Podcast
Breaking Boundaries: The Podcast
Interviews with athletes and professionals across fields such as coaching, professional leagues, and sports medicine.
Featured Episodes
Season 2
Listen on SpotifyStrategic Swing (pt 1)
In part one of this two-part episode, Isabella Rahm, former UPenn golf student-athlete and WGCA Scholar All-American, shares her journey competing on international golf circuits before transitioning to NCAA play. She opens up about balancing elite athletics with Ivy League academics and how her time on the golf course paved the way for her initial career move into golf strategy.
Season 1
Listen on SpotifySpike Mentality
In this episode, we sit down with former Simon Fraser University volleyball standout Amanda Renkema to trace her journey from her first serve to competing at the collegiate level and everything in between. Amanda opens up about the mental and physical grind behind the game, the sacrifices most athletes do not talk about, and the moments that tested her resilience.
Listen on SpotifyPeak Performance
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Morgan Smith, a sport scientist and Senior Performance Coach with the Women’s Youth National Teams at the United States Soccer Federation. With a PhD and experience at Stanford University, she brings a research driven approach to helping athletes train smarter, stay healthy, and perform at their best. We will sit down with her to go beyond what we see on the field and explore the science behind elite performance.
Listen on SpotifyInner Advantage
In this episode, we talk with Megan Pan, a high school student who has just submitted a research paper on the gut microbiome and its relationship with athletic performance. She shares how increased exercise can promote a more diverse microbiome, supporting nutrient absorption, muscle repair, and inflammation regulation, and why this connection matters for athletes.
Listen on SpotifyCalling the Shots
This episode features Marilena Spagnolo, a standout goalkeeper for the Simcoe County Rovers FC and the UBC women’s soccer team, who shares an inside look at high-performance coaching, advocacy, and building confidence. We are diving into the realities facing women on the sidelines: underrepresentation, persistent stereotypes about leadership, and the resilience it takes to succeed.
Listen on SpotifyShifting Gears
This episode's topic is “shifting gears”, which will highlight female pioneers and current trailblazers who have redefined the F1 track. It will be about the challenges and triumphs of women breaking into the traditionally male-dominated motorsports like F1 racing.
Listen on SpotifyQueens of the Court
Women’s basketball today is fast, dynamic, global, and deeply influential, with icons such as Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark. In this episode, we’re going to explore the evolution of the game, the women who pushed it forward, and the challenges that still remain.
Listen on SpotifyNo Limits
This episode features Vanessa Zhang, a Vancouver based golfer who now represents Team Canada while competing for Harvard. As a rookie, Vanessa shattered the Ivy League Championship record at 11-under-par, earned unanimous All-Ivy First Team honors, and led her team to NCAA regionals, which is proof that greatness has no gender.