The Real Story Behind WELCOME TO THE PARTY

Welcome to the Party

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Sports

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Before there was Welcome to the Party, there was a chance meeting at an Angel City game. Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Jean King revisit the moment that changed everything, the history between them, the unexpected timing, and the shift that followed. And Abby reveals why stepping into this show has brought her back to life. RSVP to attend the Ally House in San Jose for NWSL Championship week Nov. 21-22 at https://www.ally.com/ally-house-2025 Join the Party: Follow @welcometothepartyshow on: YouTube — @welcometothepartyshow Instagram — @welcometothepartyshow TikTok — @welcometothepartyshow Email — partypeoplequestions@gmail.com Keep the Party Going: Brandi Carlisle - Returning to myself: https://youtu.be/UTgD4AYJlJw?si=ikLc7i46wRzAUhpV The original nine: https://youtu.be/WCj8VJ-SXJ8?si=pTcfp7Gd_bfGp3jj Thank you to our sponsors: Ally’s got you covered. Ally Bank, Member FDIC Midlife is a Journey. Midi Is your Map: https://www.joinmidi.com CHAPTERS: 00:00 – The Party Begins 00:12 – “The Universe Brought Us Together” 04:05 – Why We’re Finally Telling Our Origin Story 05:09 – Abby’s Return to Women’s Sports 08:12 – The Angel City Moment That Sparked the Podcast 11:03 – Billie’s $1 Contract + The Original Nine 13:19 – The Advice That Changed Everything 16:17 – Passing the Fight Through Generations 24:42 – Why This Podcast Brought Us Back to Life 32:10 – What WTTP Is Really About: Community, Light & Women’s Sports

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0:00.0	What's up?
0:01.0	What's up?
0:02.0	You wanted to be part of the party as part of the party.
0:04.0	Of course I want to be part of this party.
0:06.0	Everyone wants a piece of the king or.
0:08.0	It's been such a joy to be able to do this with you too.
0:11.0	It has brought me back to life.
0:12.0	It was crazy that like the universe brought the three of us together in that moment.
0:16.0	Yeah, it was meant to be at the...
0:18.0	We have only just begun.
0:20.0	WTTP, I think. We have only just begun. WTTP.
0:21.6	WTT.
0:22.7	WTTP.
0:23.3	Let's go.
0:24.4	Attention.
0:27.1	The party is about to commence.
0:31.1	Oh, welcome to the party.
0:41.7	PST. party people.
0:48.1	Before we get going on this episode, we have some fun coming up that we wanted to tell you about.
0:52.8	All right, we're taking Welcome to the Party on the road. That's right.
1:01.3	We'll be live during NWSL Championship Weekend, celebrating the biggest weekend in women's soccer,
1:04.8	all thanks to our friends, of course, at Ally.
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