Sky Sports: Real Talk

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Welcome to Real Talk, a brand new 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.

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Real Talk: The Recap

May 01 2024 9 mins

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 supportin

Talking Retirement - with Stephen Warnock, Victoria Pendleton & Danielle Brown.

Apr 22 2024 48 mins

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 sp

Talking Motherhood in Sport - with Natasha Jonas, Dame Sarah Storey & Bismah Maroof

Apr 17 2024 47 mins

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 physicall

Talking Exercise Safety - with Jennifer Stoute, Sarah McDonald & Hayley Madigan

Apr 08 2024 48 mins

“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

Talking Pelvic Floor - with Emma Hayes, Eboni Usoro-Brown & Laura Gallagher Cox

Apr 01 2024 43 mins

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'v

Talking OCD - with Henry Slade, Nathaniel Wood and Freya Anderson

Mar 25 2024 38 mins

“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

Talking Grief - with Nedum Onuoha, Claudia MacDonald & Callum Johnson

Mar 18 2024 53 mins

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

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