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Monica is back with the first episode of How to Pretend to Like Sports in a long time. She's merging Influencer Girl Lifestyle with How to Pretend to Like Sports and in this episode here's what she's covering: • Why she's bringing back the podcast • What sports are coming back • NBA's potential plans to finish out the season • Thoughts on the Last Dance ( Michael Jordan Documentary) • Thoughts on Seau 30 for 30 • Sports Documentary she's watching next: Lance Armstrong's 30 for 30 • Social Media these days and how to keep a good mindset when scrolling through the gram

Monica chats with Taylor and Ethan of the Capital Couple • Kyler Murray is going to play baseball • College Football Playoffs • Should you watch Duke basketball • Sports betting is legal in DC now

The Capital Couple joins Monica to break down what you need to know when it comes to the college football playoffs. Inside the episode: • How the college football playoffs work • How the conference championships affect college football playoffs • Ohio State vs Oklahoma Connect with Taylor and Ethan Blog: http://capitalcouple.com Instagram:@capitalcouple Connect with Monica Blog: http://monicawoodhams.com Instagram: @monicawoodhams @howtopretendtolikesports

Stephanie is no stranger to sports as a former 5 year Atlanta Hawks NBA dancer as well as a MLB & NHL cheerleader. She’s now married to NFL TE for the Detroit Lions Levine Toilolo. They’re are on their 5th year in the league. Currently, she stays busy pursuing her dreams of the entertainment business while doing her best to support her hubs while he lives out his. INSIDE THE EPISODE: • The reality of life in the NFL and being married to a professional athlete • The misconception of "WAGS" • The launch of her apparel brand, Good Sport CONNECT WITH STEPHANIE Instagram: @steph_toilolo Good Sport: @goodsportapparel and http://goodsportapparel.com CONNECT WITH MONICA Instagram: @monicawoodhams @howtopretendtolikesports Blog: http://monicawoodhams.com

Monica chats with Chelsea Scott of The Millenial Miss. Chelsea shares her sports industry secret along with: • Being Married to a professional Athlete • Understanding the sports industry as a business • Times Monica and Chelsea have cried over sports • How to survive college football Saturday and make it fun even if you don’t don’t have a team to cheer for Girls Guide to the Super Bowl: http://www.themillennialmiss.com/blog/girlsguidetothesuperbowl?rq=football Chelsea on the Influencer Girl Lifestyle Podcast Episode 34 https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XPsN0DREF65AoqKsWzWJC?si=sO5tIDfdTnWhDj7nVz8apg CONNECT WITH CHELSEA Instagram: @millennialmiss CONNECT WITH MONICA Instagram: @monicawoodhams @howtopretendtolikesports www.monicawoodhams.com

Monica chats with the founder of First and Trend and former TV Sports Anchor and Reporter, Laura Behnke. Inside the episode: • where sports and fashion collide • why it’s empowering for women to know about sports • learning about sports through feature stories CONNECT WITH LAURA Website: http://firstandtrend.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/laurabbehnke ABOUT LAURA Laura worked in the TV sports broadcasting industry for 16 years and first became a football fan about 17 years before that when she was a little girl and used to listen to Packers games on the radio with her dad.  Today she runs a fashion and style website, First and Trend, which is a twist on First and Ten in football.

Monica is joined by Jake and Mel for the October 1st episode. TALKING POINTS: • The most ridiculous thing we've seen someone do for Fantasy Football • The one game you should (kind of) pay attention to this weekend • Why a player flipped off his team • The UFC fight coming up and our honest opinions on it • Baseball playoffs and what the wild card means INSTAGRAM @howtopretendtolikesports

In today’s episode, we’re talking about the upsets in college football that you need to know about, the secret to meeting a guy at a bar and what tips to give your wingman, what rushing the passer means and what games you need to know about coming up this weekend.

This week we’re breaking down what you need to know when it comes to football, what a line means and why guys love betting on sports, and answering listener questions like why do baseball coaches wear the uniform. The Game Plan: • Understanding the betting line • Does it actually matter if a college head coach isn’t at the game? • What it means for Ohio State's Urban Meyer to be back  • Is it ever too hot to play football? • What if there were no fighting in hockey? • The one game to pretend to watch to talk about at the office next week This week's panel joining Monica:  Alex of Rooted Wellness, Jake (Alex's Husband), Greg, Mel