We're sports enthusiasts and your podcast hosts
Meet Kennedy Carter and Jenna Cortis, your West Coast-based Athletic Department, every Tuesday for a fresh episode filled with engaging discussions and insights. Whether you’re a sports enthusiast, a lover of nostalgia, or passionate about LGBTQIA2S+ representation in athletics, this podcast has something for everyone. Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts and be part of our vibrant community as we explore the intersections of sports, pop culture, and pride.
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About Jenna
Hometown: Royal Oak, MI
Sun sign: Capricorn
College: University of Michigan
Loves: Every song by Pitbull, ricotta pancakes, remembering people’s names and over-using them in conversation, routines, Duolingo streaks, errands, community, playing beach volleyball, saying I’m going to bed, but then staying up for hours roaming around on the internet, costumes, my dog, Malone, Tiktok tarot card readers, earplugs
Reluctantly likes: $20 smoothies, men, and gluten-free bread
Dislikes: Forgetting daily schedules, Venmo couples, shopping IRL, when people don’t break down their boxes for the apartment-wide recycling bin, Cybertrucks, clearing my inbox, opening mail, bad folding jobs, shoes on in the house, being too warm, cats & shellfish, delayed responses to text messages
About Kennedy
Hometown: Tacoma, WA
Sun sign: Virgo
College: University of Michigan
Loves: hearty breakfast sandwiches, Center Stage's 'Canned Heat' dance, ringer tees, epsom salt baths, custom merch, all Bravo shows, gold jewelry, coastal town's coffee shops, blue candy, blue gatorade, tunnel walk fits, Michelle Kwan, non-pretentious pilates classes, complicated skincare routines, sriracha or hot sauce with every meal, #WNBA threads
Reluctantly likes: Billie Eilish songs, butterflies, and Tik-tok
Dislikes: Avocados, Tom Brady, spiders, unique passwords, ice breakers, Boba tea, 80s music, gluten-free bread, stadium bag policies, red velvet cake, abnormally large veneers, Tommy Mottola
Why listen to our podcast?
You don't have to be a statistician to talk about the plays you like on TV and TikTok and you don't have to be a professional athlete to participate in your favorite sport. At The Athletic Department, our goal is to get you to connect with that past version of yourself that's standing on the sidelines waiting to sub in.
Quality content
We honor bodies of all sizes and abilities that participate in sports, in movement, and in fandom.
World-class interviews
Catch-up with your favorite athletes as we ask those burning questions about their lives both on and off the court/field/ice!
Our timeline
To be continued :)
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