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“Wide Open with Ashlyn Harris” invites guests and listeners alike to open up, share their struggles and triumphs, and explore how being wide open—both on the field and in life—leads to personal and professional growth. Each episode, Ashlyn Harris leads an unfiltered conversation with an influential figure from sports, entertainment, fashion, music, or politics. In sports, “wide open” signifies a moment of readiness, awareness, and opportunity to make an impact. In the real world, it reflects vulnerability, honesty, and courage to face challenges with authenticity. On this podcast, “wide open” means seizing opportunities, breaking down barriers, and embracing one’s true self.
6d ago
Ashlyn and Sophia cordially invite you to their home for a holiday gathering. Grab a glass of wine, cozy up to the fire, and prepare to learn more about the singular beauty and exceptional talent that is Sophia Bush. Together, Ashlyn and Sophia explore how they inspire, challenge, and uplift one another. Put on your cozy Christmas sweater and get ready to feel your heart grow three sizes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 11
Today on Wide Open...Producer Joelle Monique joins Ashlyn to answer your listener questions. As we wrap up the first season of Wide Open, Ashlyn takes a moment to look back at the year and drop some hints on what's to come in 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 1
Welcome to couples therapy, filled with tough love and hard truths. Raven-Symoné and Miranda Maday tell Ashlyn the story of how they fell in love, U-Haul and all. They don’t leave out the hard parts of their story, like the time Raven broke up with Miranda and the healing and vulnerability it took for them to re-commit to one another for life. They reveal the ways they've challenged and pushed one another to grow in their relationship, the weird AI generated videos wreacking havock on their lives, and why they want each other to live forever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 24
Today, Ashlyn sits down with the one and only Jennifer Welch, from interior designer on Bravo's Sweet Home Oklahoma to being political on her podcast I've Had It. Today, Jennifer is talking about cutting conservative women out of her pickleball league, how she shows up for the queer community, who she thinks will be the first female president, the MAGA masculinity crisis, and moving to New York City! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 17
Jasmine Crockett has been going through it. As she bravely tries to preserve the American people's rights to health insurance, food, and marriage equality, she must confront a government unwilling to come to the table with humane solutions. She talks to Ashlyn about what banding together could look like and the type of life she hopes to live after Congress. Leading with grace, humor, and fire, Jasmine Crockett shows us what it means to stay grounded while pushing for change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 10
Live from Red Bull Rampage, Ashlyn takes advantage of rain delays to talk to some of the competition's most exciting stars. Hannah Bergemann and Chelsea Kimbell are two freeride slopestyle mountain bikers who are undaunted facing huge heights, long jumps, and steep drops of the treacherous Utah mountain trails. Alongside commentator Selema Masekela, Ashlyn talks to Hannah and Chelsea about how they mentally and physically prepare for these extreme challenges, which could end in disaster with one wrong landing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 3
We're continuing the 40th birthday celebration with recent initiate Yvonne Orji. The unofficial hype woman for the US Women's Tennis team, Orji says she doesn't know how to do loose. She's become obsessed with the sport. Growing up with brothers, she learned to be rough and tumble and embraced her tomboy energy. Then she went to an all-girls school in Amish country. It wasn't until she was cast on Insecure, she learned she was a "real girl." Yvonne tells Ashland about her love for the $0.99 Store, how she learned to acknowledge her beauty, and how she balanced life in America and Nigeria. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 27
Jockular is the militant feminist, horny, sports nerd podcast led by ER Fightmaster, Tien Tran, and Katie Kershaw. ER and Tien join Ashlyn to talk about which sport produces the best thighs, how seeing women's sports is helping young women understand themselves better, and together they imagine what the gay Olympics would be like. Plus, how can queer women help support queer men in sports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.