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Welcome to the Party
What’s up, Party People! Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Jean King welcome you to the women’s sports party. Whether you’ve been here all along or are looking to get in the game, you're invited. Twice a week, soccer legends and forever teammates Abby and Julie will be hanging with the change-makers and shot-takers in women’s sports while giving their perspectives on big issues and hot topics. Plus, there will be regular appearances by the LEGEND of legends Billie Jean King. This show is on…
Episodes
Welcome to the PartySeattle Reign Could Stun #1 Seed Gotham FC (And Here's Why)
Get your brackets ready, party people! The NWSL playoffs are here, and former NWSL player, broadcaster and Denver Summit FC minority owner Jordan Angeli joins…
Welcome to the PartyBonus: How Natalie Nakase Built the Valkyries’ Championship Culture
Party people, we’re deep in our violet haze and the coach is joining the party! Fresh off the Golden State Valkyries’ first WNBA championship, head coach…
Welcome to the PartyAshley Sanchez’s Heartbreak on NWSL Decision Day
Glennon Doyle is back at the party—and taking a victory lap! She joins Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Jean King to celebrate her winning WNBA bracket…
Welcome to the PartyAndraya Carter on the WNBA Finals: Why Is Game 6 at Lunchtime?!
Andraya Carter is at the party, and she has thoughts! The ESPN analyst joins Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach to break down the WNBA Finals: what Angel Reese and…
Welcome to the PartyHow Cori Close Will Rebuild UCLA's Championship Team
What does it take to build a championship team and who do you become along the way? UCLA women’s basketball head coach Cori Close joins Julie Foudy, Abby…
Welcome to the PartyHow Sports Betting Can Be An Addiction
Behind every betting app, ad and winning parlay are real people and sometimes, a cost no one else can see. In Part 2 of our series on sports gambling, Abby…
Welcome to the PartyThe Rise of Sports Gambling
Women’s sports are growing and the gambling industry wants in. But what’s the real cost of all that new money? In Part 1 of this two-part series, Abby Wambach…
Welcome to the PartyThe Most Dominant Team in Sports History Is Facing a Reality Check
Has the balance of power in women’s soccer officially shifted? After the USWNT’s 2-0 loss and dramatic 2-2 comeback draw against reigning World Cup champions…
Welcome to the PartyShe Ran Into a Collapsing Building to Save a Child (Then Lost Her Legs)
What makes a hero? In this special episode, Julie Foudy, Abby Wambach and Billie Jean King celebrate two extraordinary women who stepped up when it mattered…
Welcome to the PartyAli Krieger & Joanna Lohman Reveal The Crazy Reality of The Amazing Race
What’s harder than winning a World Cup? According to Ali Krieger,competing on The Amazing Race. Ali and longtime friend and former teammate Joanna Lohman join…
Welcome to the PartyFirst Trans Supreme Court Lawyer Exposes the Truth About Women’s Sports
In Part 1, we invited you to slow down, ask questions and listen longer. In Part 2 of this special three-part series, Julie Foudy, Abby Wambach and Billie Jean…
Welcome to the PartyHow 1.5 Million Followers Helped Coach Jackie Change Women’s Sports Media
Coach Jackie came for the party and immediately put Abby and Julie’s vibes under review in a classic “Are They Gay or Are They Just Podcast Hosts”. The women’s…
Welcome to the PartyHow The Savannah Bananas Built A Sports Empire
What happens when you build a sports business around the fans instead of the bottom line? Savannah Bananas founder Jesse Cole joins Abby Wambach and Julie…
Welcome to the PartyWelcome to the Peloton Party
The party hits the tread! Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy join Peloton instructor Kirsten Ferguson, aka Queen K, for a 20-minute walk/run and their most heated…
Welcome to the PartyThe Greatest Athlete In Pitt History
Olivia Babcock has won just about every individual honor in college volleyball. The one thing missing? A national championship. After three straight Final Four…
Welcome to the PartyRebecca Lobo Makes Her WNBA Championship Pick and Takes Us Inside UConn’s Dynasty
Basketball legend Rebecca Lobo joins Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy to break down a landmark moment for the WNBA and explain why the league has officially…
Welcome to the PartyThe Female Cyclist Stealing Strava Records & Breaking the Internet
What happens when a very fast cyclist decides men on Strava are taking themselves a little too seriously? Enter Laini Bones. Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach sit…
Welcome to the PartyAbby Wambach’s Emotional US Open Confession
Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy are back with a packed Party Starter and first, a very proud-parent moment as Amma Melton scores her first collegiate goal for…
Welcome to the PartyThe Insane True Story of Mighty Mary
