Michelle Jenneke captured the attention of the world as the "Dancing Hurdler" when a video of her energetic pre-race warm-up dance at the 2012 Junior World Championships in Barcelona became viral. However, there is much more to than just her dance moves, both on and off the track. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

ON HER MIND RENEE GRACIE BONUS | Sam Squiers continues her chat with former racing driver turned OnlyFans star Renee Gracie. In this 'On Her Mind' special Renee chats about the sexualisation of women in sport, the responsibility of social media apps to protect women and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Sam Squiers enters some unfamiliar territory as she sits down with Supercars drive turned sex worker Renee Gracie. Renee discusses competing against boys at a very young age (6:30), and what led to her meteoric rise, from go-carts to driving a Porsche on the professional racing circuit (11:15). She outlines the journey she took with Simona De Silve…

Sam Squiers chats with Rebecca Sowden about the 'Correct the Internet' campaign that is trying to fix the gendered bias that we've inadvertently caused on the World Wide Web. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

Rugby league star Julia Robinson has been a lightning rod for public opinion in her short but illustrious rugby league career so far. She sat down with Sam Squiers to explain how she found the sport quite late in life and what it's like having an army lifer for a mum (5:42)! Julia then explains how she was caught in a social media firestorm simply …

Sam Squiers welcomes tennis commentator Adam Peacock to On Her Mind to break down the age old debate about women playing three sets as opposed to five at Grand Slam tournaments, and how it relates to equal pay. They add some nuance to the debate and wonder how five sets might work in the women's game, and whether tennis fans and players would actua…

Opals star Cayla George might be the most open woman Sam Squiers has ever spoken to! No topic is off-limits and she goes into great detail on her relationship with Liz Cambage as well as the embarrassingly bad bodysuits from the last Olympics. It's a story no one has heard before! Cayla talks about leaving home and going to the AIS as a 15 year old…

Sam Squiers welcomes Alyssa Healy back, three years after she appeared on the pilot episode of On Her Game. The Aussie skipper, keeper and star batter gives some behind the scenes recollections of her record-breaking World Cup performance on home soil (4:12), including Meg Lanning's Katy Perry fan-girl moment (7:08). She fends off any talk of retir…

Alyssa Healy was the very first guest on the 'On Her Game' podcast and we've re-published this episode from 2020 to go alongside a brand new conversation Sam just had, celebrating a very busy three years. Enjoy both, as Alyssa brings her unique spin on her life on and off the cricket field. Losing her sister as a teenager gave Australian cricketer …

Sam Squiers and LiSTNR news editor Amy Goggins reveal their Top 5 moments for women in sport in 2022. And no break for Sam, she's back next week with a return appearance from her first ever guest! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

Sam Squiers welcomes in LiSTNR News editor Amy Goggins to discuss the best moments in women's sport in 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

Sam Squiers sits down with Matildas star Chloe Logarzo, who travelled an unconventional path to becoming a regular - and then a star - in the national setup. Chloe walks us through her meteoric rise, before falling prey to what she called a horrendous attitude (8:28), which cost her a spot at the 2015 World Cup and derailed her career. She then exp…

In this episode Sam Squiers sits down with Sarah Olle to discuss the AFLW's ambitious scheduling in 2022 - staging two complete seasons in one calendar year - and any knock-on effects it created. This conversation also delves into how this decision created challenges for other female leagues like the WBBL and the W-league. Could the NRLW learn from…

Karen Lunn is among a small group of women who have paved the way for Aussie women golfers in the 21st century, winning major European tour events across a 26 year career. Karen spoke to Sam Squiers about growing up in the country, and the advantages that came with that (2:10), bypassing city life in Australia and heading straight to Europe (11:37)…

We interrupt our regular transmission for an urgent discussion of the NRLW Collective Bargaining Agreement, which is being negotiated between the NRL and the Rugby League Players Association as we speak. Sam Squiers welcomes Channel 7 sports journo Katie Brown to break it all down. Schedule, sponsorship, minimum wage and pregnancy policy are all on…

Sam Squiers isn't afraid to open up and discuss taboo topics and for this episode she is joined by veteran radio journalist Amy Goggins to dig into Wimbledon's decision to finally scrap the mandatory white undergarments policy. They discuss the absurdity of the rule in the first place and then branch out to discuss the continued use of white unifor…

Ever wondered how human beings can dive more than 60 metres underwater, without an oxygen tank? Or how you can survive without breathing for six minutes or more? Free diving champion Amber Bourke will answer those questions and many more, as she discusses how she discovered this incredible sport (6:55). She goes through the incredible breathing tec…

In 1975 Australia was represented at football's Asia Cup by a pioneering and enterprising group of women. These women have never been recognised with caps and this team is not considered a 'Matildas' team. Nearly 50 years later this group is fighting to be recognised, and Sam Squiers and Selina Steele take up the cause and explain their case. See o…

