The Players' Podcast
Alasdair Hooper hosts a special SportSpiel episode – the 50th ever produced – and is joined by British speed skating star Elise Christie. The 2017 World Champion is one of … Continue Reading Speed Skating Special: Elise Christie
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are back to bring you episode 28 of SportSpiel. In our first segment we discuss: WADA’s controversial decision to reinstate Russia’s anti-doping agency (3:58) … Continue Reading Tamara Taylor: An England Rugby legend
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are back to bring you episode 27 of SportSpiel. In our first segment we discuss: Serena Williams, Alize Cornet and sexism in tennis (2:20) … Continue Reading Antony Shek: A Commonwealth Games dream
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are back to bring you episode 26 of SportSpiel. In our first segment we discuss: The manic nature of the football transfer window and … Continue Reading Amy Conroy: The impact of cancer and becoming a sporting star
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton return to bring you episode 25 of SportSpiel. In our first segment we discuss: What have we learnt from the 2018 FIFA World Cup … Continue Reading Emily Diamond: Reaching out to the younger generation
Will Moulton hosts a special episode ahead of the Women’s Hockey World Cup, which begins at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London on July 21. With … Continue Reading Hockey Special: Kathryn Lane
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton bring you episode 24 of SportSpiel. In our first segment we discuss: If Lizzie Deignan is right to say Chris Froome’s reputation has been … Continue Reading Beth Dobbin: How an epileptic seizure almost claimed her life
Alasdair Hooper hosts the fifth of our six Mental Health Awareness Week specials. On this episode we are joined by Harrogate Town footballer Chloe Bellerby who recently walked from Leeds … Continue Reading Mental Health Awareness Special: Chloe Bellerby
Will Moulton hosts the fourth of our six Mental Health Awareness Week specials. On this episode we are joined by Great Britain and England hockey star Shona McCallin. As … Continue Reading Mental Health Awareness Special: Shona McCallin
Alasdair Hooper hosts the third of our six Mental Health Awareness Week specials. On this episode we are joined by the founder of Tough Girl Challenges and the host of … Continue Reading Mental Health Awareness Special: Sarah Williams
Alasdair Hooper hosts the second of our six Mental Health Awareness Week specials. On this episode we hear from Essex-based powerlifter Sophia Ellis who has battled back from crippling eating … Continue Reading Mental Health Awareness Special: Sophia Ellis
Alasdair Hooper hosts the first of our six Mental Health Awareness Week specials. On this opening episode we hear from footballer Ruth Fox who has very recently become an inspirational … Continue Reading Mental Health Awareness Special: Ruth Fox
Alasdair Hooper hosts a judo special with 2014 Commonwealth Champion and World bronze medalist Nekoda Smythe-Davis. The 25-year-old tells the podcast about how she got into the sport and how … Continue Reading Judo Special: Nekoda Smythe-Davis
Alasdair Hooper hosts a judo special with 2014 Commonwealth Champion Natalie Powell. In her one-on-one interview on the podcast Natalie takes us through her journey in judo as well … Continue Reading Judo Special: Natalie Powell
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton bring you episode 22 of SportSpiel. In our first segment we discuss: Our highlights and talking points from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games … Continue Reading Episode 22: Sally Conway
Alasdair Hooper hosts a Commonwealth Games Special with Team England boxer Cheavon Clarke. Gold Coast 2018 will be Cheavon’s second Commonwealth Games after he represented Jamaica at Glasgow 2014. … Continue Reading Commonwealth Games Special: Cheavon Clarke