Episode 30: Ibtihaj Muhammad

Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy

Julie Foudy and Lynn Olszowy

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4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2019

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

In the Season 2 finale of Laughter Permitted, Olympic fencer and bronze medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad joins the podcast. Ibtihaj, who is the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab while competing for the U.S. in the Olympics, discusses how she knew fencing could help her go to a top university, the challenges she faced on her road to the Olympics and how a smile can go a long way. Be sure to stay tuned to the end of the episode when Julie's mother-in-law, Ruthie, joins the show to close out Season 2.

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0:00.0	Happy all the days Lynn. Happy all the days.
0:03.9	I know from England I can finally say,
0:07.6	Ella from the other side.
0:11.0	We made it.
0:12.2	I'm so glad to hear that I was wondering and truly anytime you sing Adele,
0:16.8	it just makes me happy.
0:18.5	Oh yeah, because I'm so good at it.
0:21.9	It's like I'm just listening to the radio.
0:23.8	It's like you're at her concert.
0:25.3	Really?
0:26.2	Live.
0:27.0	How's it going over there?
0:30.3	It's good.
0:31.3	Yeah, we just got in.
0:32.6	We just got here.
0:33.7	We all are in all of the soyares.
0:36.4	So my husband's mom and dad,
0:38.8	so my in-laws, my sister, my two sister-in-laws.
0:42.7	The whole family isn't a big air being be.
0:47.4	We're near like Newcastle Durham
0:50.5	and I'm going to spend Christmas here for a week.
0:54.1	And then we go on to London for five days.
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