S16 Bonus This episode was previously released on October 29,  2019. Paratriathlon World Champion and Paralympic Silver medallist, Lauren also enthralled us all as a semi-finalist on  Strictly Come Dancing in 2018. 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 AnstissProduced by Sam Walker, What Goes On Media A Fearless Women production ..read more

This episode was previously released on June 4, 2019 as the very first episode of The Game Changers Having won 11 Paralympic Gold medals and the London Marathon six times, Tanni now sits as an independent peer in the House of Lords and is Chair of ukactive.  Find out more about The Game Changers here 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 AnstissProduced by Sam Walker, What Goes On Media A Fearless Women production ..read more

This episode of The Game Changers was preiously released on July 7, 2020. Captain of the Lionesses and Man City, Steph has represented her country at every level, with over 100 appearances for England.    Steph’s also led Man City to two Women's FA Cups, three Continental Cup successes and the FA Women's Super League title, as well as landing the PFA’s Merit Award in 2019.   Representing Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics, Steph became a household name by scoring in all three group matches, including the winning goals against New Zealand and Brazil.    Steph proudly ..read more

“It was such a shock for me and it still is. I still don't understand it to this day. I actually didn't sleep that night because I didn't want to wake up and it be something I had to deal with again.” Mo Hunt discussing her surprise exclusion from the Rugby World Cup squad in 2023 Ahead of this weekend’s start of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations, I’m thrilled to say that my guest today is Mo Hunt, a much-celebrated international rugby player who's represented her country for over 13 years.  Mo was part of the England team that won the World Cup in 2014, won numerous Six Nations Championsh ..read more

My guest today is Lisa O'Keefe, a former Scottish international rugby player who was a director at Sport England for 14 years and is now Secretary General of the International Working Group on Women and Sport, the world's largest network dedicated to gender equality in sport and physical activity.  Lisa is responsible for leading the Secretariat while it's hosted in the UK until 2026. A passionate advocate for women's sport and breaking down barriers to participation, Lisa led groundbreaking insight work at Sport England, which paved the way for much innovation, including the globally rec ..read more

“It’s very difficult to find venues in the UK. Teams in the USA have permanent venues where they train. We're stuck with pokey little sports halls where we're constantly fighting the badminton mafia for space.” Today’s episode is an adrenaline-fueled journey into the world of roller derby with the formidable Kristen Dusting, a silver medalist in the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup who's seen it all. We explore the incredible history and growth of what many consider to be the most inclusive of sports - revolutionary, loudly LGBTQ plus inclusive, actively anti-racist, and women and non-binary led ..read more

Today’s guest is Sabrina Pace-Humphreys, an ultra-runner, award-winning businesswoman, social justice activist, personal trainer, running coach and co-founder and trustee of the community and campaigning charity Black Trail Runners. The mother of four and grandmother of three, recently published her memoir, Black Sheep, a story of rural racism, identity and hope.  It’s fascinating to hear how a short walk/jog in the depths of post-natal depression evolved through marathons and ultra-distance races into Sabrina becoming a torchbearer in the running community. Sabrina opens up about the tra ..read more

“The utopia of officiating should be that anybody, regardless of gender, can umpire any game”. Sue Redfern is a much-celebrated cricket umpire and former England player.  Sue became the youngest ever female to play cricket for England when she started her career at just 16 and went on to represent her country for the next five years, including playing in the 1997 World Cup in India. Having retired from the game and moved away from cricket, Sue came back to work at the ECB and, in 2012, decided to give umpiring a go.  Her impact over the following decade has been quite remarkable, an ..read more

‘The most intricate sport nobody’s ever heard of’ – Claire Taggart describing her sport of Boccia.  With the Paris Paralympics just a few months away, it was fantastic to hear from Claire Taggart, world number one at Boccia, and find out more about this inclusive sport.  Claire represented Paralympics GB in Rio and Tokyo and became Northern Ireland’s first-ever Boccia world champion in 2022.  We discover more about this extraordinary sport, which has no Olympic equivalent and is uniquely open to all athletes, regardless of the severity of their physical disability.  Claire ..read more

“The England management in place now, and the type of environment we try to create for the senior team is very different to before… the environment at England camp is a much friendlier and nicer one than it was a handful of years ago.” We start a new series with a fabulous conversation with Jess Carter, a professional footballer with England and Chelsea.  Jess was one of the Lionesses that won the Euros in 2022 and went on to win silver in the World Cup in 2023.  Surprisingly, representing England was never an ambition for Jess as a young player.  She talks candidly about how th ..read more