The Whistle - 11.6.26

Quick Chat with Jess Fox

Ahead of her return to the Canoe Slalom World Championships, triple Olympic champion Jess joins the podcast direct from the team training camp in Oklahoma to talk through her tumultuous 2025, where she was forced to miss the World Champs in her hometown of Sydney after the detection of a tumour on one of her kidneys. We chat about how she dealt with the enforced layoff, the response of the Australian and paddling community, and how the experience gave her a new perspective. We also talk about a busy start to 2026 which included being cheerleader for the Australian Winter Olympics team in Milano Cortina, before a successful return to Canoe Slalom at the World Cup. Hear more from Jess specifically about the 2026 World Champs in Oklahama on Thursday’s episode of ‘The Whistle’. Recorded July, 2026. Cover image: Romain Bruneau/Paddle Photography See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Whistle 16.7.26 - Teya Rufus, Joanne Joseph, Glasgow 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball

On this week’s episode: * 2024 Junior World Champion BMX Racer Teya Rufus on the UCI World Championships this weekend in Brisbane, and the lifelong inspiration of Olympic champ Saya Sakakibara.  * Australian squash player Joanne Joseph ahead of next week’s World Junior Championships in Canada. * Commonwealth Games 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball duo Georgia Munro-Cook and Ebony Stevenson. Plus we discuss the pathways for female coaches, and the regular guide to the weekend ahead in sport. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Whistle 9.7.26 - Aussie Stingers, Ellen Fife, NAIDOC Week

In this week’s episode: * Stingers Water Polo duo Gabi Palm and Tilly Kearns * Commonwealth Games lawn bowls star Ellen Fife * To celebrate NAIDO Week, NRLW stars Quincy Dodd, Jada Taylor and Mahalia Murphy Plus other news from the week in sport and the usual preview of the weekend ahead.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Quick Chat with Jakiya Whitfeld

Jakiya Whitfeld, a Rugby Sevens and Rugby League Jillaroos international, is one of several NRLW stars working with Goanna Academy, an organisation founded by rugby league Greg Inglis. Goanna Academy, Australia’s first Indigenous-owned preventative mental health education organisation, conducts programs and clinics within schools and communities, with football used as the vehicle to connect with young people. In this chat, Jakiya shares her own journey through mental health, becoming a Goanna Academy mentor, and the organisation’s work. Recorded April, 2026.   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Whistle 2.7.26 - Lauren Jackson, Isabelle Kelly

On a bumper edition of ‘The Whistle’, it’s NRLW season kickoff, and Roosters skipper Isabelle Kelly joins the podcast, along with Rugby Sevens World Champion Maddie Ashby ahead of her code switch. The Australian Opals basketball team will play China in two friendlies in early July, so squad member Steph Reid shares some thoughts, while the legendary Lauren Jackson spoke to ‘The Whistle’ about her excitement around a young gun. Plus earlier in the week, HER WAY MC-ed a panel of the next generation thought leaders at a National Conference, and one of those leaders - Ikram Mahamed, chatted to the podcast about her advocacy work. And as usual, there’s a preview of what’s on in sport across the weekend in Australia and overseas.   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.