A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

Everyone watches women's sports—and now, there's a podcast for that. Take a front row seat with world champion athletes Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe, as they invite both new and longtime women's sports fans to join them in obsessing over the newest headlines and breaking down the sports landscape. Every week, they'll share deep cut stories from their experiences as athletes, and illuminate the intersection of sports and pop culture. Their energy is contagious, their guests are boldfaced names in sports and entertainment, and, bonus: you'll get a touch more insight into their lives together, too. From A Touch More and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Episodes

The Best of A Touch More: Megan Rapinoe Looks Back at 90 Episodes

June 4, 2026 • 40 mins
In honor of the last regular episode of A Touch More, Megan shares her favorite themes, stories, and interviews from the last 90 episodes.  From the booming business of women’s sports, to the joys and pains of being a retired athlete, to the intersection of women’s sports with politics, fashion, and culture, join Megan as she looks back on the funniest and most memorable moments from the show. But this is not goo...
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SUE’S FINAL EPISODE: WNBA Storylines and UCLA Coach Cori Close on How to Build Chemistry

May 28, 2026 • 66 mins
Sue Bird hosts her final episode of A Touch More, taking a close look at some of this week’s standout WNBA teams, players, and controversies. She breaks down the strong debut of the Portland Fire and Alex Sarama’s unique approach to coaching, why Caitlin Clark’s injury report is a nothingburger, and the ROY-debate brewing between Olivia Miles and Azzi Fudd. Speaking of which, should older players with professional...
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Claire Hutton on Going Pro Young and Megan Rapinoe on the World Cup

May 21, 2026 • 64 mins
Megan Rapinoe talks to NWSL prodigy Claire Hutton, who joined the league at age 17 and made her debut with the National Team last year. Claire talks about the difficult decision to skip college to go pro, the surprising way she found out she made the national team, and what she did as a younger kid that prepared her to go pro so young. In other soccer news, Megan makes the case for Gotham FC to move to New York City,  and t...
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Sue Bird and Maria Taylor Talk About Life as a Sports Broadcaster AND Make Some WNBA Predictions

May 14, 2026 • 48 mins
Sue Bird talks to NBC Sports’ Maria Taylor about her path to becoming the first woman to serve as full-time host of Football Night in America, who she has picked to win the NBA Championship, and how she’s preparing to cover the WNBA. Plus, Sue and Maria give their very early takes on which WNBA teams have a chance to win it all this year. Sue breaks down the W’s opening weekend games, and how the league’s t...
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Megan Rapinoe & Lori Lindsey Reflect on NWSL Rise PLUS Megan Breaks Down Met Gala Fits + Angel Reese’s Message to the Media

May 7, 2026 • 72 mins
Megan Rapinoe & Lori Lindsey Reflect on NWSL Rise PLUS Megan Breaks Down Met Gala Fits + Angel Reese’s Message to the Media Megan goes deep on the state of soccer with her good friend, former teammate and current commentator Lori Lindsey. The two talk about the NWSL’s rapid growth, why they’re not afraid of less parity in the league, and reminisce on how they bonded as openly gay athletes. Megan also sha...
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Sue Breaks Down WNBA Rookie Standouts PLUS Maria Sharapova On Being Pretty Tough

April 30, 2026 • 61 mins
Sue dives into the WNBA preseason with a close look at the rookies’ first WNBA games. What are Raven Johnson, Flau’jae Johnson, Olivia Miles, Lauren Betts and others bringing to their new teams? WNBA vets Natasha Cloud and Tina Charles are still unsigned. Could they both be victims of the hard salary cap? Or is Tash being black-balled for her outspoken activism? And Sue talks to Maria Sharapova about her new podcast, ...
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Megan Rapinoe on Why the Media Should Cover the WNBA Differently + Crystal Dunn on Retirement & What’s Next

April 23, 2026 • 64 mins
Megan discusses the highlights of the WNBA draft, player movement and the record contracts being signed by A’ja Wilson and Aliyah Boston. She also critiques some of the reactions to a reporter’s question to Azzi Fudd about joining Paige Bueckers on the Dallas Wings, and cautions against treating the WNBA like the NBA.  Megan dives back into the beautiful game with her former USWNT teammate, Crystal Dunn, who recen...
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A Personal Update from Megan and Sue

April 17, 2026 • 2 mins
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WNBA Free Agency Chaos + Olympic Gold Winner Elana Meyers Taylor on the Rise of Bobsledding

April 16, 2026 • 72 mins
WNBA free agency is moving fast, and we catch up with who’s going (or staying) where and what they’re earning. And while the WNBA draft is over and Azzi Fudd was picked #1, we discuss how the NCAA tourney shifted narratives around certain players and what we think about it.  And we welcome Elana Meyers Taylor, who won the Olympic gold medal in women’s monobob this year. She talks to us about the barriers she...
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Live from Phoenix: Final Four Madness, Transfer Portal Chaos & Free Agency Rumors with Chelsea Gray & Shea Ralph

April 9, 2026 • 66 mins
We’re bringing you our live show from Phoenix, with special guests four-time WNBA champ Chelsea Gray and Naismith Coach of the Year Shea Ralph!  They talk about the low-scoring, but extremely eventful NCAA semifinals, the wild activity in the transfer portal, and of course the final NCAA match-up.   Chelsea describes what she expects to see once free agency kicks off and Shea remembers playing with baby Sue a...
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Holly Rowe on the Final Four, Travel Chaos, and Tournament Drama

