Podcast appearances and mentions of Mary Peters

If you're thinking about a home remodel soon, tariffs could be changing your timeline — and your budget. So, we're checking in with a Treasure Valley-based contractor about what's going on at these job sites. Mary Peters is the CEO of Sasquatch Contracting, and she's sharing which home projects are most at risk of sticker shock, and some surprising intel about what raw home materials are still made in the U.S. Plus, she shares insider tips for avoiding tariff price hikes during your remodel.  Want some more Boise news? Head over to our Hey Boise newsletter where you'll get a cheatsheet to the city every weekday morning. Learn more about the sponsor of this May 7th episode:  Aura Frames - Get $35-off plus free shipping on the Carver Mat frame with Promo Code CITYCAST Interested in advertising with City Cast Boise? Find more info HERE. Reach us at boise@citycast.fm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WELCOME BACK! I am so excited about this episode! This is one that you might want to watch and listen to! I was lucky enough to go to H2K and record this episode in person :) Mary Peters and Sam Kennedy have an amazing gym in H2K Fitness and if you are ANYWHERE near Frisco, Texas you should absolutely check them out! https://h2kfitness.com/ for a free 3 class pass! 

Today on the podcast, we are joined by founder and CEO of Sasquatch Contracting, Mary Peters! She is sharing her journey in the male-dominated field of contracting and what you must know as a homeowner. About the Guest:Mary Peters is the founder and CEO of Sasquatch Contracting, a full-service design, remodel, and general construction firm serving homeowners, multifamily housing, and commercial properties in southwest Idaho. As one of the few female leaders in the construction industry, Mary prides herself on an education-forward environment for homeowners and property managers so that they remain confident in the project throughout the construction process.https://www.sasquatchcontracting.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchcontracting/ https://www.facebook.com/sasquatchcontracting About the Host: Following the crumbs in the chaos is a full-time job as a Productivity Coach. As a busy mom of three and the founder of Chaos N' Cookies, keeping moms from crumbling is my main objective. After gaining 10+ years of experience as a Director of Marketing helping build multiple 6 & 7-figure businesses for other women I've created the Chaos Control System to equip moms to overcome their own objections so they can live the life they want to live and start that business they have always wanted. The Family Playbook, or standard operating procedure, is the tool every mama needs to save time and stress-less when chaos ensues at home. For new biz owners, I also help simplify systems on social media and other business platforms to automate processes to get their business up and running quickly and efficiently with how-tos and hands-on coaching. I have helped hundreds of women to be more productive and self-sufficient in their homes and businesses allowing them to reclaim control of the chaos. www.chaosncookies.comhttps://www.instagram.com/chaosncookies/https://www.instagram.com/theheathergreco/https://www.facebook.com/Chaos-n-Cookies-111324364538688https://chaosncookies.com/shophttps://linktr.ee/hsteinker Thanks for listening!Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!Subscribe to the podcastIf you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app.Leave us an Apple Podcasts reviewRatings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.

