The GIST of It
Episodes
Ep #61: Racism, sexism, the Royal family and sports
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Following Oprah’s bombshell interview with Harry and Meghan, and Serena Williams’ response, Ellen and Steph talk about the intersections between r...
Ep#60: Changing hockey culture with former NHLer Akim Aliu
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week our very own Steph Rotz interviewed former NHLer and founding member of the Hockey Diversity Alliance (HDA), Akim Aliu. They discuss the nee...
Ep #59: What the heck is going on in Barcelona?
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, co-hosts Ellen and Steph give an explainer on FC Barcelona’s off-field drama. From the social media smear campaign they allegedly created...
Ep #58: Tiger Woods: The car accident & his impact on sports
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph talk about Tiger Woods’ shocking car accident, while also taking a step back to discuss the ups and downs of his ...
Ep #57: NBA drama, Aussie Open action, skier Mikaela Shiffrin besting the men
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph break down all of the NBA drama including Golden State Warrior Draymond Green calling out the league for their unfa...
Ep #56: “The gist” of the Australian Open
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph break down everything you need to know about the first tennis Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open. Ellen an...
Ep #55: Everything you need to know about Super Bowl LV
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph break down everything you need to know about Super Bowl LV. From how the two teams match up, to key players to watc...
Ep#54: The NWHL’s messy relationship with Barstool Sports, explained
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph break down the off-ice situation between the NWHL, Barstool Sports and Barstool’s CEO Erika Nardini. If you saw t...
Ep #53: Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers' off-field drama and NY Mets GM firing, explained
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
GISTers had questions and we have answers: ahead of the NFL’s Conference Championships on Sunday, co-hosts Ellen and Steph explain the frayed relati...
Ep #52: Everything you need to know about the 2021 NHL season
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give “the gist” of the 2021 NHL season. From its new format, to teams to watch, to players to watch, and to how...
Ep #51: Everything you need to know about the NFL Playoffs
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s special pop-up podcast, co-hosts Ellen and Steph give “the gist” on the NFL Playoffs. From teams and players to watch, to how to play...
Ep #50: How COVID-19 is impacting sport in 2021
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give “the gist” of how COVID-19 is expected to impact sports in 2021. From the major leagues, to tennis grand s...
Ep #49: Get “the gist” of the 2021 World Juniors
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give “the gist” of everything you need to know for the World Juniors. From the tournament format, to COVID-19 p...
Ep #48: Everything you need to know about the 2020-21 NBA season
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give “the gist” of everything you need to know about for the upcoming NBA season. From the changes enforced by ...
Ep #47: Sportsperson of the Year drama explained
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give “the gist” on the controversy behind this year’s Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year awards. Fro...
Ep #46: A chat with former No. 1 NHL Draft pick Taylor Hall, USWNT lawsuit updates, COVID-19 in the NFL, and gender inequity in the U.K.
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph sat down with former No. 1 NHL Draft pick, MVP and Buffalo Sabre Taylor Hall to talk about the NHL bubble, how to m...
Ep #45: The Pope, Megan Rapinoe and a turtle walk into a bar
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give you the gist on the quick hits you need (think: The Pope x NBA, COVID-19 in the NFL and MLS playoffs) while di...
Ep #44: NBA free agency, a conversation with sports journalist Tara Slone, and hockey culture
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph sat down with literal rockstar and sports journalist Tara Slone to talk about hockey culture, women supporting wome...
Ep #43: The Masters: the good, the bad and the ugly
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give “the gist” on everything you need to know about The Masters. From what’s changed because of the COVID-19...
Ep #42: How sports meets suffrage
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In light of the recent American elections, this week co-hosts Ellen and Steph talk about the major role that female athletes played in securing women’...
Ep #41: Why Antonio Brown playing shows the NFL doesn’t care about women
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: This podcast discusses sexual assault and rape. Please care for yourself however you see fit.This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph talk ...
Ep #40: A convo with world champ and Olympic gold medalist, US hockey’s Meghan Duggan
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph interview legendary US national hockey team captain, Meghan Duggan. The Olympic gold medalist and seven-time world ...
Ep #39: Sexism and COVID-19, on the rocks
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Following the LA Lakers NBA Finals win, this week co-hosts Ellen and Steph talk about the double-standards female athletes (like GOAT Sue Bird) face i...
Ep #38: Why aren’t there more Black coaches?
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph dive into the lack of Black, female and Black female coaches in pro sports, specifically looking at leagues with ma...