In 1995, sailing’s most prestigious competition had existed for nearly 150 years without an all-women’s team. Then came Mighty Mary. Dismissed as a publicity…
Welcome to the PartyHow Women Athletes Are Taking Back Ownership of the Game
Party people, actor, producer and entrepreneur Gillian Anderson and former New Zealand captain and Crux Football founder Bex Smith are joining the party! Bex…
Welcome to the PartyBillie Jean King Takes Us Inside The US Open
Welcome to the Party is coming to you from Billie Jean King’s house…literally. Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy make their first-ever trip to the US Open, joining…
Welcome to the PartyThe Woman Behind Picking Women's Team USA Roster
Five-time Olympic gold medalist, Basketball Hall of Famer, and Team USA’s first-ever Women’s National Team Managing Director Sue Bird joins the party! Before…
Welcome to the PartyIva Jovic’s US Open Rise and Her Plan to Become World No. 1
At just 18 years old, Iva Jovic has surged from No. 389 in the world to entering her first US Open as a seeded player and she has no intention of stopping…
Welcome to the PartyOlivia Miles Is Making WNBA History—and She’s Just Getting Started
WNBA rookie sensation Olivia Miles is at the party! The history-making point guard joins Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy and Billie Jean King as her rare combination…
Welcome to the PartyThe Best Moments of Our Podcast!
Welcome to the Party is officially 100 episodes strong! 🎉 Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy and Billie Jean King celebrate the milestone by looking back at the…
Welcome to the PartyHow Sarah Spain Used Traditional Sports Media to Build the Future
Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and Good Game host Sarah Spain finally joins the party! Sarah gets into why she’s betting big on women’s sports…
Welcome to the PartyHow Kelsie Whitmore Became the #1 Overall Pick in Women’s Pro Baseball History
Welcome to the Party is launching its first-ever Book Club with Billie Jean King’s new book, See It to Be It, co-written with Liz Robbins and featuring 11…
Welcome to the PartyIt's Hard Not To Like The Person You Become
What deserves our attention in women’s sports and what are we choosing to amplify? Julie Foudy, Abby Wambach and Billie Jean King dig into the noise…
Welcome to the PartyHow A World Cup Legend Became President of US Soccer
U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone joins Welcome to the Party for a candid conversation about leading American soccer through one of the most…
Welcome to the PartyWe Interviewed The Cast of Ted Lasso!
Believe it, Party People: Ted Lasso is back and this time, women’s soccer is taking center stage. Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy and Billie Jean King sit down with…
Welcome to the PartyThe Volleyball Star Who Changed The Game
Nebraska volleyball star Harper Murray joins Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy live from Fanatics Fest to talk about her rise as one of college volleyball’s biggest…
Welcome to the PartyInside the Mind of England’s Greatest Footballer
Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy are back from vacation with family reunions, wakeboarding injuries and one very bold Tahoe bear, then it’s straight into a packed…
Welcome to the PartyWhat Everyone Gets Wrong About Trans Athletes
In Part 1 of this special three-part series, Julie Foudy, Abby Wambach and Billie Jean King take on one of the most complex and emotionally charged…
Welcome to the PartyAbby Wambach, Julie Foudy, & Billie Jean King On The Importance of Women's Sports
Billie Jean King joins Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy for a powerful conversation about equality, leadership, and the confidence sports can build in girls…
Welcome to the PartyThe Wild Story of Hockey’s Ultimate BFFs
Olympic gold medalists, three-time national champions and lifelong best friends K.K. Harvey and Laila Edwards are joining the party—along with tennis icon…
Welcome to the PartyThe Biggest World Cup Reunion
It’s the ultimate World Cup reunion as Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy bring together generations of U.S. Women’s National Team legends, including Mia Hamm…
Welcome to the PartyWhy Flavor Flav is Sponsoring Olympic Teams (And How One Tweet Started a Movement)
Flavor Flav is in the house! The legendary Public Enemy co-founder and self-proclaimed “world’s greatest hype man” joins Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy to share…
Welcome to the PartyA World Cup Starter Pack for People Who Don't Understand Soccer
The World Cup party continues with a very special crossover. Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach are joined by Glennon Doyle and Amanda Doyle from We Can Do Hard…
Welcome to the PartyUSMNT Red Card Was Overturned
Abby has officially lost her voice but luckily, Glennon Doyle is here to sub in, translate, and somehow survive being pulled off the bench at Taylor and…
