Unstoppable Podcast
Dramatic stories. Extraordinary women. The moments that changed everything. From record-breaking athletes to barrier-shattering coaches and visionary authors, Unstoppable celebrates women whose courage and resilience changed the game. Each episode begins with a cinematic, immersive story — brought to life with original sound design, music, and narration — then unfolds into inspiring conversations with the athletes, coaches, and creators redefining sports today. Hosted by Lori Lewis, Unstoppable goes beyond stats and scores to reveal the emotion, history, and unstoppable spirit that drive women in sports. (Episode 1 is a personal prologue that began the journey.) Listen at unstoppablepodcast.net
Episodes
Approximately one in a million Americans will ever compete in the Olympic Games.
Dawn Ellerbe didn’t just reach that extraordinary level—she helped change the future of her sport.
In this episode of Unstoppable Podcast, Lori Lewis sits down with Olympian, 16-time national champion, and multi-time Hall of Fame inductee Dawn Ellerbe to discuss her remarkable journey from a young athlete with big dreams to co...
It's the early 1900s—a time when many believed women had no place on the baseball diamond. Alta Weiss stepped onto the pitcher’s mound and drew thousands of fans eager to see what this young woman could do. What they discovered was a talented athlete who could fill grandstands, challenge expectations, and become one of the most fascinating figures in early baseball history.
In this cinematic episode of Un...
From the women of the Negro Leagues… to the legacy of the Rockford Peaches... to the movement continuing to grow today… Women’s baseball has always been here.
In this episode of Unstoppable, we sit down with Ryan Woodward to explore the powerful work being done to preserve and elevate the history of women’s baseball—and why these stories matter now more than ever.
This conversation conn...
Three women. One mission: make sure girls don’t just love baseball — they belong in it.
In this episode of Unstoppable Podcast, we sit down with leaders from the Minnesota Girls Baseball Association and the Minnesota Twins organization who are helping reshape the future of the game:
Emma Charlesworth-Seiler — founder of the Minnesota Girls Baseball Association, creating opportunitie...
Former Division I and professional basketball player Angela R. Lewis joins Lori Lewis on Unstoppable Podcast to talk about resilience, identity, and what it means to stand out—on and off the court.
By the time she was just eleven or twelve years old, Angela was already six-foot-one, a height that made her impossible to overlook. Like many young athletes who grow up different from their peers, she had to learn e...
March is Women’s History Month, and it’s the perfect time to highlight women who are helping shape the future of sports.
Christina Whitlock is one of them.
A former standout collegiate athlete and member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, Christina went on to make history as the first uniformed female coach in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
But her story is about more than b...
In this powerful episode of Unstoppable Podcast, Lori Lewis sits down with trailblazing pitcher Ila Borders — the first woman to pitch in men’s professional baseball since the Negro Leagues.
Ila didn’t just dream it. She did it.
In 1997, she made history with the independent St. Paul Saints — the legendary club co-owned at the time by actor Bill Murray and baseball executive Mik...
In this episode of Unstoppable, host Lori Lewis sits down with award-winning journalist and author Christine Yu to explore the often-overlooked science behind women’s sports and performance.
For decades, training methods, recovery protocols, and even medical research have been built around male bodies—leaving women to adapt, push through pain, or assume they’re the problem. Christine breaks down...
Women’s sports history didn’t disappear by accident — it was hidden.
In this episode of Unstoppable Podcast, we sit down with Jean Williams one of the foremost historians of women’s sport.
Jean shares how researching women’s sports history often means working against silence — missing records, dismissed achievements, and narratives written out of official history. The stories exist,...
Before women were welcomed in sports newsrooms — before audiences could imagine a woman delivering scores, analysis, and authority on air — there was Jane Chastain.
In this episode of Unstoppable Podcast, we spotlight one of the true pioneers of sports broadcasting. Jane Chastain broke barriers in the 1960s and ’70s, becoming one of the first women in America to appear regularly on televisio...
Mirin Fader doesn’t just write sports stories — she writes human stories.
As a New York Times bestselling author and senior NBA writer for The Athletic, she’s known for compassion, depth, and unforgettable storytelling. Her book Giannis became a bestseller, and her highly anticipated new book on Larry Bird is coming soon.
But before she became one of today’s most respected sports jo...
In this episode of Unstoppable, Olympic and professional volleyball player Angela Rock joins Lori for a candid, refreshing conversation about the real path of an athlete — the highs, the setbacks, and the determination that carries you forward.
Angela’s story is striking: during her time at San Diego State, she was briefly cut from the volleyball team, yet ultimately rose to become an Olympian and...
She shocked the world when she knocked out Ronda Rousey — but behind every legendary fighter is a coach who sees what no one else can.
In this episode of Unstoppable, host Lori Lewis sits down with Mike Winkeljohn, the longtime coach of UFC champion Holly Holm, to explore what it really takes to build greatness — from the first day in the gym to the bright lights of the Octagon.
Winkeljohn ...
In 1926, Trudy Ederle dove into the cold, churning water determined to do what many said no woman could — and she didn’t just finish, she made history. Trudy became the first woman to swim the English Channel, smashing the men’s record by nearly two hours.
When the wind howled and the waves rose, someone from her support boat shouted for her to quit, to get out of the water. Her response has...
Coach LaTanya Sheffield — Head Women’s Track & Field Coach for the Paris 2024 U.S. Olympic Team and Director of Track & Field at Long Beach State — opens up about what it takes to compete and coach at the highest level. From her behind-the-scenes insights on the Paris Games to her reflections on guiding young athletes, Sheffield’s wisdom is a masterclass in resilience, excellence, and...
Imagine it’s the fourth quarter of the 2023 state championship game. The Orange Coast College Pirates—once a team that could barely field a roster—are battling for the title. Their fearless young leader, Coach Sammy, has turned a ragtag group of overlooked players into believers. In those final moments, grit and heart carry them to victory, rewriting what was possible for women’s basketball a...
Toni Stone: The First Woman of the Negro Leagues (with Ruth Naomi Floyd)
Toni Stone wasn’t just breaking barriers—she was rewriting the story of baseball. As the first woman to play professional baseball in the Negro Leagues, she faced skepticism, challenges, and even legends like Satchel Paige. And through it all, she never lost her love for the game.
This episode of Unstoppable opens with a...
In this episode of Unstoppable, we tell the groundbreaking story of Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, breaking barriers in sports. Lori is joined by Chicago author William Bike to explore this historic moment, dive deeper into the impact of Title IX, and uncover the rich, evolving history of women’s sports.
Ok. And we do spend a few minutes talking about my Chicago C...
We meet Heather Winkeljohn, a trailblazer in the world of adaptive MMA. As the President of IncredAble and co-owner of JacksonWink MMA Academy, Heather shares her inspiring story of empowering youth and teens with environmental, physical, and cognitive challenges through the benefits of Mixed Martial Arts. Get ready to be moved by her passion and dedication to creating opportunities for all athletes to thrive. Tune ...
This episode is all about trailblazers! We'll dive into the incredible story of Billie Jean King and the impact of Title IX, with a dramatic opening story and a conversation with Coach Ray Scott, the 1974 NBA Coach of the Year - a trailblazer himself as the first African-American to win this prestigious award.
You'll gain insights into the intersection of sports and culture, and be inspired by the determination and r...
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