
200 episodes

That's What She Said with Sarah Spain ESPN, Sarah Spain
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4.7 • 67 Ratings
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Sarah Spain profiles guests from the world of sports, comedy, music and beyond to share the stories of their lives and their journeys to success.
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370: Jemele Hill
Journalist, podcaster, and author Jemele Hill joins Sarah to discuss her new memoir Uphill, which details the drug abuse and sexual violence she grew up around, how sports helped her connect with others, how she once tried to reconcile decades old scars between her mother and grandmother over Thanksgiving, and the time she may or may not have pooped herself in a hotel lobby.
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369: Jeff Gordinier
Food critic and author Jeff Gordinier tells Sarah about eating his way across the country to help create Esquire's "Best New Restaurants in America" list, his past gigs writing about music and movies, traveling the world with famed Noma chef Rene Redzepi for his book "Hungry," and the hits and misses of a Thanksgiving spread.
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368: Amrit Kaur RE-AIR
Sarah talks to the breakout star of Mindy Kaling's HBO show Sex Lives of College Girls, Amrit Kaur, about how she fell in love with drama in high school without being able to take drama classes because her parents didn't consider it a serious subject, how much she was sweating during her audition for Sex Lives, what it was like to film a naked party scene, what her parents thought of her sex positive character, a pants ripping story, and how participating in a beauty pageant helped her come to terms with her aesthetic.
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367: St. Vincent
Three-time Grammy winner and superstar rocker Annie Clark AKA St. Vincent joins Sarah to discuss how she broke into the music industry, why Talking Heads leader David Byrne called her mysterious even after touring with her for a year, the time she fronted Nirvana when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the meaning behind her most recent album Daddy's Home.
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366: Justin Sutherland
Top Chef alum and cookbook author Justin Sutherland joins Sarah to talk about recovering from a serious boat accident this summer, the release of his first cookbook, a quarter-life crisis that landed him in Costa Rica, his "shut up and dribble" moment and Biggie Smalls-inspired breakfast sandwiches.
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365: Brian Windhorst
ESPN NBA analyst -- and noted Meme Lord -- Brian Windhorst tells #TWSS about his relationship with LeBron, drawing the kind of ire from fans usually reserved for athletes and how news aggregation inspired his most viral moment. Plus, that time he almost died.
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Customer Reviews
Fantastic podcast
Sarah Spain is such a talented interviewer: intelligent, funny, engaging & interesting. I adore this podcast & am sad it may be ending. Please bring this baby, ESPN!
Great Pod
I love this podcast and was amazed to hear it might be ending. The content is diverse which is partly what makes it exceptional. I love the word of the week, I love Sarah’s range of topics she can speak to…please keep it:)
Thank you!
The LAF farewell podcast was incredible. Perfect summary of what the show teaches both the people that are on it and the people that binge listen.