The Level Playing Field
Episodes
11 episodes
Indre Urbanaviciute
This week's episode is with the fabulous Indre Urbanaviciute. Now this is a bumper episode, because Indre was so unbelievably articulate and fascinating about the slightly mad (meant affectionately!) sport that is Bodybuilding. To be honest, pr...
Bekah Johnston
This week's guest today is the lovely Bekah Johnston, who by day is currently training to be a lawyer, working as a paralegal at a firm in Guernsey and by sport is a competitive figure skater turned weightlifter. Now one wouldn’t necessa...
Sorsha Caldwell and Kirsty Titterton
Our two wonderful guests this week are Sorsha Caldwell and Kirsty Titterton, both of who are involved in the wonderful sport of surfing, just in different ways. Now surfing is one of those sports that everyone wishes they were better at....
Eva Piroth
This week's episode is with the wonderful Eva Piroth. By sport, Eva is a wrestler and we got her on the podcast to dispel all the misconceptions about the sport, especially surrounding women's involvement. Believe it or not, wrestling is more t...
Vaila Chapman
In this episode, we talk to Vaila Chapman. Vaila is an ex-competitive snowboarder and now a skateboarder living in Edinburgh. Vaila has a particularly interesting experience with sport. They competed in snowboarding at the top level when they w...
Amani Yousef
This week's episode is with the amazing Amani Yousef. Amani is a Basketball player, who came from occupied Palestine where her involvement with Basketball had been limited to being a spectator and admirer from afar. When Amani came over to the ...
Mhairi McLaughlin
This week's episode is with the Great Britain Fencer, Mhairi McLaughlin. I’ve always been fascinated by fencing and its cultural significance and history. Every time the Olympics comes around, fencing is always one of those sports that I ...
Saoirse Healey
The fourth episode of The Level Playing Field podcast is with the brilliant Saoirse Healey. As a kickboxer, Saoirse was great to talk to and really open about her journey within the sport. We spoke specifically about people's gendered misconcep...
Feiya Hu and Lucja Kostrzewa
My guests on this podcast are Feiya Hu and Lucja Kostrzewa, who are both involved in the sport of pole dancing in Edinburgh. It's a sport that involves so much strength, confidence, and body acceptance. However, it's also a sport that is often ...