Birds With Balls: Recent Episodes
BirdsWithBalls
3 British birds chatting all things baseball and sports in general. Hosted by Jo Lenton, Molly Willcox and Tracey Wilks - bringing you all the news in baseball, and women in sports
We’re back with another fun filled and slightly mischievous episode chatting about of all things, baseball!! Plus a bit of Chelsea, the Olympics, starting our own pub franchise and of course….the upcoming London Series!!! ⚾️ 🇬🇧 ⚾️--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdswithballs/message
Welcome to our 2024 Predictions Podcast! Jo, Molly and Tracey are joined by “Braves fan Fiancé” to discuss all things National and American League. Who will top the Divisions and who will flop?! Find out here in this rather sweary episode 🤬--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdswithballs/message
We’re back with handful’s of “Did You See’s” this episode and Molly and Tracey are set some homework… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdswithballs/message
The first rule of Film Club is you…..😉 Join us for more sports news, a film review and a some general sporting natter. Taylor Swift content included - you’re welcome!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdswithballs/message
We're back and its our third season!!! Join us for more news, views and chaos. There's so much amazing womens sport to come in 2024 and we can't wait for it! Ps we need Gladiator names...--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdswithballs/message
Lots of the usual women’s sport chatter with a bit of baseball thrown in for good measure. Apologies for a few sound issues - we appear to be trapped in an echo chamber this episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdswithballs/message
Episode 68 is here and Tracey, Jo and Molly discuss the breaking Vilda news, that hard hitting Norwich FC video plus as usual, we celebrate lots of fabulous sports women! 🥰(and maybe a bit of baseball)TRIGGER WARNING There are some discussions about suicide and mental health in this episode which some listeners may find upsetting.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdswithballs/message
This week we discuss the amazing highs of the Women’s World Cup and the subsequent, depressing aftermath. Change is coming!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdswithballs/message
We’ve just about recovered enough from the drama of the recent World Cup games involving the USA and England to record another episode. Slightly less sweary than our live reactions and the usual news and dingers included! ⚽️⚾️🏐
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We’re back with another fun filled episode of dingers, semi-dingers, “did you see’s” and some lessons in womanly charms!
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We’re delighted to be joined by former Lioness Aran Embleton - a true hero and trailblazer of women’s sports and football in particular. We chat about the upcoming Women’s World Cup, the changes we’ve seen in the game over the years and how all the “cool kids” are on TikTok! 🦁🦁🦁
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We really, really want to talk about Ted Lasso but we can’t so instead please enjoy our usual collection of dingers, news and new feature “Tit of the Week” is back!!
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Join us for this slightly sweary episode for some news, dingers and a very sassy Braves Fan Boyfriend!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdswithballs/message
What a mash up this week. We’ve got dingers, “did you see’s?”, London Series 2024 rumours AND Eurovision excitement for you!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdswithballs/message
Tracey and Jo and joined by special guest Toria to discuss the challenges women can face attending sporting events at home and abroad. We do like a bit of toilet chatter don’t we?! 🤣--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdswithballs/message
Molly and Tracey give their opinions on World Athletics decision to ban trans athletes in this week's "did you see" and review all that's been happening in baseball 1 week into the 2023 regular season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdswithballs/message
This week we take a look at the NL and AL West and as always, we have some funky predictions for you! Plus, a huge shout out to the achievements of Great Britain in the World Baseball Classic! 🇬🇧 👑 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/birdswithballs/message
We’re back and joined by our “Prediction Guru” Braves-fan Boyfriend to discuss our projected standings for the NL & AL Central divisions. Plus some excellent “did you see’s” and Dinger of the Week is BACK!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/birdswithballs/message
This week we’re joined by our very special guest “Braves Fan Boyfriend” to discuss our predictions for the NL East and the AL East. Molly’s gone a little wild with her picks which shouldn’t come as a surprise to any of you! 🤣--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/birdswithballs/message
The birds are back! Join us for a quick fire pod where we have a fresh batch of “did you see?” action for you and the information you’ve all been waiting for….our favourite Spice Girls are revealed!! Oh…and some baseball 🐧🐦🐤--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/birdswithballs/message
Baseball? What Baseball?! 😉
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Join us as we discuss the recent World Baseball Classic qualifiers AND let’s all share a moment of baseball zen…..aaaaaaaand relax…..
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This week we worship our supreme goddess Sarina Wiegman, have a little giggle at the Padres and we may have mentioned periods again! In other news…we have some more “Did You See?“s for you and a few semi-fresh Dingers!
