A Show of Their Own Podcast

A Show of Their Own

Morgan and Laura
A Show of Their Own: Sports and Life with Morgan and Laura brings two internet friends together weekly to talk the ins and outs of sports and all that is going on in the world. Make sure to follow the hosts on Twitter @morganprice and @Japanese_Ginger.
4 for 2024: Life (aka Royal) Edition
On this episode, Laura discusses 4 royal stories she's excited for in 2024. Of course, they lead things off discussing the surprising announcement that Queen Margrethe of Denmark will abdicate in favor of her son Crown Prince Frederik on January 14th. Laura and Morgan discuss what that means for the Danish monarchy as well as they're excitement to have Queen Mary of Denmark. After a lot of discussion about Denmark, Laura then discusses if Margrethe will set a new precedent specifically in Norway where King Harald has health issues. She also discusses the Spanish state visit to the Netherlands and all the tiara excitement as well as William and Kate's reported trip to Rome. Morgan ends the show with rant and rave.
Jan 12, 2024
39 min
4 for 2024: Sports Edition
In the first episode of the New Year, Morgan discusses 4 sports stories she's looking forward to in 2024. Naturally, because it's Morgan and Laura, Morgan covered 2 baseball stories and 2 hockey stories. For baseball, Morgan discussed the Rangers (did she mention they're the reigning World Series champs) hosting the All Star game and all the excitement that will bring and the Hall of Fame ballots (and her pitch for Adrian Beltre being a first ballot HOFer). For hockey, Morgan (with some help from Laura) discussed the start of the NWHL and all the excitement and momentum around women's hockey. In addition, they discussed the potential jump in salary cap and how that could lead to an amazing free agency. Laura ends the show with rant and rave.
Jan 9, 2024
36 min
Top 3 of 2023: Life (aka Royal) Edition
In the final episode of 2023, Morgan wraps up the Top 3 in 2023 episodes by covering the top 3 life (well really, royal) stories of 2023. She starts by discussing the biggest tiara moment of the year, the reemergence of the Strathmore Rose tiara after 90+ years in the vault. She revisited Kate's stunning appearance in the diadem. Morgan and Laura also discussed the conspiracy theory that this was Kate's original look for the coronation before it was decided that tiaras wouldn't have been worn. Next, Morgan highlights the Jordanian royal wedding and all the amazing moments (fashion and otherwise) from the event. Finally, Morgan and Laura discuss the coronation of King Charles. The discuss some of the great moments as well as some of their disappointments and missed opportunities for the event. In typical Morgan and Laura fashion, there were a lot of tangents in this episode, but they brought it home in the end with Laura providing the final rant and rave of 2023. We'll see you all in 2024!
Dec 22, 2023
39 min
Top 3 of 2023: Sports Edition
For their last episodes of the year, Morgan and Laura are discussing their top sports and life moments of the year. First up, Laura presented her top 3 sports moments of the year. Laura discussed the Mike Babcock coaching tenure (he was gone before he coached a game) and all the drama surrounding it. She then covered two very catastrophic injuries: Damar Hamlin in the NHL and Adam Johnson in hockey. She finished her top 3 stories by discussing Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's relationship and how that dominated the 2023-24 NFL season so far. Morgan ended the show with a rave, and Laura supplied the rant.
Dec 19, 2023
38 min
Tiara Déjà Vu
On this episode, Laura very quickly recaps the British Diplomatic reception in which Kate wore an entire look she's worn before. Then, she discusses the Nobel Prize Ceremony where Victoria wore an entire look she's worn before. There was a lot of tiara déjà vu this week. Sofia did spice things up by wearing a new gown handcrafted for this event and a whole lotta Swarovski crystals, but Laura and Morgan aren't sure it worked. Laura also gives predictions and dreams for the second Nobel event that has since already happened but hadn't at the time of recording. Morgan ends the show by ranting about William and Kate's family Christmas card and using her photography knowledge to analyze it.
Dec 15, 2023
39 min
Shohei "Dodges" the Moving Van
The most highly anticipated MLB free agent signing in a long time, dynamite pitcher and hitter Shohei Ohtani decided he did not want to have to hire a moving company and pack up his things. He decided to stay in LA but not by reupping his contract with the Angels. The Japanese phenom decided to move to NL powerhouse the LA Dodgers. Our resident baseball expert Morgan gave us all the deets of how this signing came to be, the staggering details of the contract, and all the rumors that swirled about Ohtani going to Toronto. It was a whirlwind of social media craziness so there was much to discuss. Laura ends the show with a rant and rave.
Dec 12, 2023
38 min
Fashion Report Card: Princess of Wales Edition
Kate has been Princess of Wales for a little over a year now. Morgan decided to check in and review what a year in that elevated position has meant for her wardrobe. She covers the high and low moments. Morgan and Laura also cover the opportunities for Kate and hear team to leverage fashion to communicate more. Laura ends the episode with a rant and rave.
Dec 8, 2023
39 min
Fake News
On this episode, Laura dives into two recent issues with journalistic standards and ethics. First, she discusses Charissa Thompson's statements (and then apology and then deletion of the apology) about faking reports as a sideline reporter at sporting events. Laura and Morgan discuss the implications as well as the holes and issues with her apology. Next, Laura highlights the recent Futurism piece about Sports Illustrated having AI headshots and bios and articles that were allegedly written by AI. Laura and Morgan discuss the issues with what SI was doing and how bad some of the articles were. Morgan ends the show with a rave (the whole episode has our rant covered).
Dec 5, 2023
36 min
A Surprise 90 Years in the Making
In this episode, Laura delves into the recent South Korean state visit to the UK, covering the grand arrival ceremony and the fashion highlight: Kate's stunning and unexpected red cape ensemble. The real buzz, however, revolved around the state dinner and the mesmerizing tiara moments. Morgan and Laura praise Camilla's elegant gown choice, perfectly complemented by her captivating debut of the Burmese Ruby Tiara (spoiler: Morgan and Laura think Camilla wore it better than the late Queen Elizabeth did). The conversation then shifts to Kate's jaw-dropping surprise appearance in the Strathmore Rose tiara after its 90-year hiatus. It an undoubtedly iconic moment, and Laura and Morgan have a lot to say. They further dissect the attire of other attendees before Morgan wraps up the episode with rant and rave.
Dec 1, 2023
40 min
TL/DR: Best Sport, Worst League
Morgan discusses three of the big recent headlines with the NHL recently. Her first two stories are best summarized by our episode title "best sport, worst league". She first discusses the NHL trying to stop Minnesota goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury honoring his wife's Native heritage and wearing a mask designed by a Native artist and auctioning that mask off for charity. Next, she discusses NHL Player Safety's horrible decision to only fine Rangers captain Jacob Trouba for swinging his stick at a player's head. Finally, she discusses the conflicting reports from Corey Perry's agent and the Chicago Blackhawks about the reason for Corey's absence and whether it was a team or player decision. Laura ends the show with a rant and rave.
Nov 28, 2023
39 min
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