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Episode 16: It's Q&A with my mother, Enid Robertson. I wanted to know how my mother was exposed to, and participated in, sports in her youth, and how that helped influence our participation in sports when we were growing up.

Episode 15: Leah Goldstein knows no limits. On this episode of Silver is the New Gold, Leah shares her insights into mental strength that carried her to a world championship title at age 17, to being the RAAM winner at age 52.

Episode 14: Karen talks to Friba Rezayee, judoka, human rights activist and the first woman to compete for Afghanistan at the Olympics.

Monique Kavelaars - Olympian for Team Canada in Women's Epee - talks about her love of the olympics, her journey to get there, and the importance of mentorship for retaining athletes of all ages in sport.

Donna Vakalis returns to Silver is the New Gold to reflect on how her experience watching the Tokyo 2021 Olympics changed her impression of what it means to be a spectator.

Donna Vakalis is a two-time Olympian for team Canada in Modern Pentathlon. We get deep into the complexities for training for five un-related sports, Donna's pathway to the Olympics, and the options for a more sustainable games.

Episode 9: Patti Howes talks about the barriers and obstacles women face in sport and her role with the Canadian Women for Sport whose mission is to promote gender equity through sport.

Patti Howes is the head coach for the women's and men's fencing teams at Canada's Royal Military College (RMC) in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. In this episode, Patti shares her journey through three decades of fencing from athlete, to club owner, to head coach.

Nav Sharma is a Registered Dietician and on this episode, she shares her knowledge about sports nutrition, the different nutrition lifestyles, how our body types and genetics play a role in how we metabolize food, and the challenges women face to stay fit and maintain weight as they age.

In this episode of Silver is the New Gold, Dr Lisa Huzel (MD) provides perspective on imposter syndrome (aka, imposter phenomenon) from the points of view of both a fencing athlete and medical professional.