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Anything but Footy

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The unashamedly biased Olympic & Paralympic sport podcast! "A relaxed, affable show. The hosts display wide-ranging knowledge" : The New York Times essential top six podcasts to follow for Olympics [25/07/2021] .
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#42 Great British Bosses - Louise Kingsley

Tokyo 2020 wasn't the Olympics British Rowing was used to. The Paralympic team once again did the business on the water. So the person who was in charge of that successful Para squad is now in overall charge of performance. Louise Kingsley is a former coach and PE teacher and was appointed at the end of 2021. So how's it going? We find out in this latest episode of season 3 of Great British Bosses - a podcast from Anything but Footy. Listen & follow and much more to come! Hosted on Acast. Se...

Sep 11, 202225 min

#41 Great British Bosses - Chris Furber

Season 3 of Great British Bosses - the podcast from Anything but Footy - returns with some big names behind the scenes of sport in the UK. Listen & follow so you don't miss out! In this episode, we speak to the man who openly admits he got it wrong at times at British Swimming when in charge of the Para team. But after an earlier stint at British Cycling, Chris Furber's now in charge of both the Olympic and Paralympic Canoe sprint squads at British Canoeing - based in Nottingham - a place he...

Sep 04, 202232 min

#70 Has Munich been too much?

After the Winter Olympics, Paralympics, World Championships & Commonwealth Games has the European Championships in Munich been too much? It sounds like a daft question from an Anything but Footy podcast, but as we recover from the pandemic have we been too tough on our athletes, expecting too much with 3 major championships for some in 5 weeks? We round up the mixed bag of results in the Olympic Stadium in Munich - Dina, Daryll, Hudson-Smith and the machine that is McColgan! There's also the...

Aug 18, 202240 min

Brum's the word: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 4

That's it - what a games! Birmingham 2022 we salute you! Australia may have come out on top, but Team England the the country's second city has done the us proud and massive moments to celebrate to for Team Scotland and the island of Guernsey too! In this round up episode we have gold, silver and bronze medalists - England women's hockey, Keely Hodgkinson, Jake Wightman, Jack Laugher, Matty Lee and Noah Williams, Shanice Beckford-Norton and we talk the future of sports like swimming and basketba...

Aug 07, 202237 minSeason 2Ep. 17

Brum's the word: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 3

Back by popular demand! This is Brum's the word from Anything but Footy - the podcast reviewing the latest action and news from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. 4 more female stars that are showing the Commonwealth what they're made of - golden delight for Eilish McColgan and Katerina Johnson-Thompson in the athletics at the Alexander Stadium. And we also hear from Grace Harvey and Amy Platten - two Team England medalists - and two friends from Hertfordshire! Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Aug 04, 202220 minSeason 2Ep. 16

Brum's the word: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 2

This is Brum's the word from Anything but Footy - the podcast reviewing the latest action and news from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Olivia Breen of Wales caused the shock of the night in the opening final of the first evening session of athletics in the new Alexander Stadium, as in the final race Hannah Cockroft achieved again what she, and the rest of us were anticipating - a Commonwealth gold! Adam Peaty showed what a true champion he is in and out of the swimming pool as he won go...

Aug 03, 202227 minSeason 2Ep. 15

Brum's the word: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 1

This is Brum's the word from Anything but Footy - the podcast reviewing the first few days of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. We talk Triathlon, Swimming, Gymnastics, Weightlifting and the Opening Ceremony - remember that? There's also 'the Bull' and 3x3 Basketball! If you've been supporting the Lionesses for the past few weeks don't worry - there's a week of sporting action to come in the Commonwealth Games - we'll bring you the Team England highlights so far! Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Jul 31, 202221 minSeason 2Ep. 14

Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Dame Laura Kenny, Emily Campbell & Christine Ohuruogu

With more women winning medals than men for the first time ever in a multi sports event - what a way to finish our preview podcasts! We hear from 3 giants of female British sport - the greatest Olympian Dame Laura Kenny on her 'home' Velodrome in London - groundbreaking weightlifter Emily Campbell who's carrying the England flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games later. And Olympic, Commonwealth and World champion Christine Ohuruogu on her now coaching career and t...

Jul 27, 202225 minSeason 2Ep. 13

Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Shanice Beckford-Norton, Heather Knight & Issy Wong

One more day to go and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be on! Welcome to Brums the word with Kukri Sports - a podcast from Anything but Footy. English cricket and basketball may not on the surface have much in common, but they're both new sports to the Games this week. The women's T20 sees eight teams vying for a place in the final at Edgbaston - while the street style 3x3 basketball sees men, women and wheelchair medals up for grabs in the city centre of Smithfield. We speak to Engl...

