52 episodes

Wondering who you should you root for at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics? Get to know some of Team USA’s most inspiring athletes and the causes they champion.
Season 7: My New Favorite Olympian and My New Favorite Paralympian hosted by 12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin
Season 6: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by World Cup champion Meghan Klingenberg in English and Janelly Farías in Spanish
Season 5: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by soccer legend Juan Pablo Ángel in English and Spanish
Season 4: My New Favorite Olympian hosted by Apolo Ohno, Team USA's most decorated Winter Olympian
Season 3: My New Favorite Olympian hosted by Olympic trailblazer Ibtihaj Muhammad
Season 2: Sports Uncovered hosted by Michele Tafoya
Season 1: Sports Uncovered hosted by Mike Tirico
Named "Best Sports Podcast" at the Cynopsis Sports Media Awards and the WEBBY Signal Awards
Presented by the storytellers at NBC and Telemundo

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Wondering who you should you root for at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics? Get to know some of Team USA’s most inspiring athletes and the causes they champion.
Season 7: My New Favorite Olympian and My New Favorite Paralympian hosted by 12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin
Season 6: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by World Cup champion Meghan Klingenberg in English and Janelly Farías in Spanish
Season 5: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by soccer legend Juan Pablo Ángel in English and Spanish
Season 4: My New Favorite Olympian hosted by Apolo Ohno, Team USA's most decorated Winter Olympian
Season 3: My New Favorite Olympian hosted by Olympic trailblazer Ibtihaj Muhammad
Season 2: Sports Uncovered hosted by Michele Tafoya
Season 1: Sports Uncovered hosted by Mike Tirico
Named "Best Sports Podcast" at the Cynopsis Sports Media Awards and the WEBBY Signal Awards
Presented by the storytellers at NBC and Telemundo

    Kelly Cheng: Beach volleyball’s mental health champion

    Kelly Cheng: Beach volleyball’s mental health champion

    Kelly Cheng, who has been open about her mental health challenges, started a mentorship program to help the next generation of beach volleyball players prioritize their mental health

    • 20 min
    Jordan Chiles: Brown girls can excel at gymnastics

    Jordan Chiles: Brown girls can excel at gymnastics

    Olympic silver medalist Jordan Chiles explains how the landscape has changed for women of color since she first started doing gymnastics — and what she’s doing to help with Brown Girls Do Gymnastics.

    • 23 min
    Lydia Jacoby: My battle with post-Olympic depression

    Lydia Jacoby: My battle with post-Olympic depression

    Lydia Jacoby, who unexpectedly became an Olympic champion as a 17-year-old swimmer from Alaska, opens up about her battle with post-Olympic depression

    • 22 min
    Who should you root for at the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics?

    Who should you root for at the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics?

    My New Favorite Olympian will introduce you to Team USA's most inspiring athletes and the causes they champion

    • 1 min
    Meghan Klingenberg: Now is the time to invest in female athletes

    Meghan Klingenberg: Now is the time to invest in female athletes

    As a bonus treat for our listeners, we're flipping the tables and having My New Favorite Futbolista host (and World Cup champion) Meghan Klingenberg answer questions from Andy Slavitt, the host of In the Bubble. Klingenberg discusses leading the charge along with other members of the USWNT to secure equal pay for all women competing in international sporting events, plus shares her thoughts on this year's World Cup, explains why it makes sense to invest in women’s sports and reveals how you can support women’s soccer year-round.

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    • 37 min
    Lauren Holiday on Team USA’s World Cup mindset

    Lauren Holiday on Team USA’s World Cup mindset

    How will Team USA handle the adversity they are facing at the Women’s World Cup? Olympic and World Cup champion Lauren Holiday discusses with soccer content creator Megan Reyes in this bonus episode of My New Favorite Futbolista recorded in front of a live audience at a Women’s World Cup watch party presented by our partners On Her Turf, TOGETHXR, Telemundo and Peacock.

    Watch the episode HERE.

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    • 6 min

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