Ep 128: WNBA Wrap Up, Prof. Wang on NBA/China, and The Braves Continued Use of the Tomahawk Chop

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4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2019

⏱️ 91 minutes

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This week Amira, Lindsay, Brenda, and Jess chat about Rooney v. Vardy [5:08] before diving into the WNBA Finals and wrapping-up the season. [24:02] Brenda interviews Professor Wang on the NBA/China situation. [44:50] Then they talk about the Braves continued use of the Tomahawk Chop and highlight some Native athletes you should know. [1:01:55] As always, we will throw some stuff on the Burn Pile and shout out some Bad Ass Women. [1:16:43] For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-down Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up y'all? It's Druski, and I've teamed up with Mountain Dew to produce a hilarious new basketball podcast called The Do Zone with Drewski.
0:07.7	Learn the backstories of your favorite ballers and celebrities like Jamal Murray.
0:11.1	Did you have like a favorite team? Was it the Raptors at the time or no?
0:14.5	Was the Raptors even started around that time?
0:16.1	Come on, bro. I ain't that old, Phil. You're talking like I'm 50. Taylor, Rokes, Asian Wilson, and many more.
0:21.7	You won't want to miss this.
0:22.9	Listen to The Do Zone with Drewski on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:55.9	Welcome. Welcome to burn it all down, but it's definitely the sports podcast you need. I'm Amira Rose Davis, Assistant Professor of history and African American studies at Penn State.
1:00.3	And as you flame throwers can probably tell, I'm really sick.
1:09.9	But I'm also sick of stupid things in sports, which is really great because I have my wonderful friends here, and we have a whole podcast about
1:12.9	burning that stuff down. So I'm joined by Jessica Luther, freelance reporter in Austin, Texas,
1:21.7	Brenda Elsie, Associate Professor of History at Hofstra University, and Lindsay Gibbs, sports reporter and writer in Washington, D.C.
1:31.5	Today, we are going to talk WNBA. We're going to wrap up the season, discuss the finals, and look
1:38.8	at what's next for women's ball. Then, Brenda's going to interview Dr. Wong, a professor of history in
1:46.5	women's studies at the University of Michigan. They'll talk Hong Kong protests, China, and the NBA.
1:53.2	And then we're going to talk about the Braves, their cowardice, the ongoing Tomahawk chop,
2:00.1	and highlight some indigenous athletes you should know.
2:04.3	But first, Jess, do you want to talk about some messy, messy, entertaining happenings in the
2:13.3	world of football?
2:14.4	Absolutely.
2:15.0	By football, we mean soccer.
2:16.8	And in this case, we mean the wags of
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