Your Winter Games Watch Guide Starts Here

Before the highlights, Julie and Abby open with a moment of humanity. They process what’s happening in Minnesota, honoring lives lost, and sharing tangible ways to help, from donation links to calling your senators. Then it’s back to the women’s sports party: USWNT puts on a show (plus Trinity Rodman’s record-setting new deal), NCAA hoops delivers a statement game, and the Australian Open serves fashion and frost. And for the main event: Winter Games are almost here. Creator and writer Marissa Kumari Tandon joins the Party Buzz to break down Milan-Cortina storylines, women’s participation nearing parity, the comeback drama in alpine skiing, Chloe Kim’s chase for history, the figure skating contenders to know, and why the Winter Games are the ultimate stage for grit, risk, and underdog funding fights.   Follow @welcometothepartyshow on: YouTube — @welcometothepartyshow Instagram — @welcometothepartyshow TikTok — @welcometothepartyshow Email — [email protected] Follow Marissa Kumari Tandon @marissakumari on all platforms   More information: Take action with your government officials: https://indivisible.org/get-involved/take-action/ How to Support Minnesota - Stand With Minnesota Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) - https://www.miracmn.com UNIDOS-MN - https://unidos-mn.org/@unidosm ACLU of MN - https://www.aclu-mn.org/@ACLUMN ISAIAH - https://www.isaiahmn.org/our-story MPLS Mutual Aid - @mplsmutualaid PowWow Grounds Coffee - @powwogroundscoffee Food Shelf - @joyceuptown Isuroon - @isuroonnonprofit Twin cities leather - @twincitiesleather Olympic Games Schedule: https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/schedule/overview Heated Rivalry: Hudson Williams and Connor Story, stars of HBO's "Heated Rivalry," carried the Olympic torch in Italy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLHxNajL7tM Thank you to our sponsors: -Shop tons of deals, including member-exclusive savings, all season long during the Season of Savings at https://www.shipt.com/ -Get your business data all in one place using Intuit Quickbooks. Visit https://quickbooks.intuit.com/ to learn more. -Join the loyalty program for renters at joinbilt.com/welcometotheparty Find a host or co-host at https://www.airbnb.com/host/homes -Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at SKIMS.com. After your place your order, be sure to let them know we sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and Welcome to the Party!  -Join the loyalty program for renters at https://www.bilt.com/podcast-overview?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=podcast__test_awareness_prospecting_growth_welcometotheparty___ -Get an annual membership to http://shipt.com/ and order groceries delivered to your door with zero fees for orders over $35+. Download the app today.  -Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at https://skims.com/. After your place your order, be sure to let them know we sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and Welcome to the Party!