72. The Gobsmacking & Badass Journey of Olympic Boxer Marissa Williamson Pohlman
Luke And Sassy Scott
Luke and Sassy Scott
5.0 • 945 Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
This episode discusses mental health, domestic abuse, neglect and brief mentions of suicide. If this raises any issues for you please reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14 or at https://www.lifeline.org.au/
In this special bonus episode of the podcast we’re talking to Marissa Williamson Pohlman the first Aborginal woman to compete in the women’s boxing at the Olympic games in Paris 2024.
Marissa ("Riss") incredible journey began when she discovered boxing as a way to escape a difficult childhood marked by foster care and homelessness. Boxing quickly became her passion and transformed her life as she embarked on an amateur boxing career at just 17 years old.
Marissa is an AMAZING woman who had Scott tearing up from the very beginning as she recounts her journey to get to where she is today; on the eve of representing her country in Paris!
LINKS
- Check out Marissa at @risswillpohl on Instagram at https://bit.ly/risswillpohl-ig .
- Support Marissa by donating toward her Paris Olympic competition here https://bit.ly/risswillpohl-donate .
CREDITS:
Hosts: Luke And Sassy Scott
Guest: Marissa Williamson Pohlman
Executive Producer & Editor: Elise Cooper
Social Producer: Amy Code
Video Producer: Nick Barrett
Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh
Talent Manager: Kirsty Kassabis
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | A listener production. |
| 0:04.0 | production. |
| 0:05.0 | Luke and I have many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mates around the country and around the world. |
| 0:11.0 | And we think it's really important that when you go to |
| 0:13.2 | somebody's house you say thanks for having us so Luke and I would like to say thank you to |
| 0:17.8 | the Waryundri Woy Wurang and Buna Wurang peoples of the Kulin Nation the land on which this podcast is recorded on. |
| 0:25.3 | We pay our respect to their elders past and present and we extend that respect to all |
| 0:30.8 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here listening past and present. |
| 0:35.4 | Always was always will be Aboriginal land. |
| 0:39.2 | In today's interview with Marissa Williamson Pullman we discuss domestic violence and neglect. |
| 0:44.8 | If any of these conversations have an impact on you, |
| 0:47.7 | please reach out to Lifeline on 131114. |
| 0:51.2 | Don't film me! You are ridiculous. Don't film me. |
| 0:53.0 | You are ridiculous. |
| 0:54.0 | Don't do that either. |
| 0:56.0 | I'm sick of you. |
| 0:57.0 | You're a nutcase. |
| 0:58.0 | I don't care, but! |
| 0:59.0 | Look at you. |
| 1:00.0 | You infuriate me as a human being. |
| 1:02.0 | Hmong. Meeh. ureate me as a human being. Are you recording? Can I pick my nose? |
| 1:07.0 | Look! |
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