The Integral Chat: Recent Episodes
Bianca Westwood
Bianca Westwood hosts The Integral Chat every fortnight, interviewing various personalities from the world of sport. The show covers a wide range of topics as Bianca encourages her guests to open up about their lives, careers & overcoming hardships in order to excel.
The Integral Chat is brought to you in association with Integral Sports Management.
Curtis Davies speaks to Bianca Westwood about the ongoing situation at Derby County, his thoughts on Wayne Rooney & how he has overcome challenges past & present throughout his career.
Bayo Akinfenwa finally hung up his boots at the end of the season so we decided to release an extended version of his Integral Chat. He speaks to Bianca about lessons he’s learned through experience, how he’s keen to mentor young players, he gives great advice to those facing challenges & his hopes for the future. All in his inimitable style. It’s a must listen!
In this week’s The Integral Chat, Peter Taylor talks about so much of his life in football, including his incredible passion for the game, his many managerial jobs across the leagues, the proudest moment of his career taking charge of England & the reasons behind his decision to make David Beckham his captain.
Roy Hodgson speaks to The Integral Chat about his impending retirement, his long career, healing from his England exit & what’s next for him.
This is the incredible story of George Dowell. At 17 he was paralysed from the chest down in a car accident. At 21 he became the youngest football club chairman in the country. He tells Bianca Westwood his inspirational story.
On this week's The Integral Chat, former Manchester United academy graduate Febian Brandy talks about his career and his new business venture 'Skouted'.
In this week’s The Integral Chat Kevin Foley speaks to Bianca about his time at Wolves under Mick McCarthy, dealing with the end of his career & forging a new one in the MLS.
In this week’s The Integral Chat, Mick Harford opens up to Bianca Westwood about his battle with prostate cancer, his career, Luton Town’s fixture with Wayne Rooney’s Derby County this Saturday and more…
This is the heartbreaking story about something no parent should have to experience, the loss of a child. Stoke City’s Dean Holden & his wife, TV presenter Danielle Nicholls, speak openly about their loss & the steps they took over time to find a way through their grief. Both recently became ambassadors for Meningitis Now and they are also passionate about normalising mental health issues.
In this week’s episode Crystal Palace footballer Leigh Nicol opens up about being the victim of Intimate Image Abuse after her phone was hacked and private images leaked online. Leigh speaks bravely about the traumatic impact it had on her, the painful effects of constant social media trolling and how she has fought back from an experience that left her feeling suicidal, to gradually rebuild her confidence and love for life.
Warning, this interview contains sensitive and triggering language.
A fantastic integral chat this week with Romaine Sawyers. He talks about his career under Dean Smith & Slaven Bilic, his dream move back to WBA, life with Big Sam, his hopes at Stoke City and an important conversation on online trolling. So much in this! It’s a great watch. #StokeCity #WBA #WestBrom #Bilic #BrentfordFC #Walsallfc #Football
Jeff Brazier speaks to Bianca Westwood about his life and career, living through grief and the importance of therapy for everyone.
Chris Powell speaks to Bianca Westwood on this week’s Integral Chat about Charlton, the importance of the Elite Coaching Placement programme and his experiences with Gareth Southgate’s England.
This week Bianca chats with Joe Thompson, who beat Hodgkins Lymphoma twice and came back to professional football. He is now involved in a campaign with Cancer Research & Scottish Power to hopefully add to the £30m already raised to support life-saving research. This man’s story is powerful and it needs to be heard.
On this week’s #TheIntegralChat @JacquiOatley talks about her pioneering career in sports broadcasting & her newest role commentating on the @barclaysfawsl for @skysports
This week’s Intergral Chat is with the incredible Nina Carberry, who talks to Bianca about her illustrious career, life as a female jockey and gives some valuable advice to our own Emma Smith-Chaston.
Bianca chats to former Essex and England captain Graham Gooch at the first annual Essex Cricket Club, Integral Sports Management Golf Day. He gives his thoughts on the current state of the England team and the future of Essex cricket.
This week Joe Cole discusses the highs & lows of his playing career, the value of working on your mental strength & his favourite club…West Ham or Chelsea?
Bianca caught up with Jeff Stelling in the middle of his first marathon walk in aid of Prostate Cancer UK.
They discuss his fantastic March for Men , the changing faces of Soccer Saturday & their longstanding love/hate friendship.
DISCLAIMER Fortunately podcast listeners won’t be able to see a topless Jeff but if you’re a glutton for punishment you can always watch on Integral Sports Management’s YouTube channel.
In this week’s The Integral Chat, Bournemouth’s Lloyd Kelly tells his remarkable story about his childhood coming through the foster care system & battling the odds to become a professional footballer.
Ex England, Arsenal, Blackburn & Tottenham footballer David Bentley is this weeks guest on The Integral Chat.
@biancawestwood chats to him about what led to his decision to leave football, the challenges of being accelerated into the public eye & Fabio Capello’s doppelganger! 👀
This week’s #TheIntegralChat guest is @HayleyMcQueen. She talks about her career, dealing with social media abuse & her beloved father, football legend Gordon McQueen’s ongoing battle with vascular dementia.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Integral Sports Management.
In this episode of The Integral Chat, Lee Bowyer speaks exclusively to Bianca Westwood about his decision to join Birmingham City, his own metal resilience & the men who shaped his managerial career.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Integral Sports Management
In this episode of The Integral Chat, Bianca Westwood talks to Kevin Stephens AKA 'Stevo The Mad Man' about his career as a footballer, becoming a Snapchat celebrity and the advice he gives his young fans to help them avoid making the mistakes he made.
This podcast is brought to you in association with Integral Sports Management.