Podcasts about sunday's london marathon

Comedian Ed Gamble drops by to discuss how he plans to run Sunday's London Marathon. Also joining Jamie & Rachel are serious runner Lily Partridge and ESPN's Bill Pasterfield.

Simon Hix is the Harold Laski Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics. Vincent Chow chats with him about the UK's relationship with the EU post-Brexit, the life of Harold Laski, being a public intellectual and the state of the political centre in Britain today. Professor Hix is also Director of the LSE Institute of Public Affairs and Fellow of the British Academy as well as Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has written several books on EU and comparative politics, including "What's Wrong With the EU and How to Fix It" (Polity, 2008). In 2008 he won the prestigious Fenno Prize from the American Political Science Association for his book (co-authored with Abdul Noury and Gerard Roland) "Democratic Politics in the European Parliament" (Cambridge, 2007). Note: this was recorded before last Sunday's London Marathon, which Simon completed. His fundraising page is still live and can be found here: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=SimonHixHeadsTogether&pageUrl=1

NBA basketball star Isiah Thomas played for the Boston Celtics in a playoff game the day after his sister died in a fatal car accident. In light of this and Prince Harry's comments that boxing helped him get over the death of his mother, Princess Diana, we ask how good sport is as a healer for coping with loss? We speak to the former three-weight boxing world champion Duke McKenzie, who lost a brother to suicide whilst he was a professional fighter. Marathon of hope: Sunday's London Marathon is being dubbed "the mental health marathon" by the British Royal family, as they have joined up with a number of charities under the banner "Heads Together" to raise awareness of mental health. Paul Scates and his dad Norman from Bournemouth, in the south of England, are running for the charity Young Mind, and mental health is an issue close to their hearts. A home run for female sports films? Twenty-five years ago the film about a women’s baseball team, A League of Their Own, was released with huge success. It was supposed to be a home run for women's empowerment, paving the way for many more films about women's sport to come. However, 25 years on, how much has actually changed? Sport for a “new generation” of Muslim women: We speak to the British and European Kick-Boxing & Muay Thai Champion, Ruqsana Begum, who is trying to encourage more Muslim women to take part in sports at all levels by designing a range of everyday sport Hijab’s . Photo: Boxer Duke McKenzie. Credit: Getty Images.

For all the runners out there, particularly those who are putting the final preparations in for Sunday's London Marathon, here's 2 hours of music to keep you focused and motivated! Touching all bases throughout the mix, there are cinematic strings, afro percussion workouts, a footwork section, a building house and techno period, and of course the cool down with some disco and rare french jazz. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.