We Took the Big Apple By Storm

Heyyyyy, Party People!

Abigail and Jules here. Our tootsies are up after going HARD in NYC last week for a whirlwind of events. We hit Footie Fest, Fanatics Fest, hosted an Airbnb experience AND a Dove event. We are so incredibly grateful (and tired).

Abigail here: My favorite thing was meeting so many party people. I loved meeting Rose and her mom in the above post. I’m always amazed and overwhelmed when people get emotional meeting me. It’s not something I take lightly and I will never get over it.

Julie here: My favorite moment was the faux pazookie at our team dinner. It’s a giant big hot ooozy goozy cookie cut like a pizza and I am forever changed. Okay, but seriously I’m still thinking about the energy of Gotham game, but my real favorite moment was Kinger and her wife Ilana hosting the team at their home for dinner.

We thank you both so much for your hospitality.

Also I want to give a huuuuuge shoutout to my sister Krissy who joined the party and helped us with EVERYTHING from cutting and taping cue cards, making bracelets with fans at our Airbnb event, and getting people to open up what is holding them back from feeling confident at the Dove event. It was so great having my real family meet my work family.

Abby here: Even weirder, she is JUST LIKE JULIE. Thank you for everything, Krissy.

Plus, we of course watched the FIFA Men’s World Cup Final. Congrats to Spain. Now, mark your calendars cause, up next? FIFA Women’s World Cup in BRAZZZIIIIIL. I’m not sure that’s going to be described as a slumber party - more like an all-out rave until dawn.

Now onto some SUPER important party people business. QUIZ TIME.

Feel free to hit us up in the comments with all the fun and creative ways you punished your kids. Or how your parents punished you. Or how they celebrated you. Cause you deserve to be celebrated!

As always we podcasted so hard this week. First up, these besties turned competitors: KK Harvey and Leila Edwards. These women’s hockey superstars are paving the way for a very bright future.

Then, we made you promise at some point that we were not going to shy away from the harder topics, so please enjoy the first part in a series about trans athletes.

Plus, if that wasn’t enough — we did a special bonus episode sponsored by Dove, recorded during our event in NYC about the evolution of women’s sports and confidence.

We get really personal about struggling with body image at different stages in life from locker rooms to menopause.

Plus, Billie Jean King recounts the biggest moments in her sports history in 1973 when she played Bobby Riggs in front of 90 million people. And after she won that match, women told her they felt more confident.

“Our individual steps are the collective” - Abby Wambach

Plus, we are still thinking about this stat that we learned: 70% of avid women’s sports fans are Gen Z. Let’s effing gooooo.

This insta comment is our pick of the week. Nora Clement, we see you and feel you. KK and Laila have the type of friendship we all need.

If you missed the post, check it out below.

And finally, grab those popsicles and put your feet in front of the fan cause we’ve got sports to watch!

It’s go time everyone!!

• ⚽ NWSL regular season continues

  • Big Matchups

    • San Diego Wave vs. Seattle Reign - Sunday 7/26 at 2:00PM PST on CBS Sports

    • Washington Spirit vs. Denver Summit - Sunday 7/26 at 4:00PM PST on Victory+

    • Angel City vs. Racing Louisville - Sunday 7/26 at 6:00PM PST on ESPN

  • View full schedule here

• 🥎 AUSL Championship Series

  • Talons vs. Bandits Game 1 - Saturday 7/25 at 10:00AM PST on ABC

    • The defending champions, the Utah Talons, return to the AUSL Championship Series looking to capture back-to-back titles as they will face the winner of the Portland Cascade vs Chicago Bandits.

    • Game 2 - Sunday 7/26 at 11:00AM PST on ESPN

    • Game 3 (if necessary) - Monday 7/27 at 4:00PM PST on ESPN2

• WFA Flag Championship - Sunday 7/26 at 8:30AM PST on AWSN/Prime Video

  • The nation’s top women’s flag football teams compete in a multi-team tournament, culminating in the championship game to determine the WFA Flag Football champion.

We are so grateful to our partners at Ally, Airbnb and Dove for their support to make this Substack free for our listeners/Substackers!

Plus — don’t forget that Dove is donating a portion of their proceeds to keeping girls in sports from now until 12/31. Learn more at dove.com/purchasetodonate