Welcome to the Party
Episodes
WHY UCLA MIGHT BE THE TEAM NOBODY WANTS TO PLAY
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Welcome to the Party, Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach are joined by two stars from one of the hottest teams in the country: UCLA’s Lauren ...
Why Alyssa Naeher Almost Walked Away From Soccer
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist Alyssa Naeher joins the party and she’s bringing one of the best stories we’ve heard all sea...
Hilary Knight & Brittany Bowe: Gold, Love, and the Olympics
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Olympians Hilary Knight and Brittany Bowe join the party fresh off one of the most surreal weeks of their lives: winning Olympic gold, breaking record...
The Next Billion-Dollar Women’s League
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Women’s sports has officially entered its billion-dollar era. The Women's National Basketball Association and the National Women's Soccer League hav...
Katie Meyer’s Lasting Legacy
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Four years after the loss of their daughter, Stanford soccer captain Katie Meyer, Steve and Gina Meyer join us to talk about grief, justice, and what ...
Joy vs. Pressure: The Olympic Masterclass
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What can a country of 5 million teach the U.S. about winning? After Norway’s 18-gold domination at the Winter Games, Julie, Abby, and Billie Jean Ki...
OUR RESPONSE TO THE US MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After a historic Olympic gold, the U.S. Men’s Hockey Team had a choice. They laughed at a joke targeting the women’s team. They didn’t apologize...
GOLD MEDALS & POST-OLYMPIC BLUES
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Olympic joy, heartbreak, and chaos all in one episode. Billie Jean King joins Julie and Abby fresh off Milan to break down Team USA’s record gold me...
THE WILDEST PREGAME RITUALS YOU’VE EVER HEARD
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“Do superstitions even work?” “Yes.” Slap. Slap. Slap. This week on Welcome to the Party, Julie Foudy kicks things off solo (with cardb...
Winter Games Diary: Women’s Hockey is Dominating & Abby’s Borrowing Euros
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Billie Jean King check in from Milan with a Winter Games diary you honestly couldn’t script. USA Women’s Hockey is dominating on the ice...
THE REAL COST OF CHASING GOLD
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Elana Meyers Taylor has competed in four Winter Olympic Games. She’s won five Olympic medals. She’s the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Oly...
The Truth That Took Everything
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re crashing practice to celebrate the NYU women’s basketball team and their record-breaking run. The Winter Olympics have officially taken o...
THE FASTEST RISE IN OLYMPIC HISTORY
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Four months. That’s how long it took Erin Jackson to go from stepping onto the ice for the very first time to earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic spe...
The Fight to Keep Girls Playing
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This special Party Starter begins with a quick celebration: Billie Jean King fresh off Sundance, where a new documentary about her life premiered to p...
From Air Mattresses to Sold-Out Arenas: Kendall Coyne Schofield
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Olympic champion and women’s hockey force Kendall Coyne Schofield joins the party in full flight, still one of the fastest players on the planet, a ...
Your Winter Games Watch Guide Starts Here
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Before the highlights, Julie and Abby open with a moment of humanity. They process what’s happening in Minnesota, honoring lives lost, and sharing t...
Katie McConnell: Paddling Into Death-Defying Waves
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when the thing you love could literally kill you? This week, Julie and Abby welcome Katie McConnell, one of the top big wave surfers...
The Creative Mind That’s Redesigning Women’s Sports as We Know It
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a DJ-turned-designer decides women’s sports deserves better than “pink it and shrink it” merch? Domo Wells, founder of Dead...
Ilona Maher: Awkwardness is Her Superpower
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Olympic bronze medalist, two-time Olympian, rugby star, and internet favorite Ilona Maher joins us for a funny, honest conversation about confidence, ...
Introducing Coffee with the Kinger
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Coffee with the Kinger, a new recurring series built around candid conversations, big ideas, and whatever’s on our hosts minds. In each ...
Madisen Skinner on Winning and the Future of Volleyball
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Madisen Skinner has won everywhere she’s played, but winning isn’t the whole story. A national champion at University of Kentucky women’s volley...
A New Year, A New Era in Women’s Sports
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Julie and Abby return to kick off the year with the biggest wins and headlines in women’s sports, from record-breaking winter performances and Olymp...
The Best Life Lessons You’ll Ever Learn with Dr. Colleen Hacker
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it really take to build a gold medal mindset and how do those lessons show up in everyday life? Julie and Abby welcome one of the most influ...
The Moments That Changed Women’s Sports in 2025
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our final episode of 2025, and we’re closing the year the only way we know how — big. Julie, Abby, and Billie step onto the Party Podium fo...
OUTTAKES: Welcome to the After-Party
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Consider this our holiday gift to you. For this special Christmas episode, Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach pull back the curtain and serve up the funnies...
The Most Dominant Team You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We shine our party spotlight on one of the most dominant dynasties in sports you’ve probably never heard of: the U.S. Women’s Deaf National Soccer...
NWSL’s Biggest Controversy — Explained by the Players Association
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a defining moment for the NWSL—and one that raises some big, important questions about the future of the league and its players. Abby and Jul...
Inside the WNBA's High Stakes Negotiations with Madame President Nneka Ogwumike
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WNBA superstar and Players Association president Nneka Ogwumike joins Welcome to the Party at a pivotal moment for women’s basketball, with the leag...
‘We Need You To Be Better’: The Talk That Changed Abby Wambach’s Career
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A busted New York hotel water main and an emergency beanie situation set the scene before Julie reveals the one person she’s ever truly fangirled ov...
Aging, Health, & the 80-YEAR OLD Who Completed an IRONMAN!
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the Ironman World Championship in Kona, competitors face one of the most demanding tests in sport: a 2.4-mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bike ride thro...
