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The GIST of It

The GIST of It is a twice-weekly podcast on what’s going on in the sports world. Hosts Ellen Hyslop and Stephanie Rotz discuss current sports topics and how they intersect with pop culture and social issues, covering everything from major league season previews to calling out the sexist BS we see in sports daily. Expect a hilarious yet informative conversation with a refreshing female perspective on the world of sports.

Ep #265: Climate change and the role of sports in a global crisis

27 mins; April 27, 2023

Ep 264: Special Edition: From Started from the Bottom: How Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall Made NBA History

47 mins; April 25, 2023

Ep #263: Pros & cons of the NCAA transfer portal

26 mins; April 20, 2023

Ep #262: The WTA’s controversial return to China

23 mins; April 18, 2023

Ep #261: Sorting through the latest bullsh!t attacks on trans athletes

23 mins; April 13, 2023

Ep #260: Your guide to the NBA play-in tournament and playoffs

30 mins; April 11, 2023

Ep #259: IIHF Women’s Worlds & Masters preview

27 mins; April 06, 2023

Ep #259: IIHF Women’s Worlds & Masters preview

23 mins; April 06, 2023

Ep #258: Women’s March Madness highs & lows

36 mins; April 04, 2023

Ep #257: Your guide to women’s and men’s March Madness championship weekend

26 mins; March 30, 2023

Ep #256: Discriminatory bans on trans athletes, Lamar Jackson contract drama & MLB season preview

32 mins; March 28, 2023

Ep #255: The Madness continues & the NWSL season begins

23 mins; March 23, 2023

Ep #254: The Madness of college hoops & another NHL WTF

25 mins; March 21, 2023

Ep #253: A women’s March Madness preview

26 mins; March 16, 2023

Ep #252: A men’s March Madness preview

24 mins; March 14, 2023

Ep #251: Exposing gender inequity in under-covered sports

23 mins; March 09, 2023

Ep #250: CanWNT continues their equal pay quest & WTF quick hits

23 mins; March 07, 2023

Ep #249: Racing toward change: Canada Soccer updates & F1 season preview

29 mins; March 02, 2023

Ep #248: Out with the old: Women’s soccer labor updates & NFL Combine controversy

28 mins; February 28, 2023

Ep #247: Sports on the global stage: One year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

24 mins; February 23, 2023

Ep #246: Back to school: The legal battle that could restructure the NCAA

25 mins; February 16, 2023

Ep #245: WTF conversation hearts: CanWNT equal pay feud & New Mexico State hoops hazing

25 mins; February 14, 2023

Ep #244: A Super Bowl preview and Rihanna’s comeback

29 mins; February 09, 2023

Ep #243: Institutional failures to address abuse in sports

26 mins; February 07, 2023

Ep #242: Harvard women’s hockey abuse & Women’s World Cup sportswashing

25 mins; February 02, 2023

Ep #241: Let’s go, girls: WNBA free agency & NWSL expansion

25 mins; January 31, 2023

Ep #240: And then there were four: NFL Conference Championship preview

22 mins; January 26, 2023

Ep #239: The un-level playing field: Parenthood in sports

28 mins; January 24, 2023

Ep #238: WNBA offseason chaos & NFL Divisional Round preview

28 mins; January 19, 2023

Ep #237: Everything you need to know about the NFL playoffs, plus a UFC WTF

22 mins; January 12, 2023

Ep #236: NWSL updates, MLB WTFs and early NCAA hoops madness

23 mins; January 10, 2023

Ep #235: Damar Hamlin updates & USMNT controversy

34 mins; January 05, 2023

Ep #234: The hit list: a year in review of the biggest sports stories of 2022

30 mins; December 22, 2022

Ep #233: A footy finale: World Cup recap & what’s next

24 mins; December 20, 2022

Ep #232: NWSL investigation report & World Cup final preview

31 mins; December 15, 2022

Ep #231: A good as hell episode: Brittney Griner, the WNBA’s economics & previewing the men’s World Cup semis

29 mins; December 13, 2022

Ep #230: A footy fiesta: Canada pro women’s soccer league & World Cup quarter-finals preview

31 mins; December 08, 2022

Ep #229: Fútbol is life: World Cup knockouts & NWSL ownership updates

33 mins; December 06, 2022

Ep #228: Football lows, fútbol highs: NFL’s Deshaun Watson is back & World Cup wins

26 mins; December 01, 2022

Ep #227: Failing grades: An NCAA women’s hoops miss and a wrongful death lawsuit against Stanford

25 mins; November 29, 2022

Ep #226: FIFA’s Fyre Fest?: World Cup chaos

27 mins; November 22, 2022

Ep #225: On top of the World (Cup): Everything you need to know before kickoff

30 mins; November 17, 2022

Ep #224: A WTF doubleheader: Iowa State women’s soccer coaching abuse & D.C. sues the Washington Commanders

25 mins; November 15, 2022

Ep #223: Head-scratching decisions: Mitchell Miller & Jeff Saturday

22 mins; November 10, 2022

Ep #222: NCAA women’s basketball season preview

22 mins; November 08, 2022

Ep #221: Changing of the guards: Steve Nash firing and Commanders sale

25 mins; November 03, 2022

Ep #220: House of horrors: Another WTF roundup

20 mins; November 01, 2022

Ep #219: Trophies: World Series & NWSL Championship preview

24 mins; October 27, 2022

Ep #218: Female athletes in the fight: Wisconsin’s lack of privacy, Rekabi’s freedom & F1 representation

