babes off the bench: Recent Episodes
Ashley Zazzarino
This week on the Babes podcast – the NWSL is popping off, Naomi Osaka is about to add to her list of accomplishments, the PHF pays tribute to the OGs, and the WNBA All-Star Game is headed to Vegas… baby. Enjoy!
Welcome to a new year! Let’s get back to elevating women in sports and supporting female athletes in all areas. This week – history has been made for HBCU gymnastics, Mikaela Shiffern is chasing history of her own, and the NWSL made some blockbuster moves. Enjoy!
In the last Babes podcast of 2022 – a happier update from Brittney Griner, another damaging NWSL investigation, a huge increase in the Premier Hockey Federation, and the NCAA women’s volleyball champ has been crowned. Have a wonderful holiday season!
This week we rejoice as Brittney Griner is finally home after 294 days in Russian detainment, UCLA overcomes a deficit to win the championship, our favorite sports couple is launching their own production company, and Canada is getting more women’s soccer… eventually. Enjoy!
It’s Thanksgiving weekend! This week, Olivia Pichardo is making history, Cristiano Ronaldo sparks a rant about accomplishments in women’s sports, the UNC field hockey team is completely dominating, and fans are showing up for women’s hockey. Enjoy!
This week on the Babes podcast – Las Vegas stadium developers are spending tons of money on an imaginary NBA team, the NWSL 2023 season schedule is out, women are representing at the Men’s World Cup, and an update on Brittney Griner. Enjoy!
This week – a quick recap featuring record-breaking world titles, viewership numbers, and a network of their own. Thanks for supporting women’s sports. Enjoy!
Join us as the Babes sit down with the wonderful Adrianne Haslet – ballroom dancer, blade runner, Boston Bombing survivor, and Global Advocate for amputee rights. Warning: you will feel inspired to accomplish anything after this episode. Enjoy!
This week – the 2022 NWSL Champs are crowned, India takes a step forward in pay equality, women in sports are overcoming adversity and a devastating update on the Brittney Griner case. Thanks for supporting women’s sports!
This week – the W Series cancels its remaining races, the NWSL playoff season is underway, Deshaun Watson continues to suck and isn’t held accountable, and Alex Morgan is raking in those endorsements, baby! Enjoy!
This week – the NWSL is front and center as reports of systemic abuse come to light, KC Current breaks ground on the first modern stadium built for a women’s team, Cherelle Griner gives an update on Brittney, and people showed up at Wembley Stadium for women’s footy.
This week – we take a look at the NWSL playoff picture and the record-breaking attendance records, Athletes Unlimited raised tons of money, Team USA’s gold medal game at the World Cup, and something fishy is going down in the Spanish soccer federation. Enjoy!
This week on the Babes podcast – the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup tipped off with many significant absences, Ashley has FOMO from the Las Vegas Aces Championship parade, and a little insight on the Shane Beamer fiasco. Enjoy!
This week – we’ve said our goodbyes to Sue Bird and Serena Williams. It’s been emotional. Nike’s US Soccer kits are causing a stir, the WNBA finals are coming to an end and, somehow, so is the NWSL regular season? Time, man. Enjoy!
In this week’s episode, the US Open is underway in NYC, an NCAA legend is retiring, women’s sports are going to be on network television, and AU Softball is coming to a season end. Enjoy!
This week – a lot of legends in sport are retiring, and Ashley is sad about it, Germany’s chancellor is fighting for women’s equal pay, and A League of Their Own is finally here! We’re not sponsored by Amazon Prime, but very open to it. Plus, some final thoughts about men’s sports being considered the “norm”. Enjoy!
This week – a huge step forward in getting Brittney Griner home, Sue Bird invests in women’s soccer, the Women’s Euro concludes, and it is STILL Katie Ledecky season. Enjoy!
This week, no big updates on Brittney Griner, the ESPYs have a complicated relationship with women’s sports, USWNT players are finally reaping the benefits of their equal pay fight, and it sounds like Allyson Felix heard our chants for one more race. And more! Enjoy!
