{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/675f8ef164b31a6479635833/68af4dfb982c36846e4b36f3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Soccerish | Ep 3 | Julie Foudy on starting a podcast with Billie Jean King and Abby Wambach","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/675f8ef164b31a6479635833/1756756664641-708b7e2d-3f41-4b32-bc88-e29508985efe.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Back in our first week of Soccerish, our friend Julie Foudy sat down with us, dropped an incredible behind-the-scenes story about launching a new podcast with Billie Jean King and Abby Wambach—then told us we had to delay airing it and wait for the official announcement. Fair enough.</p><p>We’ve been sitting on it ever since. Now the embargo is over, and you’re getting the whole thing: how <em>Welcome to the Party</em> was born at an Angel City game, why Billie Jean is secretly the funniest person in the room, Abby’s golden-retriever energy, and Julie admitting she has “no ..... idea what TikTok is.”</p><p>It’s smart, chaotic, and joyful. In other words: peak Soccerish.</p><p><br></p><p>⏱️ <strong>Time-Coded Highlights</strong></p><p>00:00 – Cold open: “How do we win at podcasting? How do we become number one?” 🎙️</p><p>00:21 – Soccerish relaunch + surprise guest Julie Foudy joins the party</p><p>01:02 – Julie reveals her new podcast <em>Welcome to the Party</em> with Billie Jean King &amp; Abby Wambach 🎉</p><p>01:35 – Behind the scenes: how a quiet Angel City moment with Billie Jean sparked the idea</p><p>03:08 – The spark turns real: Abby bounds in, they decide to launch together</p><p>03:33 – Format preview: 2x weekly shows → interviews, plays, big moments, topical riffs</p><p>04:32 – “It’ll be a party”: equal parts smart, ridiculous, and fun</p><p>05:23 – Why separate studios, but lots of live events &amp; “watch with us” parties planned 🥳</p><p>07:12 – Julie on Glennon Doyle’s influence: “What Glennon did for women’s sports is what Taylor’s doing for the NFL”</p><p>08:09 – Abby’s return after a decade: healing, joy, and a new media company launch</p><p>08:56 – The grand plan: Treat Media, a women’s sports network run by athletes, not middlemen 💪</p><p>09:58 – Christina and Lori tease Kevin as “the good middleman” 😂</p><p>10:30 – Julie on the joy of working with Abby and Billie: laughter, hats, and high energy</p><p>10:51 – Distribution: YouTube, Spotify, TikTok, video-first production</p><p>11:45 – Billie Jean uncensored: “How do we win at podcasting?”</p><p>11:52 – Julie: “Have a ton of fun—then you’re number one”</p><p>12:15 – Official launch: September 4 in <em>We Can Do Hard Things</em> feed + dedicated <em>Welcome to the Party</em> feed</p><p>12:44 – Julie on TikTok: “I have no effing idea what TikTok is” 🤷‍♀️</p><p>13:12 – Farewell: Soccerish sends Julie off with congrats &amp; good luck ❤️</p>","author_name":"Red Card Productions"}