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  • In honor of International Women's Month, here's a short reel highlighting life lessons shared by a couple of talented guests on the show. Be sure to keep up with their work and celebrate the incredible women in your lives.

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    Renee Washington: https://www.reneepwashington.com/about

    Sambearrrrr: https://www.tiktok.com/@sambearrr

    Alex Warrington: https://twitter.com/ayywarrington

    Lidiaana: https://lidiaana.com

    Shill: https://takeashillpill.com

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    #internationalwomensday #womeninsports #womenempowerment

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  • Roland from Pros Only Sports hops on Kit Stories to rate Italy’s 2006 FIFA World Cup winning away jersey and share his favorite memories of a memorable tournament. 

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    #worldcup #jerseys #italy

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  • Rich from @EagleEyedFootball describes his love for Lazio's 2001/02 European kit and the golden era of Serie A football. -#lazio #seriea #jerseys-Big up to Rich for his insightful kit story. Make sure you check out his content on YouTube and follow him on the socials. -EAGLE-EYED FOOTBALLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Y9s7oua1gNoy-jJjqjSRQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/eagleeyedball Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eagleeyedfootball_/ Other Links: https://linktr.ee/eagleeyedfootball-If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends and be sure to subscribe to Raw Football Talk for more sports storytelling content.-Raw Football TalkINSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3wjMqMqTWITTER: https://bit.ly/3m29QRMERCH: https://www.instagram.com/rft.jerseys.merch/Depop: https://depop.com/rawfootballtalkMercari: https://www.mercari.com/u/189854109?sv=0-"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rawfootballtalk/support

  • Shill shares a brief story about her love for all things Ecuadorian football in the first installment of our brand-new series, Kit Stories!  
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    Huge thanks to Shill for her awesome kit story. Check out her work in the links below.  
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    Shill
    IG: @takeashillpill      
    BLOG: takeashillpill.com
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  • On the last episode of an eventful 2021, Bik is joined by seasoned sports journalist, Ibrahim Mustapha. Ibrahim is the current news editor for Eurosport UK, and his past stops include BBC Sport, Mirror Football, and Yahoo UK. He is also the author of No Longer Naïve: African Football’s Growing Impact at the World Cup. 
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    We sat down with Ibrahim to discuss his sports media journey, his experience watching Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo live, the difference between Nigerian and Ghanaian jollof , Wizkid vs Burna Boy, and plenty more.
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    Listen to Ibrahim's sports stories, check out his book, and be sure to keep up with his work on the socials.
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    Ibrahim Mustapha
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  • On this episode of Sports Stories, Bik is joined by WUSA9 Sports Director, Darren Haynes. Darren is a 9x Emmy Award winning Hall of Famer who anchored ESPN's SportsCenter in the past. He also remains a diehard UConn basketball fan, to this day.-We sat down with Darren to discuss his work in sports, his days playing football for Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, his love for spicy food, his distaste for GMU basketball, and much more. -Listen to Darren's sports stories, and be sure to keep up with him on the socials!-Darren HaynesTWITTER: https://twitter.com/DarrenMHaynesINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/darrenmhaynes/-Raw Football TalkINSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3wjMqMqTWITTER: https://bit.ly/3m29QRvMERCH: https://www.instagram.com/rft.jerseys.merch/-"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rawfootballtalk/support

  • On this episode of Sports Stories, Bik is joined by his good friend, Benyam Kidané. Benyam is a senior editor for NBA Australia, and also has experience in podcasting, writing, and covering the Australia basketball beat. 

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    We sat down to discuss his work in sports media, the journeys and obstacles that our parents and ourselves overcame as children of immigrants, and current events in the world of basketball, footy, and habesha music & culture. 

    Listen to Benyam's sports stories, and be sure to keep up with him on the socials! 

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     Benyam Kidané 

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  • On this episode of Sports Stories, Bik is joined by his longtime friend, Chris Smoot. Smoot is a music producer, writer, and a creative based in the DMV area. We talk Smoot's love for music, basketball, and rank classic hip-hop beats in the "Rank the Beats" segment. We also introduce the "Fact or Cap" segment towards the middle part of the show.
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  • Episode 24 of Sports Stories sees Bik joined by local sports reporter, Renee Washington. Renee covers local sports for ESPN and Fox Sports, and is an alum of La Salle University, where she was a three time Division 1 All-American for the Women's Soccer program. We discussed Renee's soccer career, her transition to the sports broadcasting world, and talked her favorite musicians, athletes, and athletic events. 

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    Listen to Renee's sports story, and be sure to follow her on the socials!
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    RENEE WASHINGTON

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  • Episode 24 of Sports Stories sees Bik joined by Ms. Happy Monday, Lidiaana. Lidiaana is a singer, dancer, actress, model, creator, and entertainer that loves to spread positivity and happiness. We talk all things Lidiaana, including music, entertainment, food, culture, and also, mental health.

