The Game Changers

Sue Anstiss

In this award-winning podcast Sue Anstiss talks to trailblazers in women sport. These are the individuals who are knocking down barriers and challenging the status quo for women and girls everywhere. Along with openly sharing their historic careers, what drives them and how they’ve dealt with tough challenges, each episode explores key issues for equality in sport and beyond.
We’re incredibly grateful to Sport England who support The Game Changers through a National Lottery award.
You can find out about all the guests at https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers Fearless Women in Sport

#3 in the Top 100 cricket All time chart

...more

2 Listeners

All episodes

Best episodes

Seasons

Top 10 The Game Changers Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Game Changers episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Game Changers for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Game Changers episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Tammy Parlour: Why female athletes make powerful role models

The Game Changers

05/03/22 • 38 min

Tammy Parlour MBE is the co-founder and dynamic CEO of The Women's Sport Trust, and works with leaders across sport, media and business, to raise the visibility and increase impact of women's sport.
Away from her role at the Women’s Sport Trust, Tammy is a master in the Korean martial art of Hapkido having practiced for 40 years. She set up her own hapkido and meditation school in the early nineties and still coaches regularly. A non-executive director for AFC Wimbledon Ladies, in 2019 Tammy was awarded an MBE for her services to gender equality in sport.
As the Women’s Sport Trust marks its 10th anniversary this year, we explore how things have changed in the past decade and why female athletes make such powerful role models.
A huge thank you to our partners, Sport England who are kindly supporting the next three series of The Game Changers podcast through the National Lottery.

Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lottery award.
Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers

Hosted by Sue Anstiss
Produced by Sam Walker, What Goes On Media
A Fearless Women production

2 Listeners

Sophie Carrigill: Challenging perceptions for all women with disabilities

The Game Changers

07/26/22 • 44 min

Sophie Carrigill is a British wheelchair basketball player who represented and co-captained Great Britain at the World and European Championships and at the Paralympic games.

She’s won world and European silver medals and reached the Paralympic semi-finals in a first for Great Britain.
Sophie’s just returned from playing wheelchair basketball professionally in Italy and continues to explore her passions beyond the court as she advocates for disabled women in sport and beyond.

Sophie talks candidly about the accident that caused her disability and the part sport has played in helping her to build her independence and strength. We explore the powerful inspiration of watching parasport at London 2012 and how she’s since had to overcome many setbacks in her sporting journey. She talks about playing professionally on a mixed team in Italy and her hopes for the future including a Paralympic medal at Paris 2024.

We also discuss how using social media has helped her to find her voice and advocate for others, as well as attracting more commercial partnerships and new opportunities.

Thanks to Sport England who support The Game Changers through the National Lottery.

1 Listener

Serena Guthrie: What it takes to be a strong leader in sport

The Game Changers

04/05/22 • 35 min

Today's guest is recognised as one of the world’s greatest ever netballers. Serena Guthrie was part of the England team that secured that incredible gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games against Australia on the Gold Coast.

Serena played in New Zealand and Australia, before returning home to Team Bath in 2019 where she captained the Roses to bronze in a home World Cup. In recognition for all she’s done for netball in 2019 she was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list.

Serena been Captain of England Netball and Team Bath, with over 100 caps for her country, she’s played in 3 Netball World Cups and Birmingham 2022 this summer should have been her 3rd Commonwealth Games but things changed this month, when she announced she was having a baby and retiring from netball.

In this fascinating conversation Serena talks openly about the challenges she's faced in her long career and we explore the commercial potential and future strategy for Britain’s most popular female sport.

A huge thank you to our partners, Sport England who are kindly supporting the next three series of The Game Changers podcast through the National Lottery.

1 Listener

Trailer: Series 11 of The Game Changers

The Game Changers

07/20/22 • 4 min

Fantastic news for all fans of women’s sport and equality – a new series of The Game Changers will be released on Tuesday July 26, 2022. And for the first time, all seven new episodes in series 11 will be released immediately, ensuring there’s plenty of great, inspiring content to listen to this summer.

Once again, this season of the award-winning podcast is backed by Sport England through a National Lottery award.

The podcast sees Sue Anstiss MBE talking to trailblazing women in sport who are knocking down barriers and challenging the status quo for women and girls across society. Along with openly sharing their historic careers, what drives them and how they’ve dealt with tough challenges, each episode also addresses key issues for equality in sport and beyond.

This season’s line-up includes:

Alice Dearing – The first black woman to swim for Great Britain at an Olympic Games talks about what more can be done to break down barriers for African, Caribbean and Asian communities in aquatics
Megan McLaren – Much respected professional golfer, Meg considers why the pay, coverage and opportunities for female golfers are still so far behind the men’s and what’s changing now.
Ali Donnelly – An Executive Director at Sport England and author of ‘Scrum Queens’, Ali considers the current state of play for women’s rugby how we can all play a part in the drive for equality in sprot
Radha Balani – the Managing Director of Think Beyond, Radha highlights how sport can change the lives of women and girls across the world
Sophie Carrigill - British wheelchair basketball player shares how sport can challenge perceptions for all women with disabilities
Fi Morgan – Sail GP’s director of purpose and impact, explores the power of sport to drive wellbeing and to ensure a better world for all.
Jodie Cunningham - St Helens and England Rugby League star, named Woman of Steel in 2021, considers the future growth of the women’s game & the impact of this autumn’s home World Cup

The Game Changers is hosted by Sue Anstiss, author of ‘Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport’, CEO of Fearless Women and co-founder of the Women’s Sport Collective.

Game changing guests from the previous series including Jess Ennis-Hill, Judy Murray, Gabby Logan, Katherine Grainger, Lucy Bronze, Judy Murray, Sarah Storey, Denise Lewis, Clare Balding, Kate Richardson-Walsh and Tanni Grey-Thompson.

Phil Smith, Executive Director of Partnerships at Sport England explains why the organisation is supporting The Game Changers:

"Supporting the development of existing and aspiring leaders a focus of Uniting The Movement. We think it’s a catalyst for bigger change in the industry. The Game Changers podcast champions women from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. The amazing and inspiring stories they uncover, from women of all backgrounds, makes it a must-listen.”

Commenting on the launch of the 11th series, Sue says: “We are delighted to be partnering again with Sport England as there’s such synergy with the work they do to tackle the inequalities women face across all areas of sport.

“Sport England’s backing and collaboration enables us to broaden the reach of the podcasts, ensuring more people, fr

1 Listener

Radha Balani: How sport changes women lives across the world

The Game Changers

07/26/22 • 45 min

Radha Balani is a much-respected industry professional who's having a huge impact in the sport for development arena.

Radha started her career in the university sports sector before working for leading organisations in sport, including the Football Foundation, Women in Sport, London Sport, and now as co-Managing Director of Think Beyond.

It’s a fascinating conversation as we explore the world of Sport for Development and how sport can be used intentionally to transform the lives of women and girls.

We explore Radha’s diverse career in sports leadership, and how organisations like BUCS, the Football Foundation and Women in Sport are driving change for grassroots participation.

Radha highlights the growing trend for athletes to use their profile to drive social change whilst still competing and we also touch on the need to recognise the mental health issues facing many elite athletes today.

Thanks to Sport England who support The Game Changers through the National Lottery.

1 Listener

Fiona Morgan: Using sport to drive sustainability

The Game Changers

07/26/22 • 46 min

Fiona Morgan is SailGP’s director of purpose and impact, who's driving the championship’s commitment to a better future and a better sport.

She's been instrumental in creating the pioneering ‘impact league’, Sail GP’s world first initiative to make sustainability essential to the fabric of sport.

With nearly 20 years’ experience in the sports industry, Fi has an exceptional track record of shaping social impact strategy and delivering campaigns for some of the world's most high-profile sports brands.
She's worked with a host of global athletes throughout her career from tennis legend Chris Everet, through to David Beckham and Bradley Wiggins, and was also responsible for developing the commercial strategy for the London 2012 Olympic games.

Fi believes deeply in the power of sport to drive wellbeing and to ensure a better world.

We explore sustainability developments at SailGP and they are also impacting other sports and what’s being done for gender equality in sailing and more widely across sports.

Fi talks openly about her own career in commercial sports and how she finds balance as a senior woman who’s also raising a young family along, with sitting on various boards including The Hundred’s Manchester Originals.

