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Podcasts
Green baize gladiators: Bridge as a mindsport for all
ResearchPod: Electronic sports, or esports, have evolved the concept of ‘sport’, especially around the mental acuity needed to play.
Levelling Up Podcast
Prof Punch shares insights from world class players on how to improve one’s game.
BBC Radio Scotland: Interview with Prof Samantha Punch
The benefits of bridge for youth players
Leisure Society: Interview with Samantha Punch
Mindsport, Bridge and Sexism in Leisure
faculti.net: Serious leisure experience in a dyadic pursuit
International, elite level tournament bridge is a unique context for exploring the dynamics of serious experience.
Sorry Partner: Interview with Samantha Punch, 2021
Samantha Punch Pulls No Punches
The Setting Trick: Interview with Samantha Punch, 2018
Sam’s love for bridge permeates her work life. She is a sociologist at the University of Stirling and under her leadership the University has started the academic study of the Sociology of Bridge