The Feist
The Feist
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The Feist is a new women's sports podcast delivering the untold stories of female athletes all with a feisty take. The sports YOU want to know about from the people YOU want to hear from: cycling, running, Crossfit, rugby, pickleball, triathlon, and more. The Feist drops weekly and includes interviews with athletes and behind-the-scenes experts, plus the latest news and fun from the world of women's sports. It's like talking your favorite sports with your feistiest friends.
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The podcast focuses on various sports including cycling, running, Crossfit, rugby, and pickleball, highlighting the untold stories and significant achievements of female athletes. Episodes cover a range of topics such as women's ultramarathons, the impact of record-breaking achievements, unequal qualification systems for events like the Ironman, and discussions on the business and future of women's sports.
The Feist is a new women’s sports podcast delivering the untold stories of female athletes all with a feisty take. The sports YOU want to know about from the people YOU want to hear from: cycling, running, Crossfit, rugby, pickleball, triathlon, and more. The Feist drops weekly and includes interviews with athletes and behind-the-scenes experts, plus the latest news and fun from the world of women’s sports. It’s like talking your favorite sports with your feistiest friends.
How do women’s sports make (lots and lots of) money — without losing their fans or…selling out? Or, screw it, should the make as much money as they can?
This week, Kelly and Sara dig into the money talk — from WNBA labor negotiations and shifting fan dynamics to what happens when women’s sports finally start cashing big checks. How much do female athletes *deserve* to be paid? And can they make more and more money without alienating their fans? How?
But first — what we loved in women’s sports this week:
- The New York City Marathon:Hellen Obiri smashed the course record in 2:19:55 and a record 59,226 runners crossed the line, making it the biggest marathon in history. Are we in a running boom, or a chasing bucket lists boom?
- And, India wins their first-ever Cricket World Cup! At home. Against undefeated Australia. After an ugly start to the tournament and a wave of online misogyny. This comeback win was massive, a long time coming, and will change the game forever.
And the epic record-breaking $13.8 million prize purse brings us to this week’s big question: How much do women deserve to be paid?
Sara starts by breaking down the WNBA’s ongoing contract negotiations — with players pushing for a guaranteed share of league revenue instead of just a higher salary cap. And then we dive into the weeds of women’s sports finances: Right now, fans often identify more with players than teams — but will that stay true as female athletes earn more and more? At what point does a (historically) socially conscious fan base turn against a (fundamentally) capitalist enterprise? If a large portion of your fandom doesn’t believe billionaires should exist, then is it even possible to create billionaire athletes and league owners off those fans? Can that new model be built?
Send us your answers in a voice memo to [email protected]
And we close with our Feisty Picks of the Week.
Time Stamps
0:02 – The record-breaking New York Marathon
8:35 – Make it a movie: India wins their first-ever Cricket World Cup
14:45 – How much should women get paid?
26:00 – Balancing making bank and doing good
35:38 – Sponsors and women’s sports fans
46:55 – Our predictions for the future of that women’s sports growth curve
47:40 – Feisty Picks of the Week
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