A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

For our final episode of 2025, transathlete advocate and Team USA duathlete Chris Mosier joins us to talk about his career fighting for transathlete rights, how sports gave him confidence at an early age, and where he sees hope in the future. For a long-overdue look at college basketball, we discuss whether anyone can beat UConn, which players we’re having the most fun watching, and whether college basketball might be lacking the star power of recent years. We’re also checking in on USA Basketball, which had its first training camp for the 2028 Olympics with Managing Director Sue Bird.  Plus: Megan is handing out her end-of-the-year Meggies and we’re playing a themed bench/start/cut of holiday traditions – movies, songs, gifts – nothing’s safe! A Touch More: The Podcast is produced in partnership with VOX MEDIA and TOGETHXR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Katie Nolan is the sportsfan’s super fan, and she joins us to talk about her journey from sports blogger to TV and podcast host, and why it’s ok not to know everything about sports. We also do a little look back on the world of sports this year and find out what she wants to see less of in 2026. Megan and Sue break down the latest in the WNBA’s CBA negotiations over salary, and they weigh in on the Washington Spirit’s creative proposal to pay Trinity Rodman more. Tune in to find out how these two stories are related.   Finally, Megan has a few thoughts on FIFA’s award to President Trump and his idea to rename American football. Check out the latest episode of  “A Touch More” wherever you get your podcasts, and on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are bringing you more women’s soccer content with soccer stars (and sisters!) Sam and Kristie Mewis. The two get intimate on their sibling rivalry on and off the field, why English fans are harsher than Americans, and the difference in their beauty routines. Plus, Megan and Sue analyze the NWSL finals, Gotham FC’s status as a dynasty, and the new anonymous NWSL general manager survey: Are salary caps still a good thing? And why shouldn’t the NWSL freak out about losing talent to Europe… yet? Also, Megan stepped in it over Thanksgiving, and Sue is bringing it to Bicker of the Week court. Tune in and share your verdicts. A Touch More: The Podcast is produced in partnership with VOX MEDIA and TOGETHXR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on A Touch More, we’re live from San Jose, talking to NWSL legends Tobin Heath and Christen Press about the league’s growth, why Trinity Rodman shouldn’t go abroad and what they really think about soccer playoffs deciding the league champion. Megan and Sue take a look at the NWSL viewership numbers and clear up some of the noise about a “dip” in attendance: the league is booming and we tell you why. And we answer some crowd-sourced questions, including a special bench/start/cut of Megan’s hairstyles over the years. Plus, Megan hands out a Meggie for the NWSL’s greatest celebrator. A Touch More: The Podcast is produced in partnership with VOX MEDIA and TOGETHXR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NWSL finals are set between Gotham FC and the Washington Spirit, and in this episode Megan diagnoses what a win or loss means for the clubs and their futures, and what to watch out for heading into the finals. And with the end of the NWSL regular season, we have another MVP debate. Should a team’s performance in the absence of their best player impact (for better or worse) that player’s chances to be named MVP? PLUS: Another women’s basketball league is in the works. Project B will premiere sometime next year, promising international tournaments and the biggest salaries women basketball players have ever seen. We discuss what is and isn’t known about Project B’s sources of funding, its relationship to the WNBA, and whether it will impact the current CBA negotiations. Plus, Paige Bueckers is set to star in a new sports movie being developed by Apple, so Megan and Sue take a walk down memory lane about the best women's basketball player cameos of all time – and their own brushes with Hollywood. A Touch More: The Podcast is produced in partnership with VOX MEDIA and TOGETHXR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices