Ball Girls
By Hayley McGoldrick and Jordan Cicchelli
Ball GirlsOct 05, 2020
Podcast of the Ha(y)leys with Haley Graves
This week, Hayley is joined by current member of Angel City FC Haley Graves to discuss women in sport, the power of sisterhood and finding your place in sports even as "one of the boys". Hayley also gets to talk even more college football as well at EPL soccer and basketball later in the episode.
Reach for the Sky (Blue) with Alyse LaHue
This week, Hayley is joined by Sky Blue FC general manager Alyse LaHue to talk women investing in sport, being a lifelong learner and how visibility leads to more support of women's sports. Hayley then talks about Tyler Herro, Candace Parker, Steven Stamkos and of course goes off for an unknown period of time about college football.
The Cable Girls
For the 20th episode special, the girls kick it old school and just talk back and forth between the two chatting about Jamal Murray, the return of the Big Ten, Naomi Osaka and Lewis Hamilton’s activism, and how the Jays are no longer the best team in New York. The girls then take a slight turn to discuss TV shows for a while.
I Cannot Confirm with Sir Yacht
This week, the girls are joined by Twitter personality SirYacht to chat negativity, what's happening in the Big Ten and predictions on just how well (or not well) the Browns will do this season. The girls also talk MLB lighting fixtures, reporting on men's and women's tennis and how video game ratings are whack.
On Top of Caesar’s Palace with Dan Marrazza
This week the girls are joined by one of the original Vegas Golden Knights employees, and most recently of DraftKings, Dan Marrazza to talk all things social marketing, sports gambling and being good to those who are good to you. The girls also go through the lighting round to talk about families in the NBA bubble, the MLB trade deadline, and the tea with Hotel X in the NHL bubble.
Women Empowering Women with Tori Magers
This week, the girls are joined by former director of on-campus recruiting and operations for The Ohio State Football Tori Magers to talk women in front office roles, the two sides of women in sports, and the best part about working with student-athletes. The girls also talk MLB headbutts, hockey twitter drama, and putting women's sports on TV.
What I Brings to the Table with Kelsey Trainor
This week, the girls are joined by lawyer, producer and sports writer Kelsey Trainor to talk about work-life balance, mentorship and
supporting women in sports. The girls also talk about the NHL bubble drama, Dame Lillard's historical games in the bubble, soccer burning out their players and Justin Fields' fight for the Big Ten.
Sideline Secrets with Marisa Pilla
This week, the girls are joined by CBS Sports and FS1 sideline reporter Marisa Pilla to talk all things soccer, sidelines and sexism. The girls also talk LOTS of baseball, Ronaldo’s tears, tea-ing off with golf drama and the potential that college football will be cancelled.
Yes, I Name Dropped with Jessica Kleinschmidt
This week, the girls are joined by NBC Sports Bay Area digital correspondent Jessica Kleinschmidt to talk all things baseball, women in sports, dealing with creeps and getting into the sports journalism world. The girls then also talk bubble life, CGI fans, the youngest owners of sports teams and The Sims.
Solo Trip with Jessica Platt
While Jordan is away, Hayley interviews former CWHL Toronto Furies member Jessica Platt about being LGBTQ+ in hockey, the Toronto Six, and being part of the PHWPA. After, Hayley talks about her love for Jord, Lou Williams, the Houston Dash, orange hoodie marketing and the Miami Marlins & COVID.
Just Banter Mate
This week, the girls talk about the NFL vs NFLPA protocols, the Canadian government’s decision to cancel baseball in Toronto, the NHL awards and the WNBA’s denial of Elena Delle Donne’s opt-out.
Bubble Tea with Lyndsey D'Arcangelo
This week, the girls are joined by The Athletic's Lyndsey D'Arcangelo to discuss all things WNBA, NWHL, and even the NWFL. The girls also talk about the problems with the NBA bubble, how the NHL Toronto Hub has many flaws in it's planning, and the Toronto Blue Jays Twitter drama.
Gentle Kind Steve Austin with Bailey Carlin
This week, the girls are joined with Bailey Carlin of Barstool Sports to discuss his past experiences in the sports media world and why social media jobs are becoming more prominent than ever. The girls also discuss why racially harmful sports team names are ignorant beyond sport, the MLB-COVID saga, and Mahomes' payday.
Bettman Has Left the Chat
This week, the girls dive into the return of the NWSL, the MLB's planned return proposal, team This Is Us and their powerful statement against US softball and how soccer's return in Europe has gone. The girls also talk about the NHL's ridiculous placeholder scenario for the draft lottery and how terrible teams can't catch a break. Also, the girls discuss their favourite men from the Bachelor series.
We Finally Talk About It... with Emma Baccellieri
This week, the girls are joined by Sports Illustrated baseball writer Emma Baccellieri to discuss all things MLB as the league aims to zero in on a plan to start playing. The rocky return to sports, athletes contracting COVID-19 in large numbers and how NASCAR stands with Bubba Wallace are also discussed.
Locker Room Talk with Brock McGillis
This week, the girls are joined by former professional hockey player and LGBTQ+ community advocate Brock McGillis to talk about his journey as an openly gay player, toxic hockey culture and why sports in general fail to be an inclusive space, before briefly dabbling into the sports news of the week.
Troy Bolton Complex
This week, the girls discuss the NBA return, Bundesliga’s controversial fines, why am HBCU can benefit athletes in more than just sport and the USPORTS announcement to cancel all fall sports in Canada. Spoiler: they don’t talk baseball.
Black Lives Matter
This week, in regard of the death of George Floyd, the girls dive into the responses around the world from athletes and organizations alike. Despite this ongoing protests happening in America, the world of sports continued negotiating a comeback, and the girls discuss MiLB cuts, the NWSL tournament and a questionable NY Rangers PR move.
Rodzilla Fan Club
Jordan and Hayley finally give their two cents about The Last Dance, talk about the projected return of the NBA and NHL with modified formats, talk about women being disrespected because it wouldn't be a week without it, and talk beauty products for a shocking amount of time.