Oct 27, 202615 min
Be an elite athlete. Build an audience. Find sponsors. Make content. Maybe get another job so you can afford to keep doing the first one. When did being good at your sport become only part of the job description? In...
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Athlete, Actually
Hosted by Parity · society · EN
About this Podcast:
Athlete, Actually is a women’s sports podcast hosted by 9x National Champion water skier and marketing strategist Elizabeth Montavon, featuring candid conversations with professional women athletes across dozens of sports. In each episode, Elizabeth sits down with a professional woman athlete — from Olympians and Paralympians to national champions, record holders, and MVPs across more than 85 sports — for a conversation that goes beyond their highlight reel. On Athlete, Actually, we move past the press conference questions and into the ones athletes actually want to answer, about identity, ambition, money, motherhood, sponsorship, pressure, performance, and what it really takes to compete at the highest level. These are layered stories about women in sport whose lives don’t fit into one mold. Produced by Parity, a sports marketing consultancy representing over 1,500 professional women athletes, the podcast draws from one of the most diverse rost
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What is Athlete, Actually about?
Athlete, Actually is a women’s sports podcast hosted by 9x National Champion water skier and marketing strategist Elizabeth Montavon, featuring candid conversations with professional women athletes across dozens of sports.
Who hosts Athlete, Actually?
Athlete, Actually is hosted by Parity. The show has published 12 episodes to date.
What has Athlete, Actually covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Ep. #12 Group Chat: How Many Jobs Does a Woman Athlete Have to Be Good At?" (27 October 2026, 15 minutes), "Ep. #11 Group Chat: Why Does Everyone Get Weird When Women Athletes Love Fashion?" (20 October 2026, 18 minutes), and "Ep. #10 Group Chat: Who Is Actually the Capital of Women’s Sports?" (13 October 2026, 17 minutes).
How often does Athlete, Actually publish?
Athlete, Actually publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 12 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Athlete, Actually?
Booking probability for Athlete, Actually is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Athlete, Actually requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Athlete, Actually's contact route on record: verified email.
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Parity hosts Athlete, Actually, a society podcast with 12 episodes published.
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Oct 20, 202618 minWhy do we act like caring about fashion means a woman athlete cares less about winning? In this episode of Athlete, Actually Group Chat, Elizabeth starts with Naomi Osaka’s court entrances and follows the conversation...
Episode #10
Ep. #10 Group Chat: Who Is Actually the Capital of Women’s Sports?
Oct 13, 202617 minEverybody wants to be the capital of women’s sports. But what does that title actually mean? In the first Athlete, Actually Group Chat, Elizabeth puts Portland, the Bay Area and Indianapolis at the center of a...
Episode #9
Ep. #9 Live from WNBA All-Star Weekend 2026
Aug 5, 202615 minFor this special edition of Athlete, Actually, Elizabeth Montavon takes the show on the road to Parity’s Precovery Party at Babe’s Sports Bar in Chicago during WNBA All-Star Weekend. Against the backdrop of the WNBA’s...
Episode #8
Ep. #8 Elana Meyers Taylor: Motherhood, Gold Medals, and What Matters Most
Jun 9, 202633 minS1Elana Meyers Taylor has spent nearly two decades at the top of her sport. She's a multi-time Olympic medalist, the most decorated Black Winter Olympian in history, and one of the most recognizable athletes in bobsled...
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Ep. #7 Marissa Papaconstantinou: The Pressure of Growing Up in Sport
Jun 2, 202634 minS1Marissa Papaconstantinou has spent more than half her life in elite sport. She made her first Paralympic team as a teenager, grew up in front of cameras, and learned early what it feels like to have your identity tied...
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Ep. #6 Amber Balcaen: The $5 Million Reality of Motorsport
May 26, 202637 minS1<p>Most people think racing is about speed. Amber Balcaen says it’s really about survival.</p><p></p><p>In this episode, the NASCAR driver opens up about the part of motorsports most fans never see: the constant...
Episode #5
Ep. #5 Nicole Heavirland: Built to Compete
May 19, 202635 minS1<p>Nicole Heavirland has never approached sport halfway.</p><p></p><p>Before becoming a three-time Olympian in rugby, she grew up wrestling boys in Montana, playing tackle football, and spending hours alone in the gym...
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Ep. #4 Kate Brim: Everything That Went Wrong Before Gold
May 12, 202655 minS1<p>Kate Brim’s career almost ended before it ever began.</p><p></p><p>At 19, a rare complication from surgery left her with a spinal cord injury and a future she didn’t recognize. Doctors told her she might never live...
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Ep. #3 Nicole Mendes: The Reality Behind the Olympic Dream
May 5, 202642 minS1<p>Nicole Mendes had always dreamed of the Olympics.</p><p>In 2021, she got there - representing Team Mexico, making history, and winning the country’s first-ever Olympic softball game. From the outside, it looked like...
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Ep. #2 Taylor Heise: Cut in 2022, Gold in 2026
Apr 28, 202628 minS1<p>Taylor Heise thought she was ready for the moment. </p><p></p><p>In 2022, after years of building toward the Olympics, she entered tryouts expecting to make the team. Instead, she was one of the final cuts. No...
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Ep. #1 Dara Mabrey: The Injury That Changed Women’s Sports
Apr 21, 202633 minS1<p>Dara Mabrey’s final college season ended on a play she’s made countless times. An open layup, no real contact - then something felt off in a way she couldn’t explain.</p><p></p><p>At first, it was treated like a...
Athlete, Actually
Trailer | Athlete, Actually: A New Kind of Women’s Sports Stories
Apr 15, 20263 minS1<p>When people think about athletes, they picture performance. Highlights. Outcomes.</p><p>But there’s a whole layer of the story that rarely gets told — the decisions, the pressure, the uncertainty, and everything that...
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