Episode 36: Jessica McDonald

Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy

Julie Foudy and Lynn Olszowy

Sports

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In a powerful episode of Laughter Permitted, USWNT star and World Cup champion Jessica McDonald shares her story of overcoming challenges in pursuit of her dreams. As a single mother, Jessica has had a nomadic career in professional soccer that's ultimately led to winning three NWSL titles and a World Cup in 2019. Her journey is one of grit, courage and determination.

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0:00.0	The laughter permitted podcast is brought to you by Ally.
0:02.8	Do it right.
0:04.0	Hello, Davidge.
0:05.9	It's Julie Fowdy.
0:07.2	Long side, little Zowie.
0:08.8	Hi, Lynn.
0:09.6	Hi, Julie.
0:11.4	Hey, I know you had a big moment on your end yesterday.
0:15.2	Ooh, I did.
0:17.4	Declan, my 11-year-old, graduated from fifth grade.
0:22.0	Ooh!
0:22.8	Woo-hoo!
0:23.8	Of course, with everything happening,
0:25.4	they had to have a drive-through graduation
0:28.4	at his school, which is this amazing Spanish immersion
0:31.6	school called Los Pomas.
0:33.5	And it was super emotional.
0:36.8	I didn't realize I was going to get that way.
0:38.3	My last kid in elementary school,
0:40.0	we're driving through with these like balloon
0:42.0	bridge they made.
0:43.4	And we're honking.
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