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    LIDIAANA

    INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lidiaanamusic/ 

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    TIK TOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@lidiaanamusic? 

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  • On the latest episode of Sports Stories, Bik is joined by his friend Sam Soares.
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    Sam is a football content creator who supports Benfica 🇵🇹 and hates to love Manchester United. We cover her love of football, Boston, and Ed Sheeran.
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    We also debate who is the 🐐 Portuguese player of all time
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    Sam Soares
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  • On this marathon (s/o Nip) episode of Sports Stories, Bik is joined by two of his good Eritrean-American homies, Aron Yohannes and Aaron Bein.  Aron currently works as a trending news and sports reporter for The Oregonian, and Aaron is the host of the Bein Technical Podcast. Bik teams up with Moneybagg Yo(hannes) and the Eritrean Aristotle, Bullseye Beinamy to talk all things sports, music, food, and Habesha culture. 
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    Listen to Aron & Aaron's stories and be sure to keep up with them on the socials. You DO NOT wanna miss this action-packed episode.
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  • Episode 21 of Sports Stories sees Bik joined by his good friend Alex Warrington. Alex is the Video Coordinator for the Houston Dash and Houston Dynamo, and her past stops include interning for the Washington Spirit and producing killer content for Marshall University Men's Soccer and Herd Vision. Alex shares stories about her early days playing high school ball, why she pursued sports journalism in college, and her transition into covering sports in the big leagues.
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  • On this episode of Sports Stories, Bik is joined by NY Mets Digital Media host and overall decent guy, Mike Janela. Mike is a 15 year veteran of the entertainment business, and his past and current roles include TV host, producer, podcaster and a media coach. We sat down to cover his journey in sports media, his go-to gameday meal, and his admiration for the likes of Bob Costas, the late, great Alex Trebek, and fellow countryman, (Mr. SIUUUU) Cristiano Ronaldo. 

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  • Episode 19 of Sports Stories sees Bik chop it up with local college hoops player Kaleb Torrence. Kaleb plays basketball at Millersville University, and we sat down to talk about his sports journey, his love for video games and the upcoming NBA season, amongst other things. 
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  • On episode 18 of Sports Stories, Bik is joined by our good friend Tob. Tob is 1/2 of Thrift Lorde$, one of the biggest thrift shops in the DM(V) area. Tob hopped on to share his favorite sport stories, drop jewels on thrifting and share his secrets to obtaining success in multiple aspects of life. 

    Listen to Tob's sports stories and make sure to shop Thrift Lorde$ on Instagram!

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    THRIFT LORDES
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  • On episode 17 of Sports Stories, Bik is joined by Paul and Lewis from the My Football Heroes podcast to discuss football and music. The lads compare three footballers each to three musicians with similar career trajectories. Notable comparisons include David Alaba and Prince, Michael Jackson and Diego Maradona, and much more. The boys also reveal their songs of the summer, and their Premier League top four picks.
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  • Episode 16 of Sports Stories sees Bik chop it up with Sports Journalist Antwan Staley. Staley is an NFL and NCAA Football reporter and a HUGE Hip-Hop fan. We covered many things, including Staley’s career in reporting, the difference between covering High School sports and the big leagues, Nas’ new release King's Disease II, and why a Cuban Sandwich is better than Korean BBQ.
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  • Episode 15 of Sports Stories sees Bik joined by his good friend, Shill. Shill is an avid sports fan, and her teams include Real Madrid, Boston Celtics, the New England Patriots, the Boston Red Sox, Manchester United, L.D.U. Quito and Alianza Lima. Born in South America but raised in the States, Shill revisits her favorite sports memories, reveals how she got into sports blogging, and explains why she prefers Ronaldo over Messi and ceviche over lomo saltado. -Listen to Shill's sports stories plus plenty more, and don't forget to keep up with her work online -ShillBLOG: https://takeashillpill.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TakeAShilllPill INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/takeashillpill/ -Raw Football TalkINSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3wjMqMq "TWITTER: https://bit.ly/3m29QRv MERCH: https://www.instagram.com/rft.jerseys.merch/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rawfootballtalk/support

  • Episode #14 of Sports Stories features Cam Wilson, head of the Football Department at Overtime Heroics. Cam hails from Scotland and is a huge Hibernian and Aston Villa supporter. We touch on his favorite sports moments, the latest news from EURO 2020 and John McGinn aka the Scottish Zidane.Listen to Cam's sports story and be sure to keep up with Overtime Heroics' coverage of the European Championships. OTH World Football: https://www.overtimeheroics.net/category/world-football/ https://twitter.com/FootballOTH https://www.instagram.com/othworldfootball/-Cam: https://twitter.com/CameronwMMA -Raw Football TalkINSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/3wjMqMq TWITTER: https://bit.ly/3m29QRv MERCH: https://www.instagram.com/rft.jerseys.merch/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rawfootballtalk/support