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A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

Trinity Rodman’s Choice and Katie Nolan on Sports Hate & Why It’s OK Not to Know Everything

A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

The Vox Media Podcast Network

Sports, Basketball, Soccer

4.4764 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Katie Nolan is the sportsfan’s super fan, and she joins us to talk about her journey from sports blogger to TV and podcast host, and why it’s ok not to know everything about sports. We also do a little look back on the world of sports this year and find out what she wants to see less of in 2026. Megan and Sue break down the latest in the WNBA’s CBA negotiations over salary, and they weigh in on the Washington Spirit’s creative proposal to pay Trinity Rodman more. Tune in to find out how these two stories are related.   Finally, Megan has a few thoughts on FIFA’s award to President Trump and his idea to rename American football. Check out the latest episode of  “A Touch More” wherever you get your podcasts, and on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, everybody. Welcome back to the show. Man, we have a lot of, we have a lot of businessy things

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that we're going to be talking about today before we get into our guest.

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Katie Nolan is joining us.

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But we are fresh off a very special weekend.

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