Welcome to the PartyE.R. Fightmaster & Katie Kershaw Take Over Welcome To The Party
This week, Welcome to the Party gets a full Pride Month takeover as Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy are joined by Jockular’s E.R. Fightmaster and Katie Kershaw…
Welcome to the PartySerena & Venus Are Back at Wimbledon?! Billie Jean King Spills the Tea
Wimbledon is here, and the Party People are going across the pond for a very proper tea party with Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss. Abby and Julie kick things…
Welcome to the PartyJulie Foudy & Abby Wambach Answer Your Crazy Sports Questions
In this Party People Q&A episode, Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Jean King hand the mic over to the listeners and tackle the questions everyone actually…
Welcome to the PartyWhy 90% of New College Sports Revenue is Planned for Male Athletes
On the 54th anniversary of Title IX, Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Jean King look ahead at the future of women’s sports in a rapidly changing college…
Welcome to the PartyAbby & Julie React to USA’s World Cup Win
Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy are coming to you straight from the Welcome to the Party x Airbnb World Cup Watch Party, where the vibes were high, the USA chants…
Welcome to the PartyWhy Messi is Proving the Haters Wrong
Men’s World Cup fever has officially taken over the party. Abby and Julie break down the start of what feels like the biggest Men’s World Cup yet, from the…
Welcome to the PartyCharlotte North Opens Up About USA Women's Lacrosse
Women’s lacrosse is having a major moment, and Charlotte North is one of the biggest reasons why. This week on Welcome to the Party, Abby and Julie sit down…
Welcome to the PartyJordan Thompson Opens Up About Her Mental Health Journey
This week, Welcome to the Party goes live from the Girls in Motion “Her Story” event with Athletes Unlimited for a powerful conversation about mental health…
Welcome to the PartyThe Brutal Pressure of Playing The 2026 World Cup On Home Soil
World Cup fever is officially here…but so are the complications. This week, Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach dive into the magic, madness, and massive stakes of…
Welcome to the PartyTennis Stars Revolt at the French Open
This week, the party gets a world-class tennis upgrade as Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss join Julie and Abby for a Coffee with Kinger all about the state of…
Welcome to the PartyThe Most Dangerous Challenge in Sports?
What does it take to race 1,100 miles in a single day? This week, racing trailblazer Katherine Legge joins the party fresh off her attempt at one of the most…
Welcome to the PartyShannon Boxx Opens Up About Her Lupus Journey
This week on Welcome to the Party, Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Jean King sit down with U.S. Women’s National Team legend Shannon Boxx for one of the…
Welcome to the PartyThe Most Inspiring Graduation Story You’ll Ever Hear
Billie Jean King just added another historic achievement to her legendary career: graduating from college at 82 years old. More than 60 years after first…
Welcome to the PartyRachel Entrekin is the First Woman To Win Cocodona 250 Ultramarathon
This week on Welcome to the Party, Abby and Julie sit down with ultra marathon phenomenon Rachel Entrekin after her historic win at the Cocodona 250, where she…
Welcome to the PartyThe Hardest Part of Parenting No One Talks About
Motherhood is changing for Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy and this might be one of the most vulnerable conversations they’ve had yet. In this special episode of…
Welcome to the PartyThe True Price of Being a Legend
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Jean King open up in one of the most vulnerable and honest conversations we’ve…
Welcome to the PartyMegan Rapinoe Opens Up About Reinventing Herself
This week, Megan Rapinoe joins the party and this might be one of the most honest conversations we’ve ever had on the show. Pinoe opens up about the emotional…
Welcome to the PartyThe Tough Love Behind a #1 Pick
Motherhood, basketball, and a brand new WNBA season collide in this special Mother’s Day episode of Welcome to the Party. Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy reflect…
Welcome to the PartyMalala Took a Bullet. Now She’s Building Women’s Sports
Malala. Yes, that Malala. The youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate, global activist, and one of the most powerful voices of our time joins Welcome to the Party…
Welcome to the PartyThe Youth Sports Problem No One Talks About
“Burnout isn’t laziness. Burnout isn’t failure.” In this episode, Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach take on one of the biggest issues in youth sports right now: why…
Welcome to the PartyBorn to Win: Olivia Moultrie Isn’t Waiting Her Turn
Welcome back to the party, Party People 🎉 This week, we’re joined by one of the most fearless and fascinating young stars in the game, Olivia Moultrie, and…