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WHAT A WEEK!! So football eventually came home, our baseball Lionesses are competing in France and basically we’ve spent the last few days twirling our sports bras around our heads - perfection! We also chat trades and an assortment of Dinger related content. Enjoy! 🦁🦁🦁
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We’ve actually made it to our 50th episode and we’re still talking to each other….result! Give it a listen for more “did you see’s”, more dingers and some exciting giveaway news!
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Did you see all the fabulous women playing sports this week?! What does Molly's dinger of the week have to do with the title of this episode? What's a dead lady dress?! Find out by giving this week's pod a listen!
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The episode where the Birds, Molly, Jo and Tracey, requests that everyone should just “do better”
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All the big questions answered this week…Was that Pete Pratt at the Queens Jubilee concert? What’s Molly up to in Atlanta? Are some people afraid of rainbows (mainly Tampa Bay pitchers)? Well….have a listen and find out here!
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In this episode Tracey and Molly do an extended 'did you see' and leave no stone un-turned! Molly gets excited about her upcoming trip state-side!
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Quite an eclectic mix of chatter this week. Join us for cows, Shania Twain, Dingers, Eurovision and more!
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Tracey and a very croaky Jo discuss the London Series announcement, crack open some “did you see” goodness and unleash a couple of Dingers. Come back Molly, we neeeeeeed you!!
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This week (recorded Thursday 28th April) Tracey and Molly end up with a not-so-dinger of the week and an ante-catch of the week, it's all a bit upside down when Jo's not around! Yankee's fans may also want to close their ears for this one!
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We have a bumper crop of “did you see’s” this week, plenty of Dingers AND a new segment courtesy of Molly! 🤣
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It’s our favourite time of the year, it’s prediction time! You won’t get any of that serious stuff here I’m afraid….our MLB predictions are generally based on instinctive genius rather than form and stats 🤣 Plus….find out which team could force Molly to spend a year in a Mets jersey if they win the World Series….
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In this episode of Birds With Balls, Jo turns into a mouse, gives the other birds a UK Geography lesson and we all fan-girl over some of the amazing women in sport and beyond! (We love you HW!) We also announce our new charity partner and send love, light and positivity into the world where it's most needed. Make sure to listen all the way to the end for a cheeky little surprise!
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This week The Belles, the current reigning Champions of the Womens Baseball League are chatting to us about how sucking at beer pong can rope you into baseball, what makes a good catcher and throwing down the gauntlet for a dance battle with our next guests, London Mayhem!
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This week Jo and Tracey chat to Kirsty and Caitlin of the Sheffield Bruins who tell us all about their fantastic team ⚾️
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Quite a mixed bag of topics this week as we face the incoming storm! We chat all things Winter Olympics, Raith Rovers, the Arnold Clarke cup and there’s also the return of one of our old favourites…..the BWB DREAM TEAM IS BACK! 🥰
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In the first of our team spotlight podcasts, we speak to Abi and Ally of the Leicester Diamonds. Seriously though…..whose favourite colour is ever “tan”?! 🤣😉
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It’s 2022 and the birds are back! Slightly disorganised as ever but we’re all looking forward to another 12 months of podding and fingers crossed….some baseball too!
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Nearly a year on from our first ever episode we’re still here and we’re still a complete pain in the ass! You know what though, we bloody love it. There might not be any baseball at the moment but there’s still lots of fabulous sports women to chat about and we’re sending Tracey back across the pond to sort the lockout….watch this space…
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It’s the night before Game 6 and all through the house…not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…..well apart from Molly and Braves Fan BF who are getting ready to witness the team winning the World Series! Could it really happen?! Why not check out our night before predictions right here!
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We are SUPER late (8 days) to release this pod as unfortunately Molly got ill, Tracey got busy and Jo got drunk so thanks for bearing with us! This one's a little out of date but still worth a listen if for nothing other than Jo's cliches! The girls chat post season baseball, chess(t) sponsorship deals and Dingers of the week!
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Law? Art? Construction? Baseball?! Noooo it’s just our latest crazy pod episode! We chat dingers, news, fantasy leagues plus some almost serious baseball analysis…..
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Beware - things get a bit sweary in Dingerland this week! 😝 Meanwhile, Molly, Jo and Tracey chat news, the US Open and about being chased by a dog….
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Extra special episode alert!! This week Tracey, Molly and Jo and joined by London Spirit star Dani Gibson. We chat cricket, mascots and how the tournament has had such a positive impact on women’s cricket this country. Exciting time ahead!
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Tracey and Jo are joined by Barry this week who is apparently Molly in disguise….who knew?! The Hundred, Corny Dingers, Electricians and the Paralympics all get a mention - enjoy!
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Tracey and Molly talk toilets (or lack thereof), olympics, dingers of the week, what they saw and much much more!