Jul 26, 202237 minSeason 2Ep. 12

Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Gemma Richardson, Lewis Richardson & Lucy Renshall

We're literally counting the hours now aren't we? Birmingham 2022 is here and if you've been with us throughout our 10 week countdown - thanks for listening to Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports - the only podcast building up to the Games! If you're just joining - lots to go back and listen too! In this episode, a focus on fighting - Boxing and Judo! We meet the Richardson's of Team England & GB Boxing - Gemma & Lewis - they're not related! And Lucy Renshall won't tel...

Jul 25, 202223 minSeason 2Ep. 11

Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: With Matty Lee, Jack Laugher & Eden Cheng

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games week is here and we're doing daily pods to get you ready! This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England. In the first of the week, we dive into another aquatics Team England special with Olympic champion Matty Lee, three time Olympic medalist Jack Laugher and rising (not good in diving!) Team GB star Eden Cheng! There's also Cricket, Netball, Athletics, Judo and basketbal...

Jul 24, 202226 minSeason 2Ep. 10

SailGP making waves with Hannah Mills OBE

A special episode of the podcast focusing on F1 on water - SailGP - and particularly the Great British Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth at the end of this month. We're into season 3 of the most competitive races on water, with Sir Ben Ainslie and his GB crew lying third in the league and looking for the benefit of home support in his home port! (Ben grew up across the border in Cornwall!) Double Olympic champion and the most decorated female Olympic sailor, Hannah Mills OBE, is also part of the crew ...

Jul 18, 202232 min

Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Abi Smith, Joe Truman & Georgia Holt

Birmingham 2022 is next week! Thanks for listening to Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast building up to the Games! In this episode, a cycling special from Team England with 35 names led by the greatest British female Olympian of all time Dame Laura Kenny - but who's only won one Commonwealth medal! We'll hear from her team-mates Abi Smith (otherwise known as a fan-girl!), Joe Truman and Georgia Holt who's piloting for Sophie Unwin at the Games. There's the...

Jul 17, 202231 minSeason 2Ep. 9

The BAC Podcast - The Whyte Review

The BAC Podcast - The Whyte Review looks into the revelation of years of abuse and mistreatment of gymnasts in the UK. It explains the role the British Athletes Commission played and reveals what is happening now. The BAC is the voice of Great Britain's elite athletes and in this episode you'll also hear from chair Vicki Aggar and new CEO Anna Watkins on what the Review should mean for British sport as a whole. This is a special edition of the podcast, produced by Anything but Footy, for the Bri...

Jul 14, 202240 min

Brum’s the word with Kukri Sports: Dina Asher-Smith & Daryll Neita

This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England. We're counting down to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this month and as the best athlete's also gather in Eugene for the World Championships this week, we've an athletics special! It's Dina v Daryll in the women's sprints, Team England v Team Scotland in the middle distances, and hopefully a golden goodbye from the fastest walker in the world Tom Boswort...

Jul 10, 202232 minSeason 2Ep. 8

Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Georgia Taylor-Brown & Sophie Coldwell

It's Commonwealth Games month! Birmingham 2022 is now just days away and Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast building up to the Games every week! In this episode, a Triathlon and Para-Tri special as Team England confirm their 10 athletes and 4 guides for the mens and women's individual, mixed team relay and visually impaired races in Sutton Coldfield on the first weekend of Birmingham 2022. We've Olympic champion and silver medalist Georgia Taylor-Brown and...

Jul 03, 202219 minSeason 2Ep. 7

Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: One month to go!

Welcome to a special edition of Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and it's one month to go before Birmingham 2022! In this episode, we're at a special VIP event in the heart of Birmingham as Kukri unveil their new specifically designed kit for Team England. Around 440 athletes to be competing at their Home Commonwealth Games from Thursday July 28th for 12 days. We hear from the man in charge of those ...

Jun 28, 202226 minSeason 2Ep. 6

Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Layla Guscoth & Jess Thirlby

This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England. We're counting down to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer and the anticipation is high for the defence of the Netball gold medal - spectacularly won for the first time in 2018 by Team England in Australia, beating the world's best, in their own backyard! Now Birmingham plays host and in this episode of Brum's the word, we're joined by new Head Co...

Jun 26, 202232 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Swimming & Hockey

Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast counting down to the Commonwealths this summer every week! In this episode, we focus on three sports that have been major medal winners during the history of the Games - swimming, hockey and cycling! Three GB Olympic champions, Tom Dean, Freya Anderson and James Guy tell us they're well up for Birmingham, as they compete in the World Swimming Championships in Budapest this week! Lily Owsley has won Olympic gold and bronze...

Jun 19, 202228 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Beach Volleyball

Welcome to another edition of Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and counting down to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer. In this episode, we're beach ready! With a bumper Beach Volleyball edition, as we hear from Team England's mens and women's teams - Jess Grimson & Daisy Mumby and the Bello brothers of Javier & Joaquin. Both teams face the respective bronze medalists from 4 yea...

