Ep. 230: Solidarity in Sports: Always Fraught, Always Relevant

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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In this episode Brenda Elsey, Shireen Ahmed and Jessica Luther talk about solidarity in sports regarding transnational issues. But first, they share their reactions to the Ballon d'Or. Then, they discuss the fraught, powerful and complicated ways that solidarity with political and human rights issues is manifested in sport. They dive into Enes Kanter Freedom's appearance on Fox News to criticize activists, the WTA's action against China for the disappearance of tennis player Peng Shuai, and boycott threats of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar regarding the abuse and deaths of workers constructing stadiums. Following the main discussion, you'll hear a preview of Dr. Amira Rose Davis's interview with Dr. Nef Walker and Dr. Scott Brooks about gender and race in women's college basketball coaching. Next, they burn sports garbage this week in The Burn Pile. Then, they celebrate those making sports better, including Torchbearer of the Week, Beth Mowins, who made history as the first woman to do play-by-play for a regular season NBA game. 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	Welcome to burn it all down.
0:02.6	And I'll suck you up and I'll talk
0:03.3	You out.
0:04.5	And I'll play with your babies to the screaming shout.
0:08.4	Oh, yeah.
0:09.5	I'm joined by my co-hosts.
0:11.3	It's the feminist sports podcast you need.
0:14.1	Today on the show, we're going to talk solidarity, transnational solidarity,
0:18.4	within sports, and among athletes.
0:23.3	I'm joined by my co-hosts,
0:30.5	Shereen Ahmed, and Jessica Luther. Before we get to doing all that, and of course, burning things that need to be burned and talking about wonderful people in sports like we do every week,
0:35.6	I want to ask you both about the Bologna or ceremony.
0:40.8	This is, of course, the award for the best in football given out by the French Football Federation.
0:47.8	I want to say that disclaimer because when people complain about the award, they often complain
0:53.2	at the wrong individuals, right? Specifically, FIFA, who does not give about the award, they often complain at the wrong individuals, right?
0:55.2	Specifically, FIFA, who does not give out the award.
0:58.7	And as much as I love to blame FIFA for everything, this is like the one instance in which
1:04.9	they don't actually have much of a say.
1:09.8	Feelings about it, Shereen?
1:11.9	Yeah, I'm going to jump in because I will jump at the chance to talk about how beautiful and
1:17.1	wonderful Didier Dragba is all the time.
1:20.4	Love Dragbaa.
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