14 episodios

Barrier Breaking Women is a podcast hosted by A.J. Andrews, a Rawlings Gold Glove Award-winning professional softball player. AJ takes listeners on a journey by giving them access to the mind of barrier-breaking women in the sports world discussing the highs and lows of their career and personal lives. This podcast is center stage for every woman blessed with melanin or characteristics outside of the status quo in sports who have decided to uchange the “it is what it is” mindset into “it is what I make it.”

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Barrier Breaking Women is a podcast hosted by A.J. Andrews, a Rawlings Gold Glove Award-winning professional softball player. AJ takes listeners on a journey by giving them access to the mind of barrier-breaking women in the sports world discussing the highs and lows of their career and personal lives. This podcast is center stage for every woman blessed with melanin or characteristics outside of the status quo in sports who have decided to uchange the “it is what it is” mindset into “it is what I make it.”

    A.J. Talks to Head Women's Ice Hockey Coach Kelsey Koelzer

    A.J. Talks to Head Women's Ice Hockey Coach Kelsey Koelzer

    On this episode, A.J. chats it up with the first black ice hockey coach in NCAA history, Kelsey Koelzer. The two discuss Kelsey's path to hockey, people being shocked that she's articulate, and the importance of representation in sports.

    How did you mela-win this week?

    • 44 min
    A.J. talks with Rachel Balkovec, New York Yankees Minor League Hitting Coach

    A.J. talks with Rachel Balkovec, New York Yankees Minor League Hitting Coach

    On this episode, A.J. chats with Rachel Balkovec, the first woman to be a full time hitting coach in the history of professional baseball. The two dive into Rachel betting on herself and literally going broke in the process, changing her name on her resume, and what more she wants to accomplish in professional baseball.

    • 59 min
    A.J. Talks with Women’s Football Hall of Famer Odessa Jenkins

    A.J. Talks with Women’s Football Hall of Famer Odessa Jenkins

    A.J. talks with Barrie Breaker and Women’s Football Hall of Famer, Odessa Jenkins. The two dive into the significance of women's tackle football, being "beautiful for a black girl" and the fear of being lazy.

    • 53 min
    A.J. Andrews has an important message for you

    A.J. Andrews has an important message for you

    On this episode, A.J. is flying solo and wants listeners to get a better understanding of who she is and why this podcast is special to her, and also why it's important to recognize and celebrate Barrier Breaking Women. 

    • 30 min
    A.J. Talks with Golf Media Personality and Content Creator Tisha Alyn

    A.J. Talks with Golf Media Personality and Content Creator Tisha Alyn

    A.J. and Tisha dive into when Tisha first fell in love with her skin and who she is, being discriminated against for being an Asian woman in golf, and pivoting from golf to a social media content creator.

    • 51 min
    A.J. talks with Professional Hammer Thrower, Janee Kassanavoid

    A.J. talks with Professional Hammer Thrower, Janee Kassanavoid

    On this episode, A.J. talks with professional hammer thrower, Janee Kassanavoid; the two dive into Janee pivoting from her dream of being a chef  landing into throwing the hammer, celebrating Native Americans in sports, and what it means to peak at the right time.

    • 46 min

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