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Badassery After 50 | No Huddle Pro Tips with Timothy Ward

Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning

Release Date: 10/21/2025

Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning

About SNAPkids On Instagram: Online: About Sports Will Save Us All podcast Sports Will Save Us All is an inspirational sports podcast hosted by Sasha Graham, featuring powerful conversations with athletes, coaches, and changemakers about how sports shape mental health, resilience, leadership, and personal growth. Through real-life stories of women in sports, inclusive and adaptive athletics, and athletes overcoming adversity, the show explores how sports change lives—on and off the field. On Instagram Online at To be a guest: Contact us on or Via email at

Sports, Storytelling, and Surviving a Religious Cult | Peter Young

Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning

This episode takes a turn you won’t see coming. Sasha sits down with former Division I basketball player, coach, and broadcaster Peter Young—a man whose life reads like two completely different stories unfolding at once. On the surface: a career in sports, from George Washington University to coaching at the University of Colorado and calling games for major networks. But behind the scenes? A slow, disorienting descent into a controlling religious cult that would ultimately dismantle his marriage and reshape his life. Peter shares how it happened—not all at once, but gradually—through...

Create a Bucket List, Change Your Life | Joel Eggiman

Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning

We’re living in a time that can feel heavy—between constant connectivity, global challenges, and the pressure to keep up, joy can start to feel like something we have to work for. In this episode, Sasha explores the difference between happiness and joy—and why actively choosing joy might be one of the most powerful things we can do for ourselves and others. Enter Joel Eggimann: former professional parkour athlete, adventurer, and creator of The Bucket List Planner. Joel has turned a simple idea—writing down what you want to experience before you die—into a movement that helps...

This Paralympic Champion Will Make You Want to do Everything | Renée Tyree

Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning

Some guests come to the show through connections, timing, or promotion—and then there are the ones Sasha simply refuses to stop asking until they say yes. Paralympic gold medalist Renee Tyree is one of those guests—and she was absolutely worth the wait. Renee’s story is anything but linear. A lifelong athlete, she faced a rare autoimmune illness at age seven that left her temporarily paralyzed. She fought her way back, returned to sports, and by 19 was a high-achieving college student and competitive athlete—until a second diagnosis changed everything, leaving her a permanent...

2 Million Steps to Change the World | Kwame Terra

Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning

What does it take to walk 944 miles in 30 days—and why would anyone do it? This week, Sasha sits down with Kwame Terra, founder and CEO of bEHR Health Systems, distance running coach, and newly minted world-record holder for walking over 2 million steps in a single month. Yes, you read that right—an average of 67,000 steps a day (that’s more than a marathon… every day… for a month). But this conversation goes far beyond the numbers. Kwame made this feat his mission to spotlight health in Black communities and launch the bEHR Health app, a grassroots platform that motivates...

Rebellious Success: Breaking Hockey’s Old Rules | Toni Will

Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning

What does it look like to lead boldly in a space that wasn’t built for you? This week on Sports Will Save Us All, Sasha sits down with Toni Will—general manager and governor of the Kalamazoo Wings—who is redefining leadership in professional hockey. As the first female GM in franchise history and the first woman ever appointed to the ECHL Board of Governors, Toni is not just breaking barriers—she’s rebuilding the culture of the game from the inside out. Under her leadership, the K-Wings have seen seven straight seasons of attendance growth, groundbreaking community initiatives, and...

Is College Sports Headed for Collapse? The Urgent Fight to Save Amateur Athletics |Thomas McGovern

Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning

March Madness is here. But the future of college sports may be hanging by a thread. For years, fans have debated whether college athletes should be paid. With the rise of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals and the transfer portal, it seemed like the system was finally correcting a long-standing injustice. But what if the next step—professionalizing college sports—doesn’t fix the system… and actually breaks it completely? In this eye-opening episode, Sasha sits down with tax and policy expert Thomas A. McGovern, author of Road to the Final Hour, to unpack a looming crisis most fans...

Inside UFC 1-The Birth of MMA and the Lessons That Shape a Life | Zane Frazier

Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning

What was it like to fight in the very first Ultimate Fighting Championship—before weight classes, before gloves, before rules? In this unforgettable episode of Sports Will Save Us All, host Sasha Graham sits down with Zane Frazier, one of the original eight fighters who competed in UFC 1—the tournament that launched modern MMA. But Zane’s story goes far beyond the Octagon. Growing up in Los Angeles during the turbulent 1960s and 70s, Zane was surrounded by history, activism, martial arts culture, and larger-than-life figures. His mother trained in karate and even served as a bodyguard...

The Wild World of Pro Wrestling, Spandex and All | Spiffy Sean Styles

Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning

This week on Sports Will Save Us All, Sasha sits down with professional wrestler, entertainer, and self-described “modern-day Renaissance man” Spiffy Sean Styles for a hilarious, eye-opening conversation about life inside the ring. From his early days growing up on 1980s wrestling icons like Hulk Hogan, to learning the art of calling a match on the fly, Sean pulls back the curtain on what’s real, what’s choreographed, and why “tuck your chin” might be the most important advice in the business. They dive into: The evolution of professional wrestling from the WWF era to today’s...

Five Kidney Donors, One Record-Breaking Climb for Life | Dr. Matt Harmody

Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning

This week on Sports Will Save Us All, Sasha sits down with Dr. Matthew Harmody—retired ER physician, endurance athlete, living kidney donor, and author of Ascending America. In 2017, Matt donated a kidney to a complete stranger. A few years later, he joined four other living kidney donors on an audacious mission: climb the highest point in all 50 U.S. states in under 43 days and set a Guinness World Record. Five donors. Fifty peaks. One RV. Endless snow, summit fever, team tension—and a powerful purpose. In this conversation, Matt breaks down: The truth about living kidney...

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No Huddle Pro Tips is our brand-new special segment on Sports Will Save Us All, delivering powerful, practical advice in just 15 minutes to help you live a healthier, stronger, and more active life—at any age.

In this episode, host Sasha Graham sits down with Timothy Ward, certified personal trainer and author of The Goat Within, to explore what it really takes to thrive as we age. Timothy breaks down the essentials of healthy aging, longevity in sports, and maintaining physical performance after 50, sharing his proven framework: the Four Elements of Badassery After 50.

Together, they dive into the core pillars of aging well and staying competitive—resistance training for longevity, nutrition for aging athletes, cardiovascular health, and rest and recovery—and explain how these elements work together to preserve strength, mobility, and vitality over time. Whether you’re an aging athlete, a former competitor, or simply focused on staying active and healthy as you get older, this conversation offers actionable insights you can apply immediately.

If you’ve ever looked at those vibrant, high-performing athletes in their 70s and 80s and wondered how they do it, this episode reveals the mindset and habits that make successful aging in sports possible.

📘 The Goat Within by Timothy Ward is available on Amazon
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📸 Follow Timothy on Instagram @fitnessquadrant

Perfect for listeners interested in aging and fitness, sports longevity, training after 50, and maintaining health through movement, this No Huddle Pro Tips episode proves that getting older doesn’t mean slowing down—it means training smarter.

Books About Sports--Sports Will Save Us All

Love books about sports? Curious about the stories behind them?
Sports Will Save Us All features in-depth podcast interviews with sports book authors, spotlighting the writers shaping the world of sports through powerful non-fiction and unforgettable storytelling.

Explore the sports books and authors featured on the podcast at SportsWillSaveUsAll.com—with direct links to each book and its corresponding author interview.

From baseball and football to endurance sports, women’s sports history, mental performance, skiing, hockey, and more, these conversations go beyond the game.

📚🎧 Read the books. Hear the authors. Discover the power of sports.

Books About Sports--Sports Will Save Us All

Explore the sports books and authors featured on the podcast at SportsWillSaveUsAll.com—with direct links to each book and its corresponding author interview.

From baseball and football to endurance sports, women’s sports history, mental performance, skiing, hockey, and more, these conversations go beyond the game.

📚🎧 Read the books. Hear the authors. Discover the power of sports.

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