Captains with Sam Warburton

Alastair Campbell Part One: Why politics and sport are more similar than you think

Listen on

Episode notes

Sam is joined this episode by one of the biggest names in British politics, Alastair Campbell.

Alastair is the co-host of The Rest Is Politics podcast but is perhaps best known from his time as ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications & strategy when he was in power.

In this episode, we examine the crossover between politics and sport. Alastair explains why his involvement on the British & Irish Lions Tour received mixed reviews from the players and talks about using the fear of failure – even when in a winning position - to drive you on.

To get in touch with the show, email [email protected] and for extra content search for ‘Captains with Sam Warburton’ on LinkedIn.

If you are listening on Apple and would like to listen to this episode ad-free, as well as getting access to Crowd's other sports shows, click here: https://apple.co/3zQpfwE. You can also listen ad-free on Amazon music.

Music courtesy of BMG Production Music.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices