Megan Harrington
Episode 294
16 SEP 2024
She played volleyball, tennis, and basketball in high school and then went on to be a decorated athlete in college, playing Division I basketball, including being co-captain, getting named to the Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team, and her team having four NCAA appearances. She is the producer of many films, including last year’s “Native Ball: Legacy of a Trailblazer,” about a Native American female basketball player, and the documentary, “Playing Like a Girl: The House That Rob Built,” which will be available to PBS stations nationwide and the PBS Amazon Prime documentary channel starting November 1st.
Notable guest quotes:
“We had daily rosary before school, and it was non-negotiable.”
“To be able to just stay home and play for family, for friends, for my university, that’s all I ever wanted since I was a very, very little girl.”
“(The University of Montana is) not a Catholic university. My faith still, though, was very important to me and to try to keep that faith dialed in, I’m sure I did it imperfectly, but it was a very important aspect along with the studies, along with school, basketball, you know, faith, (I) tried to keep that at the forefront.”
“I remember seeing the Pope, Pope John Paul II, Saint Pope John Paul II, and it was like he was glowing. I mean, there was just something… when I think about that, I think about just the holiness; just the way that seeing him made me feel was like, wow, there is something divine here… seeing him was profound.”
“You’re looking for a story that’s out there… and I was like, ‘This story’s right in my backyard and it needs to be told,’ and by the grace of God and Family Theater Productions we were able to finish the film.”
“She talked about her grandma saying if God gives you something He’ll help you through it. If He gives you this, it’s a privilege and an honor.”
“We have a Catholic series for Catechism, Catechesis, and we have that also in Spanish. So, there’s a lot of different things. We’re not a sports company, but these are two sports stories.”
“I’ve done the total consecration to Mary a number of times, Saint Louis de Montfort’s… and then the total consecration to Saint Joseph. And that consecration to Saint Joseph was such a game changer in my life on fatherhood and has inspired some thoughts even on productions or ideas that we’re going to do, for within our company.”
Related link:
Website for “Playing Like a Girl: The House That Rob Built” documentary
