The Troublemakers Podcast Lisa Cornwell

Brittany Lincicome is one of the most successful players in LPGA history. In her rookie season (2005), she led the tour in driving distance earning her the nickname, "Bam-Bam." Brittany has gone on to win eight titles in her LPGA career with two major championships and nearly $ 10 million in prize money.
In this episode, Lisa and Karen talk with Brittany about Lexi Thompson's performance on the PGA TOUR, LPGA purses that need a raise, and balancing life on tour as a mom.
They discuss:
00:00-12:15 - Lexi Thompson playing on the PGA TOUR & why it was controversial to some.
12:15-21:30 - How the PGA TOUR could boost the LPGA Tour in a heartbeat.
21:30-27:20 - What can/should be done about longtime LPGA tournaments that haven't increased their purses and remain under 2 million?
27:20-28:32 - What the players need to do to promote change.
28:32-33:34 - The challenges of being a Mom on tour.
33:34-end - Wrapping things up.

Anyone who follows golf knows JoAnne "Big Mama" Carner. One of the game's greatest champions recently made history by breaking her age of 84 by shooting an 80 in the opening round of the U.S. Senior Women's Open – good enough for a mention on ESPN.
Click here to watch the clip on ESPN
During her remarkable career, Carner captured 43 LPGA Tour titles, two U.S. Women's Opens, five scoring titles, and was named Player of the Year three times.
On this podcast, we discuss:
00:20 - Her desire to still compete
01:55 - How her swing has changed over the years
03:05 - Getting lessons and accolades from Sam Snead
05:40 - The professional game during her prime vs. now
07:05 - The increased prize money tradeoff and losing the fun of competing
08:10 - Turning pro later than most
09:55 - Her most proud moments
11:10 - Boycotting the U.S. Women's Open
12:15 - Being called "Big Mama" and how it came about
14:15 - Living through the Billy Jean King era of equality
15:40 - Playing aggressively
18:25 - Benefits of sometimes being a dumb golfer
20:15 - The key to longevity in golf and life (hint: vodka)
22:10 - Having her husband's support on the road
25:05 - Being recognized or dismissed as just an old lady on the course
26:00 - Closing thank yous to this incredible woman

The topics this week include:
-Broadcast issues
-Why being "grateful" is hurting the tour
-Pay inequality
-Lack of media outlets & other critical thinkers to address important issues
-Transparency and being too careful
-What can the players do

Journalist, Author, BroadcasterMary Ann Sieghart is the author of the best-selling book, The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About it. 
She spent 20 years as Assistant Editor and columnist at The Times and won a large following for her columns on politics, economics, feminism, parenthood and life in general. She has presented many programmes on BBC Radio 4, such as Start the Week, Profile, Analysis, Fallout and One to One. She chaired the revival of The Brains Trust on BBC2 and recently spent a year as a Visiting Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. She has chaired the Social Market Foundation think tank, is a Visiting Professor at King’s College London, and sits on numerous boards. She was Chair of the judges for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022.

Lisa & Karen are joined by the greatest Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, for an in-depth discussion of his mental health journey, what he learned in therapy, and his upcoming memoir (which Karen is helping him write).
They Discuss:
@ 0:26 - What it's like to be introduced as "the greatest Olympian of all time."
@ 1:49 - Why he chose a woman (Karen Crouse) to help him write his memoir.
@ 7:11 - The difficulties of writing a memoir and the old wounds it opens. But it's also been an opportunity for personal growth and opening new doors.
@ 9:50 - Why he chose to go public with his mental health struggles in 2015, just months after returning from rehab, and what he learned from his time there.
@ 12:08 - What it was like for his family to go through it with him as a famous athlete and why he didn't want to hide his struggles anymore.
@ 16:05 - Being vulnerable in group therapy with a bunch of strangers.
@ 19:42 - How it felt to be free for the first time and on a level playing field with other people who were fighting similar battles as he was.
@ 21:24 - Why it's important for people to get help and speak out on their own timeline–not anyone else's.
@ 26:58 - How the mental health discussion has changed over the years and the role he played in reducing the stigma surrounding it.
@ 33:40 - How going through therapy actually fueled him.
@ 36:15 - Why he doesn't regret what he's been through and his mission to keep moving the conversation about mental health forward.
@ 39:59 - What he does on days that he isn't in a good mental space.

Sally Jenkins, a longtime sports journalist and columnist for the Washington Post joins Lisa & Karen for an in-depth discussion on my topics including Sally's new book – The Right Call.
They discuss:
The PGA Tour/Saudi Merger (00:10 - 18:00)
Sally's Book, The Right Call (18:00 - 36:00)
Growth for the LPGA Tour (36:00 - 47:00)
The Challenges of Writing on a Deadline (47:00 - end)