Jun 12, 202228 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Louise Sugden

The Commonwealth Games is the fourth largest sporting event on the planet, and as well as bringing the best sports stars together from across the world, it's a wide sporting spectrum too, as it also stages top class Para events throughout the 12 days. This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and counting down to the Commonwealths! In this episode, as Team England announce their biggest ever number of...

Jun 05, 202220 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Sarah-Jane Perry

This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and building up to Birmingham 2022. In this episode, we catch up with Sarah-Jane Perry, a Commonwealth Games silver medalist from 2018 and former Squash world number 5. She was born and bred in Birmingham, still lives there, and is now ready to compete for her country in her home City. And she tells us the best places to eat and hopefully celebrate in the City...

May 29, 202218 minSeason 2Ep. 1

#69 Summer sport is back and we're back!

To quote the Bryan Adams famous song 'Summer of '69' 'those were the best days of my life'...and episode 69 of Anything but Footy and the summer to come of 2022 could be just as rockin'! We've a bumper Birmingham edition of the podcast - as Diamond League crowds returned to the second city and the new and improved venue for the Commonwealth Games this July/August! Dina Asher Smith, Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir all won and spoke to Michael afterwards - local 400m man Matthew Hudson Smith set a...

May 22, 20221 hr 4 min

Making a Change - Coaching with British Triathlon

Coaching helps a person change and guides them in the direction they want to go. British Triathlon coaching courses have been developed to ensure Great Britain remains a leading nation in the sport at all levels, from local clubs to the Olympics and Paralympics. In this special edition of the podcast, produced for British Triathlon, we hear from Olympic champion Georgia Taylor-Brown and former national champion now Paratriathlon pathway coach Mark Buckingham. We want to find out what makes a suc...

May 15, 202236 min

#40 Great British Bosses - Benjamin Pritchard & Jack Beaumont

Season 3 of Great British Bosses, the podcast from Anything but Footy speaking to the men and women behind the scenes of sport in the UK, continues with a pair of special Paralympic and Olympic guests. As well as rowing for Paralympics GB, Benjamin Pritchard sits on the board for Welsh Rowing, which along with British Rowing, is behind the staging of the World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals this year in Wales. Jack Beaumont is a rare Team GB rower who won a medal at the del...

May 08, 202225 min

#39 Great British Bosses - Ed Clancy & Graham Briggs

This is Great British Bosses - the podcast from Anything but Footy speaking to the men and women behind the scenes of British sport. In this episode, we hear from Ed Clancy and Graham Briggs - a three time Olympic cycling champion and a former British professional road racing cyclist - on their cycling academy for children, based in Doncaster, and their big ambitions... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

May 02, 202220 min

#3 Brum's the Word: Lauren Smith & Marcus Ellis

This is Brum's the Word - a podcast from Anything but Footy - focusing on the sports and stars competing at this summer's home Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Host nation Team England are likely to have around 400+ able-bodied and Para athletes competing in the red and white this July and August. 10 of them will be trying to win medals in badminton - across singles, doubles, mixed doubles and the mixed team event. Marcus Ellis is one of the most successful competitors of recent years, havi...

Apr 24, 202219 min

#2 Brum's the Word: Sophie Coldwell

100 days too go and we continue to count down to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games with British Triathlete, competing for Team England this summer, Sophie Coldwell. The 27 year old from Nottingham is ready to compete in her home Games - her second Commonwealths - after claiming two podium finishes last summer in the World Triathlon Series...in Leeds and Abu Dhabi. She'll be joined in the Team England triathlon squad by mixed relay Olympic champions George Taylor-Brown, Jonny Brownlee and Al...

Apr 18, 202210 min

#38 Great British Bosses - Matt Gentry

Season 3 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, continues to look behind the scenes at sport in the UK. Matt Gentry is the agent of Sir Andy Murray and co-founder with the 2 time Wimbledon and Olympic champion, of 77 Sports Management, a marketing company that actually puts the athletes performance first, rather than money! We talk to Matt about how he started in the business, how 77 has developed with new younger clients, the advice given to sports men and women, often incredibly youn...

Apr 10, 202233 min

#37 Great British Bosses - Christian Horner

A formula 3000 driver, turned team founder, now CEO and Team Principal of current world champions Red Bull Formula One Team. Christian Horner is one of the most recognisable Great British Bosses of the current sporting world - arguably the best in the business in the past 12 months. We talk leadership, rivalry, last season, this season, how it all started and what's the future hold. He's also delighted to be heading back down under ahead of the third race of the season this weekend in Melbourne....

Apr 03, 202226 min
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