Own Your Roots (Episode 73)

As the world has started to “open up” again, we have seen a wave of international sporting events at our stadiums, pools, and on our television screens. Watching the best athletes in the world compete...

20 Jul 202133min

The little things that we do can make a big difference towards the impact that we have on those around us. This is especially true when we are trying to make spaces in triathlon and endurance sport mo...

13 Jul 202136min

This week on the podcast Shaunna and Lisa discuss Tara Yosso’s Cultural Wealth Model, and explain how we can apply the theory to endurance sport. The six pillars of Yosso’s model serve as a foundation...

6 Jul 202135min

As Shaunna and Lisa predicted, the commercialization of Juneteenth as a national holiday in the U.S. has unfortunately begun. This week on the show, they break down exactly why it is so problematic to...

29 Jun 202129min

Have you noticed that this month there has been an explosion of rainbow everywhere as we celebrate Pride? Does it make you wonder if the companies that are creating these displays are really authentic...

22 Jun 202139min

This week on the podcast, Shaunna and Lisa welcome two very special guests, Saxton Tobin and his mom Megan Tobin. Saxton is an 18-year-old trangender athlete, and he and Megan speak about his experien...

15 Jun 202140min

Following the uprise in the social justice movement in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in 2020, we saw many companies and organizations form diversity committees to address racism and injustice...

8 Jun 202135min

This week Shaunna is joined by special guest Dr. Shaun Anderson. Dr. Anderson is an associate professor of organizational communications and author of the forthcoming book Shut Up and Dribble: The Bla...

1 Jun 20211h