Before this BBC podcast kicks off, I'd like to tell you about some others you might enjoy.

My name's Will Wilkin and I Commission Music Podcast for the BBC.

It's a really cool job, but every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs,

moments and movements, stories of struggle and success, rises and falls, the funny, the ridiculous.

And the BBC's position, at the heart of British music

means we can tell those stories like no one else.

We were, are and always will be right there at the centre of the narrative.

So whether you want an insightful take on music right now

or a nostalgic deep dive into some of the most famous and infamous moments in music,

check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds.

BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.

The Football Daily podcast.

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Welcome to the Football Daily with just two weeks to go until Euro 2025 kicks off in Switzerland.

I'm Katie Smith and on this episode we're going to meet the lionesses representing England as they try to defend their crown.

Former Lionesses goalkeeper Karen Bardsley was with me at St. George's Park all this afternoon.

And Karen, should we just set the scene at the home of English football?

We were in a large sports hall and it was a little bit like speed dating, wasn't it?

Yeah, it was a bit strange. There were loads of little platforms everywhere and it just felt like there was going to be loads of little mini interviews going on.

But, you know, the girls were pretty relaxed. I think they went about, you know, the business

as professionally as you can imagine. But yeah, I asked if they had any good dates and none

really said that they pulled. So yeah, some of them said they were taken, which I thought it was just

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