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
Release Date: 03/17/2026
Holding Space for Joy | Dori Maxon
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
info_outline
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...
info_outline
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...
info_outline
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...
info_outline
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...
info_outline
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...
info_outline
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...
info_outline
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...
info_outline
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...
info_outline
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...
info_outlineMarch 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 don’t even know exists.
According to McGovern, if college athletes become employees of their schools, the consequences could be catastrophic:
• Colleges could lose their nonprofit status
• Billions in tax-deductible donations could disappear
• Athletic departments could face massive new tax burdens
• The financial ecosystem that supports hundreds of non-revenue sports could collapse
And that means the fallout wouldn’t just affect football and basketball.
It could wipe out opportunities for swimmers, volleyball players, runners, gymnasts, and thousands of other student athletes across the country.
With March Madness tipping off today, this conversation couldn’t be more timely. Because the decisions being debated in Congress and the courts right now could fundamentally reshape—or even dismantle—the college sports system as we know it.
Thomas McGovern
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 @SportsWillSaveUsAll
Online at www.SportsWillSaveUsAll.com
To be a guest: Contact us on Podmatch or Via email at SportsWillSaveUsAll@gmail.com