Episode 4: Jessica Mendoza

Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy

Julie Foudy

Sports

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

On the next stop on the Laughter Permitted party train, Julie Foudy catches up with her longtime pal Jessica Mendoza, who is a two-time Olympic medalist in softball and an analyst on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. Jessica tells the story of how a post-game interview during her playing days led to her current career in TV. She also delves into what it's like being a woman calling MLB in primetime, how a cockroach in a Dominican Republic bathroom helped her out of a hitting slump, what it's like homeschooling her sons and why scotch is her preferred drink of choice. Jessica's 9-year-old son, Caleb, joins the conversation and is so good on the mic that he has been invited to be on every episode going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Who would have thought Girdy Fruity would have a podcast for weeks in?
0:03.9	And Leno.
0:05.3	Julie, still rocking and rolling. Who do we have this week?
0:09.0	We've got the Jessica Mendoza!
0:13.7	We love Jessica. We do. We love us, some Jessica.
0:17.1	Alright, many know her for her softball prowess, of course, for Team USA.
0:21.1	At two Olympics, she won a Golden Silver in 2004 and 2008.
0:24.3	But in her second life,
0:26.5	post-playing, she's become a trailblazing mama in her fourth full season as ESPN's Sunday
0:34.4	Night Baseball Analyst. And right after we interviewed her, the New York Mets announced that they
0:40.4	have hired her as a baseball operations advisor, as well as she's going to continue to do ESPN Sunday
0:49.0	Night Baseball. So, without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, get comfortable listening.
0:56.6	It's Jessica Mendoza.
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