Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy

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Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy is a fun, thoughtful, candid conversation with trailblazers in sports about the joy/chaos of life and sports.

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Episode 118: Dr. Colleen Ha...

12.06.2023

Class with Flash is in session! Mental skills expert Dr. Colleen "Flash" Hacker returns to Laughter Permitted to talk about the importance of wins in life. Dr. Hacker shares how celebrating wins impacts the neuroplasticity of our brains, washes our ...

Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy episodes:

12.06.2023 Episode 118: Dr. Colleen Hacker Returns Again Class with Flash is in session! Mental skills expert Dr. Colleen "Flash" Hacker returns to Laughter Permitted to talk about the importance of wins in life. Dr. Hacker shares how celebrating wins impacts the neuroplasticity of our brains, washes our ...
11.29.2023 Episode 117: Erin Matson Field hockey superstar Erin Matson joins Laughter Permitted to talk about what it was like winning a national championship in her first year as head coach at her alma mater, the University of North Carolina, and how she had the ...
11.22.2023 Episode 116: Scout Bassett Paralympic track and field star Scout Bassett joins Laughter Permitted to talk about her journey from a government-run orphanage in Nanjng, China to representing the United States in the Paralympics. Scout shares what it was like being adopted and moving ...
11.15.2023 Episode 115: Breanna Stewart Returns Two-time WNBA MVP and two-time WNBA champion Breanna Stewart returns to Laughter Permitted and begins the episode by telling one of the best stories in the history of the podcast about the birth of her second child. (It's up there ...
11.08.2023 Episode 114: Kaillie Humphries Three-time Olympic gold medalist bobsledder Kaillie Humphries joins Laughter Permitted to talk about how she got into the sport of bobsleigh and the experience of leaving her home country of Canada to compete for the United States at the 2022 ...
11.01.2023 Episode 113: Aliyah Boston WNBA Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston joins Laughter Permitted to talk about her stellar first season with the Indiana Fever, how she carved out a path of her own at the University of South Carolina and the intention behind ...
10.25.2023 Episode 112: Courtney Dauwalter Ultramarathon trailblazer Courtney Dauwalter joins Laughter Permitted to talk about how she got into running ultras, what went into winning three 100-mile races in the span of 10 weeks and how she reframed the "pain cave" in her mind. Courtney ...
10.18.2023 Episode 111: Billie Jean King Returns In a live recording of Laughter Permitted in New York City, tennis legend and equal rights icon Billie Jean King returns to the podcast to talk about her life, how she's been fighting for equal pay since the early 1970s ...
10.11.2023 Episode 110: Laurie Henes Two-time NCAA women’s cross country coach of the year Laurie Henes joins Laughter Permitted to share how fun and joy are key elements to the success of her NC State cross country and track & field programs. Laurie talks about ...
10.04.2023 Episode 109: Lynn Williams In the Season 10 premiere, Olympic bronze medalist and U.S. women’s national team player Lynn Williams joins Laughter Permitted to talk about her experience at the 2023 World Cup, what she hopes for the USWNT going into the Olympics and ...
09.27.2023 Episode 108: The Dopies! Laughter Permitted is back! Julie and Lynn share highlights of Season 9 and hand out some Dopie Awards. Have an idea for a guest for Season 10 or a question to ask Julie and Lynn? Send them an email at ...
08.21.2023 World Cup Episode 6: Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach and Julie discuss the World Cup and USWNT All-time U.S. women’s national team greats Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach join Laughter Permitted once again to discuss the World Cup, give their overall thoughts on the USWNT’s run in the tournament and consider what the future holds for the ...
08.14.2023 World Cup 2023 Episode 5: Julie isn't over the USWNT's loss in the World Cup, previews the semis and answers questions from the Dope Village Julie continues to process the USWNT's loss in the World Cup, discusses the team's immediate future and previews the semifinals. Plus, Julie answers several questions about the World Cup from the Dope Village. Be sure to find out Lynn's latest ...
08.06.2023 World Cup 2023 Episode 4: Brandi Chastain and Julie give an unfiltered rundown of the USWNT's early exit from the World Cup After many deep sighs and guttural noises, Julie and two-time World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brandi Chastain give a full rundown of the U.S. women's national team's early exit from the Women's World Cup at the hands ...
