{"podcast":{"title":"Welcome to the Party","slug":"welcome-to-the-party-7462447","podcast_index_feed_id":7462447,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/welcometotheparty","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/cc28f684-81c1-11f0-afc1-4b2e4e77298f/image/4ba0220f3a70a18ac1c26e7d6fd84c8c.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Treat Media","episode_count":90,"summary":"What’s up, Party People! Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Jean King welcome you to the women’s sports party. Whether you’ve been here all along or are looking to get in the game, you're invited. Twice a week, soccer legends and forever teammates Abby and Julie will be hanging with the change-makers and shot-takers in women’s sports while giving their perspectives on big issues and hot topics. Plus, there will be regular appearances by the LEGEND of legends Billie Jean King. This show is on a mission to build a community that celebrates and elevates women’s sports. So bring it in, Party People, because Welcome to the Party is for YOU and the first Party Rule is: have a sh*t ton of fun. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T22:17:18.808974+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-party-7462447"},"episode":{"title":"The Most Dangerous Challenge in Sports?","slug":"the-most-dangerous-challenge-in-sports","published_at":"2026-06-02T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-party-7462447/the-most-dangerous-challenge-in-sports","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-party-7462447","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/30200/clrtpod.com/m/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARWED4178347964.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/30200/clrtpod.com/m/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARWED4178347964.mp3","summary":"What does it take to race 1,100 miles in a single day? This week, racing trailblazer Katherine Legge joins the party fresh off her attempt at one of the most grueling challenges in all of sports: racing both the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. Katherine takes Abby, Julie, and Billie Jean King inside the physical, mental, and emotional demands of competing at 230 mph, burning 5,000 calories in a day, and staying locked in for nearly 10 hours behind the wheel. She opens up about the sacrifices she's made to build a career in motorsports, the pressure she once felt to downplay her femininity, and why driving a pink car became one of the most powerful moments of her career. Katherine also gets candid about the barriers women still face in racing, from sponsorship dollars to access to top teams, and why she believes the next generation deserves a clearer path to success. Before the interview, the crew celebrates Pride Month, congratulates Julie on her Sports Emmy win for Save: The Katie Meyer Story, wishes Abby an early happy birthday, previews their upcoming Ally House event at the U.S. Women’s Open, and dives into the latest from the NWSL, USWNT, WNBA, NCAA lacrosse, and NCAA golf. From life at 230 mph to the fight for equality in motorsports, this is a conversation about courage, resilience, and refusing to let anyone define what's possible. Follow @welcometothepartyshow on: YouTube — ⁠@welcometothepartyshow⁠ Instagram — ⁠@welcometothepartyshow⁠ TikTok — ⁠@welcometothepartyshow⁠ Email — partypeoplequestions@gmail.com Substack - https://welcometothepartyshow.substack.com Keep the Party Going: Watch Save: The Katie Meyer Story: Save: The Katie Meyer Story | E60 Follow Katherine Legge: https://www.instagram.com/katherineracing/ Thank you to our…","meta_description":"What does it take to race 1,100 miles in a single day? This week, racing trailblazer Katherine Legge joins the party fresh off her attempt at one of the m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5938,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/welcome-to-the-party-7462447/episodes/the-most-dangerous-challenge-in-sports/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-party-7462447/the-most-dangerous-challenge-in-sports.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}