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After a quick mini break we’re back all refreshed and ready for the second half of the season. This week we chat about Simone Biles, a “Ding” of the week and controversy in the world of beach handball!
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The birds are back! This weeks topics include a bit of Wimbledon chatter, a UK Dinger and the big, big question……is it coming home?!
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Jo was away on her holibobs so Tracey and Molly had a chat about LGBTQ+ representation in MLB, sports bras and how The Mets are learning from their past. This episode was recorded on 23rd June and all stats were accurate as of then!
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Episode 22 is here! We talk sticky balls, strip searching pitchers and tackle one of the long-standing taboos in women’s sport, periods. Things could get messy......and we make no apologies for talking about these subjects so frankly!
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Some tricky subjects this week as we discuss Marcell Ozuna’s recent arrest and the press reaction to Naomi Osaka pulling out of the French Open. However, the mood is lightened somewhat by our Dingers of the Week....unless you’re a Yankees fan....! 😉
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We’re back with neck nobbles and a whole lot more! Jo, Molly and Tracey chat about women playing baseball.....right here in the UK plus the usual Dingers and news from the world of women’s sport.
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After an eventful couple of weeks the BWB band are back together! Molly, Jo and Tracey discuss the fabulous upcoming women’s league, hugging and introduce a totally awesome new segment entitled “We’ll never do this again!”..... Enjoy 🐧🐦🐤
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So....what a week for British Baseball.....Tracey and Jo are joined by Kirsty Dunleavy-Harris (Director of Physical Activity at Active Gloucestershire) to talk about that post, how it’s impacted people within the baseball community and beyond, and what can be done to move things forward. Wherever you fit into this story, we urge you to at least listen 🐧🐦🐤
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Firstly apologies for the rather special introduction....that’s what you get when you leave Jo in charge! This week we have all our usual amazing segments with news, Dingers and our final (maybe) Dream Team pick, plus a short discussion on why wearing a helmet and a glove at the same time is well, not appropriate...😉
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Episode 16 is packed full of Dingers, Dream Team picks and Molly talks about a subject that’s really important to all of us.
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You’ve made it to Episode 15 - Congratulations! This week it’s all about some fine Dingers, we try to recruit a right fielder for our BWB dream team and Molly’s got her “zipper pouch” out. Enjoy!
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Real life, ACTUAL baseball is back and we’ve introduced a new segment entitled “Did you see?”! Molly tells us all about the women’s GB team meet up and we try and pick a centre fielder for our BWB Dream team ⚾️
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In this episode we attempt to pick someone to play 3rd base in the BWB dream team. There’s a new “Dinger of the Week” plus some exciting merchandise news....ooooooh....⚾️
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In this weeks damn fine episode we play a bit of “higher or lower”, Molly premieres her “Dinger of the Week” theme tune AND we pick our BWB dream team shortstop!!
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Unbelievably we’ve made it to Episode 11! This weeks quality content includes our usual news roundup, some important points around mental health and our BWB 2B dream team pick.
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This episode mainly consists of giggling and Molly’s very naughty sounding laugh....However, apart from that we discuss Spring training, Ellis Genge’s anatomy, golden eagles, COVID health and safety and our first base dream team pick. Don’t let anyone tell you that we don’t provide our listeners with varied content!
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This week we celebrate Molly’s birthday with a cheeky drink and talk BWB dreamteam picks, predictions and DINGERS!!
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Want some in-depth analysis of recent trade deals....?! Well you’ve come to the wrong place!! In this crazy episode Molly, Jo and Tracey talk news, sporting heroes, signed balls and....”transfers”. Enjoy!
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In this episode we talk to Jason aka Bubba on Baseball and owner of Dugout Classics about card collecting, his favourite jerseys and how to spot a “Knock off Nigel”!!
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Molly, Tracey and Jo tackle some big subjects this week ranging from the recent HOF ballot to the cancellation of women’s sport and their favourite baseball films.
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In this episode we celebrate some more good news in the world of female sport, discuss the Jared Porter story and throw in a few more controversial opinions for good measure!
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It’s episode 4 and things are about to get a bit tasty! Can of worms anyone?!
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Cheeky bonus episode celebrating the likes of Karen Carney, Bianca Smith and Becky Hammon. Enjoy!
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Molly, Jo and Tracey discuss their wishes for 2021 and the perils associated with blowing out candles....
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A short intro episode to get us going on our podcasting journey! Chatting all things baseball with some special shout outs along the way!
Revealing our hosts - Jo Lenton, Molly Willcox and Tracey Wilks and talking about their MLB/baseball history
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The teaser trailer for the Birds With Balls podcast
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