The Behavior That Elevates (or Undermines) our Youth Athletes
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sportsmanship is in the spotlight as Julie and Abby bring the party to one of the biggest issues in youth sports: us grown-ups. They share powerful mo...
Women’s Sports Are BLOWING UP: NWSL Records, PWHL Sellouts, NCAA Final Four + UCLA’s Cori Close!
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UCLA’s Cori Close stops by the party for a powerful conversation on coaching hearts, building culture, finding “the edge,” and why mindset and c...
We Draft Our Dream Women’s Sports Thanksgiving Table
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Julie and Abby kick off a Thanksgiving-day party with turkey-trot confessions, family rituals, ridiculous food stats, and plenty of laughs. Then they ...
How Gotham FC Won the NWSL Championship
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Julie and Abby relive an epic NWSL championship weekend full of laughs, late nights, and Gotham getting its swagger back against the Spirit. It’s pu...
Legends and Chaos from NWSL Championship Weekend!
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Gotham FC and the Spirit may be the main event this NWSL Championship weekend, but this was its own kind of show — a wild, joyful mix ...
Billie Jean King Had NO IDEA This Birthday Party Was Coming!
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Nobody has changed women’s sports — or the world — more than Billie Jean King. So for her 82nd birthday, we threw her the ultimate...
What It Really Takes to Build a Pro Sports League with Jayna Hefford
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After years of different women’s hockey leagues trying to find their footing, the PWHL burst onto the scene with sold-out crowds, real momentum, and...
The Real Story Behind WELCOME TO THE PARTY
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before there was Welcome to the Party, there was a chance meeting at an Angel City game. Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Jean King revisit the m...
Inside Nebraska Volleyball’s Undefeated Season with Dani Busboom Kelly
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nebraska is 24–0, the #1 team in the country, and Dani Busboom Kelly is the woman leading the charge. The former Husker star and John Cook protégé...
From Shark Attack to Paralympian to Marathoner, the unbreakable Ali Truwit
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At just 25, Ali Truwit has lived a story few could imagine — and even fewer could survive. Ali’s life forever changed when her left foot was bitte...
Geno Auriemma: Transfer Portal Chaos, Tough Love & Finding Your Scab
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma does a drive by the pod — he’s got the rings in the trunk, stories in the glovebox — and not...
What’s Haunting the NWSL?
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Halloween edition Orlando Pride VP of Soccer Operations and Sporting Director Haley Carter join the crew to dig into what’s haunting...
How the Las Vegas Aces Saved Their WNBA Season
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon joins Abby and Julie fresh off another WNBA championship run — and she’s got stories. She shares the best a...
Parenting, Pressure, and Youth Sports
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The party people asked—and Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy answered. From whether parents should coach their own kids, to how early specialization is h...
Alex Morgan on Retirement, Motherhood & What’s Next
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re throwing Alex Morgan a Welcome to the Party retirement party — and it’s exactly the kind of sendoff she deserves. The two-time World Cup c...
Abby Wambach & Julie Foudy: What Makes a Great Teammate (And Why It Matters)
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From high school fields to World Cups and the Olympics, Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy talk about what makes a great teammate — the ones who push you,...
Inside the Aces’ Gamble That Paid Off - ESPN’s LaChina Robinson breaks it all down
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Las Vegas Aces went from chaos to champs — and it all started with leadership, trust, and a text message from A’ja Wilson that set the tone fo...
What Makes a Great Coach?
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone remembers the coach who changed everything. Abby and Julie swap stories about the ones who shaped their journeys — from youth soccer to the...
Gabby Thomas Wins At Everything
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gabby Thomas doesn’t just run fast — she does everything at full speed. Three Olympic golds in Paris, degrees from Harvard and Texas, groundbreaki...
Julie vs Abby in a 2025 WNBA Fantasy Draft (Decided by Judge Sue Bird)
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The WNBA Finals are about to begin, but at Welcome to the Party we’re running our own 2025 WNBA Dream Team Mock Finals. Abby and Julie go head-to-he...
The Great Debate: Did Cheryl Reeve Go Too Far?
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Call it planned, call it necessary, call it a meltdown — Cheryl Reeve gave us an all-time WNBA moment. Three f-bombs, a suspension, and the internet...
Giving the Power to the Party People — Our Family Crashes Welcome to the Party
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode where Abby and Julie give ALL the power to the party people! In this special family edition, they hand control over to the p...
Rebecca Lowe’s SOS on Youth Sports: Abby & Julie to the Rescue
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Lowe, NBC’s Premier League host and Olympic broadcaster, joins a special youth sports edition of the party with Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach...
The Debate Rages On! Alex Morgan, Sue Bird, and Crystal Dunn + many more Chime In!
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Party people, the debate is on! Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach take on the ultimate question: Is being a professional athlete hard — yes or no? To set...
The Billie Jean King Takeover Party
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The legend herself joins the party! Billie Jean King sits down with Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach to talk about the Billie Jean King Cup — the World ...
Inside the WNBA CBA Negotiations with Breanna Stewart
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The WNBA playoffs kick off this weekend, and labor negotiations are heating up with an October 31 deadline looming. So who else would we call to the p...
Aryna Sabalenka: Fresh Off Her US Open Win – Only on Welcome to the Party!
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From center court to center stage, she’s rolling straight from Saturday’s win into today’s party — and we get the front-row seat. 2-Time US Op...
Allyson Felix Took On Corporate Sports—and Won
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Track and field legend Allyson Felix didn’t settle for crumbs—she took the whole darn cake. She joins the party with Abby Wambach, Billie Jean Kin...
Welcome to the Party Premiere
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Party! Hosted by Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and the legend herself Billie Jean King, this is the women’s sports party you’ve been w...