Big wave surfer Felicity Palmateer joins The PowHERful Podcast to talk waves: the massive ones she's riding in the water and the ones she's making out of it as she and host AJ McCord share their experiences as women trying to make it traditionally male-dominated fields. This episode gives you an inside look into their life as friends and co-commentators on the World Surf League's Championship Tour, and how Palmateer is setting an example her generation didn't have as she charges the biggest waves Mother Nature throws in oceans around the world.

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In this episode The PowHERful podcast we meet Deedra Irwin, a member of USA Biathlon who is working to bring home the very first medal for the US in the sport. It’s the only winter sport America has not brought home a medal in but Irwin took a big step towards the goal in her first Olympics in 2022, finishing 7th in the 15km individual race - the highest place an American had ever earned in the race in an international competition.

While working towards that goal, Irwin and her teammates have been fighting a much bigger battle to change the reported culture of abuse and harassment she and other female teammates have detailed in multiple Associated Press reports. The allegations go back decades and Irwin gives powerful testimony as to why this battle was so important for her to fight to change the sport she loves for the better.

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Ever heard of skimo? It's ok if you haven't but you should and there's no one better to introduce us to the brand new Winter Olympic Sport than Gwen Rudy. A member of the USA National team and a licensed acupuncturist, Gwen takes us through what it will take for America to get a Skimo spot in the 2026 Olympics, how to manage pursuing an Olympic gold while keeping her business afloat in a small, Colorado mountain town and, enjoy the hilarity that is AJ trying to ski for the first time in 15 years as Gwen takes her through a skimo training.

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Welcome back to The PowHERful Podcast! As the temps drop in nearly every corner of the country, we find the women who are thriving in some of the harshest conditions Mother Nature can dish out, starting season 2 with 3x Paralympic gold medalist - Brenna Huckaby! In this episode, Brenna explains how a girl from Baton Rouge, Louisiana found her love for snowboarding through cancer. Brenna shares what she's learned on her hardest days that help her make it through everything and how we can all do the same. Plus how becoming a mom at 19 has shaped her life, and the history she's chasing as she prepares for the 2026 Paralympics in Milan-Cortina.

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Allysa Seely made history in 2016 when she become the first woman to win gold in para-triathlon. In Paris she goes for a third straight as an Olympic veteran and fierce advocate for equality. Seely had to request hundreds of pages of her own medical documents to get an accurate diagnosis for herself at just 18 years old; the doctor who finally listened to her told said she’d saved her life with just months to spare. Her story is filled with bravery, and self-compassion, with lessons we can all apply to our own lives.

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In this Paralympic PowHERful Podcast, sitting volleyball player Nicky Nieves details her journey of coming to grips with her limb difference. And dives into how she's using her journey to inspire others, while keeping her own competitive fire burning with her shot at revenge in Paris.

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Sarah Adam is ready to make history with Team USA's Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby team. Wheelchair Rugby is a co-ed sport but Adam is the first women to make the American roster. She shares how she went from able-bodied volunteer to a cornerstone of the team after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Just over a few weeks away from the Paralympics, Adam's takes us inside the sport nicknamed 'Murderball' and how she's hoping her barrier-breaking sets the stage for women around the world.

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Kennedy Blades had to take down a legend in Olympic wrestling to punch her ticket to her first Olympics. Growing up in combat sports, and often wrestling against boys - she was more than up for the challenge. Completing in the 76-kilogram class of Olympic wrestling, Blades talks her Olympic debut, and how she sees combining fashion and sport in her future.

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