Lights Out

Lions, tigers and bears oh my! The Lights Out crew take a deep dive into the logistics of F1's traveling circus. Have you ever wondered how Formula 1 races in Miami one weekend and in Barcelona the next? We uncover the background on how everyone from the drivers to the merchandise get to each race on the calendar. Step right up for to learn more about the greatest show!

The Lights Out ladies welcome Lydia Harper from Parc Fermé to the podcast! Lydia lets us know what it's been like to build a new business focusing on motorsport, photographing everything from F1 to Indycar and more. Her lightning round is one for the books. 

This week the Lights Out ladies bring you a deep dive into an older scandal from Formula 1 history. This story has some of our favorite things about the sport in it - interpersonal drama, money drama, and branding deal drama. But we're not just here to gossip. Though this story is a little older, that doesn't mean it can't help illuminate some of the trends in how Formula 1 operates today... and that it might be in danger of falling into some of the same traps. 

Lights Out is honored to have Toni Cowan-Brown as our first guest. The ladies get into what it's like being a fan of the sport online vs in person, how Formula 1 can welcome the multifaceted fan more openly, and the money F1 is missing out on when it comes to female fans! An important conversation that we were thrilled to have Toni on the mic for. 

Settle in for awkward Zoom call small talk, chaotic 2022 predictions and wholesome best wishes for the 2022 season from the Lights Out gals.

Welcome Formula 1 fans, Drive to Survive lovers, #F1tok, and Kennedy's grandma! We're taking our cue from the 2022 season changes, and switching things up here too, so for new and old fans alike: sit back, relax, and allow us (the ladies of Lights Out) to reintroduce ourselves.

The Lights Out gals gather round for one final race recap of the season. Catching you up on the outcome of the 2021 World Championship and revisiting their pre-season predictions. Cate, Kennedy and producer Soph reflect on their favorite on track moments from the last 9 months and award their Social Media Star of the season. 

Well…the LO crew finally got their SAFE safety car and then some! Listen to the gals give you a high-level overview of what happened at the Saudi Arabia GP, the latest on 2021 drivers championship battle and Kennedy's new love interest. Thanks for listening. Insta: @lightsoutf1thepodcastTikTok: @lightsoutf1podgals

Watched the race sober and recorded  the Qatar GP episode with a little bit of alcohol in our systems! Speed round recording session from the Lights Out ladies for a perfectly pleasant race in the Middle East. We chat about the newest track in Formula 1, a nostalgic face on the podium, and the craziest Instagram post of the season. A shorter episode for you all but a really fun one that includes the ambience of french onion soup brewing in the background. Insta: @lightsoutf1thepodcastTik Tok: @lightsoutf1podgals

Producer Soph is on the mic this week! Cate and Soph dig into the latest developments in the Max/Lewis battle, ponder what Max's withdrawal from Drive to Survive Season 4 could mean for him, and debate the finer points of a White Claw mixed pack. With only 3 more races left this season, title fights are still close as can be and Brazil gave us plenty to discuss on the way to the end of the 2021 season.Thanks for listening!Insta: @lightsoutf1thepodcastTik Tok: @lightsoutf1podgals Episode Note: Producer Soph got a lil nervous on the mic and pitched her SMSOTW as a digital magazine... in reality Parc Fermé is a creative agency and lifestyle brand.

Episode 23 comin' in hot! The Lights Out gals offer you a quick overview of what went down at the Mexican GP including, but not limited to, their love for Checo's family, their love for Valtteri Bottas and their distaste for 1-stop racing strategy. Tune in for additional highlights such as ‘how to get more Instagram followers on a night out' and ‘I didn't expect to see THAT on the pit lane channel!' Thanks for listening! Insta: @lightsoutf1thepodcastTik Tok: @lightsoutf1podgals

Part two of our US GP experience! Back to our usual race recap content, with a little extra spice since we were live and in person. We share some strong opinions on the TX-themed headgear the drivers were rocking, some highlights from the stellar drives by some of our favorite racers, and at last a solid check in from the Lights Out Ladies about the W Series - our hopes and dreams for it and (as always) some constructive critique around its presentation at Austin. Thanks for listening! Insta: @lightsoutf1thepodcastTik Tok: @lightsoutf1podgals

The wait is over - here is our diary entry/review of our live and in-person US GP experience in Austin, TX! This is a little love letter to Austin, the wonderful people we met there, some whacky COTA stories, and some constructive critiques the ladies had for COTA. So far our manifestation powers have been tantamount to foolproof, so we're hoping these thoughts help make the next time F1 races in Austin an even better experience.Keep an eye out for part 2... Our regular recap-style episode of the US GP will be posted soon! Happy listening! Insta: @lightsoutf1thepodcastTik Tok: @lightsoutf1podgals

Our twentieth episode! 20.5 if you count the episode 1.5 :) The Turkey GP sparked some great conversation about media interpretation of what happens on track, the state of female commentators in F1, and Cate and Kennedy's thoughts on the Redbull special livery and racing suits (pls let us know if you agree).Thanks for listening! 