With peroxide blonde hair and signature oakley sunglasses Kathy Watt took Australia by storm in the 1990s and 2000s. She’s still the only Aussie to win road cycling gold at the Olympics and in this candid interview she tells Sam Squiers how proud she was to achieve what her late father couldn’t. Kathy speaks about her early training years, in the s…

In this debut episode, Sam Squiers delves deep into the biggest issues facing women in sport. This week Sam looks into the sponsorship saga that has enveloped Netball Australia, and the steps that led to the sport losing most of the $15 million it was set to receive from Hancock Prospecting. Journalist Selina Steele has been right in the middle of …

Basketball superstar Lauren Jackson tells Sam Squiers what it was like to come back and play at a World Cup at 41 years of age, six years after retiring! (2:29). Jackson has insisted publicly that the tournament was a one-off return to international competition, but she hints at the possibility of another – for Paris 2024 (11:44). She also goes int…

Former ironwoman and world record breaker Bonnie Hancock tells Sam Squiers about sharks circling her and giant crocodiles stalking her ski paddle, on an incredible voyage circumnavigating Australia (51:12). Before she risked life and limb on that insane quest, Bonnie details her life growing up on the north coast of NSW (1:35), meteoric success in …

Commonwealth gold medallist Rochelle Gilmore tells Sam Squiers what it was like growing up with ultimate freedom to do as she pleased (2.42), and how that helped shape the athlete she became. The champion cyclist discusses getting scouted in her early teens (9:40) and moving to Europe when she was just 16, and opens up about the death of her great …

In this episode Sam Squiers hand selects five of the best stories of resilience in the face of extreme adversity. And every story is different. Jana Pittman talks about her battles with the media (1:16), Hayley Raso opens up about her horrific injury (12:35) and Casey Dellacqua discusses the body shaming that nearly derailed her career (27:49). Geo…

Kelsey-Lee Barber tells Sam Squiers what it was like winning two gold medals in two parts of the world in the space of three weeks - with Covid in between! The newly crowned World and Commonwealth Games Champion discusses her early life, coming to Australia right before the Sydney Olympics (2:03) and the moment she realised her own ambitions to be …

Karina Brown tells Sam Squiers how she came to record the hit song (1:01), 'She's got confidence', with Jess Harlen and what it's like playing a game and performing on stage at the same time! Karina also explains the impact of having so many female hero athletes bursting on to the scene as well as the NRLW's lofty aims for expansion (10:55). She al…

In Part A, outspoken NRLW star Karina Brown speaks to Sam Squiers about her life in rugby league. As a young girl she had to convince teachers to let her play with the boys (4:50), as a young woman she had to find a league that would let her tackle other women and now she's trying to make the world a more inclusive place. Karina is also a proud gay…

In this special edition NRLW star Karina Brown shares her reaction to the boycott of seven Manly Sea Eagles' players, who are protesting over a special jersey designed to promote inclusivity in society. The full episode will be available soon but we just wanted you to hear this sneak preview right away. And if you don't immediately recognise the na…

Sandy Brondello is an icon of Australian basketball. First as a player and then a successful coach, she was a key contributor to the Opals' golden era and now leads the national side as well as the New York Liberty in the WNBA. In this episode, Sandy speaks with host Sam Squiers about: Her childhood on a farm in remote North Queensland Successes an…

A routine training ride the week before her first professional Ironman changed Lauren Parker's life forever. When Lauren's tyres burst, she flew off her bike and into a guard rail at 45km/h. She was told she had 0% - 1% chance of walking again and had to learn to transition to life and sport in a wheelchair. In this episode, Lauren speaks with host…

Passionate is an understatement for how Melbourne Vixens co-captain and Diamonds player, Kate Moloney, feels about her beloved sport of netball. But passion isn't always enough, and being left off the start list for Commonwealth Games team and World Cups team was still a bitter pill for Kate to swallow. In this episode, Kate speaks with with host S…

"You should become a model". It's a comment Kaye Scott has heard more than once throughout her amateur boxing career. But Kaye proved the doubters wrong by competing in the 2014 & 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal at the 2016 Women's World Championships and moving from the amateurs to the pros this year. Kaye sits down with host Sam S…

Driving through the desert at 200km/h isn't a sport for the faint hearted. Molly Taylor swapped equestrian for rally car driving as a teenager, and since then she has become the World Champion, Australian Champion, European Ladies Champion an d British Ladies' Champion in the sport, she won the 2021 Extreme-E Championship and finished the iconic Da…

Mianne Bagger was the first transgender woman to play competitive golf in Australia. She successfully lobbied major golf tours around the world to allow transgender women to play, paving the way for herself and other trans women to compete in the sport. Mianne joins host Sam Squiers to discuss: Coming to terms with her gender as a teenager and the …

