Podcast Episodes

The GIST Plus: Adapting on the fly with WNBA legends Chamique Holdsclaw and Tamika Catchings (The GIST Plus preview)

Calling all women’s basketball fans: The WNBA postseason tipped off yesterday, so it just makes sense that today’s episode features an interview with…

an hour ago

#592: A women’s college hoops star is being detained by ICE

Episode 592

Kentucky State University women’s basketball star Amina Seck was detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, aka ICE, a month-and-a-hal…

4 days, 1 hour ago

#591: It got worse: Investigating NFL scammer Daejon Love

Episode 591

In the September 1st episode of The GIST of It, #586: Exposing fake NFL players, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz briefly discussed two men who m…

6 days, 1 hour ago

#590: Alex Ovechkin’s concerning relationship with Vladimir Putin

Episode 590

Today is Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin’s 41st birthday. It’s also the first day of training camp ahead of his 22nd and perhaps final seas…

1 week, 4 days ago

The GIST Plus: Planning an NFL Sunday spread with journalist Hannah Vanbiber (The GIST Plus preview)

Today’s episode features an interview with journalist Hannah Vanbiber, a staff writer at The Athletic, who covers just about everything in the sports…

1 week, 5 days ago

#589: NFL Week 1 overreactions

Episode 589

Week 1 of the NFL season did not disappoint. The stars shined, the offenses scored a mind-boggling number of touchdowns, and most importantly, Clevel…

1 week, 6 days ago

#588: LIV Golf: Bankrupted, but not dead yet

Episode 588

Today, we’re covering the end of an era…maybe. LIV Golf has officially filed for bankruptcy, bringing the four-year battle between the Saudi-backed l…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

#587: A women’s sports history lesson: Venus & Serena Williams, the ultimate doubles duo

Episode 587

Today, The GIST of It is celebrating iconic women: Venus and Serena Williams are returning to doubles, playing together for the first time since 2022…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

The GIST Plus: The WNBA expansion playbook (The GIST Plus preview)

Today’s members-only episode is about the WNBA’s two newest expansion teams: The Toronto Tempo and the Portland Fire. Both squads will officially mis…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

#586: Exposing fake NFL players

Episode 586

On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz turn the exposure all the way up, digging into not one, but two instances …

3 weeks, 6 days ago