EPISODE NINETEEN: THE RUSSIAN GP CAUGHT US SLIPPIN' Well this is the best Sochi GP we've ever seen - what a nice surprise for a circuit that isn't widely known for having some wild energy on track like it did last weekend. Cate and Kennedy cover the interesting qualifying day that gave us some best of the rest vibes on the starting grid,  bring you up to speed on their current opinions of the F1 TV production content, and admire the still anonymous recipient of the constructor's trophy from (surprise...) Mercedes (please help us listeners - we must identify this man). As always we bring you our "In the News" segment followed by our Social Media Star of the Week - the girls had a lil tiff about this week's pick - hopefully they work it out by next time we need to record... Thanks for listening as always! 

EPISODE EIGHTEEN: THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - THE ITALIAN GPThis week's episode, we close out our triple header with the Monza GP. Between the Hamilton/Verstappen battle reaching its boiling point, Valtteri's dark horse redemption and the return of everyone's favorite Aussie on the top step of the podium, this race certainly did not disappoint! Tune in to hear Cate and Kennedy fill you on the tears, the triumphs and Vin Diesel's race cameo (FAMILY). 

The Dutch GP opened the doors to some great conversations - the ladies bring it with their insights on the Mercedes v Red Bull strategies this season, catch you up on the "silly season" developments (and WOW were there 1000 of them this week) for the 2022 grid, we find out what track marbles are, and Cate casts a spell for a certain wish the ladies of Lights Out have for the 2022 grid. Thank you for listening as always! Subscribe!Tik tok: @lightsoutf1podgalsInsta: @lightsoutf1thepodcast

EPISODE SIXTEEN: THE LONGEST SHORTEST RACE EVER - THE BELGIAN GP The longest shortest F1 race in history!! The girls watched every second of the 4 hour broadcast so that you don't have to. We said we love our red flag b-roll and wow did we get it this weekend. Tune in to find out why this race only counted for 1/2 points in the drivers championship, some b-roll highlights (shout out to our fave: Heineken green bucket hat girl), and catch up on all the summer break news aka - did Mercedes FINALLY announce their 2022 grid spots or…. ;) Thanks for listening! Follow us for more bts content!the tik tok: @lightsoutf1podgals the insta: @lightsoutf1thepodcast

We're back with Part 2 of our Road to F1 series where the girls from Lights Out help break down some behind-the-scenes intel in the sport. In this episode, Kennedy gives Cate the low down on the money, money, moneyyyyy. Ever wonder where the money comes from to keep this sport afloat? Want some tea on past sponsorship dramas in F1? We ponder the past, present, and future of $$'s role in Formula 1 and have a ball doing it. 

THE HUNGARIAN GP Dare we say best race of the season thus far??!! This episode is an absolute blast - a race weekend packed with our faves: RAIN, red flag b-roll, and unexpected podiums. The ladies  DELIVER when it comes to race analysis, fan-girling Carlos' luscious locks, and hyping up Williams' double points!!!!!!! (Claire we hope you're listening - tears were shed on your behalf.) If you didn't catch the Hungarian GP live — or even if you did — we have some THOUGHTS we want to share before we head into the summer break.

EPISODE THIRTEEN: JK LEWIS WON AGAIN - THE BRITISH GP Hoooo boy Sunday's race in Silverstone was SPICY, that's for sure.  The Lights Out gals get together to bring you their take on that big ol Verstappen/Hamilton crash, some additional F1 Live TV reviews, a sizable spoonful of news updates since we missed last week, and as always our SMSOTW (Social Media Star of the Week) hot goss. Silverstone was PACKED with lots of what we love about F1. Let us know how you like this week's episode! xx uncledanny

EPISODE TWELVE: THE END OF THE MERCEDES ERA - THE STYRIAN GP Things are a little different this week on the pod! Producer Soph steps in for Cate while she's on vacay - and what a GREAT race we had this week in Austria with the Styrian GP. Kennedy and Soph applaude F1 TV for apparantly taking our note from last week and focusing big time on our mid-field faves. The gals cover some small tragedies for some of the drivers closest to our hearts, Kennedy brings you (as always) some this week in racing updates, and Soph gives her first official SMSOTW award. Thanks for listening!

