This week Grace & Alastair are joined by a woman who needs no introduction, but we will give her one. 

Colonel Dame Kelly Holmes is a two time Olympic Gold Medal Winner and record holder for various middle distance lengths in the U.K. Holmes is now very active in the world of training and motivational speaking. This is a fascinating episode about persistence, being an athlete while your mental health is crumbling, and what it’s like being in the army while being a competitive athlete. 

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Football and feminism are both huge parts of our culture and everyday lives, but rarely have they been brought together and forced to get along.In this podcast, comedian and feminist activist Grace Campbell, and her father, that well-known guy from politics, Alastair Campbell, bring Grace’s obsession of feminism, and Alastair’s obsession of football together to create what they hope is a fun and thought provoking podcast.Each week they’ll be joined by people from varying industries to chat football, feminism, and everything in between. The guests will vary from football (Burnley manager Sean Dyche) to feminism (countdown star Rachel Riley) to anything else in between (Ed Miliband, Kelly Holmes, and Josh Widdecombe).*ABOUT THE HOSTS *Grace Campbell is a comedian and activist who is fast making a name for herself as a feisty feminist stand-up. Grace is currently writing her debut solo-show to the Edinburgh Fringe this summer. The show, Why I’m Never Going Into Politics, tells Grace’s story of growing up in politics and why she feels her life so far has meant she could never be a politician. As an activist, Grace co-founded the feminist, law-changing, activist collective, the Pink Protest.Alastair Campbell is a writer, communicator and strategist best known for his role as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications. Alastair is a lifelong Burnley fan and sometimes even a pundit for Burnley FC. Alastair is still very active in politics, mainly focussing his energy on mental health causes, and trying to stop Brexit. He is very excited to be venturing into the podcast world with his daughter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week we're joined by the hilarious writer and comedian Russell Kane. Expect chat about Ernest Hemingway, state schools, and how to take the piss of of lefties. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Russell Kane One

Trigger warning: Suicide. In this episode topics like suicidal ideation and suicide are mentioned. Roman Kemp is a radio presenter and TV personality who recently made a BBC documentary about the suicide of his best friend Joe. In this episode we talk mental health, having a famous father, and what its spending Christmas with George Michael.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Roman Kemp One

This week Alastair and Grace are joined by the most important person in both of their lives. Fiona Millar is a journalist, political aide, and campaigner on education and gender issues. She is also Grace's mum and Alastair's partner. In this episode the family talk about Fiona's life, and love, and Skye, the dog, also features, loudly snoring throughout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fiona Millar One

In a week with news dominated by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah, we're joined by political commentator, comedian, and broadcaster Ayesha Hazarika to discuss the royals, racism in the UK, the Labour Party, and Ayesha and Alastair's time prepping Ed Miliband for the leadership debates.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Ayesha Hazarika

Anthony Scaramucci is an American entrepreneur, and served as the White House Director of Communications under Donald Trump from July 21 to July 31 in 2017, later going onto campaign against President Trump's politics. This week, Grace and Alastair talk American politics, the media, Donald Trump, and what happens when the ego takes over. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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