Ep: 231: The Best, Worst and Lackluster of DEI Initiatives in Sport

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this episode, Lindsay Gibbs, Shireen Ahmed and Brenda Elsey discuss the latest in DEI initiatives in sports. But first, they talk about what is getting them through the end of 2021. Then they discuss FIFpro's latest equality report, MLS's new diversity policy, the ways DEI data in sport is flawed and what leagues are doing well and not so well. They also dive into the glaring lack of racial diversity in coaching across all sports as well as sports media. Following this discussion, you'll hear a preview of Jessica's interview with Summer-Solstice Thomas about preventing abuse in the NCAA. Next, the team burns all that needs to be burned in sport this week on The Burn Pile. Then, they lift up those making sports better, including Torchbearers of the Week, the Florida State University women's soccer team who beat Brigham Young University 4-3 in PKs to become NCAA DI champs. 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, everyone, and I'll burn it all down. I'm playing with your babies to the screaming shout. Oh, yeah.
0:09.2	Hello, hello, everyone. And welcome to Burn It All Down, the feminist sports podcast you need. I am Lindsay, your captain for the day. And joining me is Brenda and Shereen.
0:22.2	Hello, hello.
0:23.6	Good morning.
0:24.8	Hey.
0:25.6	I am trying to fake a little excitement because the end of the year is running me ragged.
0:31.6	But goodness, I'm excited to be here with you all.
0:34.8	So this week in our episode, we're going to dive into
0:39.1	some updates on some diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in sports, kind of, I
0:45.4	would say the end of the 2021 end of the year update on how those are going. And of course,
0:51.7	we've got a simmering burn pile.
0:54.7	We've got our torchbearers to lift up.
0:57.8	And we'll end with what's good and what to watch.
1:01.3	So always want to thank our patrons.
1:03.3	A quick shout out to our patrons.
1:06.0	Patreon.com slash burn it all down.
1:08.9	We've got a segment on King Richard coming up soon, myself and Amira and Jessica,
1:16.2	dove deep into our thoughts about King Richard, mostly good, some complicated,
1:20.8	because we're adults and we can hold multiple things in our brains and in our hearts at
1:25.7	once.
1:26.2	So I wanted to start.
1:27.5	As I mentioned, I'm running a little bit ragged here with end of the year deadlines and
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