Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe Relaunching ‘A Touch More’ Podcast With Vox Media
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Celebrity athlete couple Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are teaming with Vox Media to relaunch and expand their podcast “A Touch More Live” and sports and pop-culture podcast.
New episodes of “A Touch More Live,” which Bird and Rapinoe started as an Instagram Live series during the COVID pandemic, will premiere later this summer (with a launch date TBA).
Bird and Rapinoe will offer hot takes on the latest sports news and stories, as well as host special guests. Bird and Rapinoe’s “A Touch More Live” will be produced by Vox Media in partnership with their A Touch More production company and Togethxr, the media and commerce company co-founded by Bird and athletes Alex Morgan, Chloe Kim and Simone Manuel.
Vox Media will head up sales, marketing and distribution for “A Touch More Live,” and the company will work with Bird and Rapinoe to “explore additional franchise expansion opportunities such as live event activations.” In partnership with Vox Media, the “A Touch More Live” podcast will publish audio and video episodes weekly across platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
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