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Dawn Staley has an ambitious list of dream guests — including world leaders and TV legends — for her new podcast

Dawn Staley coaches the top-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks.AP Photo/Sean Rayford Dawn Staley is hosting a brand new podcast for Just Women’s Sports called “Netlife.” The basketball legend has an ambitious list of icons she considers dream interviewees. Barack Obama, Princess Diana, and Oprah made the Gamecocks head coach’s list. Dawn Staley is not one to set limits for herself.The six-time WNBA All-Star, 2017 NCAA national champion, and four-time Olympic gold medalist — three as a point guard and one as Team USA’s head coach — has achieved everything she’s set her mind to throughout her illustrious playing and coaching careers.Now that she has her own podcast — Just Women’s Sports launched “Netlife” earlier this month — Staley is applying the same ambition that’s yielded endless basketball success to her hosting game. And her dream interviewees are as ambitious as you might expect from someone of Staley’s stature.Staley hosts “NETLIFE” for Just Women’s Sports.Just Women’s Sports”I got a few people!” Staley told Insider. “I would love Barack [Obama]. I would love Oprah. I would love Michelle [Obama], but Michelle has her own podcast. I would love our vice president, Kamala [Harris].”Staley didn’t restrict herself to living guests, either.”If I could interview someone who’s now deceased, it would be Princess Diana,” she added.Staley’s final pick — Mother Teresa — may have been her most ambitious of all. And she once nearly had a chance to speak with the Catholic Saint thanks to a chance encounter on a commercial flight.Staley.Brad Horrigan/Hartford Courant/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesBut she “didn’t even have the nerve to go up to her.””It was the most divine thing,” Staley explained. “It wasn’t a chartered flight or private jet. We were on, like, US Air, and I couldn’t believe it. Other people were going up to her, and they wanted the blessings, and I just kind of sat there with my mouth open, like ‘Is it really [her]?'””And then when she got off the plane, they were like, there were like a thousand nuns waiting for her,” she continued. “It was during a time when we didn’t have our cell phones or anything like that, so I couldn’t really capture the moment, but I wouldn’t want to.””I wanna interview her because I know she’s seen it all,” Staley added. “And she’s such a kind spirit and heart.”Staley.AP Photo/Sean RayfordStaley’s wide range of selections — politicians, television icons, princesses, and a literal Saint — isn’t much of a surprise given the broad scope of “Netlife.” The new series is set to span a wide range of topics, including leadership, politics, pop culture, and – of course — basketball.So far, the Hall of Famer has interviewed basketball legend Lisa Leslie — the first player to dunk in a WNBA game — as well as NBA icon Alex English and women’s basketball insider Ari Chambers. Fans can tune in wherever they get their podcasts.”The guests that I have on, it’s different ones that come from different professions, [but] I’m learning,” Staley said. “When I have my guests, I’m taking notes, because I know that I don’t wanna forget.””And I wanna share.”Read the original article on Insider
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