Backstraight Boys (& Girl) Athletics Chat
Join Jody, Bayo, and Claire each fortnight as they discuss athletics' hot topics, cover live events, and host stars of the sport in longer interview specials. Hit 'subscribe', give us a rating, and join in the conversation on Twitter: @BackstraightB and @Claire_GThomas.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 184
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
#24 – Aussie Thrills, English Spills, and Langford Lovin’: Gold Coast 2018 Done and Dusted
Jody, Bayo, and Claire are in the same country – as Anna in ‘Frozen’ sings whilst cavorting around Arendelle Castle – for the first time in forever. Backstraight is well and truly back.…
01:25:31 |
Sun 06 May 2018
#23 – What a Legend! What a Champion! … What a Relief: Cathy Freeman Interview Special
We’ve not seen any of the Australian coverage of the Commonwealths, but – if the Gold Coast production team is anything like the BBC – they love showing historic montages of Aussie athl…
00:12:57 |
Wed 11 Apr 2018
#22 – Mixed Zone, Potential Medallists, and Moustaches: Trackside Snippets from the Gold Coast
The Commonwealths have been stressful in a number of ways: four separate teams to follow for the usual Team GB stalwarts; deciding which will yield more Twitter traction – #GC2018 (lost…
00:14:44 |
Tue 10 Apr 2018
#21 – Indoor Golds, Commonwealth Golds, and a Golden Coast: Welcoming in GC2018
Claire’s back in England, but Jody and Bayo have jetted off to the Gold Coast, where they’re representing the hallowed establishment of Track and Field News as Commonwealth Corresponden…
00:45:01 |
Fri 06 Apr 2018
#20 – Pioneering, podiums, and philanthropy: ‘Gold Medal’ Mary Peters Interview Special
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 wee…
00:53:58 |
Sun 25 Mar 2018
#19 – Bowerman Babes, Fruit Loop Luck, and Avocado Anthems: Courtney Frerichs Interview Special
11th August 2017. London. Courtney Frerichs eats a bowl of fruit loops for breakfast. She lines up for the women’s steeplechase final, the word ‘Fearless’ inked temporarily upon her arm…
01:09:32 |
Fri 09 Mar 2018
#18 – Big British Stars, Brilliant Bosworth, and Backstraighting in Birmingham: The 2018 British Indoor Championships
As fun as these descriptions are to write, the way to sell you on this episode is a list: a star-studded who’s-who of the athletes Jody spoke to at the 2018 British Indoor Champs, many …
01:05:26 |
Tue 20 Feb 2018
#17 – Singing, Sledding, and Soaring: Jaz Sawyers Interview Special
Need a lawyer? An outstanding tongue-in-cheek cover of a Sheeran track? A Summer and/or Winter Olympic role model? Or just an absolutely cracking new Instagram follow? Look no further t…
00:48:39 |
Thu 25 Jan 2018
#16 – Country Crossing, Pimple Popping, and SPOTY Speculating: A New Year of Athletics and Resolutions
Much to Claire’s delight, this week is the first episode with complete gender parity (Jody’s off sunning himself in Goa). In his absence, Bayo and the Backstraight Girl discuss December…
00:51:53 |
Thu 11 Jan 2018
#15 – Brickbats, Bouquets, and a general Athletic Bonanza
Part two of our latest recording session. We talk about the things we love in athletics, and those we really don’t. Expect cameos by Whitney, Flo-Jo, Fort Minor, and a whole host of oth…
01:12:56 |
Wed 27 Dec 2017
#14 – Swimming, Skating, and Smorgasbords: all the big stories, feat. Bobby Clay and Perri Shakes-Drayton
As recording sessions go, this one was an epic. We sat down mid-afternoon, before gradually cancelling our evening plans and discussing athletics’ news well into the wintry night. Colin…
01:05:19 |
Wed 13 Dec 2017
#13 – Fast Times, Tough Times, and Strange Things: Jess Judd Interview Special
A slight misnomer here, as we’ve ended up editing out the Stranger Things chat (in case you were wondering: Jess also thinks Season Two, Episode Seven was abysmal), but it’s left even m…
00:53:45 |
Wed 06 Dec 2017
#12 – Commonwealths, Rankings, and Rants: Farah hits the roads, Mellor hits the headlines, and Griffiths hits the heights
Following on from Aly Dixon’s chat with Claire last week, we’ve a pretty marathon-heavy pod. Mo Farah is hopping on a plane to get good at running them; Jonny Mellor won’t be getting on…
00:52:44 |
Wed 15 Nov 2017
#11 – Run, Run, and then Run some more: Aly Dixon Interview Special
What do flamingoes, Paula Radcliffe, and screaming Londoners have in common? Well, not very much at all, if we’re honest – but they’re all discussed in this week’s episode: another in-d…
00:45:18 |
Fri 10 Nov 2017
#10 – Better late than never..? On medal reallocation
Doping dominates discourse on athletics. Fact. We don’t want to discuss cheats on our podcast. Also true. Fantastic athletes who were robbed of their moment upon the podium at a major c…
00:38:26 |
Tue 24 Oct 2017
#9 – Run, Jump, Blog: Tianna Bartoletta Interview Special
World and Olympic Champion, Tianna Bartoletta, has carved quite the niche. She can jump over seven metres, has a world record to her name, has studied medicine, and crafts powerful, elo…
01:12:07 |
Sat 07 Oct 2017
#8 – Worlds collide: Pooley, Turner, ‘the Hedgehog’, and Butterfield
In perhaps the most eclectic episode to date, Claire and Jody discuss their European athletes of the year, the future (or lack thereof) of the Commonwealth Games, who might break the me…
01:18:11 |
Thu 21 Sep 2017
#7 – Mysterious Girls, rough cut diamonds, and thoughts from a Wetherspoon’s
It’s a patchwork quilt of an episode today, as the gang tackle your questions on the season, and contemplate the Diamond League as a concept. Bayo calls in from an airport bar, Jody con…
00:57:53 |
Tue 05 Sep 2017
#6 – Normality is restored: a look back at London 2017
Ten days glued to our televisions or seats in the Olympic Stadium wasn’t enough athletics for a fortnight, so we met up to discuss our highs, lows, and takeaways. Listen out for the lat…
00:45:39 |
Mon 21 Aug 2017
#5 – Hashtags, hedgehogs, and hunks – World Champs Day Seven
We stole fifteen minutes before our BBC 5 Live debut to record an emergency pod, pooling some of our thoughts on the World Championships so far. Spoiler alert: expect rants about covera…
00:14:15 |
Wed 09 Aug 2017
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