Ep. 220: Reproductive Justice and Sport

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Lindsay Gibbs, Amira Rose Davis and Brenda Elsey take at the history of reproductive justice in women's sports and they ways that athletes have been leaders in this movement today. They also discuss the institutional support they'd like to see from teams and leagues for reproductive health, abortion and mothers. Following this discussion, there's a preview of Lindsay's interview with softball legend Cat Osterman. Then, they burn the worst of sports this week on the Burn Pile. Next, they celebrate those changing sports for the better, including Torchbearer of the Week, the supporters of the Washington Spirit, The Spirit Squadron. Then, 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, and welcome to Burn It All Down, the Feminist Ports
0:13.1	You both want and need.
0:15.3	My name is Lindsay Gibbs, and I will be driving the transportation vehicle, metaphorical transportation vehicle
0:25.0	that is this podcast.
0:28.0	I was like, is she going to say boat or ship?
0:31.3	And then he said transportation vehicle.
0:34.6	Well, and then I was like, maybe I'll say trains.
0:36.8	I've been thinking about trains a lot
0:38.1	lately because anyways, that's a long story. But anyways, hi, I'm Lindsay. Today I am joined.
0:49.8	Always, as always, when I'm hosting, it's me and the professors. It is always this.
0:56.0	So yeah, we've got Dr. Amira Rose Davis and Dr. Brenda Elsie.
1:00.7	Hi, doctors.
1:02.3	Good morning.
1:03.0	Hi.
1:03.4	Afternoon.
1:04.0	Whenever you're listening to this.
1:06.2	So today we're going to be really talking about athletes in women's sports and reproductive
1:11.4	justice.
1:13.3	So, you know, take care of yourself if you need to, of course.
1:17.3	But first, I cannot stop thinking about the WMBA playoffs.
1:23.4	Mainly Sophie Cunningham's performance to lift the Mercury over the Liberty.
1:28.3	So if I'm coming Cunningham is one of those players.
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