Football is Wife

About Football is Wife

Emily and Lesley are wives and lifetime gal pals who watch a lot of women’s soccer and have a LOT of feelings about it. They'll talk about the important news of the week in soccer and the wide world of women’s sports, talk to some sports friends who know more than they do, and share moments of queer joy in an increasingly joyless world. So go ahead and hit that follow button wherever you get your podcasts, and get excited for another exciting year of women’s sports!

Publisher

Gal Pal Sports

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jun 2021

Latest episode

31 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Jul 2025

   Summer of Soccer! with Sylvia Bullock

   It's the summer of soccer and the return of the NWSL! We welcome Shea Butter FC's Sylvia Bullock to recap the highs and lows of the summer tournaments, and to tell us about Fearless SC, a new women's sports outlet launched last month. We also talk about the NWSL's return to play, and what the second half of the season could bring to Angel City FC, and Seattle Reign. Is Angel City being serious? Tune in to find out! Follow Sylvia and Shea Butter FC on Bluesky @southernsylvs and @SheaButterFC Read her work at https://fearlesssc.com/every-blade-of-grass-nwsl-returns/

2. 

   24 Jul 2025

   The children are the future - with special guest Ashley Shirey!

   This week we welcome Ashley Shirey, the Houston-area kindergarten teacher introducing women's sports to the next generation of fans! She takes us through the origins of her unique classroom unit and the positive effect its had on her students. You can follow Ms. Shirey's classroom project on her TikTok page @abshirey94

3. 

   15 Jul 2025

   Will cook for soccer - with Top Chef Houston's Jo Chan!

   Welcome back to the Gal Pal Sports podcast! This week we welcome Top Chef season 19 contestant, and women's soccer enthusiast Chef Jo Chan! Jo takes us behind the scenes on her time in the Top Chef kitchen, and cooking for Houston sports legend Sheryl Swoopes. She shares her lifelong love for sport, and rooting for England no matter how many times they break her heart. Follow @chefjochan on instagram to catch her trip to Switzerland to see the WEURO25 tournament. Like what you hear? Leave us a rating and drop a review!

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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