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In this episode of the Power Plays Podcast, Lindsay and Jessie talk about the Aces' big win in the WNBA finals, the NWSL quarterfinals, the women's soccer international break, LPGA playoff madness, and more!

Then, Lindsay gives a little life update and discusses why the podcast is going on a break.

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In this episode, Lindsay and Jessie review a busy week in women's sports. Then, Jenna Tonelli of Equalizer Soccer and The Local W joins the podcast to recap a wild Decision Day in the NWSL and to preview the NWSL quarterfinals. Finally, Jackie Powell of The Next provides us with a deep dive into the Liberty/Aces series in the WNBA Finals. 

In this episode, Lindsay Gibbs, the author of the Power Plays newsletter and host of the Power Plays podcast, celebrates Sha'Carri Richardson's big 100m victory and provides a brief recap of the week in women's sports.

Then (6:02), Pardeep Cattry of CBS Sports joins Lindsay to talk about Spain's big win over England in the World Cup final, the many ways the patriarchy tried to ruin the moment, Gianni Infantino's insulting speech, and the return of the NWSL.

Finally (46:17), women's basketball writer Jackie Powell comes on the show to talk about a wild week at the top of the WNBA standings, with the Aces and Liberty swapping big wins.

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This week, Jessie once again joins host Lindsay Gibbs from Down Under and recounts her time at the Australia/France World Cup quarterfinal, before Lindsay gives her a rundown of what went on this week in women's sports -- without a Cotton-Eyed-Joe interruption.

Then (17:06), Dr. Kasey Symons,  Sport Innovation Research Group at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne and co-founder of Siren Sport, comes on to tell us about how Australia has built this phenomenal fan culture at the World Cup.

Finally (40:06), Sabreena Merchant of The Athletic joins to preview the Commissioner's Cup and talk about our top contenders for the major WNBA awards this season.

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This week, Jessie joins host Lindsay Gibbs from her World Cup vacation in New Zealand to go over all of the latest news in women's sports this week, including Coco Gauff's biggest title to date, the Liberty's thrashing of the Aces, and more!

Then, Maggie Hendricks of Bally Sports joins to discuss how we could (or if we should?) improve the WNBA trade deadline (15:20) and her weekend watching Simone Biles and Suni Lee at the Core Hydration Classic in Chicago (23:23).

Finally, Jonathan Tannenwald from the Philadelphia Enquirer calls in from Melbourne to discuss what went wrong with the USWNT at this World Cup and what needs to be fixed so this never happens again (41:00).

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This week, Lindsay and Jessie open up the show with an instant, sleep-deprived reaction to the USWNT's draw against Portugal in the World Cup. Then, as usual, they recap the week in women's sports and talk about their favorite World Cup moments so far.

Molly Hensley-Clancy, an investigative journalist with the Washington Post, joins us to talk about her latest feature about FIFA's dangerous mishandling of abuse cases in Haiti and Argentina, "FIFA invested in women and girls. Can it protect them?"

Finally, Emma Ballard, the editor of WomenandGolf.com, helps us understand the significance of what happened at the Evian Championships this weekend, and tells us what we have to look forward to the rest of the LPGA season.

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This week is only the *second-ever* official edition of the Tour de France Femmes.

In this special stand-alone episode of the Power Plays Podcast, Lindsay talks with author, activist, and former pro cycler Kathryn Bertine about the long fight to get women's cycling onto this huge stage, and why there's so much more work to be done until we reach equality.

Plus, for those -- like your podcast host -- who don't know much about bike racing, Kathryn gives us a the basics so we can understand what we're watching.

You can watch the closing two legs of the Tour de France Femmes this weekend on Peacock starting at 9:20 a.m. ET on Saturday and 10:05 a.m. ET on Sunday.

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You can buy Kathryn's book, "Stand: A memoir on activism. A manual for progress. What really happens when we stand on the front lines of change," here. 

This week, Lindsay and Jessie begin by recapping an incredibly busy week in women's sports.

Then, Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun Times joins us to talk about the Sky's new investors, the abrupt departure of Sky head coach James Wade, and what it's like being a full-time beat reporter for a WNBA team that's struggling.

Finally, the amazing Shireen Ahmed of the CBC joins us from a jazz cafe in Melbourne to talk about our favorite moments of the Women's World Cup so far and what it's been like to get to know the Moroccan team.

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Welcome to the first episode of the Power Plays podcast! In this episode, Lindsay Gibbs is joined by Ari Chambers to talk about WNBA All-Star weekend and preview the second half of the season. Then, Courtney Stith of Diaspora United joins to break down the USWNT and look at its chances in the World Cup, which starts this week! Finally, Hailey Salvian of The Athletic helps break down s seismic off-ice moves in the world of women's hockey.

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In this week's episode, Jessie and Lindsay go over this week's results in the WTA, WSL, gymnastics, LPGA, and Athletes Unlimited Volleyball.

Then, freelance soccer writer Tamerra Griffin joins us to talk about this week's NWSL action and to help us get ready for the final match day of the regular season, which is set up for pure chaos.

Finally, Michelle Smith of The Next comes on the show to break down Game 1 of the WNBA Finals and to talk about the news that the WNBA is (finally!) coming to the Bay Area.

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