Join Olympic champions Sanya Richards-Ross and Greg Rutherford for the latest episode of Inside Track, where the duo are joined by the legendary Lady Mary Peters and United States Paralympian Hunter Woodhall. Mary shares her incredible history in the sport as she takes in her 13th Olympic Games, whilst Hunter tells us how he balances sprinting and social media, including the story on how his wife Tara "shot her shot!" Follow this podcast for the “Inside Track” on the World of Athletics and watch the full video version of this, and the other shows, at worldathletics.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mary Peters (1939-present) is a former athlete from Northern Ireland who won a gold medal for the pentathlon at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. This marked the bloodiest year of The Troubles. Peters went on to champion other athletes from Northern Ireland. For Further Readings:  Olympics: Memory Lane - 72, A Gathering of Champions The Irish Times: Mary Peters: ‘Northern Ireland was going through terrible times. I just wanted to bring some good news' Council on Foreign Relations: Moving Past the Troubles: The Future of Northern Ireland Peace This month we're celebrating the women who performed physical and mental feats in sports. They overcame societal barriers, personal struggles, and fierce competition to pursue their dreams of glory. We're talking about Athletes. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn't help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we'll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Lindsey Kratochwill, Adesuwa Agbonile, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Hannah Bottum, Lauren Willams, and Adrien Behn. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Miles Moran. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we explore a little less known hymn than usual. First published in 1847, "Through the Love of God Our Savior" by Mary Peters is one of security found in our Savior, Jesus Christ. "The only way to combat the lies of the serpent is with our strongest weapon…God's Word. When Jesus was tempted, he went to scripture. And I don't know about you, but if Jesus's weapon against the lies of Satan is scripture; then it should be ours too!"I love how hymns, especially the one's that have stood the test of time, remind us of God's Word. Buried within the poetry and beauty of our greatest hymns we find deep theological truth and doctrine that remind us of who God is and what He has done for us through the finished work of Jesus, This song is another one of those great reminders. Listen and enjoy! "All Must Be Well" by Matthew Smith from Wake Thy Slumbering Children: Indelible Grace V Other "All Must Be Well" Indelible Grace hymn resourcesSupport the show www.thebrightforever.comAll songs used by permission.

Podcaster Robert Knauer discusses advice given him prior to his departure from DCMA for Washington DC to be "careful" in what he said to people. A preacher told me, "Bob whatever you say in DC will be overheard by someone and they will tell on you." Well...that all turned out to be true in my story about the Assistant Secretary of Finance and Admin at DOl when I referred to him as a little Hitler during a conference I attended. Word got back to Mary Peters (then SEC. of Transportion for DOT), and so yes, the story the preacher told me turned out to be very true. WATCH WHAT YOU SAY AND TO WHOM.

In this week's episode, Sarah is joined by Lady Mary Peters, LG, CH, DBE a Northern Irish former athlete, best known as a competitor in the pentathlon and shot put and Founder of Mary Peters Trust. 

☕ RBP : 186 David McGlynn ➡️ David drops in for a chat with Gerard about his running journey and how he got to Providence  ➡️ Race results around the country with some swift results at National relays ➡️ Bun strike at Mary Peters track  Like.Share.Subscribe

Welcome to Sport Inspires, a podcast recorded with the Mary Peters Trust and made possible by the Coca-cola Thank you Fund.   Today's episode is with Olympic hockey stars Stephen Martin and Jimmy Kirkwood who both won gold medals with Team GB in the 1988 Summer Games.   In this conversation myself and Lady Mary Peters talk with them about: Their once in a lifetime experiences in Korea The strangest doors their medals have opened for them And why they think no one from Northern Ireland has won gold in the summer games ever since.    Thanks so much for being here and we really hope you enjoy.    https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/olympic-gold-medals-northern-ireland

Wednesday – Do you like your name? Does Rap and Hip Hop get the respect of other music genres? Animal House with Mary Peters from K9 Partners for Patriots. Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell talks about some big changes at the newspaper. Rauce Thoughts on the last day of school. Plus, WOKE News, Trivia & Last Call.

Hello and welcome to the Sport Inspires Podcast — a new series in collaboration with The Mary Peters Trust and the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund.     Each episode will give you the chance to listen in on conversations with Northern Ireland’s incredible sports men and women on the topics of performance, mental health and life after sport.     Our first episode is a double-whammy, featuring a conversation with Gold-Medalist Lady Mary Peters and an interview with 21-year-old Gymnast Rhys McClenaghan who is competing in his first Olympic Games this summer.      Really hope you enjoy!   //   New episodes in this series will go out every 2nd Monday on the Best Of Belfast platform and will feature the wide range of talent and personalities competing at the highest level of their given sport.   Special thanks to Stephen Watson who kindly hosted the Rhys interview featured in this episode.   //   Webpage for this episode: https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/mary-peter-rhys-mcclenaghan    