A meteoric rise to fame gave retired Hockeyroo, Anna Flanagan, even further to fall. Anna first represented Australia when she was 17 and she had 50 caps to her name by the time she competed in the London Olympics when she was only 20. But behind the scenes, Anna was battling with eating disorders and alcohol addiction. Anna joins host Sam Squiers …

Riding the professional cycling circuit through some of the most picturesque places in the world looks like a dream life. But the reality of pay inequality and being taken seriously as a female athlete has been far less glamorous for Canyon–SRAM cyclist Tiffany Cromwell. Tiffany joins host Sam Squiers to discuss: The talent ID program that got her …

Superstar of Australian swimming, Bronte Campbell, dreamed of being an Olympic champion since she was 7 years old. Bronte made the national Dolphins team when she was 17 and has retained her place for the past ten years and three Olympics. In that time, Bronte has won gold at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, World Championships and Pan Pacific Cha…

Before Tallisha Harden represented Australia in three sports, she was a self-confessed book nerd who played in the school brass band and was better at ten pin bowling than ball sports. Growing up, Tallisha suffered from chronic middle ear infections which meant she stayed on the sidelines of most sports. But she was tall, so when a teacher picked h…

When officials told Alex Blackwell that being gay created an "image problem" for her sport, she refused to hide or back down. Instead, by standing up as a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Alex has changed the game for women in sport. On the field Alex set the record for the most number of games played by an Australian woman, which was only r…

Sliding head first down an ice track at speeds of up to 140km/h is just part of the job for Winter Olympian Jackie Narracott. Over the past decade, Jackie has self-funded over $90,000 to train and compete in skeleton. The result? She just became the first Australian to win a World Cup gold medal in any sliding sport. Growing up, Jackie dreamed of b…

What does it take to compete at the Winter Olympics nine months after having a stroke? For Ski Cross athlete Sami Kennedy Sim, it took consistent hard work, determination and unwavering belief that she would regain her strength and fitness in spite of experts telling her it wasn't possible. Sami grew up learning to ski in the NSW Snowy Mountains. S…

Growing up with a cleft lip and palate has given Richmond player, Jess Hosking, the strength and resilience to not only stand up for herself but empower others on their own cleft journeys. Around 700 babies are born with clefts in Australia each year, but Jess didn't know anyone else with a cleft when she was growing up. Now Jess has become the rol…

Proving her innocence against claims she took performance enhancing drugs has been one of the toughest fights of Shayna Jack's career. But now that she's back in the pool, Shayna is ready to do whatever it takes to reach the top again. Shayna Jack is a Commonwealth Games gold medallist but in 2019, at the peak of her career, Shayna's world came cra…

How do you balance a career as a professional athlete and your own desire to become a mum? Matildas and Brisbane Roar player Katrina Gorry wanted both and now she's successfully navigating returning to sport with her newborn daughter. Katrina Gorry joined the W League as a teenager. Since then she's played for teams in Japan, Norway and the United …

Have you ever thought...maybe I'm naturally gifted at a sport but I just haven't found the right one? That's the incredible story of Olympian Sinéad Diver. Sinéad ran her first marathon in 2014 in a time that qualified her for the Beijing World Championships. Since then she has placed 5th at the New York Marathon, set the course record for the Me…

After winning gold at the Rio Olympics, Charlotte Caslick became a household name overnight. She was on the cover of Vogue (twice!), her Instagram exploded and at one point she was trending higher than Usain Bolt. Charlotte joins host Sam Squiers to discuss the ongoing battle for equality between the men's and women's sides, the disappointment of l…

As a two-time Olympian, two-time World Champion and four-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Jana Pittman dominated athletics throughout the 2000's. In 2014 Jana swapped the athletics track for the bobsleigh track to become the first Australian woman to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. But her career was also plagued with injury …

Training through injury, body shaming and delayed puberty were just some of the challenges that faced retired gymnast Stephanie Moorhouse throughout her career from the age of 4 to 18. At the height of her career, Steph would train up to 40 hours per week which saw her win a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, a bronze medal at the 2003 Worl…

President of the Richmond Football Club, Peggy O’Neal, wants support for women and girls to pursue careers in sport, on and off the field. Peggy became a Richmond Football Club member after moving to the suburb from the USA and developing a love for the sport and the Club. She’s progressed from being a member, to sitting on the Richmond board, to b…

CEO of Netball Victoria and Melbourne Vixens, Rosie King OAM wants to see the Suncorp Super Netball competition expand and provide more opportunities for elite netballers. Rosie has held leadership roles in some of Australia and New Zealand’s largest companies, but it’s Netball Victoria where she’s been able to have the greatest impact on women’s s…