
Show Notes
The Season 4 finale is here. And after a season filled with change, fear, uncertainty, new beginnings and plenty of messiness, maybe the biggest lesson isn't about having everything figured out. Maybe it's simply: BE ALIVE. Season 4, Episode 10 — “Being Alive” — begins at Mae's wake and ends with almost every character stepping into something new. This week on the Lead It Like Lasso Podcast, we start with the callbacks. The Diamond Dogs return, with Alice becoming the very first Cat People. N...
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S4E9: Mae Rides the Bus — Sometimes You Have to Think AgainTwo matches left. One win needed for promotion. And the Lady Greyhounds are struggling. Six weeks after Gemma's injury, Richmond hasn't figured out how to replace her offense. But in Season 4, Episode 9 — “Mae Rides the Bus” — the answer isn't necessarily working harder or completely reinventing themselves. Sometimes you just need to think again. Boots has to reconsider the gloves. Gemma has to reconsider playing through pain. Alice h...
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S4E7: Yes & Baby — You Can't Copy and Paste CultureYes. Yes. Yes. Turns out that's not necessarily great leadership. In Season 4, Episode 7 — “Yes & Baby” — Alice is determined to become a better version of herself. So she embraces a new philosophy: say yes. To everything. Barefoot practice? Yes. Blindfolds? Yes. Water break? Yes. Then Ted introduces her to one of the fundamental principles of improv: Yes, and. As Ted explains it, yes opens the door. “And” allows people to walk throug...
S4E6: Don't Jump Around Much Anymore — Perfect Can Be the Opposite of GoodIt's New Year's Eve in Richmond. And everybody seems to be somewhere between who they were and who they're becoming. In Season 4, Episode 6 — “Don't Jump Around Much Anymore” — the Lady Greyhounds head to Zelda's extravagant boat party, Rebecca and Keeley attend a celebrity vodka launch, Ted spends the evening with Michelle and Henry, and Roy Kent makes one very unfortunate decision when he hears “Jump Around.” Oh, and ...