Ep 129:Head trauma in boxing, Indigenous roller derby, and sportspeople saving the world!

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 740 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2019

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

This week Amira, Brenda, and Shireen discuss Canada’s recent victory over the USMNT (spoiler – Shireen happy, Amira sad, Brenda shrugs shoulders) [9:10]. In light of the tragic death of boxer Patrick Day, they talk about boxing and head trauma , including its effect on women athletes[21:50]. Shireen interviews Raven, a skater from Team Indigenous Rising about how the team transcends borders and unites through the sport [35:01]. Finally, who's using sport to do some awesome social work? Of course, you’ll hear the Burn Pile, [43:10] our Bad Ass Woman of the Week, starring Kenyan marathoner, mother, and now world record holder, Brigid Kosgei, [1:08:48] and what is good in our worlds. [52:37] To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-down For more info check our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: 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.
0:40.5	Welcome. Welcome to this episode you out. I'm playing with your baby still to scream and shout. Oh yeah.
0:46.8	Welcome to this week's episode of Burn It All Down. It's the feminist sports podcast you need.
0:57.0	I'm Brenda Elsie, Associate Professor of History at Hofstra University in New York. And this week, I'm joined by my fellow historian, the brilliant Dr. Amira Rose Davis. She's assistant professor of history and African American studies at Penn State.
1:02.0	And we're with the fierce Shireen Ahmed, freelancer, activist, and soon-to-be TED Talker,
1:08.0	you should definitely go in Toronto, Canada. Before we start, I would like to
1:13.0	thank our patrons for their generous support and to remind people about our Patreon campaign.
1:18.3	You pledge a certain amount monthly, as low as $2, to become an official patron of the podcast.
1:24.4	In exchange for your monthly contribution, you get access to special rewards and our
1:29.0	undying gratitude. This week, we're going to discuss concussions, boxing. Shereen interviews Raven,
1:38.6	a roller derby skater from Team Indigenous Rising about the team's goals, and how they transcend borders, how they connect
1:47.2	and unite through the sport. And finally, we'll talk about athletes that we admire who are doing
1:53.1	amazing work. But before all that, I did want to talk a little bit about the U.S. men's national soccer team.
2:04.0	Yes.
2:05.1	If we have to.
2:06.5	Who, or maybe I should say, maybe it's better to say,
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