EPISODE ELEVEN: CHRISTIAN HORNER'S BEST FATHER'S DAY - THE FRENCH GP We back!! The ladies talk F1 TV  production team, F1 TV production team, anatomically correct horse sculptures, general despair over the lack of mid-field coverage we've been getting (@ F1 TV production team), and cover who their weird personal life sponsors should be (@burtsbees @heating pads this is for you). Its the 2021 French GP everyone! (Happy Father's Day to Christian Horner)

EPISODE TEN: BAKU TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS - THE BAKU GPWe Baku in Baku, Baku to the good old days of 2019 F1 on track dramaaaa! What a FUN race we had today - this is why we love this sport. The ups and downs, the quick changes and the adrenaline rushes are just a joy. Thanks for tuning in! 

EPISODE NINE: WATCHING EVERYTHING BUT THE RACING IN MONACO - THE MONACO GPThe granddaddy race of them all!!! A considerable amount of track drama with some unexpected outcomes this week - the ladies give you the deets, some background on Monaco, obviously their Social Media Star of the Week, and a couple quick updates from the week in racing. 

Have you ever thought about being an F1 driver? Wiki How can tell you! But also - the gals at Lights Out have done a little more research... Here is the first part in a three part series we're doing on the road to becoming an F1 driver. In this episode, Cate breaks down the karting to F1 journey for Kennedy, which is full of money, learning to drive a stick, money, determination, and a little bit of....genius. 

EPISODE SEVEN: BEGGING LEWIS TO DROP THE ALBUM - THE SPANISH GP The 2021 Spanish GP in Barcelona left us with.... about 20 minutes of race recap since that's all there was to say about it, and about 20 minutes of manifesting the release of Lewis Hamilton's song of the summer/album. 

EPISODE SIX: SLEEPING THROUGH THE PORTUGUESE GPIt's the third race in the 2021 F1 championship and this race was.... well, let's just say Cate and Kennedy made a fun time out of very little substance from today's race in Portimão. If you stay with us until the end you'll get a surprise reading from Kennedy - taking bets in the comments now as to what the reading content actually is. We promise it's F1...adjacent. 

EPISODE FIVE: SLIPPING & SLIDING AT THE IMOLA GP Ooooh baby we got a wet race this week! Many dramas occurred on and off track - let the ladies dish you the hot gossip with some more F1 basics thrown in along the way. The SMSOTW won by a landslide.... you get one hint for who the winner was this week: BUCKET HAT!  

EPISODE FOUR: THE BAHRAIN GP Yes! The first race of the 2021 season was this last weekend and Cate and Kennedy are here to give you the download on everything that happened last week leading up to the race including a quick processing moment with Drive to Survive Season 3 (the reason we're all here in the first place...), how free practice Friday went before qualifying on Saturday, and then they get into the nitty grits of race day in Bahrain. Oh and we can't forget about social media star of the week... can you guess who the girls have chosen? We think...you might. 

The girls are back to give you their social media stars of winter break - who has the best hair on the grid right now, the update on who else is wearing a cream sweater (we see a trend here)....and also a few things about Formula 1. Ok there's still a lot of talk about Formula 1, especially now that we've come fresh off of winter testing and are gearing up for the FIRST race of the season next weekend!!! Get stoked - Cate and Kennedy are here to get you pumped and give you their predictions for what's going to be an amazing season of Formula 1 racing. 

This week, Cate and Kennedy give you their highlights and lowlights of the 2020 season to help get you up to speed for the 2021 season which starts at the end of March! Which drivers had a good year? Which drivers lost their spot on the grid? They're here to bring you the hot goss version of last season while breaking down a few more sport fundamentals for new fans. Welcome to Lights Out! 

Trailer for the all female F1 Podcast, Lights out. 

Welcome back to Lights Out! In this companion episode, Cate and Kennedy give you a rundown of the ten Formula 1 teams, driver line-ups and team principals for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Be sure to check out our Instagram @Lightsoutf1thepodcast for the eye candy version of the 2021 grid. It's lights out...and away we go!

Welcome to the debut episode of Lights Out! Join Cate and Kennedy as they introduce you to the exciting, heart pounding and unique world of Formula 1 racing. This episode will cover how the ladies discovered their passion for the sport, why they think you should become a fan too and offer you an overview of Formula 1 in a 101 session. Get ready to laugh, learn and fall in love with all the sport has to offer. It's lights out...and away we go!