Ep #37: Everything you need to know about the NBA Finals
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on everything you need to know about the 2020 NBA Finals (think player drama, celebrity involvement a...
Ep #36: The GIST, but rapid fire
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a beautifully busy time in sports, so this week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give their hot take on all the sports news you need to know right now ...
Ep #35: Mental health stigma in sports
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph discuss the incredibly insensitive and damaging remarks from reporter Skip Bayless on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Da...
Ep #34: Everything you need to know about the 2020 NFL season
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on everything you need to know about the upcoming 2020 NFL season (think COVID-19 implications, BLM i...
Ep #33: Colleges are taking advantage of Black athletes
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on the sports world’s restart of the restart and discuss whether or not it's time for student-athle...
Ep #32: Sexism and homophobia in sports? No way!
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on the sports world’s reaction to the shooting of unarmed Black man Jacob Blake and discuss the hor...
Ep #31: Playoffs, COVID-19 and the USWNT walk into a bar
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give their review on the first round of the NHL and NBA playoffs, talk about the havoc COVID-19 is still wreaking a...
Ep #30: Everything you need to know about the NHL & NBA playoffs, baby!
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist of the first round of the NHL playoffs, (including their hot picks), and deep dive into what the NBA’...
The GIST of It Trailer
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The GIST of It, a weekly podcast where hosts Ellen Hyslop & Stephanie Rotz give you “the gist” of what’s going on in the sports world...
Ep #29: Guess which league is an absolute gongshow
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on how the COVID-19 pandemic is still negatively impacting sports. The MLB season is an absolute mess...
Ep #28: Everything you need to know about the return of the NBA and NHL
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on everything you need to know about the NBA and NHL season restarts and why the 2020 MLB season migh...
Ep #27: Big names are investing in women’s sports
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist on the NWSL’s expansion to Los Angeles with their new team Angel City. Backed by some massive names...
Ep #26: Without college football, are college sports doomed?
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on college sports. With a couple of conferences canceling fall sp...
Ep #25: Everything you need to know about the return of sports
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph talk about sports returning to play. From leagues that are already underway like the NWSL, to the NBA (that’s sti...
Ep #24: NHL legend Darcy Tucker on the teams he hates, his stance on fighting in hockey and his TikTok debut
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, NHL and Toronto Maple Leafs legend Darcy Tucker joins co-hosts Ellen and Steph to share his story. From playing in the NHL (where he litera...
Ep #23: “You can’t win a championship without gays”
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know there are no openly queer athletes in the majors? In honor of Pride Month, co-hosts Ellen and Steph discuss how heteronormative and gende...
Ep #22: The sports world is taking notice and making change
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Following the murder of George Floyd on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota we’ve seen protests, ongoing police brutality, and dangerous leadership f...
Ep #21: Stick to sports? No way. Black Lives Matter.
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Following the murder of George Floyd on May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota we’ve seen protests, ongoing police brutality, and dangerous leadership c...
Ep #20: How sports change lives — accessibility in sport matters
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week co-hosts Ellen and Steph are joined by Nicole Durand, who was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, Julia Rose, whose four-year-old son ...
Ep #19: Hockey legend Cassie Campbell-Pascall on the importance of female role models, her team Canada story and being a woman in the broadc
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week two-time Olympic gold medalist, six-time world champion and hockey broadcaster Cassie Campbell-Pascall joins co-hosts Ellen and Steph to sha...
Ep #18: Leading the change in women’s hockey with four-time Olympic gold medalist, Jayna Hefford
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week four-time Olympic gold medalist, seven-time world champion and fierce advocate for women in sports Jayna Hefford joins co-hosts Ellen and St...
Ep #17: Why is the NHL so sexist?
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After some horrible private messages from Washington Capital Brendan Leipsic and other hockey players were publicly leaked last week, co-hosts Ellen a...
Ep #16: Motherhood and maternity leave in sports with two-time Olympian, Melissa Bishop-Nriagu
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week two-time Olympian, Canadian 800m record-holder and badass momma Melissa Bishop-Nriagu joins co-hosts Ellen and Steph to share her post-pregn...
Ep #15: Keeping girls in sport with SportsCentre's Kate Beirness
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week SportsCentre host, Toronto Raptors reporter, Her Mark Founder and total badass Kate Beirness joins co-hosts Ellen and Steph to share how she...
Ep #14: Real women don’t run, they said
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, in honor of the Boston Marathon that was supposed to take place on Monday, co-hosts Ellen and Steph give #thegist of the event’s wildly s...