23 mins; October 25, 2022

Ep #217: Under fire: Iranian protests & Elnaz Rebaki, plus quick hits

23 mins; October 20, 2022

Ep #216: NBA season preview: Everything you need to know before tip-off

29 mins; October 18, 2022

Ep #215: Update mashup: W Series, hockey culture and NWSL news

30 mins; October 13, 2022

Ep #214: Times, they are a changin’: NWSL investigation update and W Series financial woes

29 mins; October 06, 2022

Ep #213: Player safety under fire: The NFL’s concussion protocol and the NWSL investigation

29 mins; October 04, 2022

Ep #212: Ball like the playoffs: Updates on MLB and NWSL standings

28 mins; September 29, 2022

Ep #211: The rumor mill strikes again: Ime Udoka’s suspension and the Spanish women’s soccer standoff

28 mins; September 27, 2022

Ep #210: Bad news/good news: Sarver’s statement, a WTF NHL contract and women’s world championships begin

26 mins; September 22, 2022

Ep #209: WTF roundup: Sarver’s paltry punishment and racism on the MLS pitch

29 mins; September 20, 2022

Ep #208: Brett Fraud: An NFL icon’s checkered history

24 mins; September 15, 2022

Ep #207: Breaking down the blockchain: NFTs and Top Shot

36 mins; September 13, 2022

Ep #206: WNBA: The final countdown

30 mins; September 08, 2022

Ep #205: 2022 NFL season preview: Everything to know before kickoff

34 mins; September 01, 2022

Ep #204: WTF Tuesday: NCAA volleyball racism & more NFL bullsh!t

27 mins; August 30, 2022

Ep #203: Tennis controversy and a jam-packed weekend primer

27 mins; August 25, 2022

Ep #202: Utah protects trans kids while the Atlanta Braves strike out

25 mins; August 23, 2022

Ep #201: Money talks: Women’s sports media rights

26 mins; August 18, 2022

Ep #200: Let the games begin: A WNBA playoffs preview

32 mins; August 16, 2022

Ep #199: Serena Williams’ retirement and parenthood in sports

31 mins; August 11, 2022

Ep #198: A WTF round of missed flights and misogyny

30 mins; August 09, 2022

Ep #197: Appeals galore: The NFL on Deshaun Watson’s suspension and the Lionesses grabbing the governmental mic

26 mins; August 04, 2022

Ep #196: The long-awaited and infuriating Deshaun Watson decision

32 mins; August 02, 2022

Ep #195: WTF Thursday: NFL chaos and LIV Golf controversy

25 mins; July 28, 2022

Ep #194: Hockey culture? Still trash: The latest on Hockey Canada

27 mins; July 26, 2022

Ep #193: Clip in: A Tour de France Femme Preview

26 mins; July 21, 2022

Ep #192: WTFs all around: ESPN’s controversial snubs and a Deshaun Watson update

29 mins; July 19, 2022

Ep #191: Teeing off: The Open and CONCACAF W semis preview

23 mins; July 14, 2022

Ep #190: We fly high: WNBA All-Star weekend recap and second half preview

26 mins; July 12, 2022

Ep #189: One up, one down: Wimbledon’s restrictive dress code and celebratory hockey news

29 mins; July 07, 2022

Ep #188: Everything you need to know about the CONCACAF W Championship & Women’s Euro

25 mins; June 30, 2022

Ep #187: Courts and sports: Roe v. Wade, Deshaun Watson and Brittney Griner

30 mins; June 28, 2022

Ep #186: It’s a celebration: The 50th anniversary of Title IX

26 mins; June 23, 2022

Ep #185: The hits keep coming: The latest on Deshaun Watson and more golf drama

26 mins; June 16, 2022

Ep #184: Anti-choice legislation and the NCAA’s response

26 mins; June 14, 2022

Ep #183: He said what now?: A deep dive into golf’s latest drama

23 mins; June 09, 2022

Ep #182: Equal pay around the world: Canada Soccer’s fight

20 mins; June 07, 2022

Ep #181: A sports buffet: French Open, WCWS and NBA Finals

22 mins; June 02, 2022

Ep #180: The PWHPA and BJK, a game-changing partnership

28 mins; May 26, 2022

Ep #179: Enough is enough: Addressing racism in sports

28 mins; May 24, 2022

Ep #178: In partnership: Nike’s 50th anniversary and their commitment to women’s sports

19 mins; May 23, 2022

Ep #177: The girls are getting paid: On the USWNT’s equal pay win

18 mins; May 19, 2022

Ep #176: Playoffs?!: An NBA and NHL postseason update

23 mins; May 17, 2022

Ep #175: The math’s not mathing: The ludicrous world of sports broadcasting contracts

23 mins; May 12, 2022

Ep #174: Fashion faux pas: How sports are failing BIPOC athletes

27 mins; May 10, 2022

Ep #173: Tip-off time: A WNBA season preview

25 mins; May 05, 2022

Ep #172: The MLB finally gets it right and a postseason sports update

27 mins; May 03, 2022

Ep #171: More problems on the pitch: The latest from the NWSL

24 mins; April 28, 2022

Ep #170: Not gouda: The NWSL’s field and scheduling problems

26 mins; April 26, 2022

Ep #169: What’s up with Wimbledon?: The sports world’s continued response to the War in Ukraine

23 mins; April 21, 2022

Ep #168: Ice, ice baby: A pro women’s hockey league update

23 mins; April 19, 2022

Ep #167: We are never getting back together: A women’s hockey update

34 mins; April 14, 2022

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