounts her almost career ending injury the first semester of freshman year as the #2 recruit in the country. They also discuss body image challenges and the perspective Cali gained from her college tennis experience that helped her thrive in her next stage of life post-sport.

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    40 mins
  • Bri Nunley & Vivian Wilson (ASU): NIL, Roster Cuts, and House v NCAA
    Jun 3 2025

    Julia and Sara sit down with two Arizona State University athletes to discuss what it’s like being a college athlete in the age of NIL, as well as their views on the current House v. NCAA settlement case that may reshape college athletics.

    Bri, a soccer player entering her senior year, and Vivian, a swimmer who medically retired this past year, discuss how roster cuts have impacted student-athletes at ASU, ways they’ve maximized NIL opportunities while in college, and how they’ve each prepared for life beyond the game.

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    56 mins