Wondery Presents: Changing The Game

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🗓️ 7 July 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Wondery Presents: Changing The Game

Award-winning sports journalist Nancy Armour interviews icons, Olympians, and trailblazers in this eight-part series exploring how women have revolutionized sports as we know it, and the ripple effects they have on society as a whole. USA TODAY Sports is joined by Laurie Hernandez, Muffet McGraw, Nneka Ogwumike, Doris Burke and more. These women are journalists, coaches, and athletes from a variety of sports, including football, gymnastics, soccer, and BMX freestyle. Each have had very different lives and careers, but every single one of them offers fresh and interesting insight into how women have fought to shape the world of sports, and what they think still needs to be done. From the pressbox to the podium, this is how women are Changing the Game.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. It's Mike Morford from the Scene of the Crime podcast team here and I've got another great
0:05.3	podcast recommendation for you. It's called Changing the Game. Sports are more than just a game for the women
0:11.6	who play, coach, and broadcast them.
0:15.0	Their way to change the perception of women and push society further towards acceptance
0:19.7	and equality.
0:21.4	From USA Today's Sports comes changing the game, a new podcast about women who have changed the world of sports.
0:27.0	Host Nancy Armour sits down with sports icons, legends, and trailblazers to talk about their careers and the impact they've had on and off the playing field.
0:37.0	The conversations are personal and powerful and show aside you don't see on the court or the field.
0:43.0	This week, they speak with Olympic gold medals Lori Hernandez,
0:46.8	about achieving her life's dream at just 16 as part of the final five gymnastics team at the Rio Games and everything that came after.
0:55.3	She's found that her voice is every bit as strong as she is, and she's not afraid to speak
0:59.5	for herself and others.
1:01.4	You're about to hear a preview of Changing the Game from USA Today's Sports.
1:05.0	As you're listening, be sure to subscribe to Changing the Game on Apple Podcast,
1:10.0	Spotify, or wherever you're listening right now.
1:13.0	You got this.
1:15.0	As Lori Hernandez prepared to do her balance beam routine at the Rio Olympics,
1:20.0	cameras captured her giving herself that short but powerful pep talk.
1:25.0	And indeed, she seemed to have everything.
1:29.0	Gold and silver medals from those 2016 games.
1:32.0	The Mirror Ball Trophy from Dancing with the Stars,
1:35.0	fans all over the globe. But nobody's life is perfect.
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