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Your weekly team huddle for all things sports, nostalgia, LGBTQIA2S+ athletes, and pop culture hosted by Kennedy Carter and Jenna Cortis, your west coast-based Athletic Department.
The Athletic Department hosts The Athletic Department, a sports show with 86 episodes published.
Welcome back, Athletes! This week, we're taking it all the way back to 1997, so grab your walkman, dance the Macarena, and get settled in! The Sparks celebrated 30 Season of the WNBA by packing the house with legends. Li
Welcome back, Athletes! Knicks in 5! This week, the episode has more than you could ever hope for. Jenna fills us in on the ADP's sponsored Sporta-Potty at Dyke Day while Kennedy hits the gym and watches every WNBA game
Welcome back, Athletes! This week, Kennedy fills us in on her skating competition. Of course it was highly competitive and of course, she was channeling Michelle Kwan. Jenna's sport was crying at graduations, weddings, a
Welcome back, Athletes! This week's episode is certain to surprise and delight you. Right off the bat, Jenna bites off more than she can chew on a hike to the Hollywood sign, and Kennedy has a competition sign-up blunder
Welcome back, Athletes! This week, Kennedy preps for her upcoming ice skating competition and Jenna watches Off Campus on Amazon Prime. Is it Heated Rivalry? No, but nothing ever is! Kennedy also dives into the sub-cultu
Welcome back, Athletes! This week, the sports are sporting! Jenna and Kennedy discuss the upcoming ice skating competition, Marcia's reluctance to be a reliable vehicle, and the fact that Lynne Roberts just won't use a t
Welcome back, Athletes! For this incredible return episode, Kennedy and Jenna are back on the mic to tell you about their experience at the Seattle Storm season home opener! You read that right - they were together in th
Welcome back, Athletes! Although they are technically on a break, Kennedy and Jenna just had to jump on the mic to chat about the results of the 2026 WNBA Draft. This WNBA free agency season has been INTENSE, and while t
Welcome back, Athletes! This week on the pod, Kennedy and Jenna are full of surprises as March Madness comes to a close! Kennedy gives us a true sneaks-on-the-ground straight from Indianapolis for the Final Four! Jenna b
Welcome back, Athletes! This week, Kennedy is back at Climate Pledge, and Jenna tries pilates! Your favorite cohosts talk over the Sweet 16 and Elite 8, all while mixing in the nostalgia that you've come to love and crav
Please excuse the technical difficulties w/ Jenna's mic. Welcome back, Athletes! This week your favorite cohosts break down some of the most interesting moments from the first two rounds of March Madness. They're watchin
Welcome back, Athletes! It's a quick one this week as your two favorite co-hosts discuss the Oscars and breakdown the NCAA Women's Basketball March Madness Bracket! Don't forget to join The Athletic Department's bracket
Welcome back, Athletes! This week, Kennedy's food touring a new city and Jenna gets a new car! With Unrivaled officially wrapped for the season, your two favorite co-hosts are headed back to college! That's right, Athlet
Welcome back, Athletes! This week, Kennedy is spotted in the gym! And Jenna gets her steps in on a stomach full of gluten free pancakes. As for the sports, Kennedy was back at Climate Pledge to welcome home the Olympians
Welcome back, Athletes! Winter Olympics 2026 really was for the girls. This week, Kennedy takes us through the final moments in Milan Cortina - including the giggle heard round the world by the most decorated freestyle s
Welcome back, Athletes! This episode, Kennedy reps the 12s in her Seattle Seahawks parade coverage, and Jenna gets really into the wilderness - theoretically of course! Kennedy is mom for a day and Jenna is with the big
Welcome back, Athletes! It's the biggest sports weekend of 2026, and your favorite cohosts are bringing it all to you! First off, congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks who beat the New England Patriots at Super Bowl LX
Welcome back, Athletes! It's Black History Month, and here at the Athletic Department Pod we're celebrating all lifelong. Jenna kicks off the episode with a tribute to one of her favorite Black athletes and shouts out Ol
Welcome back, Athletes. This week Kennedy starts the pod off with some powerful words about finding your spot in the resistance. Jenna and Kennedy discuss the intersection of political action and sports and pay homage to
Welcome back, Athletes! There's so much going on this week that we could barely fit it into one episode! Jenna can't speak about anything, and Kennedy tries out for the Iditarod. The PWHL broke attendance records in DC,
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