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Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton host the fifth FIFA World Cup Special ahead of the start of the 2019 tournament in France. This year’s competition looks likely to get … Continue Reading FIFA World Cup Special: Social media and societal change
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are joined by two-time Paralympic gold medalist Danielle Brown MBE on episode 38 of SportSpiel. FEATURE INTERVIEW On our feature interview section (5:25) will chats to … Continue Reading Danielle Brown: Paralympic gold and ‘humiliating’ classification tests
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton host a special episode of the podcast to celebrate two years since the first SportSpiel episode aired. Episode 1, featuring British fencer James-Andrew Davis, … Continue Reading Two years of SportSpiel
“It’s very difficult because at times you can feel like you’re not good enough – or at keeping up with the standard others are producing – and you don’t feel … Continue Reading Hope Warner: The struggles of matching up to the best in badminton
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are joined by Badminton England prospect Hope Warner on episode 37 of SportSpiel. FEATURE INTERVIEW On our feature interview section (4:48) interviewer Yashas Mudumbai chats to … Continue Reading Hope Warner: Fighting to be good enough
Women’s football in England is in the midst of a revolution. After years of institutional neglect and a lack of investment, elite women’s football has finally grown, in the eyes … Continue Reading Now is the time for women’s football to get the exposure it deserves
Alasdair Hooper hosts a boxing special episode of the podcast with Scottish boxer Hannah Rankin. Having grown up on a sheep farm in Scotland the 28-year-old classical musician has … Continue Reading Boxing Special: Hannah Rankin
Will Moulton hosts a Six Nations special episode of the podcast with Scottish Rugby international Jade Konkel. In the third of our Six Nations specials – in collaboration with … Continue Reading Six Nations Special: Jade Konkel
“I just felt like a failure. I thought I’d failed at what I’d been trying to do and not only had I not achieved what I wanted, I just … Continue Reading Laura Gallagher: “I just felt like a failure”
Will Moulton hosts a gymnastics special episode of the podcast with 2017 British trampoline champion Laura Gallagher. In this special Laura reveals all about the mental struggles that led … Continue Reading Gymnastics Special: Laura Gallagher
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are joined by England Netball‘s record appearance holder Jade Clarke on episode 36 of SportSpiel. FEATURE INTERVIEW On our feature interview section (5:03) Jade talks to the … Continue Reading Jade Clarke: Netball’s incredible rise
“F*** me she’s got a vagina, get over it.” In amongst all the misogynistic, sexist drivel on social media over the last few days, no tweet has summed up my … Continue Reading Female football pundits? Get over it!
Let’s look at some numbers. On Saturday (February 2) 1267 runners took part in the Bushy Parkrun. There were 764 runners in the Cardiff Parkrun, 741 in Cannon Hill and … Continue Reading The power of parkrun
“I think in the moment, when you step on the ice in the senior competitions with top quality skaters, you leave respect to the side.” For British short track speed … Continue Reading Ethan Treacy: Family influences and making huge leaps
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton are joined by British Short Track speed skater Ethan Treacy on episode 35 of SportSpiel. FEATURE INTERVIEW On our feature interview section (4:57) interviewer Yashas Mudumbai … Continue Reading Ethan Treacy: Living life at full speed
Alasdair Hooper hosts a BMX Special with British Cycling athlete, and World Class Programme member, Charlotte Worthington. The last 12 months have proved to be quite a year for the … Continue Reading BMX Special: Charlotte Worthington