Unionism at another crossroads:Monday was the birthday of partition. It was a century since the Northern State formally came into existence with the passing into law on May 3, 1921 of the Government of Ireland Act. Unionist parties, the British government and some others tried –unsuccessfully for the most part – to turn this into a birthday celebration. The British government's colonial office in Belfast, the NIO (Northern Ireland Office), not the Executive or Assembly, was given the task of organising this. Some bright spark came up with the idea of using Seamus Heaney and Mary Peters' images under the tagline “Our Story in the Making: NI Beyond 100”. It was supposed to be all about “the spirit of inclusivity, mutual respect and optimism.” It backfired. No-one had asked the Heaney family. The NIO claimed that the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University had given its permission for the portrait to be used but this was denied. There was outrage and uproar with many quoting Seamus Heaney's own words: “Be advised, my passport's green/No glass of ours was ever raised to toast the Queen.” Israel still enforcing apartheid:I make no apologies for returning again to the plight of the Palestinian people living under the yoke of Israeli apartheid laws and policies. Last week Human Rights Watch published a 224 page report on the policies and actions of the Israeli state.

The Mississippi Moments Decades Series continues counting down to the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage 50th Anniversary Celebration in 2021. Today we dip into an interview conducted in August of 1973. Mrs. Mary Lillian Peters (Ogden) Whitten graduated from Mississippi Normal College (USM) with a degree in Music Education in 1923. She has many fond and entertaining memories of college life in those early days, but in this episode, we focus on her life growing up on a farm in Noxubee County. 1973 – Mary Whitten of Macon, Mississippi was born on her family’s farm in 1904. She remembers selling vegetables and dairy products to the local agricultural high school for extra income. Farm life in Mississippi during the early 20th Century required hard work and self-sufficiency. Whitten recalls hunting wild honey and hickory nuts and smoking meat in winter.  After Whitten’s father died in 1915, the entire family worked to keep their dairy farm going. She describes rounding up the cows for milking and washing clothes in a nearby spring. Part of Whitten’s responsibilities included churning cream and clabber into butter and buttermilk. She recounts feeling heartbroken once after accidentally spilling the contents of the churn.

DISCLAIMER: Turn down your volume while listening to this episode due to the volume being louder than usual (because we were tipsy and were not aware of how loud we were) In this weeks episode, Marisa & Kelsey spill the tea about their best friend Mary Peters and some embarrassing, intriguing secrets about her. Lets just say you will get to know Mary on a personal level by the end! Please send us suggestions or questions about literally anything at our instagram or twitter below, we love to hear from you :) BE FRIENDS WITH US! Instagram: @wedontknow.pod Twitter: @wdk_podcast Marisa's Instagram: @marisalafalce Kelsey's Instagram: @kelseyypark --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wedontknowpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wedontknowpodcast/support

Today I share poetry by Ralph S. Cushman and Mary Peters from a poetry book that I found while browsing for some furniture at a local thrift store in Atlanta, Georgia. I will also share what my husband and I have been up to on our artistic journey with regards to moving during the vlog chat and also give you an update about the Love In Millennia website. You can watch my vlog at www.loveinmillennia.com

Lady Mary Peters is 80. She broke 25 British records in an illustrious career, winning a sensational Olympic Gold medal in 1972. In 1975, she established a charitable Trust, now known as the Mary Peters Trust, which has supported thousands of other athletes to achieve their own dreams. Mary offers insights into her career and explores her motivation to help others. https://marypeterstrust.org https://youtu.be/zmrLisn-fkw

Colin Davidson is an artist from Belfast, Northern Ireland.   Since 2010, Colin's focus has been on painting scale portraits which have received widespread recognition and many international awards.     His critically acclaimed exhibition ‘Silent Testimony’ reveals the stories of eighteen people connected by their individual experiences of loss through the Troubles and has been displayed in Belfast, Paris, Dublin and NYC.   Some of his other portrait sitters include the likes of President Bill Clinton, HM The Queen, Ed Sheeran and many local legends like Gary Lightbody, Seamus Heaney, Oliver Jeffers, Dame Mary Peters and Liam Neeson.     Colin was commissioned by TIME Magazine in 2015 to paint the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, for the cover of its ‘Person of the Year’ issue.     In today's episode we talk about: His first memories Teaching Brad Pitt how to paint Why he paints his subjects looking away from the viewer The business side of art And the greatest challenges/successes he's faced along the way   This conversation also includes voice questions from The Producer's Club as well as people Colin has painted like Gary Lightbody, Mary Peters and Oliver Jeffers.     Thanks so much to everyone who submitted ideas and insights to make this episode possible. I am so incredibly excited to share it with you today. // To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Colin (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/colin-davidson-artist   Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.   To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/   Cheers!   — Matt   

"It's almost deja vu - I had flashbacks" - Former Green Bay Packers executive Andrew Brandt joins us to give his reaction to the virtual NFL draft and his old side's shock selection of a new quarterback. Draft selection Jordan Love is being tipped to challenge established quarterback Aaron Rodgers long-term and Brandt who drafted Rodgers and had to manage a similar situation with him and Brett Favre predicts things won't end pretty. Cricket in the South Pacific Islands - On Saturday the season resumes on Vanuatu, with the Women's club super league finals day. Vanuatu has NO cases of coronavirus but they were struck earlier this month by cyclone Harold, one of the strongest ever recorded in the region. We'll speak live to Shane Deitz who is the head of cricket there. Every time I step out the door I'm "fearful" - UFC fighter Trevin Giles is also a police officer in Houston. He tells us how his day job has changed during the COVID 19 pandemic and of his fears about catching the virus and potentially spreading it to his wife, who is a nurse, and their small child. The Isolation diaries - Five weeks after we first spoke to former New Zealand netballer Catherine Tuivaiti, we'll check back in to see how life under lock down in Italy is going. This time we'll also be joined by her husband Jimmy, who plays for Italy's national rugby union team and their baby son Bash. The Big Pink Dress - The London Marathon was due to take place this weekend and its postponement was a huge blow for charities, who raise millions of pounds in sponsorship from runners taking part. Colin Plews AKA the Big Pink Dress is still running the marathon distance but on a treadmill in his back garden. Colin runs marathons in elaborate dresses that can weigh up to forty pounds and he'll join us to tell us why he runs in a dress, the inspiration for his costumes and the good causes he's ran on behalf of. Sporting Witness - This week we go back to 1972 when Mary Peters won pentathlon gold at the Munich Olympics. It was a victory that made her a national hero back home in Northern Ireland across the sectarian divide. The Foodie Footballer - Marc Pugh played in the Premier League for Bournemouth and when his wife had their second child he developed an interest in cooking and nutrition. The now Queens Park Rangers player goes by the moniker "the foodie footballer" on Instagram and he'll join us to discuss how to eat healthily during lock down and he'll cook us a dish live on air. Photo: Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers reacts after a play against the San Francisco 49ers during the NFC Championship game (Credit: Getty images)

In 1972, the Northern Irish athlete Mary Peters became a hero across the sectarian divide in her country by winning the gold medal in pentathlon at the Munich Olympics. At the age of 33, Peters was coming to the end of her career but she took victory in the final 200-metre sprint by just one tenth of a second, setting a World Record in the process. Mary Peters talks to Ian Williams. PHOTO: Mary Peters in action (Getty Images)

Mary Peters, a wife and mother of three children, tells her story of life events unfolding one after another, after another.  A job change, a move, a medical diagnosis of one child, to a rare disease diagnosis of another child, multiple trips to Children's Hospital and it all happening within days and weeks of each other. She shares of God's providence and provision over their family, that "He's got this" and that even in trial, they are finding joy in their journey. To get in touch with Mary, visit:  www.lifestylerevoilution.com  Instagram: @marypeters  Facebook: Mary Dekowny Peters

British Olympic legend Lady Mary Peters went to a bookshop to buy a book on women's sport. There were over a hundred on men's sport but only four on women's, so she decided to change that ratio. Peters’ new book highlights overlooked sportswomen across disciplines and generations. She joins Clare McDonnell and Kirsten Webster on the Fired Up Sport podcast to talk about ‘Sportswomen Who Inspire’, how she still walks four miles a day at eighty years old and how she's determined to leave a legacy that will give practical help to young athletes. 