08.01.2023 World Cup 2023 Episode 3: Julie doesn’t hold back as she and Kristine Lilly dive into what’s going on with the USWNT Just moments after the U.S. women’s national team's draw against Portugal to advance in the Women’s World Cup, Julie and two-time World Cup champion and USWNT legend Kristine Lilly give their raw and real thoughts on what’s amiss on the ...
07.26.2023 World Cup 2023 Episode 2: USWNT legend Carla Overbeck is totally optimistic and Julie wants more subs Direct from a cozy corner of a suite at the Wellington Regional Stadium in New Zealand, Julie and two-time World Cup champion and U.S. women's national team legend Carla Overbeck give their immediate reactions to the USWNT’s 1-1 tie with ...
07.22.2023 World Cup 2023 Episode 1: Julie gives her take on the USWNT's opening win Laughter Permitted kicks off its 2023 Women's World Cup episodes with Julie breaking down the U.S. women's national team's 3-0 win over Vietnam while also looking ahead to the USWNT's next match against the Netherlands. In Questions Permitted, Lynn asks ...
05.10.2023 Episode 107: Astronaut Nicole Mann from Earth In the Season 9 finale, Astronaut Nicole Mann joins Laughter Permitted to talk all about her experience living and working aboard the International Space Station. Nicole shares everything from what it was like reentering the Earth’s atmosphere to how she ...
05.09.2023 BONUS EPISODE: How Ally's pledge to women's sports continues to grow Julie and Lynn are joined by Chief Marketing and PR officer of Ally Financial, Andrea Brimmer, to discuss how Ally is at the forefront of supporting and investing in women's sports.
05.03.2023 Episode 106: Becky Sauerbrunn Two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist Becky Sauerbrunn joins Laughter Permitted to share what being a team player means to her (there's a great story involving the flute), the difference between a floor raiser and ceiling raiser and ...
04.26.2023 Episode 105: Carolyn Peck Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Carolyn Peck shares hilarious stories about her mom at her basketball games, her thoughts on what coaches are wearing on the sidelines these days (Kim Mulkey might come up) and why she turned down ...
04.19.2023 Episode 104: Emma Hayes Chelsea manager Emma Hayes OBE joins Laughter Permitted to discuss the joy she experienced covering the Euros for ESPN (a fire pit is involved!), her winding path to Chelsea (a clairvoyant is involved!) and how she finds time to recharge ...
04.12.2023 Episode 103: Sister Jean In honor of Laughter Permitted's 103rd episode, 103-year-old and Loyola University men's basketball team chaplain Sister Jean joins Laughter Permitted to share the secret to her longevity, the excitement she experienced during the Ramblers run to the Final Four in ...
04.05.2023 Episode 102: Sally Jenkins Legendary sports journalist and author Sally Jenkins joins Laughter Permitted to discuss how she crafts her columns, the importance of exploring "what's bugging you" and the advice she gives to up-and-coming journalists. Sally also shares the impact Billie Jean King ...
03.29.2023 Episode 101: Christine Sinclair Soccer legend and Olympic gold medalist Christine Sinclair joins Laughter Permitted to discuss her historic career, and how she and her fellow Canadian national team members are in a bitter fight with Canadian Soccer for support. Julie shares the PTSD ...
03.22.2023 Episode 100: The 99ers In the 100th episode of Laughter Permitted, members of the 1999 World Cup champion team come together to swap stories from their playing days, including pranks, the impact head coach Tony DiCicco had on them and how they stay in ...
03.15.2023 Episode 99: Naomi Girma NWSL Rookie of the Year and Defender of the Year Naomi Girma joins Laughter Permitted to share her reaction to high praise from Megan Rapinoe, what she has learned from veterans on the USWNT and how she was introduced to ...
03.08.2023 Episode 98: Astronaut Nicole Mann from Space Laughter Permitted takes an out-of-this-world journey to SPACE! In the Season 9 premiere, NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann joins Laughter Permitted while aboard the International Space Station. Col. Mann shares what it means to be the first Native American woman in ...
03.01.2023 Episode 97: The Dopies! Laughter Permitted is back! Julie and Lynn share highlights of Season 8 and hand out some Dopie Awards.
12.14.2022 Episode 96: Dr. Colleen Hacker Is Back! In the Season 8 finale, renowned mental skills expert, author and Pacific Lutheran University professor Dr. Colleen Hacker returns to Laughter Permitted for a record fifth time to discuss the power of setting intentions for your year, how to use ...
12.08.2022 30 For 30 Podcasts Presents: 'Pink Card' What if I told you...women in Iran can’t even go to a soccer game. They’re banned from stadiums. New from 30 for 30 Podcasts, ‘Pink Card’ tells the tale of Iranian women who dare to risk it all – for ...
12.07.2022 Episode 95: Shima Oliaee Award-winning podcast producer Shima Oliaee joins Laughter Permitted to discuss her 4-part ESPN 30 for 30 podcast series "Pink Card," which centers on women's rights in Iran over the course of three generations. Shima shares how women fighting to attend ...