April 2, 2026 • 74 mins
It’s been a wild month of college basketball, and we’ve finally made it to the Final Four. We’ve got the GOAT sideline reporter, Holly Rowe to help us understand how UConn, Texas, South Carolina and UCLA made this far, what’s going on with the transfer portal, and she tells what and who she’s keeping her eye on for the last few games. Plus, find out why Holly Rowe says anyone could win it all on Sunday...
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The Making of the WNBA's CBA, with Alysha Clark and Andraya Carter

March 26, 2026 • 85 mins
We’re bringing you a CBA extravaganza, with two insiders to help us unpack the WNBA’s new CBA: three-time champion and WNBPA vice president Alysha Clark, and ESPN basketball analyst Andraya Carter.  Alysha Clark was in the room during the round-the-clock negotiations; she tells us what it was like inside the hotel conference rooms, and how the players were able to push through this transformative deal.  Andr...
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US Hockey Legend Hilary Knight on Retirement, CBA Agreement Reached, and Final Four Showdown

March 19, 2026 • 78 mins
O Captain, our Captain America, Hilary Knight joins the show and gives a little peek into her thoughts behind retirement, the rollercoaster of emotions after the US women’s hockey team’s gold medal win, and why she proposed to her girlfriend Brittany Bowe at the Olympics.  Megan and Sue take a look at the March Madness bracket and offer up their hopes and predictions for the Final Four. Megan goes a little offscri...
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The Latest in WNBA CBA News, USC Star JuJu Watkins on Elevating Her Game PLUS NCAA Upsets

March 12, 2026 • 77 mins
JuJu Watkins, USC’s superstar shooting guard, joins us to talk about how she’s been keeping busy and improving her game while she recuperates from her ACL tear.  No news is bad news in WNBA land, but we still give a quick update on the CBA negotiations as we all hold our breath for a good outcome. On the NCAA front, Sue breaks down the upsets coming out of the SEC tournament and their impacts on Selection Sunday,...
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Breezy Johnson’s Unforgettable Olympic Week PLUS Unrivaled, SheBelieves, and College Vibes

March 5, 2026 • 87 mins
Unrivaled’s second season has come to an end and Sue had a front row for the semis at Barclays. Megan and Sue talk about the end of the season awards and Stewie’s snub from the first and second teams. With the SheBelieves Cup underway, Megan breaks down what she’s liking about the US lineup so far, and what they need to work on.  Plus, it’s officially March, and the college basketball vibes are already...
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Gold Standard: USA Women Olympians and the WNBA's First Rev Share in History

February 26, 2026 • 73 mins
The Winter Olympics are over, and Sue and Megan have all the takes, from  gushing over the US Women Olympians, like Hilary Knight, Laila Edwards, and Alysa Liu, to pitying the US Men’s Ice Hockey team for letting their victory get co-opted by a clown. We’re also talking about the USWNT’s roster heading into the SheBelieves Cup: who’s on the team, who’s not, and why it matters. And while we wait fo...
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Back From Milan with Winter Olympics Insights + Sarah Strong Talks Team Band Potential

February 19, 2026 • 66 mins
Sarah Strong, UCONN’s sophomore star, joins us to talk about what it’s really like to deal with Coach Auriemma, how her TikToks come together with teammates KK Arnold, Paige Bueckers, and Azzi Fudd, and what’s her favorite song to play on the piano.  Fresh back from Milan, Sue and Megan have a lot of thoughts about what they saw at the  Winter Olympics, including why crashes seem so devastating, the med...
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FLAU STATE: LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson Is Built Different + Why is Girls Basketball Participation Down?

February 12, 2026 • 84 mins
Flau’jae Johnson, LSU’s star shooting guard and recording artist extraordinaire, joins us to talk about how her last year in college is preparing her for the WNBA; her approach to managing NIL money; and why she is pouring just as much discipline and determination into her music career. Megan and Sue take a closer look at the surprising decline in participation in girls’ basketball, and offer a few thoughts on ho...
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HEAVY ON SOCCER - FIFA’s New Champions Cup Is Already Controversial + Rose Lavelle’s HUGE Award

February 5, 2026 • 73 mins
Gotham FC’s Rose Lavelle joins us fresh off the FIFA’s inaugural Women’s Champions Cup to talk about her whirlwind of a year: from injury, to NWSL Championship, to being crowned U.S. Soccer's Female Player of the Year for 2025. She describes what it’s like to have your childhood dream come true (at eight years old, she wrote a book report on Mia Hamm and dressed up as her for the occasion); and what she thin...
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Diana Flores on Flag Football for Dummies + WNBA Rivalries + Is UConn Untouchable?

January 29, 2026 • 73 mins
Megan and Sue remember Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse who was killed by Customs and Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, and share their thoughts on how to fight feeling overwhelmed with despair. One place to start is to call your Senators, who are voting this week on whether to continue funding ICE through September. As Sue explains on the show, Sharon McMahon makes this very easy through her website, check it out here. For the rest ...
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