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Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning

Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning

By: Sasha Graham
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Sports Will Save Us All is a weekly sports podcast where sports are just the beginning. Rooted in host Sasha Graham's genuine curiosity about people and what makes them tick, Sports Will Save Us All is known for conversations that go beyond the expected. Sasha's tireless research allows her to surprise guests with questions they've never been asked, uncover stories listeners haven't heard before, and create space for honesty, laughter, and insight. The result is a sports podcast that feels intimate, surprising, and deeply relatable. Sports Will Save Us All is a deeply human sports podcast that explores the stories that live beneath the highlights—what drives people, what shapes them, and what connects us all. Through thoughtful, well-researched conversations with athletes, coaches, and change-makers, Sasha digs into family, friendship, identity, pain, humor, adversity, and the choices that define who we become—whether we're competing at the highest level or watching from the couch. From women in sports and the rise of girls' athletics, to adaptive and disability sports, mental health, addiction, resilience, leadership, and life after competition, the show explores how sports shape us—on and off the field. These are stories of perseverance and vulnerability, of failure and growth, of community and connection. Whether you love sports, are curious about human potential, or simply enjoy great storytelling, this podcast is for you. ABOUT
 Sports Will Save Us All is a human-interest sports podcast based in Arizona and hosted by Sasha Graham. Welcome to the Sports Fam. To be a guest:
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Website: www.SportsWillSaveUsAll.com Popular Topics Include:
• Sports & Mental Health • Resilience, Identity & Personal Growth Through Sport • Disability, Adaptive & Inclusive Sports • Women's Sports & the Rise of Girls' Athletics • Paralympic & Olympic Stories • Behind the Scenes with Professional & Elite Athletes • Sports Psychology, Mindset & Performance • Life After High-Level Competition & Athletic Transitions • Aging, Longevity & Older Athletes • Endurance Sports & Extreme Challenges • Injury, Recovery & Comebacks©2022 Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • LIVE from Dick's House of Sport: Pretty Precise Step Team & Why Youth Sports Matter
    Feb 3 2026

    Sports Will Save Us All goes LIVE from Dick's House of Sport in Glendale, Arizona for a powerful, joy-filled community celebration with the Pretty Precise Step Team—and the voices of the kids who remind us why sports matter in the first place.

    Host Sasha Graham is on location for a special event honoring Pretty Precise's five-year anniversary, including a $5,000 grant from the Dick's Sporting Goods Sports Matter Foundation to support their mission of empowering young girls through step, discipline, sisterhood, and confidence.

    In this episode, you'll hear from:

    • Leaders at Dick's House of Sport on their vision for community, access, and youth athletics

    • A Pretty Precise board member on creating safe spaces, scholarships, and long-term legacy

    • A Mother and daughter sharing how step transformed confidence, identity, and mindset

    • Kids ages 6–13 talking football, soccer, nerves before games, hype songs, confidence, friendship, and Super Bowl dreams

    From step performances and pickup games on the field to honest conversations about growth, discipline, joy, and belonging—this episode captures what happens when sports become a gathering place, not just a game.

    💕You can find Pretty Precise Step Team online at PrettySteppin.org.

    🎥 Watch the full video episode and sizzle reel on YouTube: @Sports Will Save Us All
    📸 See clips and photos on Instagram: @sportswillsaveusall

    If you've ever wondered how sports shape confidence, community, leadership, and lifelong lessons—this episode is proof.

    About Sports Will Save Us All podcast

    Sports Will Save Us All is an inspirational sports podcast hosted by Sasha Graham, featuring powerful conversations with athletes, coaches, and changemakers about how sports shape mental health, resilience, leadership, and personal growth. Through real-life stories of women in sports, inclusive and adaptive athletics, and athletes overcoming adversity, the show explores how sports change lives—on and off the field.

    On Instagram @SportsWillSaveUsAll

    Online at www.SportsWillSaveUsAll.com

    To be a guest: Contact us on Podmatch or Via email at SportsWillSaveUsAll@gmail.com

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    43 mins
  • Sled Head : Former Team USA Bobsledder on Hidden Brain Injuries, CTE, and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy | William Person
    Jan 27 2026

    When we watch Olympic bobsledding, it looks fast, thrilling—and smooth.
    But for the athletes inside the sled, it's anything but.

    As the Winter Olympics approach, host Sasha Graham sits down with William Person, a former Team USA bobsledder who competed for nine seasons after an elite career in track and field. What followed his retirement was a decade-long descent into confusion, memory loss, migraines, emotional darkness, and symptoms that no one—doctors included—could explain.

    In this powerful and eye-opening conversation, William shares what many athletes are only now beginning to understand: bobsledders experience repeated micro-concussions and extreme G-forces—sometimes exceeding 80Gs—on every run, even without crashing. The result? A condition known as "sled head," mounting brain trauma, and symptoms strikingly similar to CTE.

    William opens up about:

    • The hidden neurological dangers of Olympic bobsledding
    • Why micro-concussions may be more dangerous than major crashes
    • Losing teammates to suicide and living through undiagnosed brain injury
    • The moment a New York Times investigation finally gave his suffering a name
    • How hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) dramatically reduced his symptoms—and may offer hope to others

    This episode goes beyond sport. It's about what happens when we celebrate athletes without protecting their brains, why loved ones often recognize CTE symptoms before doctors do, and how advocacy, awareness, and emerging therapies could save lives.

    If you care about athlete health, concussion awareness, mental health in sports, or the true cost of Olympic glory—this is an episode you need to hear.

    About William Person

    GoFundMe:

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/cte-recovery-for-athletes-and-military

    Instagram : @WillP1234567

    About Sports Will Save Us All podcast

    Sports Will Save Us All is an inspirational sports podcast hosted by Sasha Graham, featuring powerful conversations with athletes, coaches, and changemakers about how sports shape mental health, resilience, leadership, and personal growth. Through real-life stories of women in sports, inclusive and adaptive athletics, and athletes overcoming adversity, the show explores how sports change lives—on and off the field.

    On Instagram @SportsWillSaveUsAll

    Online at www.SportsWillSaveUsAll.com

    To be a guest: Contact us on Podmatch or Via email at SportsWillSaveUsAll@gmail.com

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    37 mins
  • A Very Special 10-Minute Take with Pretty Precise Step Team Board Member, Adrian Trice
    Jan 23 2026

    In anticipation of tomorrow's big event at Dick's House of Sport in Glendale, please enjoy my conversation with Pretty Precise Step Team Board Member, Adrian Trice.

    You're Invited!

    Saturday, January 24, 2026

    Noon-4pm

    Dick's House of Sport in Glendale, Arizona

    Outside on the Turf Field

    **DJ, Games, Food Trucks, and a performance by Pretty Precise Step Team!

    About Sports Will Save Us All podcast

    Sports Will Save Us All is an inspirational sports podcast hosted by Sasha Graham, featuring powerful conversations with athletes, coaches, and changemakers about how sports shape mental health, resilience, leadership, and personal growth. Through real-life stories of women in sports, inclusive and adaptive athletics, and athletes overcoming adversity, the show explores how sports change lives—on and off the field.

    On Instagram @SportsWillSaveUsAll

    Online at www.SportsWillSaveUsAll.com

    To be a guest: Contact us on Podmatch or Via email at SportsWillSaveUsAll@gmail.com

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    9 mins
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