Episode 138: Scout Bassett and Alana Nichols

Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy

Julie Foudy

Sports

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Paralympic superstars Scout Bassett and Alana Nichols join Laughter Permitted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Women's Sports Foundation and talk about their experiences serving as president of the Women's Sports Foundation, how sports came into their lives and their leadership styles. Plus, Scout, Alana and Julie share what they'd like to see for the future of women's sports. In the close of the show, Julie shares Lynn's favorite Billie Jean King story. Do you have a question, comment or deep thought for Julie and Lynn? Email them at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Laughter Permitted podcast is brought to you by Ally. Do It Right. Hello to our dopest of villages.
0:06.8	Welcome to Laughter Permitted. I'm Julie Fowdy. I'm Lino Zawi, and we have a special episode. This is a live podcast.
0:14.7	We recorded at a Women's Sports Foundation event, Jules. Can you please set the scene for the Dope Village? Gladly. The Women's Sports
0:22.8	Foundation is a nonprofit that was founded by the kinger Billy Jean King in 1974, and its mission
0:30.9	is to create leaders by providing girls access to sports. And this year was a special one because it marked the 50th
0:40.4	anniversary of the Women's Sports Foundation. And literally, I think I've been connected to the
0:47.4	Women's Sports Foundation for, I don't know, let's just say many of those years. And it's a group that is near and dear to my heart.
0:56.9	And the kinger is near and dear to my heart, as you all know.
0:59.6	And each year, the Women's Sports Foundation holds a really fun gala in New York City for its big fundraiser.
1:06.4	And the day before the gala, they bring together female athletes current and retired to the athlete
1:11.3	leadership connection. And for now the third time, we got to host a live podcast right in front
1:18.1	of the group, which is super fun. Yeah, and it's always such a pleasure to team up with the Women's
1:22.3	Sports Foundation. And this year, we made a point to celebrate the foundation and have a conversation about the impact
1:31.3	sports can have.
1:32.3	And to honor that 50th anniversary, we thought it would be fun to bring some Women's Sports
1:37.5	Foundation, Madam Presidents together.
1:40.3	So we invited current Women's Sports Foundation president Scout Bassett and past president
1:45.8	Elena Nichols to join us.
1:47.7	And Jules, you are past president yourself.
1:50.3	I am.
1:51.4	I'm hot stuff.
1:52.5	So we had two past presidents and Scout on the stage, which was really cool to share with
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