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FIRSTAR Let's chAT: an Athletic Therapy podcast | Official Podcast of WFATT
Official Podcast Of: The World Federation Of Athletic Training & Therapy (WFATT)
We are each the expert of our own story and expertise always holds value.
Join this Athletic Therapy-driven discussion, an integrated and collaborative space for practitioners, athletes and sports performance personnel.
We Grow. Together. Organic Dialogue, Passionate Pros.
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About the Host:
James Gardiner is an Athletic Therapist and Strength & Conditioning Specialist with over 17 years of professional service. He has worked with athletes from major sports at the professional level (including MLS, NLL, NHL, MLB, MiLB, NCAA, OHL, AHL, CFL, Olympians, World Competitors) and high level amateurs.
In hosting this podcast, James brings insight, passion and a drive to push the profession of Athletic Therapy forward as an integral part of the human performance landscape.
Episodes
205 episodes
Session 184 (April, 2026): An Opportunity Reveals Itself - a reflection in the professional space
Session 184An Opportunity Reveals Itself - a reflection in the professional spaceA(nother) reflective ramble. The opportunity for personal and professional growth in connection with what it is we do. When...
Session 183 (January, 2026): Athletic Therapy - It's In The Name!
Session 183: Athletic Therapy - It's In The Name!Glen Bergeron is a founder, a builder and a living advocate of the profession. He is currently on a sabbatical with some extremely interesting research in the works. We ...
Session 182 (December, 2025): Championship Pedigree with Vancouver Whitecaps FC Technical Director, Quinn Thompson
Session 182: Championship PedigreeQuinn Thompson, Technical Director, Vancouver Whitecaps FC We discuss what meaningful values and communication mean throughout a professional Club, along with a dive into the in...
Session 181 (December, 2025): Cesarean Rehabilitation Deserves A Better Approach
Session 181: Cesarean Rehabilitation Deserves A Better ApproachJacqueline Camley has been a Certified Athletic Therapist since 2012, with a degree from Sheridan College, Ontario, and an MSc in Kinesiology and applied Physio...
Session 180 (November, 2025): We do more than tape ankles. We are in more places than sidelines. We are ATs.
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Session 179: World Congress, A Reflective Recap
What a week. A distinct opportunity to get connected and connect. The world through the lens our the Athletic Training & Therapy profession. Leaders, thought processes, foundational knowledge, experiential wisdom. We Grow. Toget...
Session 177 (World Congress - Dublin): Structural and Cultural Humility: A Concept and A Mindset
Session 177 (World Congress - Dublin): Structural and Cultural Humility: A Concept and A MindsetGuests: Michael Cole and Tyrone Cassius Why do I believe what I believe? And, what do I do with what I belie...
Session 176 (World Congress - Dublin): We Are All Trying To Achieve the Same Thing
Session 176 (World Congress - Dublin): We Are All Trying To Achieve the Same ThingJoin me in sitting down with Tyrone Cassius in discussing what this means through his lens.Tyrone Cassius has spent the last 12...
Session 178 (World Congress - Dublin): The Final Craic - With the Incoming President
Session 178 (World Congress - Dublin): The Final Craic - With the Incoming PresidentWelcoming Matt Kutz as the new President of WFATT. In our final craic, from Ireland, he captures all of this amazing international event in...
Session 175 (World Congress - Dublin): Experience Builds Excellence
Session 175 (World Congress - Dublin): Experience Builds ExcellenceJay Ostia is the creator of Nexus Sports Medicine. He started as an art major, joined the Marine Corps, stumbled upon the Athletic Training profession and is now a...
Session 174 (World Congress - Dublin): Mentor and Mentees
Session 174 (World Congress - Dublin): Mentor and MenteesLearning is a two-way street, with plenty of turns along the way, and even some global travel...if you do it right! Jim Mensch and his connections sit dow...
Session 173 (World Congress - Dublin): Do Your Homework
Session 173 (World Congress - Dublin): Do Your HomeworkDaniel Morales travelled the globe with his collaborators and professor from Messiah University to present his research and findings and connect with leaders from aroun...
Session 172 (World Congress - Dublin): Evidence-Based Practice, Our Perspective
Session 172 (World Congress - Dublin): Evidence-Based Practice, Our Perspective Joined by 7 leaders from across the globe in this "quick-hitter' style capture of the AT perspective and valuation of evidence-based practices.&n...
Session 171 (World Congress - Dublin): It's A Small World After All
Session 171 (World Congress - Dublin): It's A Small World After AllAcross an ocean, having never met before, we find people that know people that know us. Craig Switzler is the Director of Clinical Education at the Univers...
Session 170 (World Congress - Dublin): Intersections of Public Health and Athletic Training & Therapy
Session 170 (World Congress - Dublin): Intersections of Public Health and Athletic Training & TherapyA brilliant capture of what AT is and where and how it can serve in all aspects of public health. Katie Sniffen d...
Session 169 (World Congress - Dublin): PBATS - A Global Acronym
Session 169 (World Congress - Dublin): PBATS - A Global AcronymThe Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers' Society (PBATS) is a proud advocate of the Athletic Training and Therapy profession and a Charter Member of WFATT. Intern...
Session 168 (World Congress - Dublin): No Bull! This Profession Fits Everywhere
Session 168 (World Congress - Dublin): No Bull! This Profession Fits EverywhereIt took an international flight to meet a fellow Canadian! Brooke Jensen is an Athletic Therapist who works in a multidisciplinary clinic and i...
Session 167 (World Congress - Dublin): Breasts: Hidden in Plain Sight
Session 167 (World Congress - Dublin): Breasts: Hidden in Plain SightSiobhan O'Donovan presents her research, her clinical and application findings and her story of an issue that faces more than half of the human population...
Session 166 (World Congress - Dublin): Cannabis: Misconceptions AND Informing A Profession
Session 166 (World Congress - Dublin): Cannabis: Misconceptions and Informing A ProfessionRisk/Reward or Be Informed? The approach is always educational first! Jeff Konin sits down to discuss cannabis in sport and th...
Session 165 (World Congress - Dublin): A Family Profession- Passion & Desire
Session 165 (World Congress - Dublin): A Family Profession- Passion & DesireShane Dalton is an Irish Athletic Therapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach. He discusses the growth of the profession in Ireland and a g...
Session 164 (World Congress - Dublin): Acknowledging the Voice of the Child
Session 164 (World Congress - Dublin): Acknowledging the Voice of the ChildExpertise in the adolescent space. Gemma and David ran a workshop on the adolescent athlete and how to measure and monitor growth and maturat...
Session 163 (World Congress - Dublin): Student Leaders
Session 163 (World Congress - Dublin): Student LeadersGuests: Rylee Bloser & Mylina CastilloWe sit down at the end of a jam-packed WC13 and hit on takeaways, life lesson and what this profession means to the eye...
Session 162 (World Congress - Dublin): The Champs Are Here!
Session 162 (World Congress - Dublin): The Champs Are Here! Our winners of the 1st WFATT International Student Quiz Bowl, sponsored by BeyondBoards.
Session 161 (World Congress - Dublin): Growing Locally, Learning Internationally
Session 161 (World Congress - Dublin): Growing Locally, Learning InternationallyGuests: Panagiota Karanika & Stavros Daoukas, the Greek Athletic Therapy AssociationWe sit down to discuss the GATA and its growth ...
Session 160 (World Congress - Dublin): A Needed Healthcare Profession
Session 160 (World Congress - Dublin): A Needed Healthcare Profession Guests: Mollie Pillman and AJ DuffyWe sit down with two esteemed leaders from within the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) t...
