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Episode 5: Lughano Nyondo, The World at Her Feet

In this episode we chat with Lughano Nyondo, an Ascent Academy graduate currently a student-athlete at Northeastern University in the US. We learn about her journey that kicked off from a football trial in Mzuzu ⚽️ Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Chat with Lughano - 2:04 The Rundown - 43:38 Outro - 46:13 This is our last episode of our first season and we will be taking a break for a couple of months. But will be back soon, with more stories and conversations about women’s sports in Malawi 🇲🇼 ❤️

Episode 4: Let's Talk About It. Sport and Mental Health 💚

In this episode, we are talking about sport, physical activity and mental health. We sit down with Sarah, who holds a BA in Psychology, to talk about what mental health looks like in Malawi, how sport can be a powerful tool for our wellbeing, and what athletes may be dealing with behind the scenes. We also hear from Loveness "Nyaksy" Nyakamera, who played football professionally and represented Malawi with the Scorchers, on the mental side of competing at the highest level. Throughout the episode, we are reminded that taking care of our mental health is not a luxury. It is essential. And sometimes the first and hardest step is simply opening up to someone and saying you need help. This year's Mental Health Awareness Month theme is 'More Good Days Together', and more good days together start with that conversation. If you or someone you know needs support, you can find a list of mental health practitioners working in Malawi on the mental wellbeing resources here 👉🏾 https://mhlec.com/resources/. Be kind to yourselves 💚 TIMESTAMPS Intro - 0:00 Chat with Sarah - 1:30 Recap of Chat with Sarah - 17:43 Chat with Nyaksy - 19:19 Outro - 28:19

The Rundown - 18th February 2026

In this rundown, we talk Malawi Sport Awards nominees (voting closes soon!) 🏆, the Scorchers gearing up for COSAFA glory 🔥, our Under 20 girls on the brink of World Cup qualification ⚽️, national swimming championships 🏊🏾‍♀️, and NAM bringing in a high-performance netball consultant 📈.

Episode 3: Levelling Up with Pretoria

Happy New Year! 🥳 In this episode, we are grabbing our controllers and levelling up on all things esports 🎮 We chat with Pretoria Kalimba, who brought home the gold in eFootball for Malawi at the Region 5 Games in 2025 🥇 TIMESTAMPS Intro - 0:00 Chat with Pretoria- 2:15 The Rundown, 2025 in Review - 19:15 Outro - 24:06 I’ll blame it on the "holiday brain," but I caught a couple of slip-ups in the recording that I wanted to clear up for you: 1:15 | The Big Bucks 🤑: When I mentioned the value of the Esports market as reported by CNBC Africa, the currency used was USD. Those are some serious numbers for the game! 22:11 | Wrong Ball Game 🤦🏾‍♀️: The Africa Netball Cup had netball teams competing, not football teams, as most of you probably guessed 🏐

Episode 2: Diving Into the Deep End

In this episode, we dive into the world of swimming, where we chat with Olympian Tayamika Chang'anamuno! Quick note: (1) The chat with Tayamika was recorded over Zoom and then exported to our editing software. This resulted in the audio from the chat being slightly patchy and glitchy in a few places. (2) Slight clarification on the Bravehearts tournament. It will run from August 28th to 30th. Enjoy! :)