Ultimate Voices Europe

Jakob Dunshirn & Anika Lünsmann
Ultimate Voices Europe (UVE) is a podcast dedicated to sharing the stories and perspectives of the European ultimate frisbee community. With a strong focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), UVE covers a wide range of topics such as gender, sexuality, ethnicity, age and more.  It takes an intersectional approach -recognizing that people’s experiences in the sport are shaped by multiple aspects of their identity, not just one. 

The podcast highlights backgrounds and perspectives that don’t always get the spotlight and explores best practices for making ultimate more inclusive. Each episode features a new player or coach from different divisions and backgrounds, offering insights into the sport beyond competition.

New episodes are approximately released monthly. Listen in and be part of the conversation.

For more information or questions reach out to uve-podcast@ultimatefederation.eu

UVE Episode 5 - Paula Baas

Life as a Nonbinary Athlete in the Ultimate Community

2025-09-18 49 min

The Ultimate Voices Europe Podcast is joined by Paula Baas to talk about their experience as a nonbinary athlete playing predominantly in the women's division. Together with Jakob and Anika they discuss how navigate binary gender divisions, stereotypes about the mixed division, and the importance of pronouns and gender neutral language. Later, they discuss cultural differences in how spirit of the game is interpreted from a DEI perspective.

More episodes

UVE Episode 4 - Nils Ostertag

Life as a Gay Athlete in the European Ultimate Community

2025-08-14 50 min

The Ultimate Voices Europe Podcast is joined by Nils Ostertag to talk about his experience as a gay athlete in the European Ultimate community. Together with...

UVE Episode 3 - Maria Castillo

Aggression, Culture & Visibility in Women's Ultimate

2025-06-26 56 min

The Ultimate Voices Europe Podcast is joined by Maria Castillo to talk about her journey, starting as a young player in Mexico, leading her to play and live ...

UVE Episode 2 - Nasser Mbae Vogel

30 Years in Ultimate: Challenges, Learnings, and Experiences with Racism

2025-05-22 55 min

The Ultimate Voices Europe Podcast is joined by Nasser Mbae vogel to talk about his 30-year experience as an  Ultimate Frisbee athlete and coach, how the com...