Thanks to Sport England who support The Game Changers through the National Lottery.

Executive Producer – Sam Walker
Host – Sue Anstiss @sueanstiss

A Fearless Women production

1 Listener

Alice Dearing: Changing the narrative in swimming

The Game Changers

07/26/22 • 45 min

Alice Dearing is one of the world's top marathon swimmers and a true game changer in the sport. In 2021 she became the first black woman to swim for Great Britain at an Olympic Games, representing a huge milestone for diversity in the sport.

Alice is also co-founder of the Black Swimming Association, an organisation that advocates for water, safety and inclusion for Black and Asian minorities within swimming.

Her passion for diversity and inclusion has seen her recognised globally as an advocate for change.
Alice talks about her journey as a Black swimmer and how she transitioned into Marathon swimming. We explore the work of the Black Swimming Association and how they are working to overcome some of the societal myths about Black swimmers.

We hear why Alice thinks it’s important to step forward and change perceptions as a role model for others and her plans for the future... including Paris 2024.

Find out more about the Black Swimming Association here: https://thebsa.co.uk/

Thanks to Sport England who support The Game Changers through the National Lottery.

1 Listener

Shaunagh Brown: Re-thinking gender stereotypes in sport and society

The Game Changers

04/12/22 • 39 min

Shaunagh Brown is a professional rugby player for Harlequins and England who encourages us all to re-think gender stereotypes in sport and across society.

A former Hammer Thrower who competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Shaunagh trained as a British Gas engineer and a commercial diver, before becoming a full-time firefighter with the Kent Fire and Rescue Service.

Now on a 3-year sabbatical from the fire service, Shaunagh is a full time, professional rugby player, currently playing for England in the Women’s Six Nations having won the Grand Slam in 2019, 2020 and 2021 and for Harlequins who won the Premier 15’s Final in 2021.

Shaunagh recently starred in an Amazon Prime documentary ‘No Woman, No Try’ which explores inequality through the lens of rugby and the women and men championing change across the sporting community.

After winning the Premier 15s final with Harlequins in 2021 she made a passionate speech that went viral.

A huge thank you to our partners, Sport England who are kindly supporting the next three series of The Game Changers podcast through the National Lottery.

1 Listener

Lizzie Deignan: Changing the narrative around motherhood and elite sport

The Game Changers

05/31/22 • 28 min

Lizzie Deignan is one of the world’s greatest ever female cyclists.

She’s won World, Commonwealth and National titles as a road cyclist and is an Olympic silver medallist.

Lizzie is now also changing the narrative around motherhood and elite sport. Having returned to cycling after the birth of daughter Orla, last October she won the inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes after pulling away from the peloton with more than 80km to go in what a spectacular race.

In this fascinating episode we talk about how Lizzie’s team, Trek Segafredo, are supporting her during her latest pregnancy, the importance of the Tour de France Femme this summer for the profile of women’s cycling and what can be done to ensure equal prize money in the future.

Thanks to Sport England who support The Game Changers through the National Lottery.

1 Listener

Lauren Steadman: How para athletes change society's perceptions

The Game Changers

10/29/19 • 38 min

Paratriathlon World Champion and Paralympic Silver medallist, Lauren also enthralled us all as a semi-finalist on last year's Strictly Come Dancing.

Show more best episodes

FAQ

How many episodes does The Game Changers have?

The Game Changers currently has 216 episodes available.

What topics does The Game Changers cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Rugby, Women, Football, Documentary, Podcasts, Sport, Sports, Female, Coaching and Cricket.

What is the most popular episode on The Game Changers?

The episode title 'Tammy Parlour: Why female athletes make powerful role models' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Game Changers?

The average episode length on The Game Changers is 42 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Game Changers released?

Episodes of The Game Changers are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The Game Changers?

The first episode of The Game Changers was released on May 19, 2019.

Show more FAQ

The Game Changers

Sue Anstiss

Top 10 The Game Changers Episodes

FAQ

How many episodes does The Game Changers have?

What topics does The Game Changers cover?

What is the most popular episode on The Game Changers?

What is the average episode length on The Game Changers?

How often are episodes of The Game Changers released?

When was the first episode of The Game Changers?

Comments