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“Wide Open with Ashlyn Harris” invites guests and listeners alike to open up, share their struggles and triumphs, and explore how being wide open—both on the field and in life—leads to personal and professional growth. Each episode, Ashlyn Harris leads an unfiltered conversation with an influential figure from sports, entertainment, fashion, music, or politics. In sports, “wide open” signifies a moment of readiness, awareness, and opportunity to make an impact. In the real world, it reflects vulnerability, honesty, and courage to face challenges with authenticity. On this podcast, “wide open” means seizing opportunities, breaking down barriers, and embracing one’s true self.
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Mary Mazzio joins us to share the powerful story behind Mighty Mary and the lessons she’s carried from elite sport into filmmaking and life. From failure and rejection to resilience, leadership, and self-belief, this conversation explores how the mindset of an athlete can shape everything that comes next and why the story of women breaking barriers in sport still matters today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Laura Benanti has already made a name for herself on the Broadway stage, and now she’s entering the spotlight on a totally new one. Ashlyn talks to the Tony Award winning actress about her hilarious new one woman show, Nobody Cares, and what it’s like to reintroduce herself to her fans mid-career. Laura opens up about what it’s like to finally stop people pleasing, dealing with online trolls, the humbling moments of motherhood, and being unafraid to speak out in our current troubling times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Anna Camp is living her most authentic life right now. Last year, she came out as bisexual and in her words, a giant weight was lifted. Now, she sits down with Ashlyn to talk about the joy of shedding the expectations others put on you. They discuss the moments in Anna’s career that led to huge personal growth, like the time she literally bared all on a Broadway stage, the frenzy of being part of a huge hit like Pitch Perfect, and being honored as one of the Out 100 last fall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week on Wide Open, Ashlyn sits down with Olympic hockey player Jackie Pierri to talk about identity, resilience, and life beyond the rink. Jackie opens up about growing up in Montclair, playing boys hockey, building a career across North America and Europe, and using her platform to push for better conditions in women’s sports and for climate-conscious change.They also talk about the emotional weight of honoring her late father, the burnout of fighting for basics in sport, and how her values have shaped both her engineering career and her athletic journeySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You may know Abigail Thorn as Philosophy Tube on YouTube or as Sharako Lohar on House of the Dragon; she is a British playwright and actress. Today, Ashlyn is inviting her to get Wide Open about her acting process. They also discuss how her background in philosophy shapes what she brings to the screen, and they talk about what life in America is like and what it has taught her about extending compassion to friends and neighbors in new ways.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You might know Sam Gordon as that little girl who went viral for outrunning all the boys on her tackle football team. She was just nine years old when her dad posted that video, and fourteen years later Sam has matured into a powerful advocate for women’s sports. In her career, she’s already co-founded the Utah Girl’s Tackle Football League and played D1 soccer at Columbia University. Now she’s professional football player with the Salt Lake Wildcats all while pursuing a law degree. Sam talks to Ashlyn about why it’s so important to be a multihyphenate in sports and life, what it’s been like to grow up as the face of a women’s sports movement, and the opportunities tackle football can bring to women on and off the field.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Director, writer, producer, and comic creator Carly Usdin joins the show to talk with Ashlyn about their long career as a storyteller and the importance of making sure queer stories keep being made. Ashlyn tries to get the scoop on Carly’s upcoming film, “Courtside,” a gay basketball rom-com set to feature several WNBA players. Plus, Ashlyn and Carly discuss all things women’s sports, identity, and the new wave of joy in queer film and TV.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Roku’s Director of Content, Publicity and Talent Relations Nicole Wilcox joins the show this week to give a peek behind the curtain into how, why, and when certain stories get told in film and television. Nicole knows what it takes to bring a project into the world, build excitement around it, and make sure everyone is represented on screen. Ashlyn and Nicole discuss the art of documentary filmmaking and why accessibility to media matters. Plus, they dive into what it took to get Ashlyn’s documentary, Game Changers: The Ashlyn Harris Story made and what it’s like to have it out in the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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“Wide Open with Ashlyn Harris” invites guests and listeners alike to open up, share their struggles and triumphs, and explore how being wide open—both on the field and in life—leads to personal and professional growth. Each episode, Ashlyn Harris leads an unfiltered conversation with an influential figure from sports, entertainment, fashion, music, or politics. In sports, “wide open” signifies a moment of readiness, awareness, and opportunity to make an impact. In the real world, it reflects vulnerability, honesty, and courage to face challenges with authenticity. On this podcast, “wide open” means seizing opportunities, breaking down barriers, and embracing one’s true self.
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