The year was 1972, it was a troublesome time in Belfast but through all that darkness shone a very bright light in the form of the Olympic Pentathlon winner Mary Peters, not only did she win the event by a mere 10 points out of 4800 but Mary aged 33 smashed all her own pbs to break the world record. This is a comprehensive journey through Mary’s life from her climb to athletic supremacy to having her life threatened, losing her coach to a car accident 6 months after Olympic gold, to building the Mary Peters track and setting up a stepping stone charity the Mary Peters Trust to help young Irish athletes chase their dreams. Lady Mary Elizabeth Peters has more letters behind her name than the earl of Kensington, but this year she was very honoured to named as Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter which is the highest order of Knight hood that the Queen can appoint. I’d just like to give a huge shout out for Mary’s latest book which is an exceptional gift to present to any young person at Christmas, it’s called ‘Passing The Torch’ and it celebrates some of the most successful female athletes (see link below), Sales from the book will raise money for the Mary Peters Trust which supports young athletes.  Passing the Torch: Mary Peters Sportswomen who Inspire (Great Xmas Present) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Passing-Torch-Peters-Sportswomen-Inspire/dp/1902471164/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NKHEA4ZGNYC7&keywords=passing+the+torch&qid=1576353945&s=books&sprefix=passing+the+to%2Cstripbooks%2C221&sr=1-1 Spirit of Running ‘Best Use of Social Media’ https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SORNISocialMedia?fbclid=IwAR20t_n9WlVufHuTbFl1ttuuS_c7W9LmnnaXYzQml8Cs75koyR4I5PH_NsU

Lady Mary Peters, LG CH DBE RNR OLY — or Mary P as her friends call her — is an Olympic Gold Medalist, member of the Order Of The Garter and author of her new book Passing The Torch.   In this episode, we chat about moving to NI at a young age, her experience competing in the Olympics and the challenges she’s faced along the way.   // To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Lady Mary (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/lady-mary-peters   Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.   To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/   Cheers!   — Matt   

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Welcome to We Are All Belfast Girls.Our first guest, Lady Mary Peters is simply a legend. From winning gold at the Olympics in 1972 for the pentathlon to encouraging generations of sporting stars, Mary is the ultimate sporting role model. Find out more about her journey, her love for her best friends, her brand new book and receiving an amazing honour from the Queen.

Being a heptathlete (we imagine; we’re hardly speaking from experience here at Backstraight HQ…) requires not only explosiveness, endurance, technical finesse, and sublime co ordination, but nerves of absolute steel. The psychological challenges of the event have proven a stumbling block for many physically-gifted athletes, and to be able to reach into your bag of tricks and deliver a third round clearance, lifetime best, or gutsy 800 metres at the end of two gruelling days of competition requires the mentality of a supreme competitor. Niamh Emerson, from what we’ve seen so far, is one of those. Bronze at her first major senior championships, gold in Tampere after the most dramatic of 800 metres, and silver behind KJT with the best pentathlon performance ever executed by a teenager: we have grown accustomed to this athlete bringing her A-game every time. Great Britain’s heptathlon heritage is as rich as they come - Mary Rand, Mary Peters, Judy Simpson, Denise Lewis, Kelly Sotherton, Jess Ennis-Hill, and Katarina Johnson Thompson - and it seems increasingly evident that Emerson’s name is destined to join that illustrious roster. A knee tendon tear in Gotzis might have brought her season to an abrupt halt, but her outlook is remarkably positive, with Tokyo drawing ever-closer, and this pause in her meteoric ascent the perfect opportunity to reflect upon her career so far. Friendships with Jess and Kat, working on her explosive power whilst maintaining that fantastic 800 metres of hers, and how on earth she always manages to find that extra centimetre when the pressure’s on: we hope you enjoy this latest interview special.Here’s a seven-event challenge of your own, should you choose: listen to this episode, give it a share to spread the Emerson love, review the Backstraight Boys (& Girl) podcast, let us know your thoughts (@BackstraightB & @Claire_GThomas), follow us on Instagram (@BackstraightBoysPodcast), join our Fantasy DL League (PIN: 5533292), and - finally - just keep being the awesome listeners that you already are x

