How 1.5 Million Followers Helped Coach Jackie Change Women’s Sports Media

Coach Jackie came for the party and immediately put Abby and Julie’s vibes under review in a classic “Are They Gay or Are They Just Podcast Hosts”. The women’s sports creator joins Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy to talk about turning fandom into a career, using humor to tackle serious issues, and why standing up for trans inclusion meant sending a very scary text to her childhood hero: Abby.

Plus, Jackie shares the story behind her new podcast, Is She Game?, working with the Obamas’ Higher Ground, and landing Billie Jean King as her first guest. Naturally, there’s also a WNBA-meets-Love Island detour.

Before Jackie joins, Abby and Julie check their WNBA playoff brackets, break down the NWSL playoff scramble, preview the USWNT’s showdown with Spain, and ask why college athletes are logging so many miles just to play.

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Coach Jackie J is officially entering the podcast party. Is She Game? launches October 9 with Higher Ground, and Kinger is her very first guest: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-she-game/id6816250455

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The WNBA playoffs are in full swing. Follow all the action as the semifinals roll on: wnba.com/playoffs/2026

USWNT vs. Spain, twice. The reigning Olympic champions face the reigning World Cup champions October 10 in Washington, D.C. and October 13 outside Philadelphia: ussoccer.com/schedule-tickets/uswnt

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