11.30.2022 Episode 94: A'ja Wilson WNBA Champion, 2-time WNBA MVP and Olympic gold medalist A'ja Wilson joins Laughter Permitted to discuss winning an WNBA title with the Las Vegas Aces, what it was like being coached by Dawn Staley and Becky Hammon and how she ...
11.23.2022 Episode 93: Joan Benoit Samuelson Marathon pioneer Joan Benoit Samuelson joins Laughter Permitted to talk about being the first woman to win gold in the marathon at the 1984 Olympics, how running is about storytelling for her and, at the age of 65, what her ...
11.16.2022 Episode 92: Becky Hammon Six-time WNBA all-star and coaching trailblazer Becky Hammon joins Laughter Permitted to talk about winning a WNBA championship in her first season as coach of the Las Vegas Aces, how fun played a role in the team's success and what ...
11.09.2022 Episode 91: Cindy Parlow Cone World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Cindy Parlow Cone joins Laughter Permitted to discuss her role as president of U.S. Soccer and how she is working toward a culture shift in the game in the wake of the ...
11.02.2022 Episode 90: Rebecca Lowe NBC host and reporter Rebecca Lowe joins Laughter Permitted to talk about covering the Premier League, the ups and downs of her career in sports journalism and how she is seeing football fandom grow in the United States. A newly ...
10.26.2022 Episode 89: Catarina Macario U.S. women's national soccer team player Catarina Macario joins Laughter Permitted to share her journey of moving to the United States from Brazil at the age of 12 to pursue her dream of playing soccer. She tells the incredible story ...
10.19.2022 Episode 88: Jenny Levy University of North Carolina women's lacrosse and U.S. women's national team head coach Jenny Levy joins Laughter Permitted to talk about her 28-year career in Chapel Hill, how UNC and Team USA both won championships this year and how she ...
10.12.2022 Episode 87: Meg Linehan In the Season 8 premiere, "The Athletic" senior writer Meg Linehan joins Laughter Permitted to discuss the findings of an investigation conducted by former deputy attorney general Sally Yates, which uncovered that the National Women’s Soccer League and U.S. Soccer ...
06.27.2022 Title IX with Phaidra Knight and Angela Ruggerio In a special live podcast at the Paley Center for Media in New York City, Hall of Fame USA rugby player Phaidra Knight and 4-time Olympic USA hockey player Angela Ruggerio join Laughter Permitted to discuss Title IX, their experiences ...
06.09.2022 Title IX and Teammates with Mia Hamm In the third bonus episode of Laughter Permitted dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Title IX, Mia Hamm and Julie discuss how Title IX has impacted their lives.
06.07.2022 Title IX and Transgender Athletes with Katie Barnes In the second bonus episode of Laughter Permitted dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Title IX, ESPN journalist Katie Barnes joins the podcast to discuss the intersection of Title IX and transgender athletes.
06.02.2022 Title IX 101 with Donna Lopiano In the first bonus episode of Laughter Permitted dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Title IX, former Women's Sports Foundation CEO Donna Lopiano joins the podcast to give a Tile IX tutorial and discuss the law's impact on women's sports.
05.17.2022 Episode 86: Briana Scurry Returns! In the Season 7 finale, two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion Briana Scurry returns to Laughter Permitted to discuss her new book "My Greatest Save." Bri opens up about the challenging time she experienced after suffering a concussion ...
05.12.2022 BONUS EPISODE: How Ally continues to champion women's sports In a special bonus episode of Laughter Permitted, Julie talks with Ally Chief Marketing and Public Relations Officer Andrea Brimmer to learn about Ally's continued commitment to women's sports and players in the NWSL.
05.10.2022 Episode 85: Eileen Gu Three-time Olympic medalist and freestyle skier Eileen Gu joins Laughter Permitted "live" at the espnW NYC Summit to discuss competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics, how she handled media scrutiny and the backstory of how she landed a trick she'd ...
05.03.2022 Episode 84: Kara Nortman and Julie Uhrman Angel City Football Club founders Kara Nortman and Julie Uhrman join Laughter Permitted to talk about how ACFC came to be, the role Natalie Portman played in bringing women's professional soccer to L.A. and what sets the organization apart in ...
04.26.2022 Episode 83: Kendall Coyne Schofield Three-time Olympic medalist Kendall Coyne Schofield joins Laughter Permitted to talk about her quest to see a viable women's professional hockey league form, how she and fellow players are working to make that happen and what the journey has been ...
04.19.2022 Episode 82: Beth Mowins Buckle up because this episode brings the laughs courtesy of play-by-play trailblazer Beth Mowins! Beth shares what it was like calling soccer with a young Julie Foudy as her color commentator. (A certain handwritten sign from Beth helped Julie to ...

