{"podcast":{"title":"Nice Talk with Nikki Ogunnaike","slug":"nice-talk-with-nikki-ogunnaike-6918201","podcast_index_feed_id":6918201,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/FUFET8639272685","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/nice-talk","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3e378b88-cfa5-11f0-89fc-fbaf506da6db/image/99ed8ccb51c34b20192341b0a453cc55.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Marie Claire","episode_count":81,"summary":"Welcome to Nice Talk, hosted by Marie Claire Editor in Chief Nikki Ogunnaike. Each week, Nikki will sit down with fascinating women—entertainers, entrepreneurs, creators, athletes, and changemakers—to discuss money, power, and style. “Well-behaved” women have long been discouraged from speaking on these topics—style should be effortless, and conversations about money or power aren’t “proper,” “ladylike,” or “nice.” But Nikki’s definition of a Nice Talk is one where all parties walk away feeling empowered. Nikki’s guests are getting candid about how they navigated their come-ups, what makes them feel both powerful and powerless, and of course, how they use personal style to communicate with the world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T18:19:31.800158+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nice-talk-with-nikki-ogunnaike-6918201"},"episode":{"title":"WNBA Stars Rickea Jackson and Kiki Iriafen on the Future of Women’s Sports and the Importance of the Mental Game","slug":"wnba-stars-rickea-jackson-and-kiki-iriafen-on-the-future-of-women-s-sports-and-the-importance-of-the-mental-game","published_at":"2026-05-07T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nice-talk-with-nikki-ogunnaike-6918201/wnba-stars-rickea-jackson-and-kiki-iriafen-on-the-future-of-women-s-sports-and-the-importance-of-the-mental-game","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nice-talk-with-nikki-ogunnaike-6918201","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FUFET2405148276.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FUFET2405148276.mp3","summary":"Rickea Jackson and Kiki Iriafen are two of the WNBA’s brightest young stars. Today on the show, they each sit down with Nikki to discuss how they’re preparing for the upcoming season, the future of the league, and why they view the mental game of basketball to be just as important as their physical training. Jackson also lets us in on how she creates and styles her tunnel outfits, and Iriafen shares what it was like guarding Brittney Griner in her first two games as a rookie. Plus, they both discuss what partnering with Skechers—a new official sponsor of the WNBA—means to them. Note: this episode was recorded prior to the 2026 WNBA draft deadline so while we mention Rickea Jackson is a player for the Los Angeles Sparks, she will be playing for the Chicago Sky this coming season.","meta_description":"Rickea Jackson and Kiki Iriafen are two of the WNBA’s brightest young stars. Today on the show, they each sit down with Nikki to discuss how they’re prepa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2591,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nice-talk-with-nikki-ogunnaike-6918201/episodes/wnba-stars-rickea-jackson-and-kiki-iriafen-on-the-future-of-women-s-sports-and-the-importance-of-the-mental-game/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nice-talk-with-nikki-ogunnaike-6918201/wnba-stars-rickea-jackson-and-kiki-iriafen-on-the-future-of-women-s-sports-and-the-importance-of-the-mental-game.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}