Ep 162: Black Lives Matter, Sports Media, and Anita Asante on its Impact on Global Football

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2020

⏱️ 80 minutes

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On this week's episode, Shireen, Lindsay, Brenda, and Jessica discuss whether sports media is equipped to handle the Black Lives Matter movement [7:30]. After that, Brenda sits down with Olympian Anita Asante to discuss the impact of Black Lives Matter in global football [21:50]. Finally, they speak about all the good, bad, and ugly of social media statements from this week [38:45]. Of course, you’ll hear the Burn Pile [56:10], the Bad Ass Woman of the Week segment, starring Amanda Nunes [1:07:30], and what is good in our worlds [1:09:50]. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com 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 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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0:57.2	Welcome to this week's podcast you need. It's the feminist sports podcast you need.
1:03.6	First of all, the team at Burn It All Down would like to say that we were holding space for Black Rage.
1:06.9	We hear you, we see you, and we are with you.
1:12.8	And during this COVID-19 pandemic that is still ongoing, we are extending our love and solidarity with those who are on the front lines of every sector. Those who can't stay home.
1:17.2	Those are working from home, those staying in, caretakers, parents, animal lovers, disruptors,
1:22.2	resistors, protesters, folks in every community, providing support systems online and whenever you can.
1:29.2	Also, those missing sports feeling isolated or trapped, we hope this show gives you something to think of, to laugh about, and well burn.
1:37.9	I'm Shereen Ahmed, freelance writer and sports activists in Toronto, Canada, leading the toxic femininity charge today. On this week's
1:46.1	panel, we have the amazing Jessica Luther, weightlifter extraordinaire, my favorite PhD candidate
1:52.8	slash croissant maker, and co-author of the forthcoming book, Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back.
1:59.2	She's in Austin. Dr. Brenda Elsie,
2:01.8	president of the feminist for Leo Messi fan club,
2:04.4	undeniable genius,
2:05.9	associate professor of history at Hofstra University, New York.
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