In this episode, Ren sits down with members of Denver Lipstick Lovers, a queer recreational soccer league, to talk about how community, care, and sport intersect. Together with the You Can Play Project, they explore what it means to build teams rooted in trust, belonging, and laughter — on and off the field.

https://www.instagram.com/denverlipsticklovers/?hl=en

We sat down with Sammi Silber -- the Capitals beat reporter for The Hockey News. She has been covering the team since 2017-18. Sammi is also the captain of the HNA's Ghost Pirates and a You Can Play ambassador!

Learn more about Sammi:

thehockeynews.com/nhl/washington-capitals

dcbackcheck.com

Twitter/Bluesky: @sammisilber

Insta: @Samshockey79

Listen to Nico Onore's journey as a gender non-conforming sailor and skipper, as they prepare for the upcoming Mini TransAt: a race across the Atlantic.

This Tournament Has Everything⁠ (TTHE) hockey tournament is a women’s/trans/two-spirit/non-binary inclusive draft style hockey tournament being held on the Sunshine Coast, in ch'atlich (Sechelt).

You Can Play's Program Director Ren sat down with organizer and hockey player Kao to discuss the upcoming third annual TTHE tournament.

February 28th - March 2nd, 2025

Sunshine Coast Arena located at 5982 Shoal Way in ch'atlich (Sechelt) BC

We introduce our new podcast and two of our team members, Ren Dawe and Kurt Weaver.

We cover the origin of You Can Play and our backgrounds that brought us all to this amazing work.