Joe and Tom sit down with Anya Alvarez to talk about her journey and how her love for writing and sports into a sports journalism career. Her writing focuses on covering women in sports, highlighting their greatest achievements on and off the field. With features in various outlets such as ESPN, VICE, Rolling Stone, Salon, The Guardian, Playboy magazine, and two produced podcasts with NPR’S ONLY A GAME, and a produced documentary on CBS Sports, Anya has made it her mission to amplify the voices of women in sport. Her goal is to inspire girls to continue PLAYING LIKE A GIRL, and help break down the stereotypes that women and girls don’t belong in sports.

Website: www.majorleaguegirls.com 

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