This week on the Babes podcast, we have updates on the Brittney Griner trial, we can now rep the USWNT, the women’s national softball team dominates, and we bid farewell to the best to ever do it – Allyson Felix. Enjoy!
This week on the Babe’s podcast – we’re here for all of the NHL offseason moves, the USWNT is heading back to the World Cup, Wimbledon concludes with an upset, and a major move in the Brittney Griner case. And more! Enjoy!
It’s been a hard week, Babes, but we’re still doing our best to lift women in sports up. This week – Aliyah Boston earned another award, women’s softball viewership is aces, Brittney Griner’s detention has been extended again and we talk dress codes. Enjoy! Don’t forget – all profits from the Babes Shop will be donated to abortion access funds. Visit babesoffthebench.com/shop to purchase.
The LPGA is paying women, but still not enough; Brittney Griner hasn’t spoken to her wife in over 3 months; Deshaun Watson settled his civil lawsuits; and it’s Katie Ledecky season! All profits from the Babes shop will be donated to abortion funds across the country. Please visit babesoffthebench.myshopify.com to donate.
In this week’s episode, Ashley talks a bit about the upcoming 50th anniversary of Title IX and how much still needs to be done for women to achieve equality in sport. Also, Sue Bird announces her retirement, the Cleveland Browns are trying to distract us, women’s ice hockey is on the cusp of a 2-league reality, and Brittney Griner is still in prison. Enjoy!
In this week’s episode, Ashley talks about the Women’s College World Series, the homerun legend herself – Jocelyn Alo, the horrendous Larry Nassar case continues on, Iga Swiatek bows out of the German Open, and hey! Brittney Griner is still being wrongfully detained. Enjoy!
The Babes Podcast is back with some wordy updates on equal pay, gender-biased dress codes, and a parade for Aliyah Boston. Pretty standard stuff, if you ask me. Plus, Brittney Griner has now been wrongfully detained in Russia for over 100 days. Visit WeAreBG.org for more info. Thanks for listening!
This week, the WNBA dominates our roundup with boss babe energy and some voiced concerns that need to be addressed. Brittney Griner’s detention has been extended, Iga Swiatek continues to dominate and ESPN will be broadcasting women’s racing across its platforms. Enjoy!
This week has been a glass case of emotions, as Ashley discusses how the Roe v Wade decision is devastating to female athletes, Brittney Griner is still in Russia, and Lydia Ko keeps it real about her period pains. Also, millions watched a women’s boxing match because women’s sports are awesome. Enjoy!
On this week’s episode, women headline MSG and the crowd went wild, Angel City debuted at Banc of California for their inaugural season, and Athletes Unlimited is expanding their media rights deal only 2 years after its founding. Also, Chicago will host the WNBA All-Star game, Carli Lloyd will rejoin Gotham FC, and Ashley admits this episode is a tad unhinged. Enjoy!
Ashley’s back with your weekly roundup while she wears her brand new Babes Supporting Babes sweatshirt. NWSL kickoff times are still a problem, Allyson Felix steps up for pregnant athletes, and Kenya’s Peres Jepchichir made our collective jaws drop. Also, you can now watch the Seattle Storm on Amazon Prime Video and everyone watched the NCAA women’s sports season. Did you? Thanks for listening!
NWSL viewership up! So let’s get them a better media rights deal so we can continue watching games on television. Also on this week’s roundup, FritoLay has officially acknowledged that women exist in the sports universe, women continue to break barriers in baseball and Serena Williams may be making her Wimbledon comeback this year? Finally, the future of women’s boxing is promising, and we’re so …
Women’s basketball is having a moment and Ashley is already having March Madness withdrawals. The Academy recognizes the ‘Queen of Basketball’ while TBS lacks some advertisement for Candace Parker’s doc. Also, Iga Swiatek bests Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open and guess what? Brittney Griner is still in Russia. Thank you for listening!
