Birds With Balls
By BirdsWithBalls
3 British birds chatting all things baseball and sports in general. Hosted by Jo Lenton, Molly Willcox and Tracey Wilks - bringing you all the news in baseball, and women in sports
Birds With BallsMar 21, 2024
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Episode 73 - Jammy Dodgers!
Welcome to our 2024 Predictions Podcast! Jo, Molly and Tracey are joined by “Braves fan Fiancé” to discuss all things National and American League. Who will top the Divisions and who will flop?! Find out here in this rather sweary episode 🤬
Mar 21, 202434:03
Episode 72 - Giraffes, The Wave and a Bossy Ending
We’re back with handful’s of “Did You See’s” this episode and Molly and Tracey are set some homework…
Mar 06, 202432:09
Episode 71 - Joanne’s Film Club
The first rule of Film Club is you…..😉 Join us for more sports news, a film review and a some general sporting natter. Taylor Swift content included - you’re welcome!
Feb 08, 202427:23
Episode 70 - Where the fook is Barbie?!
We're back and its our third season!!! Join us for more news, views and chaos. There's so much amazing womens sport to come in 2024 and we can't wait for it! Ps we need Gladiator names...
Jan 26, 202433:53
Episode 69 - Stop being immature!
Lots of the usual women’s sport chatter with a bit of baseball thrown in for good measure. Apologies for a few sound issues - we appear to be trapped in an echo chamber this episode!
Nov 10, 202335:13
Episode 68 - Butterflies, Beavers and Blue Tits
Episode 68 is here and Tracey, Jo and Molly discuss the breaking Vilda news, that hard hitting Norwich FC video plus as usual, we celebrate lots of fabulous sports women! 🥰
(and maybe a bit of baseball)
*TRIGGER WARNING* There are some discussions about suicide and mental health in this episode which some listeners may find upsetting.
(and maybe a bit of baseball)
*TRIGGER WARNING* There are some discussions about suicide and mental health in this episode which some listeners may find upsetting.
Oct 13, 202333:46
Episode 67 - Beauty and the Beast
This week we discuss the amazing highs of the Women’s World Cup and the subsequent, depressing aftermath. Change is coming!
Aug 30, 202344:57
Episode 66 - World Cup Wildness!
We’ve just about recovered enough from the drama of the recent World Cup games involving the USA and England to record another episode. Slightly less sweary than our live reactions and the usual news and dingers included! ⚽️⚾️🏐
Aug 09, 202339:25
Episode 65 - “If I ask, I get!”
We’re back with another fun filled episode of dingers, semi-dingers, “did you see’s” and some lessons in womanly charms!
Jul 27, 202328:08
Episode 64 - Guest Pod with former Lioness Aran Embleton
We’re delighted to be joined by former Lioness Aran Embleton - a true hero and trailblazer of women’s sports and football in particular. We chat about the upcoming Women’s World Cup, the changes we’ve seen in the game over the years and how all the “cool kids” are on TikTok! 🦁🦁🦁
Jul 12, 202348:22
Episode 63 - No Spoilers Here
We really, really want to talk about Ted Lasso but we can’t so instead please enjoy our usual collection of dingers, news and new feature “Tit of the Week” is back!!
Jun 09, 202326:22
Episode 62 - The Sisterhood of Hormonal Lairy-ness!
Join us for this slightly sweary episode for some news, dingers and a very sassy Braves Fan Boyfriend!
May 26, 202331:37
Episode 61 - Eurovision Dingers ☄️🏳️🌈
What a mash up this week. We’ve got dingers, “did you see’s?”, London Series 2024 rumours AND Eurovision excitement for you!
May 11, 202330:43
Episode 60 - Did someone say “toilets”?!
Tracey and Jo and joined by special guest Toria to discuss the challenges women can face attending sporting events at home and abroad. We do like a bit of toilet chatter don’t we?! 🤣
Apr 27, 202345:11
Episode 59 - We have Regular Season Baseball Baby!!
Molly and Tracey give their opinions on World Athletics decision to ban trans athletes in this week's "did you see" and review all that's been happening in baseball 1 week into the 2023 regular season.
Apr 05, 202335:06
Episode 58 - A Shambles covered in Glitter
This week we take a look at the NL and AL West and as always, we have some funky predictions for you! Plus, a huge shout out to the achievements of Great Britain in the World Baseball Classic! 🇬🇧 👑
Mar 16, 202340:53
Episode 57 - Mid-Teams Midding!
