Trailer: Series 11 of The Game Changers

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

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