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50 years ago, opportunities for women and girls in sport were few and far between. Enter Title IX. In 1972, Title IX legislation was passed, which banned gender-based discrimination within government-funded institutions. While this wasn't directly intended to affect the male-dominated sports culture, it opened the doors for equality on the field. This limited series features in-depth interviews with women who lived through the cultural shift that Title IX represented, including icons like Jo ...
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Government Gone Wild is a no-holds-barred podcast dissecting the most controversial topics in the news right now. Edgy, fast-paced, and with a bit of humor, conservative libertarian host Kristin Tate digs beyond the headlines and beyond party politics, to illuminate the issues people care about - the ones career politicians in D.C. just don’t understand. Each week, Kristin hosts real people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives to engage in feisty debates and discussions. Subscribe today!
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Football, Feminism & Everything in Between

Alastair Campbell & Grace Campbell

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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 f ...
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This is it, folks. The final episode of our limited, and dear Title IX series! This week, we have one of our favorite athletes and mentors on the podcast - Joan Benoit Samuelson. Joan was the winner of the very first women's Olympic Marathon in the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Having come into the realm of sport at the exact time of the passin…
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10 months ago, Amanda Leve shocked the wrestling world with a huge upset win over the seemingly indomitable Gabi Garcia. At 25 years old, Amanda is a professional MMA fighter and considered one of the top grapplers of her generation. This week, Selene Yeager talks to Amanda about her experience as a young woman in sport. While the majority of the w…
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If you've played a team sport, you understand just how influential they can be. Having an understanding of camaraderie, competition, and collaboration can change the course of someone's life. For a long time, those benefits were only afforded to men. Enter Title IX. This week, Sara Gross interviews Janet Cone - the athletic director at UNC Ashevill…
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Women have been trying to make their way into the Tour de France for a very long time. And even once we did make it, we were pushed out again. This week, Selene interviews Marianne Martin - the winner of the very first female edition of the Tour de France. While the race was not as long as the men's, including only 18 stages and more rest days, it …
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Not to pick favorites, but here at Feisty - this is definitely a favorite. With almost 50 years of experience as an athletic director and inductions into seven different halls of fame, Joan Cronan has A LOT to say about Title IX and gender equity in sport. Graduating college in 1966, Joan was part of intercollegiate sports before women had the fede…
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If you had to name one woman that truly showed the outer limits of female athleticism, who would you pick? For us, it's Julie Moss. Best known for her "crawl" in the 1982 Ironman Triathlon, Julie struggled to the finish line only to be beaten by Kathleen McCartney. Her loss on this day made serious headlines. A woman wanting to win THAT badly? Her …
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There is no denying that Title IX created many new opportunities for women in sport, but what women were excluded from these opportunities? This week, Dr. Shaunna Payne Gold from our Unphased podcast welcomes Dr. Markesha Henderson to discuss the intersection of Title IX, civil rights, and women's rights. Dr. Henderson is the Director of Athletics …
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Many of us have heard of Kathrine Switzer, but how many of us have heard of Bobbi Gibb? For the second episode of our limited Title IX series, Sara Gross interviews the very first runner of the 1966 Boston Marathon. Bobbi snuck her way into the running crowd by jumping out of the bushes next to the start line wearing a bathing suit and men's board …
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We are overwhelmed with excitement to share the first episode of our limited Title IX series. This week, Haley Chura - co-host of Ironwomen - interviews the renowned Wendy Mink. Wendy is a professor of politics, women's and gender studies, as well as the daughter of the very first woman of color in congress - Patsy Mink. Patsy was the co-author of …
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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…
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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 throu…
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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…
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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 …
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This week Grace and Alastair are joined by the MP for Tottenham David Lammy. David is critical of Jose Mourinho and Boris Johnson, two leaders of things he cares about. He joins us from lockdown, where he is longing for a long walks in the English countryside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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This week Grace and Alastair are joined by the wonderful novelist and broadcaster Kate Mosse. Kate is a novelist who has sold millions of books and is best known for her 2005 novel Labyrinth, which has been translated into more than 37 languages. Kate's a hoot, and in this episode the gang talk growing old, love, caring for family members, and how …
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Back and better than... well no, the pandemic is still here and the lockdown is relentlessly carrying on, so we're not better than ever. But Football & Feminism is back, and in this episode we're joined by Jordan North, BBC1 DJ and presenter competing with Alastair for the most famous Burnley fan crown. In December Jordan went on I'm A Celebrity Ge…
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We took a week out last week to listen and learn and offer our platforms to the #blacklivesmatter movement. This week we're back and talking about BLM, the end of lockdown, and JK Rowling's comments about transgender people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#mentalhealthawarenessweek Alastair and Grace are back for another week. They discuss mental health, what life was like for Grace when they had protestors outside her house growing up, swimming and MORE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Alastair Campbell & Grace Campbell
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Another week in lockdown and another week of no football and some feminism. This week we're discussing The Eddy, Kier Starmer (and his hair), football, and what we're grateful for. Enjoy. And apologies for the momentary sound issues, hopefully you can forgive us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Grace and Alastair are back with an incoherent but riveting conversation about Normal People, After Life, gratitude lists, Boris Johnson, why we shouldn't forgive him because he's had a baby AND you guessed it some Football & Feminism. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Grace and Alastair are back with their podcast, brought to you from isolation. They discuss Miss World, how they're coping without football and comedy, and Alastair's obsession with trees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Alastair Campbell & Grace Campbell
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*BONUS EPISODE ALERT* The legendary, Golden Globe winning actor Brian Cox was in town and we had to get him on the podcast!! If you listen to this podcast, you'll know we obsessively discuss Cox's most recent hit show Succession all the time. Cox plays media mogul Logan Roy on the show & his catch phrase is 'Fuck Off' so he couldn't be bette than t…
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This is our season finale! Sorry for the very long Christmas hiatus! Thank you so much to everyone who has listened this season, we love you all! This week we have journalist, author, and incredible powerhouse Poorna Bell. Poorna's story is a unique one. Poorna's book Chasing The Rainbow was a game changer in talking about male suicide and depressi…
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Here is part two of our interview with Joey Barton. In this episode Grace takes on Barton when it comes to women's football, Ched Evans, and feminism. This is our last episode before Christmas, thank you so much for listening to our podcast this year. Merry Christmas from Alastair and Grace! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati…
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Our first footballer this season. And we know he is a controversial one. Joey Barton's career has seen him play at multiple clubs. From Manchester City, Newcastle, QPR, Marseille, Burnley & Rangers, and now he is manager of Fleetwood Town. But Barton's career has transcended football because Joey has been involved in one too many controversies. Our…
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Jack Lowden is an actor but more importantly he's our first guest on the podcast who is a die hard junior football fan!! Jack starred in Mary Queen Of Scots, Dunkirk, A Long Song, War & Peace and much more. In this podcast we discuss male feminists in the film industry, junior football matches, and Scottish independence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.…
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