We’re back and joined by our “Prediction Guru” Braves-fan Boyfriend to discuss our projected standings for the NL & AL Central divisions. Plus some excellent “did you see’s” and Dinger of the Week is BACK!
Feb 28, 202338:12
Episode 56 - NL/AL East Prediction Pod
This week we’re joined by our very special guest “Braves Fan Boyfriend” to discuss our predictions for the NL East and the AL East. Molly’s gone a little wild with her picks which shouldn’t come as a surprise to any of you! 🤣
Feb 07, 202336:34
Episode 55 - Remember Us?!
The birds are back! Join us for a quick fire pod where we have a fresh batch of “did you see?” action for you and the information you’ve all been waiting for….our favourite Spice Girls are revealed!! Oh…and some baseball 🐧🐦🐤
Jan 13, 202320:23
Episode 54 - Dingers on Demand
Baseball? What Baseball?! 😉
Oct 25, 202229:10
Episode 53 - Lets Go GB Baseball 🇬🇧⚾️
Join us as we discuss the recent World Baseball Classic qualifiers AND let’s all share a moment of baseball zen…..aaaaaaaand relax…..
Sep 23, 202234:29
Episode 52 - De-puffing and a bit of Cricket
This week we worship our supreme goddess Sarina Wiegman, have a little giggle at the Padres and we may have mentioned periods again! In other news…we have some more “Did You See?“s for you and a few semi-fresh Dingers!
Aug 26, 202229:15
Episode 51 - It’s Home!
WHAT A WEEK!! So football eventually came home, our baseball Lionesses are competing in France and basically we’ve spent the last few days twirling our sports bras around our heads - perfection! We also chat trades and an assortment of Dinger related content. Enjoy! 🦁🦁🦁
Aug 03, 202240:34
The Big 5 - 0!
We’ve actually made it to our 50th episode and we’re still talking to each other….result! Give it a listen for more “did you see’s”, more dingers and some exciting giveaway news!
Jul 20, 202240:24
Episode 49 - Curvaceous little knobbles!
Did you see all the fabulous women playing sports this week?! What does Molly's dinger of the week have to do with the title of this episode? What's a dead lady dress?! Find out by giving this week's pod a listen!
Jul 08, 202234:40
Episode 48 - Do Better
The episode where the Birds, Molly, Jo and Tracey, requests that everyone should just “do better”
Jun 24, 202245:14
Episode 47 - Birds on Tour 🐧🐦🐤
All the big questions answered this week…Was that Pete Pratt at the Queens Jubilee concert? What’s Molly up to in Atlanta? Are some people afraid of rainbows (mainly Tampa Bay pitchers)? Well….have a listen and find out here!
Jun 07, 202238:55
Episode 46 - Molly's sticker book!
In this episode Tracey and Molly do an extended 'did you see' and leave no stone un-turned! Molly gets excited about her upcoming trip state-side!
May 27, 202246:50
Episode 45 - The Three Flamingoes
Quite an eclectic mix of chatter this week. Join us for cows, Shania Twain, Dingers, Eurovision and more!
May 20, 202230:58
Episode 44 - London Calling
Tracey and a very croaky Jo discuss the London Series announcement, crack open some “did you see” goodness and unleash a couple of Dingers. Come back Molly, we neeeeeeed you!!
May 10, 202224:17
Episode 43: The opposite features pod
This week (recorded Thursday 28th April) Tracey and Molly end up with a not-so-dinger of the week and an ante-catch of the week, it's all a bit upside down when Jo's not around! Yankee's fans may also want to close their ears for this one!
May 03, 202239:45
Episode 42 - Did you see…..the XL edition!
We have a bumper crop of “did you see’s” this week, plenty of Dingers AND a new segment courtesy of Molly! 🤣
Apr 14, 202237:22
Episode 41 - “Baseball is back baby!”
It’s our favourite time of the year, it’s prediction time! You won’t get any of that serious stuff here I’m afraid….our MLB predictions are generally based on instinctive genius rather than form and stats 🤣 Plus….find out which team could force Molly to spend a year in a Mets jersey if they win the World Series….
Mar 28, 202240:45
Episode 40 - Fan-girling 101!
