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A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

Introducing A Touch More: The Podcast with Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe

A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

The Vox Media Podcast Network

Soccer, Sports, Basketball

4.4611 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Every week, world champion athletes Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe tackle the latest headlines in sports and pop culture, dish with celebrity guests and friends, share insider stories from their experiences as athletes, and get a touch personal about their relationship, on and off the mic.  From A Touch More and the Vox Media Podcast Network. New episodes every Wednesday starting August 7th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Oh damn, Megan, our voicemails full. Have you checked it lately?

0:03.8

No, I thought you were checking it.

0:05.4

No, it was my turn to polish the medals. I thought you were checking it.

0:09.0

Okay, well, all right, let me see who's in the inbox.

0:12.1

Megan and Sue, hey, Kara Swisher here. I hear you're launching a podcast.

0:16.0

I'll tune in, of course, but you know, I don't watch sports. Sorry.

0:19.3

I'm the only lesbian in the world who doesn't. I know. So maybe I'm not the audience for this show. Or am I? Well, Kara, you know women's sports is reaching new heights right now. And obviously so much is happening in the world, too. So we're excited to bring our show to listeners who are looking for that one-stop shop for all things sports and pop culture. And Kara, the show is also going to be

0:38.9

for people like you, the noobs. We're not just going to be talking about what happens on the court

0:43.0

or on the field. Women's sports is everything, culture, economics, politics. You love politics.

0:49.8

This is going to be the perfect show for you. All right. Next voicemail.

1:13.9

Hey, Sue. Hey, P-girl. It's Alex. I heard the big news. You guys have a show on the way. It's so cool and I'm so excited for you both. But there are already tons of podcasts out there. So how's yours going to stand out from the rest? Dang, athletes are competitive, huh? You know, you're right, there are a lot of athlete podcasts, but I don't know.

1:14.9

Ours is going to be different.

1:20.5

There's a lot to be said about women's sports right now, and there's no better two people to do it than us.

1:27.3

So we'll bring on expert guests, including former players and change makers, to get real about the ways that women's sports are inherently political.

1:28.7

All right, next one.

1:31.6

Hello, Megan and Sue.

1:33.1

This is Esther Perel.

1:39.2

You are going to be one of the few couples in podcasting, co-hosting a show.

1:45.9

If you thought about it that way, are you ready to open up all these parts of your relationship to the world?

1:50.5

The private nicknames, the bickering, the sweetness.

1:58.7

You know, Esther, we have talked about this a lot. And I think we're ready. Emphasis on think.

2:00.7

Sue and I will be sharing not only our thoughts on sports and current events with listeners, but also sharing a little bit more about our life together as well. Is this going to be like the pandemic? Like, we're either going to survive this and get married or it's a done deal? Yes, I think so. Okay. It's like the test before the thing.

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