Sons & Daughters

On this episode of Sons and Daughters, Shannon Spake sits down with the former UFC and Strikeforce champion to talk about how she got there and how she found her way back. It starts with her first fight at 19, when she broke her nose, watched her own blood pool on the mat, and kept fighting until her coaches threw in the towel without asking her.

On this episode of Sons and Daughters, Shannon Spake talks with Lucy about the Olympic disappointment that changed the direction of her career and the unlikely path that followed. She shares the letter she got as a kid telling her she was too good for her swim club, why she avoided the Olympic pool for years, and how her swim at her first Ironman World Championship was so fast that a pro thought she had cheated.

On this episode of Sons & Daughters, Shannon Spake sits down with someone she actually went to high school with. They were in the same grade, grew up in the same rough corner of South Florida and went to a school where riots in the hallways and asbestos removal crews were just part of the experience. Somehow, they both found their way into careers neither of them probably could have pictured back then. Brian became one of HGTV’s most recognizable design names and founded Flynn Side Out Productions, while Shannon built her career in sports and broadcasting.

On this episode of Sons & Daughters, we go back to the beginning. Darrell talks about learning to drive his dad Jerry’s ill-handling dragster at just seven years old, road trips to questionable tracks across the South, and the father-son partnership that meant Jerry was there for every single one of Darrell’s runs down the quarter mile.

Host Shannon Spake sits down with 13-time Top Fuel winner and 19-time NHRA race winner Leah Pruett for a conversation about burnout, motherhood, ambition, and the unexpected moments that can completely change the direction of your life.

In sports, we often see the athletes as heroes, titans, and giants amongst regular people -- especially in the case of 7'0" Kentucky Basketball standout and former NBA player, Willie Cauley-Stein. But what we don't often see is the adversity that all these men and women face off the court, field, or track. And Willie's story is no different.

Maddi Gordon Watched Her Dad Crash... Then Took His Seat

Sophie Cunningham has always been someone who embraces exactly who she is. In this episode of Sons & Daughters, Shannon Spake sits down with the Indiana Fever guard to talk about the journey that brought her from growing up on a Missouri farm to becoming one of the WNBA’s most recognizable personalities. Sophie opens up about the viral finger-pointing moment that recently took over social media, what was really happening on the court, and why she’ll always stand by being true to herself.

Rutledge Wood joins Shannon Spake on Sons & Daughters for a conversation about the road that took him from a kid in Birmingham and Peachtree City to NASCAR, Speed Channel, Top Gear, NBC, the Olympics, the Kentucky Derby, the Indy 500, American Barbecue Showdown, and more.

Shawn Johnson East: The “Perfect” Olympic Story Wasn’t Real

Jamie Little on Imposter Syndrome, Michael Jordan, and What Nobody Sees Off Camera

Kirby Smart: From Getting Cut to Building Georgia