The Babes Roundup is back with March Madness fun facts and numbers, Scrappy is making baseball history, Jocelyn becomes the diamond queen and female athletes are taking advantage of the NIL era. Also, Ash Barty announces her surprise retirement, The Sports Bra has a grand opening date and Brittney Griner is still in Russia. Enjoy!
This week brought us a lot of news in the National Women’s Soccer League, March Madness kicks off, ESPN is adding women’s basketball to its fantasy games, and Team Ukraine is making their country proud. Enjoy!
A brand new sports bar and restaurant is opening in Portland and here, women’s sports will be the focus. I got to sit down with owner Jenny Nguyen to talk about The Sports Bra, the first of its kind womens sports bar. Jenny talks about her vision for the bar and what led her to open a business that celebrates women’s sports. Hopefully, it’ll be the first …
This week, we touch on the New York Liberty’s $500,000 fine, the wave of women being hired in baseball continues, and the New York Times can’t recognize one of the world’s greatest athletes. Dedicated to the memory of Katie Meyer. Thank you for listening!
This week’s episode is all about the money moves. USWNT got handed a huge victory in their ongoing fight for equal pay, the Premier Hockey Federation is increasing their salary cap, and Liz Cambage has a point to make about WNBA player salaries. Also, UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers makes her triumphant return and I hope you didn’t want to buy ad space for the …
On this week’s episode, Ashley celebrates the Babes in Beijing as the Winter Olympics come to an end. Busch Light announces a major investment in women and it turns out, people DO watch women’s sports if you just put it on TV. Enjoy!
Last week was huge for women’s sports! Maybe the hugest. A lot of women are getting paid and leagues are starting to really invest in their players. And for the second week in a row, Ashley is smitten with ESPN. Thanks for listening and supporting women’s sports. Enjoy!
In this week’s roundup, Ashley’s an optimist. Women are getting promoted, breaking records and brushing off any bad energy coming from former NFL quarterbacks. Plus, the Winter Olympics are right around the corner and women are representing in a major way. Enjoy!
In a very special episode of the Babes Off The Bench podcast, Ashley talks with Sabrina Robinson, a sophomore at Montclair State University. Through some badass determination and perseverance, Sabrina achieved a first at MSU – the school’s first women’s baseball club team. Sabrina talks about her experiences getting the club up and running, her plans for the future of the club, and her advice to other women aiming to do the same. Enjoy!
In a brand new roundup, we discuss the PHF’s game-changing investment, Naomi Osaka’s graceful loss, recognize the women taking over Major League Baseball, and Ashley offers Sports Illustrated a controversial idea on how to achieve gender equity. We also remember the late Lusia Harris, a pioneer of women’s basketball, who passed away last week.
This week, we celebrate Dr. Christine Grant’s legacy, talk NCAA March Madness branding, and conduct a thorough search for where former US Soccer President Carlos Cordeiro gets the audacity. A lot more happened, but you’ll have to press play to find out. Let’s talk about women’s sports – or as I like to call them, sports!
The first Babes podcast of the new year is up! We talk Becky Hammon, equal pay, women getting paid and making history. All in 6 minutes. It’s a beautiful thing. Thank you for listening!
In the last episode of 2021, we dive into the historic settlement for the Nassar survivors, touch on some history made this week, and recognize a legendary hockey career coming to an end. Also, the world found out this week that the NCAA doesn’t pay basketball officials equally for women’s tournaments. Neat! More on this week’s roundup, only on the Babes Podcast. Enjoy!
Maybe it goes without saying, but what a week in women’s sports. Serena, Simone, Samantha and that’s only the ‘S’ names. Give that Christmas music a break for a few minutes to listen to a sassy New Jersey native tell you the headlines of the women’s sports world. Enjoy!
Sit back, relax, and let the Babes catch you up on all the big headlines in women’s sports from the week of Nov 29-Dec 4. A lot happened, so there was very little time to make corny jokes (but I got a few in there, suckers). Enjoy!