That's What She Said With Sarah Spain

Sarah - aka The Commish - welcomes recurring guests from the "Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz" and the "Le Batard And Friends" podcast network to share their favorite stories and memories of Dan, Stu and the Shipping Container as the guys get ready to leave ESPN. 

Sarah listens and reacts to an array of sports media personalities who air their grievances. Plus, Sarah highlights some heartwarming stories from 2020 and then sums up the year in sports that was- with a poem- just because.

Sarah talks to activist and author Virgie Tovar about body image, fat positivity, her TEDx Talk titled Lose Hate Not Weight, the dangers of diet culture, and the myriad ways in which overweight people are discriminated against.

Sarah talks to Grant Wahl and Celine Gounder about how they met at Princeton, how Celine's work as an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist took them all over the world, Grant's exit from Sports Illustrated, Celine's memorable interview on The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, and Celine's role on the Biden-Harris transition team.

Sarah talks to actor Dule Hill about a terrifying moment during his national TV debut, being forced to choose between a college course and a show business opportunity, what he learned working on The West Wing, the almost instant chemistry he had with James Roday Rodriguez on Psych, and what it was like being on Suits at the end of the Meghan Markle era.

Sarah talks to ESPN's Jen Lada about the no commercials rule at her house growing up, her inauspicious start at ESPN, why she enjoys feature reporting and the difficulty of doing it in 2020, her openness about her late term miscarriage, and her new stint in morning radio.

Sarah's conversation from March with Kim Ng, who was recently named as the general manager of the Miami Marlins, making her Major League Baseball's first female GM. She is also believed to be the first woman hired as a GM by any major professional men's team in North American sports.

Sarah talks to ESPN NBA Reporter Malika Andrews about dealing with depression and anxiety as a teenager, target skills, how she fell in love with journalism in college, her internship at the New York Times, and the nerves during her first SportsCenter hit. Plus, a bubble speed round and a wild story about her first week living in Chicago.

Sarah talks about mental health in sports with NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan, US Olympic medal winning figure skater Gracie Gold, and professional long distance runner Molly Seidel. They discuss when they came to grips with their struggles, what their low points were, why sweeping things under the rug is not a solution, and why communicating their feelings and having a strong support network is so vital.

Sarah talks to Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard about the band's longevity, how he's still trying to impress Eddie Vedder with songs to this day, how they viewed Soundgarden as their big brother, and how his new socially distanced super band Painted Shield came together.

Sarah talks to soccer legend Abby Wambach and best-selling author Glennon Doyle about understanding the ways in which the patriarchy, social norms taught at a young age, and systematic racism are keeping others down.

Sarah talks to Jordan and Shae Cornette about how they each got started in sports media, meeting one another along the way, the time Shae once described a chair for four minutes, relocating to Connecticut, and what it's like to host a radio show together.

Sarah talks to WNBA champion Renee Montgomery about her decision to opt out of the WNBA Bubble and the work she's done to advance social justice causes, how she and her Atlanta Dream teammates have handled their fundamental disagreements with their owner, and how she met her fiance at a Hawks game.

Sarah talks to businessman and author R.P. Eddy about the work he's done in public service- he created the first White House pandemic response, was a UN diplomat, and was the architect of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Eddy also discusses how the pandemic was predictable (he wrote as much in 2017), how to discern the glut of information out there to find the most accurate stuff, and how to become aware of the ways that our minds trick us.

In her first virtual, live podcast, Sarah talks to Julie Foudy about selling her life rights for a Netflix feature film on her '99ers World Cup-winning team. Plus, behind-the-scenes on helping found the new star-studded NWSL franchise, Angel City FC. Then, Tony Reali and Israel Gutierrez join to share secrets of "Around The Horn." 

Sarah talks to SNL's Ego Nwodim about how her family pushed her towards a career in medicine, how she climbed the comedy ranks, the various jobs she had before getting her big break, some her favorite hosts and musical acts, and a pleasant surprise about her personal life.

Listen up for details on how to register for the live That's What She Said with Sarah Spain virtual show next week.

Sarah chats with Mina Kimes, Mike, Golic, Jr., Elle Duncan, Adam Amin, and Dianna Russini about how they prepare for their various jobs. They share their daily routines, best practices, websites they consult, and sources they rely on.

Sarah talks to geneticist Adam Rutherford about why he's skeptical of the wave in online ancestry kits, how race is a social construct, how science is not great at providing narrative satisfaction, and other insights from his book, "How to Argue With a Racist"

Sarah talks to writer/show runner Mike Schur about how the Parks and Recreation reunion came about, the one, simple rule he has for working with others, how he almost ruined The Office by arguing against a plot point, how the industry has been affected by the pandemic and will be affected by the recent social unrest, and the passing of his father-in-law, Regis Philbin.