In this episode of Birds With Balls, Jo turns into a mouse, gives the other birds a UK Geography lesson and we all fan-girl over some of the amazing women in sport and beyond! (We love you HW!) We also announce our new charity partner and send love, light and positivity into the world where it's most needed. Make sure to listen all the way to the end for a cheeky little surprise!
Mar 12, 202232:36
Episode 39 - Meet The Belles!
This week The Belles, the current reigning Champions of the Womens Baseball League are chatting to us about how sucking at beer pong can rope you into baseball, what makes a good catcher and throwing down the gauntlet for a dance battle with our next guests, London Mayhem!
Mar 04, 202236:18
Episode 38 - Meet the Sheffield Bruins!
This week Jo and Tracey chat to Kirsty and Caitlin of the Sheffield Bruins who tell us all about their fantastic team ⚾️
Feb 23, 202231:06
Episode 37 - The Calm before the Storm
Quite a mixed bag of topics this week as we face the incoming storm! We chat all things Winter Olympics, Raith Rovers, the Arnold Clarke cup and there’s also the return of one of our old favourites…..the BWB DREAM TEAM IS BACK! 🥰
Feb 18, 202238:14
Episode 36 - Meet the Telford 26ers!
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Feb 14, 202237:54
Episode 35 - Meet the Leicester Diamonds 💎
In the first of our team spotlight podcasts, we speak to Abi and Ally of the Leicester Diamonds. Seriously though…..whose favourite colour is ever “tan”?! 🤣😉
Feb 04, 202235:58
Episode 34 - New Year…Same Birds!
It’s 2022 and the birds are back! Slightly disorganised as ever but we’re all looking forward to another 12 months of podding and fingers crossed….some baseball too!
Jan 21, 202232:25
Episode 33 - We’re still here!
Nearly a year on from our first ever episode we’re still here and we’re still a complete pain in the ass! You know what though, we bloody love it. There might not be any baseball at the moment but there’s still lots of fabulous sports women to chat about and we’re sending Tracey back across the pond to sort the lockout….watch this space…
Dec 07, 202142:26
Episode 32 - Game 6 Eve…
It’s the night before Game 6 and all through the house…not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…..well apart from Molly and Braves Fan BF who are getting ready to witness the team winning the World Series! Could it really happen?! Why not check out our night before predictions right here!
Nov 03, 202141:21
Episode 31 - ... As they say!
We are SUPER late (8 days) to release this pod as unfortunately Molly got ill, Tracey got busy and Jo got drunk so thanks for bearing with us! This one's a little out of date but still worth a listen if for nothing other than Jo's cliches! The girls chat post season baseball, chess(t) sponsorship deals and Dingers of the week!
Oct 21, 202129:46
Episode 30 - The Wheels are Off!
Law? Art? Construction? Baseball?! Noooo it’s just our latest crazy pod episode! We chat dingers, news, fantasy leagues plus some almost serious baseball analysis…..
Sep 29, 202130:31
Episode 29 - The Sweary One
Beware - things get a bit sweary in Dingerland this week! 😝 Meanwhile, Molly, Jo and Tracey chat news, the US Open and about being chased by a dog….
Sep 17, 202127:55
Episode 28 - Guest pod with Hundred star Dani Gibson
Extra special episode alert!! This week Tracey, Molly and Jo and joined by London Spirit star Dani Gibson. We chat cricket, mascots and how the tournament has had such a positive impact on women’s cricket this country. Exciting time ahead!
Aug 27, 202136:02
Sparky to Sparkling! ✨
Tracey and Jo are joined by Barry this week who is apparently Molly in disguise….who knew?! The Hundred, Corny Dingers, Electricians and the Paralympics all get a mention - enjoy!
Aug 19, 202124:37
A complete flock up and toilet talk
Tracey and Molly talk toilets (or lack thereof), olympics, dingers of the week, what they saw and much much more!
Aug 06, 202140:42
Episode 25 - Back from the Pub 🍺
After a quick mini break we’re back all refreshed and ready for the second half of the season. This week we chat about Simone Biles, a “Ding” of the week and controversy in the world of beach handball!
Jul 29, 202136:11
Episode 24 - The good, the bad and the Yankees
The birds are back! This weeks topics include a bit of Wimbledon chatter, a UK Dinger and the big, big question……is it coming home?!
Jul 06, 202136:07