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Jaiyah Saelua was just fourteen years old when she made her international debut for the American Samoa men’s national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign – just three years after she started playing football in the first place.
There were further appearances in the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign, and in 2011, Saelua moved back from Hawaii to help her country try to qualify for the 2014 Men’s World Cup and the Pacific Games.
It was in that campaign that Saelua started her first-ever match, helping American Samoa to an historic 2-1 win over Tonga in a campaign that was captured on film in the documentary ‘Next Goal Wins’.
Saelua was one of the unexpected stars of that documentary, not least because she identifies as trans fa’afafine, a third gender that’s present in Polynesian society – and we are absolutely delighted to have Jaiyah on the podcast today to tell her story.
We talk about her love of the beautiful game, representing her country, playing in those World Cup qualifiers, finding fame as part of these films, her journey with her identity and so much more in an absolutely cracking conversation that we think you’ll love!
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It’s great when we get to introduce you to a brand-new sport on the podcast, and that’s exactly what we’re doing today with Dom Le Feuvre-Raeyen and the sport of tchoukball.
It’s something Dom discovered back in 2004 – and it wasn’t long before he began making his mark in it, competing at World and European Championships as well as at multiple Nations Cups.
He’s also coached the Britain Under-18s amongst many other accolades in the sport, and he’s now a passionate advocate for growing the tchoukball here in the UK, and getting many more people involved in it.
So, there are few better people to have on the podcast to explain all about it than Dom – who, full disclosure, I happen to know from my inclusive football team Stargazy FC, where he is one of our (many) goalkeepers.
All of which means you can expect a great conversation here today – about Dom’s love of sport, about discovering tchoukball, about representing his country, about some of his most memorable moments in it and looking to expand the sport, his journey as an LGBTQ+ person – all of that, and loads, loads more, including how he ended up carrying the Olympic torch in this very week in 2012!
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To say that Francis Highton has sport in his genes would be an understatement.
A national-level swimmer as a teenager, he switched to rowing as a way to help with his conditioning – and promptly fell in love with it.
And it wasn’t just adoration for rowing that Francis found, but an aptitude as well – because his career on the water saw him compete for Britain on the international stage on a number of occasions, and become a former two-time Henley finalist.
Francis stepped away from rowing at a competitive level due to injury, but that hasn’t driven him away from the boat entirely – and with a charity expedition down the Zambezi already under his belt, and one coming up in Mozambique this summer, the sport is still very much in his blood.
So, when Francis dropped us a message, saying he’d love to come on to talk about his experiences – including why he didn’t feel comfortable coming out until after he’d left full-time sport, we were always going to say yes.
And this is a brilliant conversation about Francis and his experiences in rowing – making the national team, what rowing gave him socially, his journey with his sexuality, coming out, these mammoth rowing expeditions, how you navigate around hippos – it’s all in this conversation!
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With a resume that includes public speaking, content creating, modelling and TV presenting, there are very few things that Tegan Vincent-Cooke isn’t capable of doing.
That includes in the world of para-dressage, where Vincent-Cooke represents Britain and recently completed her first CPEDI3* event - which is the equivalent of the Paralympics.
That, in itself, is an extraordinary achievement – and what makes it even more remarkable is the fact that Tegan is, to her knowledge, the first black rider to reach this level.
Tegan is also bisexual – and she’s an absolutely brilliant guest to have on the podcast with us today as we talk about her life, her career, and everything in between.
We chat about finding a sport that fitted for her; how riding makes her feel; the importance of representation in equestrianism; representing Britain; her TikTok stardom; her coming out via social media and loads more, all in a cracking episode!
It’s brilliant to get to chat with someone so young in their career who has already accomplished so much, and we think you’ll love this one.
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Few people had a better 2023 in professional wrestling than Adam Bolt.
The Doncaster-based grappler headlined shows across the UK, including winning the first-ever WAW Pride Championship when he beat Mitchell Starr in what was later nominated as a QWI Match of the Year.
Throw in appearances for promotions like House of Pain, True Grit, Elevation and many others, and you can see why this man is one of the most sought-after talents on the UK scene.
But it’s not just wrestling that makes Adam stand out – but also his willingness to talk openly about his sexuality, his journey with his own body image and lots more besides.
Time spent chatting with Adam is always time well spent, so we’re delighted he’s on the show with us today for a long overdue catch-up.
We talk about using his platform to help others, how lockdown was the making of him, coming out and being a role-model in the industry, when he knows he’s had a great match, the reasons why 2024 is going to be a huge year for him – and loads, loads more.
It’s a cracker, this conversation – and we think you’ll love it as much as we do!
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Luke Pullen has always dreamed of being a racing driver – and still only in his early-20s, he’s made that dream come true.
You may well have spotted Luke racing Mazda racecars around the world, as well as through his work as an ambassador for Racing Pride – so it’s an absolute pleasure to get him onto the podcast to have a chat.
This is one of those episodes that has everything in it – it’s powerful, it’s fun, it’s moving, it’s something that has something for everyone, as Luke is never anything less than frank.
Parts of this are about Luke’s relationship with his dad and how that’s embedded in the world of racing; parts of it are about the thrill of managing to accomplish your dream and make it onto the track; and other parts are about Luke coming to terms with who he was away from racing.
We’ve wanted to have Luke Pullen on for ages – and this episode absolutely doesn’t disappoint, and we think you’ll love it as much as we do.
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