Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Launch Sports and Culture Show, A Touch More: The Podcast

August 9, 2024

A Touch More and Vox Media launched A Touch More: The Podcast, a new show created and hosted by world champion athletes Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe. Inspired by a limited series they hosted on Instagram Live in 2020, the show will release new episodes weekly on Wednesdays, offering audiences a deep dive into the world of women’s sports. Publishing across podcast and video platforms including Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, Bird and Rapinoe will break down the latest sports landscape, surface insider stories, and chat with notable guests to explore the intersection of sports and culture. The show’s exclusive beauty sponsor at launch is L’Oréal USA.

“We are thrilled that this podcast is finally out in the world. It is truly a labor of love for us. The ecosystem of women’s sports media is changing rapidly, and it’s important to us that those with personal expertise and experiences have a voice in this space. We love making this show and hope that listeners have fun listening to it,” said Bird and Rapinoe.

About A Touch More: The Podcast: Take a front row seat with world champion athletes Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe, as they invite both new and longtime women’s sports fans to join them in obsessing over the newest headlines and breaking down the sports landscape. Sue and Megan will weigh in on debates like “Are today’s WNBA players too physical?” and “Are the rookies getting a fair shot?” (Alongside detailed reviews of those tunnel ‘fits, of course). It’s giving unmatched expertise, hot takes and sharp conversation. Plus—insider perspectives, in an “everyone’s got an opinion” moment. Hear Sue and Megan share deep cut stories from their experiences as professional athletes, and illuminate the intersection of sports and pop culture. Their energy is contagious, their guests are boldfaced names in sports and entertainment, and you’ll get a touch more insight into their lives together, too.

The first episode of A Touch More: The Podcast is available here or here, featuring an interview with WNBA legend Candace Parker. Watch or listen to the trailer and subscribe on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts to receive new episodes automatically.

A Touch More: The Podcast is co-produced and distributed by Vox Media, A Touch More, and TOGETHXR, the media and commerce company co-founded by Bird and world class athletes Alex Morgan, Chloe Kim, and Simone Manuel.

About Vox Media

Vox Media is the leading modern media company, reaching audiences everywhere they are. Known for editorial properties including Vox, SB Nation, New York Magazine, The Dodo, and The Verge, the company’s portfolio features the most relevant, respected, and engaging editorial properties and voices. The company is also home to award-winning storytelling businesses such as Vox Media Studios and the Vox Media Podcast Network, as well as innovative technologies that support the entire media industry, including the Concert advertising marketplace.

About A Touch More

A Touch More is a production company that centers stories of revolutionaries who move culture forward. Founded by Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe, A Touch More is focused on helping people and brands tell stories that deeply resonate with their audiences. A Touch More partners with people who are obsessed with quality, authenticity, and want to do things differently. A Touch More projects attract audiences that are ready for the new, and who are proud to be who they are, unapologetically. The company aims to tear up old scripts, open gates, and inspire others to do the same.

About TOGETHXR

TOGETHXR is a media and commerce company founded by Jessica Robertson alongside four of the world’s top professional athletes, Alex Morgan, Chloe Kim, Simone Manuel, and Sue Bird. With a focus on rich storytelling rooted in lifestyle and youth culture, TOGETHXR is an unapologetic platform where representation and gender equality are both expected and required. TOGETHXR highlights a diverse and inclusive community of game-changers, culture shapers, thought-leaders, and barrier breakers – finding and telling the stories of women who are doing the same. As one of the most compelling platforms for women in sport and culture, TOGETHXR’s in-house production studio has created a slate of scripted and unscripted premium content, including Surf Girls: Kaikaina, More Than A Name, FENOM, Summer of Gold, and more, which are in discussions to be adapted for film, TV, and digital media. In 2023, TOGETHXR was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and won Media Company of the Year in the Digiday Media Awards.