# Mallory Swanson Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/holding-kourt-188847/mallory-swanson Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/holding-kourt-188847/mallory-swanson.md Podcast: [Holding Kourt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/holding-kourt-188847) Published: 2025-09-30T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://holdingkourt.podbean.com/e/mallory-swanson/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8597ewai3tykd36v/Episode150AUDIOfinal.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/holding-kourt-188847/episodes/mallory-swanson Duration seconds: 2701 ## Resource Kourtney is joined by special guest, Mallory Swanson (née Pugh) Olympic Gold Medalist, member of the United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) forward for the Chicago Stars FC and wife of Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson. The two chat about Mallory's debut at the age of 17 and how she balanced being a teenager and a professional athlete. Mallory discusses overcoming injuries and setbacks throughout her career and the importance of taking care of your mental health. Kourtney asks how Mallory's pregnancy is going so far. The two end the episode with some fun rapid fire. Find us on Instagram! Follow Mallory: @MalPugh Follow Holding Kourt: @holding kourt Follow Kourt: @court_with_a_K ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/holding-kourt-188847/episodes/mallory-swanson/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/holding-kourt-188847/mallory-swanson.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.