Welcome to Is She Game! On this first episode, Coach Jackie is joined by the one and only Billie Jean King–tennis pioneer, women’s sports advocate, and famed lesbian. The two show some love to BJK’s most recent book, See It to Be It: Eleven Champions Leading Women’s Sports Today, and Billie Jean demonstrates her surprising knowledge of queer and sports terminology. Plus: the rules of the pod, what’s up in women’s sports this week, and Jackie dishes on something that’s technically not sports, but it’s sports to her: Dancing With The Stars!
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Check out the Women’s Super League table: https://www.wslfootball.com/standings/wsl
See Atlanta City FC’s logo and colors: https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-team-17-atlanta-city-fc-unveils-club-name-logo-and-colors
Watch Clara Luvanga’s winning goal for the Washington Spirit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u2E7aI-guUA
Read more about the USWNT v. Spain matchup: https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026/10/uswnt-spain-opponent-profile-recent-form-history-match-preview
Read more about the China Open story: https://www.ebony.com/coco-gauff-rightfully-got-point-didnt-deserve-abusive-racist-reaction/
Learn about Texas A&M volleyball’s Kyndal Stowers and her new program record: https://12thman.com/news/2026/10/4/stowers-program-record-propels-no-14-aggies-past-mississippi-state-3-0
Help Suzanne White, aka MomChats, support Blood Cancer United’s Dare to Dream Project Fundraiser by donating: https://events.lls.org/pages/home/DareToDream2027/Momchats?fbclid=PAVERFWAUztXFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAmZkaWQWUP1S3kFbO-5EYXU_Xv7nkxUDqysf1HNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp7w-cqpGUDegZJIB1wy2VAqasVa8UW2ZTwRzG8LRER242wn58UZlKKcHVW9h_aem_jNS0oPv38lEmZm4JGf0Xgw
Read about Natalie Nakase’s scary collapse: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2026/10/04/golden-state-valkyries-natalie-nakase-plans-to-wear-heart-monitor/92092053007/
Catch up on the Golden State Valkyries v. Las Vegas Aces semifinal series: https://valkyries.wnba.com/news/gameday-recap-20261007
Catch up on the Atlanta Dream v. New York Liberty semifinal series: https://dream.wnba.com/news/dream-takes-a-2-0-series-lead-over-new-york-in-wnba-semifinals
Read more about Billie Jean King’s legacy: https://www.billiejeanking.com/biography/
ABOUT IS SHE GAME?
Is She Game? is a hub for the ever-expanding, culture-shaping world of women’s sports – building community by serving fans and creating new ones. Each week, host Coach Jackie J breaks down this week’s news in sports and culture, hangs out with a special guest, and sets you up with moments to look forward to in the week to come. Jackie is the People’s Coach: teaching you all about women’s sports, so YOU TOO can have the time of your life as a fan of whatever sport catches your eye! From the WNBA to the rec rugby league your mom just joined, she has her finger on the pulse of sports worldwide. She can’t wait to turn you into a women’s sports fan. We love women’s sports!
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