Episode 55: Abby Wambach Returns!

Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy

Julie Foudy and Lynn Olszowy

Sports

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

In the Season 5 premiere, USWNT legend Abby Wambach returns to Laughter Permitted. Cue the crowd noise! As longtime teammates and friends, Abby and Julie share stories from their playing days and how Abby’s forehead potentially saved Julie’s marriage. Considered one of the greatest soccer players ever, Abby gets candid about how the challenging moments in her career and life have shaped her the most. Plus there is breaking news from Abby that leaves Julie nearly speechless, emphasis on “nearly.” And learn what "Hit me with an 'And I!'" means in the close of the show.

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0:00.0	The Laughter Permitted podcast is brought to you by Ally.
0:02.8	Do it right.
0:04.3	We're back!
0:06.8	Yes! Welcome to season 5 of Laughter Permitted.
0:10.4	I'm Julie Fowdy alongside my co-host as always, Lennel Zowie.
0:14.0	Ola-lin! Hi, Julie.
0:16.5	I don't know about you, sister, but it seems like just the other day,
0:21.6	we were singing, who's got a podcast? We do, we do.
0:24.5	Who's got a podcast? We do, we do.
0:27.3	And literally, a sneeze later in season 5 is upon us, which is so crazy.
0:34.3	So I've got my red sequined party dress on.
0:38.2	Nice. Yes. Ready to rumble, party people.
0:42.0	We are excited to be back with the dope village and are kicking off the season strong with the return
0:49.0	of Abby Wombach to the podcast.
0:51.4	Or Mary Abigail Wombach, as her new teacher's caller is a kid.
0:58.1	Abby was, you may recall, our first ever episode of Laughter Permitted with her wife,
1:02.4	Glennon Doyle. And with Abby, there really is no shortage of things to talk about.
1:08.3	So, of course, we asked her if she'd come back and along with being a World Cup champion,
1:14.0	two-time Olympic gold medalist and legend in the game of soccer.
1:17.9	Here, Abby is a New York Times best-selling author with two books,
1:23.7	Forward and Wolfpack. There's also a Young Reader's edition of Wolfpack.
1:28.4	And my goodness, Abby has lived a journey.
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