Sam Squires

Sam Squiers speaks to elite sportswomen about their challenges, triumphs and setbacks

Michelle Jenneke captured the attention of the world as the "Dancing Hurdler" when a video of her energetic pre-race warm-up dance at the 2012 Junior World Championships in Barcelona became viral. However, there is much more to than just her dance moves, both on and off the track.

On Her Game with Sam Squiers

Michelle Jenneke

Sam Squiers enters some unfamiliar territory as she sits down with Supercars drive turned sex worker Renee Gracie.

Renee discusses competing against boys at a very young age (6:30), and what led to her meteoric rise, from go-carts to driving a Porsche on the professional racing circuit (11:15).

She outlines the journey she took with Simona De Silvestro, spearheading an all-female Supercars team (17:45), and is circumspect when it comes to those David Reynolds' 'Pussy Wagon' comments (28:32).

Supercars didn't bring any financial security, but OnlyFans did, and Renee is very open when it comes to her career switch (44.35), even outlining just how lucrative it's been (50:15).

She also says her new-found financial freedom has become a barrier to a possible return to competitive racing (72:00).

Supercars to Sex Work - The Renee Gracie story

Sam Squiers chats with Rebecca Sowden about the 'Correct the Internet' campaign that is trying to fix the gendered bias that we've inadvertently caused on the World Wide Web. 

Correct the Internet

Rugby league star Julia Robinson has been a lightning rod for public opinion in her short but illustrious rugby league career so far.

She sat down with Sam Squiers to explain how she found the sport quite late in life and what it's like having an army lifer for a mum (5:42)!

Julia then explains how she was caught in a social media firestorm simply because she has some very useful muscles (21:16).

When you get such vocal support from Sally Pearson and Libby Trickett you know you're doing something special and the #showyourmuslces campaign (26:03) that ensued showed how a storm of positivity can sometimes erupt from the most unlikely places.

"No one should be ashamed of what their body can do" - Julia Robinson

Sam Squiers welcomes tennis commentator Adam Peacock to On Her Mind to break down the age old debate about women playing three sets as opposed to five at Grand Slam tournaments, and how it relates to equal pay.

They add some nuance to the debate and wonder how five sets might work in the women's game, and whether tennis fans and players would actually want it to happen.

"No physical issue, no doubt about that" - Adam Peacock

Opals star Cayla George might be the most open woman Sam Squiers has ever spoken to!

No topic is off-limits and she goes into great detail on her relationship with Liz Cambage as well as the embarrassingly bad bodysuits from the last Olympics. It's a story no one has heard before!

Cayla talks about leaving home and going to the AIS as a 15 year old (7:11), starting out in the green and gold and why she decided to forgo college in the US, despite plenty of offers (14:05).

The new mum talks about being a mother and professional athlete and opens up about her fertility journey (20:56) and the unique experience of Torres Strait Island custom adoption, which resulted in her being gifted her baby daughter Pearl (25:20).

She then tells a shocking and hilarious story about the Opals' bodysuits in Tokyo and just how much they revealed! (48:40) plus why she's no longer friends with Liz Cambage (52:25).

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