Sports Squad

Nic Hamilton - brother of Lewis Hamilton - tells Ayo and Chanel how he's overcome a disability, bullying and racism to become a top racing driver. He hopes the Black Lives Matter protests will be the start of something positive and 'powerful'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Double Winter Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold says her event is like being on a roller coaster: it's terrifying and exciting! She tells Ayo and Chanel all about it and her worries about losing her Olympic gold medals! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Olympic rowing champ Moe Sbihi talks about winning gold at the Rio Games and explains how getting involved in rowing for him was like a 'fairy tale'. He also talks about how he's helping inspire kids of all faiths and backgrounds to take up rowing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

England cricket star Liam Plunkett remembers last year's historic World Cup win. He's not superstitious but had a 'feeling' England would win and tells Ayo and Chanel how the night after he slept with his World Cup medal around his neck! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former world super middleweight boxing champion Carl Froch reveals he was actually a small and skinny kid! Find out how he felt at home at his local boxing club when growing up and how boxing can teach you life skills See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Ryan tells Ayo and Chanel how he coached Fiji to their first ever Olympic gold medal in the Rugby Sevens at Rio 2016! Find out how to say hello in Fijian, and who exactly is RatuPeni Rayani Latianara? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

England football star Danny Welbeck tells Ayo and Chanel about joining Manchester United when he was just 8 years old. He explains you need to really enjoy working hard to become a top player. He reveals Cristiano Ronaldo is the most skilful footballer he's played with! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hannah Cockcroft chats about being a T34 athlete and pushing herself to the limit! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Top footballer Christian Fuchs remembers winning the Premier League with Leicester City against all the odds and explains how family is more important than football. He also tells Chanel how she can improve her football skills at home! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Netball legend Tracey Neville explains how she played football more than netball as a kid, alongside her brothers Gary and Phil! Lots of you now want to be netball players after England's recent successes but after winning the Commonwealth Games gold medal with England, all Tracey wanted was a cup of tea! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

World record breaking freestyle footballer Liv Cooke explains how to improve your keepy-uppy skills, how Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo inspired her as a child, and why freestyle is nothing like football! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A World Cup winning cricketer joins Ayo and Chanel to talk about winning the tournament with England and how heavy the trophy is! She tells us about how to practise your cricket skills indoors and Ebony gives us a demonstration of her drumming skills. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rebecca Adlington is a double Olympic swimming champion! Rebecca explains all the hard work that goes into becoming an Olympic swimming champion including waking up at 5am in the morning to train as a child. She tells Ayo and Chanel how swimming taught her life skills, helped her travel the world and meet new friends and find out how to find an affordable swimming pool near you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ayo and Chanel talk to Judy Murray, tennis coach and mum of stars Andy and Jamie. Judy explains how you can practice tennis at home using biscuit tins and balloons. She also tells us how she would like children to take part in sports and fitness activities as part of their school homework. You can find out too who used to win when Andy and Jamie played tennis as kids. Plus Ayo is challenged to become a Hula Hooper! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sir Chris Hoy is an eleven-times world champion and six-times an Olympic champion in cycling! He's got an MBE and is a British racing driver and former track cyclist who represented Great Britain at the Olympic and World Championships! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jill Scott's a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester City and the England national team. In 2019, she was awarded an MBE, which stands for Member of the Order of the British Empire, for her contribution to football – but her crowning achievement will absolutely be chatting to Ayo and Chanel for Sports Squad! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maddie Hinch, is an English international field hockey player. She plays for England and Great Britain as a goalkeeper and is the first guest on our brand new podcast series, Sports Squad! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sports Squad launches on Monday 20th April 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 5: What’s Your News is a serious news show, but with a difference. Just like the humans on TV, we have a news studio with cameras, lights, microphones, screens and sets, but it’s all run by ants. Yep, ants. Oh, and rather than national politics (yawn) and world events, our news is your news – the arrival of a new pet, learning to ride a bike, playing a new tune on the piano, getting a haircut – eek. The ants are interested in all kinds of news – as long as it comes from children. See...

Ep 4: What’s Your News is a serious news show, but with a difference. Just like the humans on TV, we have a news studio with cameras, lights, microphones, screens and sets, but it’s all run by ants. Yep, ants. Oh, and rather than national politics (yawn) and world events, our news is your news – the arrival of a new pet, learning to ride a bike, playing a new tune on the piano, getting a haircut – eek. The ants are interested in all kinds of news – as long as it comes from children. See...