Ep. 213: Unforgettable 2020/21 Olympic Moments

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In this episode, Lindsay Gibbs, Amira Rose Davis and Brenda Elsey discuss their favorite moments of the 2020/21 Tokyo Olympic Games. From their favorite couples to World Record finishes to many athletes breaking the mold of what athletes "should" do or who they "should" be, the team revels in a little bit of Olympic joy and also dig into the darker moments of the games. Next, they burn all the garbage in sports this week on the Burn Pile. Then they celebrate those shining light and changing sports for the good, including Torchbearer's of the Week: Women's Canadian Soccer Team Gold Medal Champions! We are so happy for you. They wrap up the show with what's good in their lives and what they are watching in sports this week. This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out 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: https://www.bonfire.com/store/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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0:00.0	Hello, hello, hello, flame through
0:03.0	And this episode of burn it all down,
0:04.4	And I'm playing with your baby's to the screaming shout.
0:08.4	Oh, yeah.
0:09.5	Hello, hello, hello, flame throwers.
0:11.5	This is Lindsay here.
0:13.8	Welcome to this week's episode of Burn It All Down,
0:17.6	the feminist sports podcast that you both want and need. I am joined today by Amira and
0:25.7	Brenda. Once again, me and the professors. I love when this happens and I feel like it happens
0:32.4	a lot when I'm hosting. You know, it is just like, Lindsay, if you're not neurotic enough about your lack of degrees,
0:40.4	host the conversation with the professors every single time your host.
0:45.5	But anyways, that's my own business.
0:47.6	Not anymore.
0:52.3	Not anymore.
0:54.0	But anyways, hi.
0:56.0	We're so glad you're here.
0:57.9	This week, we're going to do a little Olympic roundup.
1:01.5	Even though, disclaimer, we're recording this on Saturday morning.
1:05.2	So there are a few events that have not wrapped up.
1:08.7	So it is what it is.
1:10.1	But hell, we've survived 16 days of the Olympics.
1:13.4	We're going to go ahead and call it.
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