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Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy episodes:

Episode 118: Dr. Colleen Hacker Returns Again

Episode 117: Erin Matson

Episode 116: Scout Bassett

Episode 115: Breanna Stewart Returns

Episode 114: Kaillie Humphries

Episode 113: Aliyah Boston

Episode 112: Courtney Dauwalter

Episode 111: Billie Jean King Returns

Episode 110: Laurie Henes

Episode 109: Lynn Williams

Episode 108: The Dopies!

World Cup Episode 6: Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach and Julie discuss the World Cup and USWNT

World Cup 2023 Episode 5: Julie isn't over the USWNT's loss in the World Cup, previews the semis and answers questions from the Dope Village

World Cup 2023 Episode 4: Brandi Chastain and Julie give an unfiltered rundown of the USWNT's early exit from the World Cup

World Cup 2023 Episode 3: Julie doesn’t hold back as she and Kristine Lilly dive into what’s going on with the USWNT

World Cup 2023 Episode 2: USWNT legend Carla Overbeck is totally optimistic and Julie wants more subs

World Cup 2023 Episode 1: Julie gives her take on the USWNT's opening win

Episode 107: Astronaut Nicole Mann from Earth

BONUS EPISODE: How Ally's pledge to women's sports continues to grow

Episode 106: Becky Sauerbrunn

Episode 105: Carolyn Peck

Episode 104: Emma Hayes

Episode 103: Sister Jean

Episode 102: Sally Jenkins

Episode 101: Christine Sinclair

Episode 100: The 99ers

Episode 99: Naomi Girma

Episode 98: Astronaut Nicole Mann from Space

Episode 97: The Dopies!

Episode 96: Dr. Colleen Hacker Is Back!

30 For 30 Podcasts Presents: 'Pink Card'

Episode 95: Shima Oliaee

Episode 94: A'ja Wilson

Episode 93: Joan Benoit Samuelson

Episode 92: Becky Hammon

Episode 91: Cindy Parlow Cone

Episode 90: Rebecca Lowe

Episode 89: Catarina Macario

Episode 88: Jenny Levy

Episode 87: Meg Linehan

Title IX with Phaidra Knight and Angela Ruggerio

Title IX and Teammates with Mia Hamm

Title IX and Transgender Athletes with Katie Barnes

Title IX 101 with Donna Lopiano

Episode 86: Briana Scurry Returns!

BONUS EPISODE: How Ally continues to champion women's sports

Episode 85: Eileen Gu

Episode 84: Kara Nortman and Julie Uhrman

Episode 83: Kendall Coyne Schofield

Episode 82: Beth Mowins

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