The GIST of It Podcast

The GIST of It is a twice-weekly podcast on what’s going on in the sports world. Hosts Ellen Hyslop and Stephanie Rotz discuss current sports topics and how they intersect with pop culture and social issues, covering everything from major league season previews to calling out the sexist BS we see in sports daily.
 Naomi Osaka brings couture to the Australian Open Naomi Osaka brings couture to the Australian Open

Work, cover girl.

Tennis star Naomi Osaka is making good on her April 2025 promise to treat every Grand Slam like the Met Gala, walking into her first-round match at the Australian Open in full custom couture on Tuesday. A four-time Slam winner, Osaka is generating a lot of conversation — both supportive and critical — with her look, which is why this episode of The GIST of It is about how fashion and sport aren’t so different after all.

 It’s literally anyone’s game: Previewing the NFL Divisional Round It’s literally anyone’s game: Previewing the NFL Divisional Round

Hut, hut!

There’s nothing quite like playoff football. On this episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz preview this weekend’s NFL Divisional Round slate, aka the postseason’s quarter-finals. There are four games gracing our screens this weekend — two on Saturday and two on Sunday — and in today’s episode, we’re breaking down every single one. Talk about a touchdown.

 Getting emotional watching figure skating Getting emotional watching figure skating

Axels, and lutzes, and salchows, oh my.

Still picking your jaw up off the floor after last weekend’s national figure skating championships? Same. That’s why today’s episode of The GIST of It is a twizzling, axel-filled ode to the newly-named figure skating Olympians representing the USA and Canada at the Milano Cortina Games next month. Tune in to hear co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz wax poetic about one of the Olympics’ most popular sports.