{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/681880228e712cac96a2e1b1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Billie Jean King hopes to unlock the next generation","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/32978140be05d3da6db592222f1b2928.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Women's sports may be booming, but establishing a bright future might rely on understanding the past. </p><p><br></p><p>On this week's <strong>Full Time Focus, </strong>host <strong>Jilian Sakovits </strong>is joined by Meg Linehan, who last week sat down for a one-on-one interview with sports icon <strong>Billie Jean King</strong> in<strong> Los Angeles </strong>to talk all things women's sports.<strong> </strong>With clips from that conversation interspersed, Meg talks about how BJK emphasized the importance of knowing your history, investment, and the need for women's sports to progress even faster. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>PLUS: Jilian </strong>and<strong> Producer Theo </strong>give their women's FA Cup semifinal predictions and look ahead to Week 4 of the NWSL.</p><p>_______________</p><p><strong>Mentioned on the show: </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6266623/2025/04/09/uswnt-brazil-emma-hayes-analysis/\">Emma Hayes is putting her USWNT players in the frying pan. Who can handle the heat?</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6262959/2025/04/08/michele-kang-us-soccer-investment-emma-hayes/\">Michele Kang on $25 million U.S. Soccer investment: ‘It’s a very critical moment for all of us’</a></p><p><a href=\"https://podfollow.com/full-time-with-meg-linehan/episode/14a687c31558e59afbb1ad6021430983b9922183/view\">Who is Emma Hayes building the USWNT around?</a></p><p>_______________</p><p>HOST: Jillian Sakovits</p><p>GUESTS: Meg Linehan</p><p>PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes</p><p>VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin</p><p>EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen</p><p>_______________</p><p>Get in touch: <a href=\"mailto:fulltime@theathletic.com\">fulltime@theathletic.com</a></p><p>Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime</p><p>Subscribe to the <strong>Full Time newsletter </strong><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/\">here</a></p><p>Visit the <strong>Yahoo Women's Sports hub</strong> <a href=\"https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/\">here</a></p><p> </p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}