Ep 136: Athlete Comebacks, NCAA Volleyball, and NCAA Soccer

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 740 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2019

⏱️ 87 minutes

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This week, Amira, Lindsay, and Jessica talk about what sports we are currently watching (and also, the firing of Ron Rivera, 90-Day Fiance, and more!) [7:56] before talking about athlete comeback stories that have stuck with us and/or inspired us over the years. [27:49] Then we have TWO interviews for you this week. First, Amira chats with former national team volleyball player and current TV analyst, Salima Rockwell, about the women’s collegiate volleyball postseason. [51:42] Then Lindsay interviews former US Women’s National Team soccer star Lori Lindsey about the outcome of the Women’s College Cup, the biggest takeaways from this college women’s soccer season, and the national team’s evolution since she was on the 2011 World Cup squad. [1:08:37] Of course, you’ll hear the Burn Pile, [1:17:09] the Bad Ass Woman of the Week segment, starring Becca Meyers, [1:20:09] and what is good in our worlds. 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 (use the code HOLIDAYS to get 10% off until the end of 2019) 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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0:55.3	I'm suck you up and I spit you out and I'll play with your babies to the screaming shout. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Welcome to Burn It All Down. the feminist sports podcast you need.
0:59.0	I'm Jessica Luther, freelance journalist and author in Austin, Texas.
1:04.9	And on today's show, I'm joined by Amira Rose Davis, a traveler, birthday aficionado, an assistant professor of history and African American studies at Penn State University.
1:09.8	And Lindsey Gibbs, the creator of power plays,
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1:18.2	Go sign up. Before we get going, I have a few things. First, thank you to everyone who participated in our
1:24.1	giveaway for the Bindit like Beckham, the musical tickets.
1:33.3	Second, we were all devastated this week to hear about former guest and an early guest on Burn It All Down,
1:36.9	Jen Ramos, who was in a terrible car accident a little while ago.
1:40.6	Jen lost their husband, and they are still in the hospital with extensive injuries.
1:45.2	We'll put a link to the GoFundMe set up by Jen's family in our show notes.
1:50.3	Finally, I want to say thank you to our patrons who supported this podcast through our ongoing Patreon campaign, make Burn It All Down possible. We are forever and always grateful. If you'd like to
1:56.2	become a patron, it's easy. Go to patreon.com slash burn it all down. On today's show, we are going to talk about our
2:04.2	favorite athlete comeback stories before we get not one but two interviews this week, Amira chats with
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