Sky Sports: Real Talk

Sky Sports: Real Talk

** WINNER! Broadcast Sport Awards, 2024 - Sports Podcast of the Year ** Welcome to Real Talk, the award winning series where we deep dive into subjects that aren’t often spoken about in a sporting context. You’ll hear sportspeople talk like you’ve never heard them before - vulnerable, open and honest. Join Sky Sports' reporter Miriam Walker-Khan as we explore health and well-being topics experienced by athletes in different sporting worlds. As well as listening to the podcast, you can watch 'Real Talk' across Sky Sports. Listen to every episode of Real Talk here: skysports.com/real-talk You can listen to Real Talk on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Sky Sports Real Talk". Watch every interview from Real Talk on YouTube here: Real Talk on YouTube For advertising opportunities email: skysportspodcasts@sky.uk

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March 25, 2025 55 mins
Our award-winning podcast 'Real Talk' is back with a one-off episode, and this time, we deep-dive into the world of IVF and fertility equality to understand what it's like for lesbian sportswomen to have babies.

We discuss sperm donors and football genetics with former Arsenal and England legend, Anita Asante and her wife Beth Fisher, and find out how West Ham captain Katrina Gorry walked into an IVF clinic on her own one day and en...
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Missed Real Talk? Don't worry! Here's Miriam Walker-Khan with all you need to know about the series from Sky Sports, where athletes speak openly and honestly about topics that aren't often covered in a sporting context. 

All Real Talk episodes are available to listen to for free, you can watch our athlete interviews on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@skysports), and read supporting articles on our website (skysports.com). 

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In the final episode of Real Talk season one, Miriam Walker-Khan chats to two-time Olympic cycling champion Victoria Pendleton, double Paralympic gold medallist in archery, Danielle Brown, and Sky Sports pundit and former footballer Stephen Warnock about their retirements. They share what is for some, the pain - and for others, the relief - of leaving the dream they once lived.

A special thanks to Dawn Airton, the UK Sports Institut...
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On this week’s Real Talk, Miriam Walker-Khan chats to three incredible athletes, who are also all Mums. 

Boxing legend Natasha Jonas, seventeen-time Paralympic champion Dame Sarah Storey, and Pakistani cricketer and trailblazer Bismah Maroof discuss their pregnancies and how they managed to come back to competing at the top level of their sports after giving birth - both physically and mentally.  

A special thanks to Baz Moffat, foun...
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“I kind of just froze in that moment....and everything everyone tells you about being assaulted was true. I just didn't know what to do.”  

On this week’s Real Talk, Olympic bronze medallist and former Gladiator Jennifer Stoute, middle-distance runner Sarah McDonald, and health, fitness, and female empowerment influencer Hayley Madigan share their experiences of harassment and assault whilst training. They discuss how they’re now ad...
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On this week’s Real Talk, Chelsea women's manager Emma Hayes, former England netballer Eboni Usoro-Brown, and British trampolinist and gymnast Laura Gallagher Cox discuss pelvic floor health in sport.

They raise the importance of having more education on pelvic floor health - especially from a younger age, explore why certain sports can damage the pelvic floor and share how they've regained control by working with a specialist.

A spe...
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“I don’t think people know how paralysing it can be....it's like being in a mental prison, you feel trapped.”

On this week’s Real Talk, England rugby union international Henry Slade, UFC fighter Nathaniel Wood and Olympic swimmer Freya Anderson open up about their battle with obsessive compulsive disorder – a condition that affects over one million people in the UK. 

As you'll hear, they discuss openly and honestly how OCD has impact...
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People deal with grief in different ways, but how does the process impact athletes in their professional worlds?

On this first episode of Real Talk, Miriam Walker-Khan talks to former Manchester City player Nedum Onuoha, England and Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Claudia MacDonald and 2010 Commonwealth Games champion, boxer Callum Johnson, who have all lost someone close to them. Speaking openly and honestly, these athletes share how they...
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March 11, 2024 54 secs
Introducing 'Real Talk' from Sky Sports 
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