☕ RBP : 38 OUT NOW!! ☕ ➡️ Gerard & Mark back together giving it the beans for another week ➡️ Mark launches straight into a long overdue Mal Malone ➡️ We make an attempt to cover results from across the Island. 5ks to Ultras at home and away ➡️ Gerard attends Belfast Milers at Mary Peters and reports back on what was a great day and his decision to drop from the 5000m A race to the B.   Drop your questions or comments below and don't forget to leave us a review! Like. Share. Subscribe.

Queen Mary The Great. When we contrived to bump into Mary Peters at the BAWA awards luncheon back in November, Jody told her he’d rather interview her than Usain Bolt, and – on this week’s pod – you’ll hear why. A lengthy and lofty career...

Auckland Writers Festival 2015 The quest for justice has seldom been more grippingly documented than in the book This House of Grief. The Australian novelist, essayist, screenwriter and journalist Helen Garner witnessed the trial of Robert Farquharson, charged with murdering his three children by drowning. This is not her first attempt to grapple with complex issues of justice and truth – Joe Cinque’s Consolation and The First Stonecanvas equally disturbing territory. The much-awarded, sometimes controversial, Garner talks to Mary Peters.

Here’s a sport quiz for you. Name a world-class athlete who hailed from the state of Nebraska: an Olympic champion, a hall of famer, someone who was among the very best at his or her game. (And no sneaking over to Google!) If you’re stumped, as I was, you’ll find some hints below. But first, think of another distant land with the same population as Nebraska (roughly 1.8 million), far removed from financial and industrial centers, like the state on the American Plains, with a hard climate and a waning economy. Then mix in violent sectarian conflict that turns athletic rivals into bitter enemies. Yet surprisingly, from this marginal and divided region came the greatest footballer of his generation, an Olympic gold-medalist in the pentathlon, a world champion boxer, and a young golfer hailed as the sport’s next great star. This is Northern Ireland. Teddy Jamieson grew up in Coleraine, a small city in County Londonderry. He was a boy when the Troubles began, but as he explains in the interview, his hometown was mostly quiet in the years of bombings and shootings. Nevertheless, he was eager to leave to go to university, and he has lived in Scotland ever since. Teddy came to realize early on, however, that he would never be Scottish. That realization came while watching sports. Even though he had been desperate to leave the North, believing that there was nothing there for him, Teddy’s first loyalty–expressed spontaneously, unconsciously, when watching a football match on television–remained with Northern Ireland. Teddy’s book Whose Side Are You On? Sport, the Troubles, and Me (Yellow Jersey Press, 2011) is, in part, a history of the mixing of sports and politics in Northern Ireland. He presents the stories of the great footballer (George Best), the Olympic pentathlete (Mary Peters), the boxing champion (Barry McGuigan), and the young golfer (Rory McIlroy), as set against the Troubles and its aftermath. But his book is also the memoir of fan who comes to understand how deeply his sports allegiances and memories shape him. In that respect, Teddy’s book–and hopefully our interview–offers insight into the experiences of any fan, whether from divided Northern Ireland or placid Nebraska. And as for world-class athletes, Nebraska has indeed produced a few. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices