Best Marena Podcasts (2024)

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Prep For Paris: Tiffany Ho and Jamieson Leeson 13:12

2M ago13:12

13:12

HER WAY continues its preview of the Olympics and Paralympics by catching up with athletes from two of the more niche sports. First up it's Badminton representative Tiffany Ho, who will carry Australia's hopes as the only singles participant. Tiff chats about balancing her job as a nurse with preparing for Paris, and how injury before the Tokyo gam…

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Solo Episode: 100 Episodes! 24:58

2M ago24:58

24:58

Send me a Text Message! This is it! My 100th episode and having y'all as my audience for four years now! I can't thank y'all enough for being there with me, during the evolution of my podcast AND me! And that's the recap I do for this episode, sort of taking a trip down memory lane about how all this started, how my segments developed, and a look b…

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Keesja Gofers 7:24

2M ago7:24

7:24

Having represented the Aussie Stingers Water Polo team at two Olympics, Keesja Gofers took time away to have her first child, daughter Teleri, in 2023. Just a few months later, Keesja set her sights on returning for a third Olympics in Paris. She achieved her goal, and HER WAY caught up with Keesja at the Olympic team announcement to ask about how …

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Beach Handball: Sally Potocki and Jemima Harbort 17:57

2M ago17:57

17:57

Beach Handball is relatively new compared to its indoor cousin, but is one of the most dynamic sports going around. On the eve of the 2024 World Champs in China, HER WAY chats exclusively to Sally Potocki and Jemima Harbort, the co-captains of the Australian team. They share about their different journeys to discover the sport, the struggle for exp…

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Solo Episode: The Heart of a Traveler 19:35

2M ago19:35

19:35

Send me a Text Message! Summer has begun! And you know that means so many of us will be traveling on vacation! Heck, I just came back from Japan! And the experience got me thinking about how we can make travel more than just a chance to unwind. It can also be a chance for us to learn from different cultures and break a lot of preconceived notions. …

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Prep For Paris: Marissa Williamson-Pohlman 9:15

3M ago9:15

9:15

Marissa Williams-Pohlman will make history in Paris, where she'll become the first female Indigenous Australian Olympic boxer - it's a significant achievement, given that men have made boxing the most represented sport at the Olympics by Indigenous people. In this chat, I ask Marissa about how she reacted to qualifying for the team, how the trainin…

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Prep for Paris: Marena Whittle 17:06

3M ago17:06

17:06

The Gangurrus, Australia's 3X3 Basketball side, have qualified for an Olympics for the first time in Paris. I checked in with one of the team's stars Marena Whittle, to ask about the feeling of winning the qualifying tournament, learn a bit more about 3X3 basketball, and what it's like playing alongside your fiance. Recorded May, 2024 Cover Photo; …

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Solo Episode: Checking our Bias in Activism 15:11

3M ago15:11

15:11

Send me a Text Message! When doing the work of activism for a cause, it sometimes happens that we experience tunnel vision; assuming that it is the only thing that is important. That is what sort of happened to me, I lost sight for a bit of the bigger picture. Ever since October 7th, the World at large has been raising its voice for a free Palestin…

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Jenny Nguyen - The Sports Bra 24:08

3M ago24:08

24:08

Frustrated at the lack of venues showing live women's sport, Jenny Nguyen decided to open her own. In 2022 'The Sports Bra' opened for business in Portland, Oregon and became an instant success. Not only did it become a home for watching women's sports, but Jenny and the venue have become part of a wider movement for inclusiveness, equality and the…

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The Whole Muslim with Khalidah Bilal: Compassion for All 35:29

3M ago35:29

35:29

Send me a Text Message! For this The Whole Muslim segment I interview one of my FAV returning guest, Khalidah Bilal, (you can watch my first interview with her on her work with domestic violence victims here) who is a licensed Life Coach and the founder of Kindred Barakah. Kindred Barakah is an initiative through which Khalidah helps provide transi…

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Piper Duck 11:18

3M ago11:18

11:18

In 2023, Piper Duck made history when she was named captain of the Australian Wallaroos rugby union team at just 22yrs old. Recently, she led the NSW Waratahs to the Super W domestic competition trophy - of which is also the youngest captain in history. In this chat Piper and I discuss the growth of women's rugby, dealing with injury setbacks, the …

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Prep for Paris: Episode 2 15:12

4M ago15:12

15:12

Mariafe Artacho del Solar, Tilly Kearns, Michelle Heyman, Georgia Godwin and Australian Team Chef de Mission Anna Meares talk about their hopes for 2024 and the Paris Olympics , plus more, at the 100 Days to go event in Sydney. Recorded April, 2024By abbieherway@gmail.com

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The Whole Muslim with Marena Riyad: Comedy and Resistance 26:40

4M ago26:40

26:40

Send me a Text Message! You might think that a henna studio and a comedy stage can't ever come together, but my guest this week, Marena Riyad, would prove you wrong! I talk to Marena, who founded the Haus of Henna AND Kufiya Comedy right here in the DFW Metro area and we discuss how she came into such unusual professions to begin. I explore her pas…

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Solo Episode: 100 Good Things 13:58

4M ago13:58

13:58

Send me a Text Message! The world is topsy turvy and we gotta do what we can to make it right! That's why as a part of my 4 year and 100 episodes celebration, I will be creating a video series called "100 Good Things", in an effort to bring a sense of hope to the ongoing effort to bring collective liberation to all those who are oppressed. Find det…

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Gift of the Gab with Tai: Healing and Collective Liberation 51:38

4M ago51:38

51:38

Send me a Text Message! In this Gift of the Gab, I discuss collective liberation with my guest, Tai, a Sudanese-Canadian activist, writer and the founder of, The Red Ma'at Collective. She opens up about how her past as an asylum seeker really shaped her journey to heal her trauma through the practice of yoga. And how that led her to create circles …

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Prep for Paris 10:11

5M ago10:11

10:11

HER WAY catches up with 5 big names from the track and pool - Torrie Lewis, Eleanor Patterson, Lani Pallister, Jas Greenwood and Paige LeonhardtBy abbieherway@gmail.com

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Netball Team Girls Cup 2024 11:40

5M ago11:40

11:40

HER WAY chats to 5 of netball's biggest names, all who are facing new challenges in the 2024 Super Netball season. Liz Watson (Lightning), Kelsey Browne (Fever) and Sophie Garbin (Vixens) are all at new teams, while Jamie-Lee Price (Giants) takes on co-captaincy. Meanwhile Shamera Sterling-Humphrey (Thunderbirds) approaches the season as reigning P…

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Southside Flyers WNBL Champs 2023-24 6:54

5M ago6:54

6:54

Hear from members of WNBL champions straight after their grand final win, in order: Captain Bec Cole, legendary Lauren Jackson, Finals MVP Mercedes Russell, young star Nyadiew Puoch and vice captain Maddy Rocci. Recorded March 15, 2024By abbieherway@gmail.com

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The Whole Muslim with Omar Khawaja: Faith and Story-Telling 39:26

5M ago39:26

39:26

Send me a Text Message! When life presents to you your favorite Muslim children's story-book author, you gotta interview him! In this episode I interview the renowned creator of the "Ilyas and Duck" children's story books, Omar Khawaja and it was an absolute pleasure being able to find out how this dynamic boy and duck duo came into being, and why …

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Gift of the Gab with Leila Hegazy: Singing in Protest 29:50

6M ago29:50

29:50

Send me a Text Message! The very first Gift of the Gab of the season and I could not be more honored than to have my first guest on, singer-songwriter, Leila Hegazy! Her protest cover-versions of popular songs are a hit, and a ray of light in a social-media scape that still seems to be denying what is happening in Palestine. We deep dive into how s…

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WNBL Awards Interviews 2024 15:19

6M ago15:19

15:19

A thrilling WNBL basketball regular season went down to the final game to determine the top four teams and the positions. The final result was only known just minutes before the players started arriving on the orange carpet for the league’s Awards Night, and HER WAY was there to get the player reactions, plus reflect on the season and chat to some …

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The Whole Muslim with Sarah Albassri: Life and Martial Arts 35:51

6M ago35:51

35:51

Send me a Text Message! Opening this season with a bang with a guest I've been wanting have on for FOREVER! In the very first episode of 'The Whole Muslim' for this season, I feature, Sarah Albassri or "Instructor Sarah" as she is known on social media. Sarah is a 3rd year Ph.D student, but her claim to fame online is for being a Tae Kwando instruc…

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Solo Episode: 4 Years! (To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate?) 11:57

7M ago11:57

11:57

Send me a Text Message! Your favorite podcaster is BACK! And I am 4 years and 9 seasons in (please, don't ask me the math, I'm just making this up as I go :D) But I have been in a bit of an emotional rut, I had really looked forward to celebrating my 4 years and upcoming 100 episode. But with how the situation is in Palestine, I cannot bring myself…

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Gift of the Gab with Clarke Jones: A Journey of Faith and the Power of Social Media 41:49

8M ago41:49

41:49

Send me a Text Message! ***TRIGGER WARNING*** This episode discusses sexual assault In this episode, I talk to content creator and a recent convert to Islam, Clarke Jones. We trace her tumultuous Faith journey, and how she came to Islam, a few short weeks after October 7th, and the beginning of the relentless Israeli aggression against Palestinians…

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Sally Fitzgibbons 12:42

8M ago12:42

12:42

Sally Fitzgibbons was a gun junior sportsperson, winning gold at the Youth Olympics, as well as excelling in football and touch footy, but she focussed on surfing - and the rest is history. From the NSW South Coast, the 3 x World Surfing Games champion and former World Number One talks about the role the beach plays in her life, and how her positiv…

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Gift of the Gab with Dr. Uzma Jafri: Discussing How to Protest Safely 33:14

8M ago33:14

33:14

Send me a Text Message! In this episode, I talk to fellow podcaster from the 'Mommying While Muslim' podcast, Dr. Uzma Jafri. Not only is she a Physician and co-hosts an award-winning podcast, but she is actually trained in civil protest protocols! And at this time when protesting for the rights of the people of Palestine is so important, she gives…

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Solo Episode: Genocide, Social Media and Censorship 22:16

9M ago22:16

22:16

Send me a Text Message! Having social media presence under any capacity does create its share of issues. But I never expected blatant censorship and shadow-banning would be one of them. Social media is not exactly the friendliest place for socially aware Muslims and those POC who refuse to stay silent on social justice issues. In this episode I hig…

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Champions: Layne Beachley, Lauren Jackson, Heather Garriock 11:54

9M ago11:54

11:54

Recorded live at the NSW Champions of Sport Awards 2023, HER WAY chats to three champions of Australian sport just moments after receiving awards - Former Matilda Heather Garriock was inducted into the Hall of Champions, basketball great Lauren Jackson received the rare Waratah Award, while 7 time surfing World Champion was elevated to Legend Statu…

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Leticia Bufoni 15:49

9M ago15:49

15:49

Leticia Bufoni is the most successful female athlete at the X Games in history, and has featured on Forbes' most powerful women in sport list. Not bad for someone whose dad cut their first skateboard in half because he didn't think skateboarding was for girls. Find out about Leticia's career in this chat while she was in Sydney for a Red Bull demo …

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Gift of the Gab with Dr. Rose Aslan: Discussing the Pressures of Being a Public Muslim 43:33

9M ago43:33

43:33

Send me a Text Message! In this episode I talk to, Dr. Rose Aslan, a certified Transformational Life Coach, and we talk about her time in the academic and public sphere, when she and other public Muslims became the "face" of an entire community. Especially after 9/11 and the Trump administration. How that crippling pressure of representing and coll…

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Georgia Beikoff 32:53

9M ago32:53

32:53

Georgia Beikoff took up sport when she was a child as therapy for her Cerebral Palsy diagnosis. Soon, she was identified as an emerging star in cricket and athletics, and as a teenager would become a track and field Paralympics medallist. But football was always Georgia’s true love, and just before the covid pandemic, she became one of the first at…

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Solo Episode: The Horrors of Genocide 15:57

10M ago15:57

15:57

Send me a Text Message! Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, this year will have no Halloween episode. Because we can all see that the horrors that humanity wreaks on itself are far more horrendous than any spooky story I could possibly find. This episode is my monologue on the genocide that is going on on the Palestinian people. The oppression and killing…

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Gift of the Gab with Amelia Noor Oshiro: Discussing Suicide Research Within Muslim Communities 49:36

10M ago49:36

49:36

Send me a Text Message! *Trigger Warning* Episode discusses suicide and suicidal ideation It's another heavy one folks! But I am hoping that this one helps shed some light on how difficult it can be to get suicide research data, especially in underrepresented communities. In this episode I talk to, Amelia Noor Oshiro, the Muslim suicide researcher,…

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Rosie Malone 36:54

10M ago36:54

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Rosie Malone is a member of the Australian Hockeyroos team which competed at the Tokyo Olympics, won bronze at the 2022 World Cup and silver at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. As a gifted young athlete, she excelled at multiple sports, and in this chat she reveals her decision to pursue hockey over other opportunities, dealing with low moments o…

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Solo Episode: Where do I go from Here? 13:17

11M ago13:17

13:17

Send me a Text Message! What does a podcast host do when they hit a creative block? They ask their audience of course! Y'all I'm fast approaching 100 episodes and 4 years and I'm not sure how to carry on bringing y'all the best that I can! So, please help me out! If you have ideas or subjects you want me to cover, people you'd love me to interview,…

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Gift of the Gab with Belal Elkadri: Discussing Suicide, Suicidal Ideation and Substance Abuse 1:20:08

11M ago1:20:08

1:20:08

Send me a Text Message! *TRIGGER WARNING* - Discussion of Substance Abuse and Suicide. This is a difficult discussion to have but an important one. No one wants to believe that themself or their children could be in a position where their vulnerability gets the best of them and they could end up in the depths of substance abuse and suicidal ideatio…

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The Whole Muslim with Dr. Sadaf Lodhi: Talking Sex and Breaking Taboos 37:25

12M ago37:25

37:25

Send me a Text Message! How do you get people to become more sex-positive? You pivot your medical career and train to become an intimacy coach and at the same time start a podcast to get more people aware about their sexual wellness! And that is exactly what Dr. Sadaf Lodhi did! In this episode we have a wonderful conversation about how she discove…

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The Whole Muslim with Kiran Waqar: Reproductive Health & HEART 24:10

12M ago24:10

24:10

Send me a Text Message! Information and access to reproductive health is essential for all women but there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all . That is where HEART to Grow comes in, which provides reproductive health information and workshops specifically catered to Muslims of all different backgrounds. I had the good fortune of interviewing K…

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Erin Phillips 11:05

1y ago11:05

11:05

Erin Phillips is a two time WNBA champion and World Cup basketball winner, a three time AFLW premier, and has won the AFLW’s Best and Fairest Award twice. She has also suffered an ACL injury in both knees across her legendary career. Erin joins HER WAY to chat about why this injury is so much more prevalent in female athletes, and why she’s joined …

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The Whole Muslim Featuring Slum Prophecy! 52:17

1y ago52:17

52:17

Send me a Text Message! Season 8 is here!! And because I have been in an extra mood all Summer, I decided to start it with a bang with not one, but TWO guests! This episode of "The Whole Muslim" segment features returning guest, Professor Rudolph "B-Ware" and his partner in rhyme, Chime "Chizabam" Umesi and we dive in on how they came together to f…

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Grace Gill 22:09

1y ago22:09

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From Women's A-League player pioneer, to now part of a new era in female sports broadcasting, Grace Gill has had a fascinating journey. We chat about playing with some of the current superstars of Australian sport when they were teenagers, to making the leap to becoming a commentator and being one of the voices of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. R…

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Liz Watson 27:07

1y ago27:07

27:07

Liz Watson took up netball at age 12 when her school friend invited her to play in a school team. Since then, she’s gone on to win league titles in Australia, represent her country, and in 2021 was named captain of the Australian Diamonds, leading them to Commonwealth Games gold in 2022 as well as other tournaments. Liz joins HER WAY to chat about …

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Gift of the Gab with Professor Rudolph Ware: Discussing the Impact of Colonization on BIPOC Identities 48:32

1y ago48:32

48:32

Send me a Text Message! It is the last episode of the season and what better way to end a season than with a bang! I had the great pleasure of interviewing Historian and Academic, Professor Rudolph Ware and I got to do what I love to do the most: tackle difficult subjects! And for this episode we discussed colonization and its impacts on BIPOC comm…

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Georgia Amoore 35:21

1y ago35:21

35:21

Born and raised in the Australian country town of Ballarat, Georgia Amoore took the basketball world by storm in 2022-2023, leading her college side Virginia Tech Hokies to the iconic NCAA Final Four for the first time in history. Along the way, the Hokies side broke records, while Georgia broke some individual ones as well. Georgia and I chat abou…

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Gift of the Gab!: Discussing the Impact of War on Children with Dr. Nour Akhras 24:29

1y ago24:29

24:29

Send me a Text Message! War is Hell, but we often only see it as a conflict of grown ups and overlook how it impacts the children caught in the middle of it. For this segment of "Gift of the Gab" I interview Dr. Nour Akhras, a pediatrician and who has been on a number of medical missions in war-torn areas. Her experiences there and how 9/11 impacte…

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Dolan-Warren A-League Awards 2023 14:05

1y ago14:05

14:05

HER WAY was on the black carpet and chatted to some of the biggest names in the A-League, Australia's professional football league. Hear my chats with Chloe Logarzo, Michelle Heyman, Tash Rigby, Ellie Brush, Melina Ayres, Mackenzie Hawkesby, plus Coach of the Year Mark Torcaso, Golden Glove winner Hillary Beall and Young Footballer of the Year Sara…

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Nina Curtis 21:34

1y ago21:34

21:34

An Olympic medal-winning, record breaking sailor, Nina Curtis has done just about everything in her chosen sport. And in 2024, Nina will be part of history as co-captain for the Australian crew for the inaugural Women's America's Cup. In this chat, recorded live in front of an audience at a Trailblazers Women In Sport Business event in Sydney, I as…

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Gift of The Gab: Discussing Mental Health Awareness in BIPOC Communities 39:17

1y ago39:17

39:17

Send me a Text Message! May is 'Mental Health Awareness' and there could be no better time for me to have a discussion with, Allissa Torres, the Director of Mental Health Equity at the non-profit organization, Mental Health America (MHA)! We talk about the stigma around mental health in BIPOC communities and the need to overcome taboos through educ…

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Gift of the Gab: Discussing the Importance of Minorities Being Bone Marrow Donors 22:42

1+ y ago22:42

22:42

Send me a Text Message! I welcome my guest, Saira Sufi, to take a deep dive into the discussion of how one of her twin son's diagnoses of a rare bone marrow disorder, Aplastic Anemia led her and her remaining son to become staunch advocates for bone marrow donations. Recruiting bone marrow donors of racial minorities is important, because finding b…

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Jamieson Leeson 20:47

1+ y ago20:47

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Neither being born with spinal muscular atrophy, nor growing up in a small regional town of 800 people has stopped Jamieson Leeson from achieving some amazing things in her life so far. The youngest person to represent Australia, Jamieson is a World Cup and World Championship gold medal winner in the sport of Boccia, one of only two Paralympic spor…

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