"Blind football is football!" Proud member of Les Bleus Gaël Rivière talks to #RisingPhoenixWhatDoesItTake? hosts Michael Johnson & Matt Stutzman about a home #ParalympicGames & learning to play footy with a ball in a plastic bag. Via Persephonica HARDER THAN YOU THINK linktr.ee/risingphxglobal

Dionne Warwick, upset with misogyny in rap lyrics, once set up a meeting with Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight at her home, where she demanded that they call her a “bitch” to her face. Snoop Dogg later said, “I believe we got out-gangstered that day.”

.⁦⁦James Graham⁩ is not only a brilliant playwright and screenwriter but also a brilliant person. bbc.com/news/articles/…

“All of us get 1.3% of the able-bodied” wheelchair tennis ace Gusti Fernandez tells Matt Stutzman & Michael Johnson in ep 3 of #RisingPhoenixWhatDoesItTake pod via Persephonica & HARDER THAN YOU THINK podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/gus…

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“Every body is a dance body; you just do it in a different way!” Para-rower and skier Birgit Skarstein tells Michael Johnson & Matt Stutzman you should never let differences stop you from trying things you might love in ep 4 of #RisingPhoenix pod #Paralympics2024 shorturl.at/22ynU

Maram’s stunning piano performance in Kabul. Under the Taliban, music is now illegal. The Afghanistan National Institute of Music empowered talents like her, but one of the Taliban's first moves was to ban the school.

Kadeena Cox is a true champion 💙 #C4Paralympics | #ParalympicGames | #Paris2024

Congrats to my good friend Matt Stutzman 🥇

Delighted Kadeena Cox OBE won gold with her teammates after a tough start to #Paris2024Paralympics. If you’ve listened to #RisingPhoenix pod with Michael Johnson & Matt Stutzman you’ll know a KC comeback was never in doubt! Pod by Persephonica & HARDER THAN YOU THINK shorturl.at/8Skdx

Congratulations Matt Stutzman on winning gold in #ParalympicGamesParis2024. In #RisingPhoenix pod you told Michael Johnson this games was about making memories with your family, now like your co-host you’ve stuck gold! Listen 📻 to Matt’s amazing story podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/int…

“When I’m on that start line I’m gonna bring some cheekiness”, tri-athlete Lauren Steadman MBE talks to Matt Stutzman & Michael Johnson about defending her #Paralympic title after some time out to focus on mental health and studies on #RisingPhoenix pod Persephonica podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lau…

Great plug for Rising Phoenix #WhatDoesItTake podcast from Matt Stutzman on thelastleg tonight. Do listen 🎧 to Matt and Michael Johnson talk to some amazing Paralympians wherever you get your pods. linktr.ee/risingphxglobal

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Rising Phoenix: What Does It Take? has been nominated for Best Olympic and Paralympic Podcast by Sports Podcast Awards. If you liked listening to Michael Johnson & Matt Stutzman talk to incredible Paralympians please vote (made by Persephonica & HARDER THAN YOU THINK) sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_categor…

Joe Maplin always insisted Maplin’s staff celebrate Christmas to the full despite the camp only being open in the summer! Happy Christmas campers. Wonderful memories of Maplins with Ted, Gladys, Peggy and Mr Fairbrother! Xmas Season Victoria Palace 1983 #HideHi #HappyChristmas

I unlocked £29.50 Rush tickets for The Tempest on TodayTix UK! todaytix.com/london/shows/4…

“Jab a bollock in”! @k8_lister of #BetwixtTheSheets talks to Tim Harford about John R Brinkley’s unusual cure for impotence in the latest #CautionaryTale from Pushkin Industries 🎙️. There’s bigamy, radio stars, quack cures, politics, court cases and goat glands! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cau…