Ep. 233: The Covid Chronicles Part Infinity

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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In this episode Amira Rose Davis, Brenda Elsey and Jessica Luther are back with the latest on Covid-19 chaos. But first they share the video clips that have made them happy. Then, they discuss the many ways sports are navigating Covid surges, including: tennis player Novak Djokovic's scheme to play in the Australian open, the ridiculous events of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in football/soccer, and how the NBA is banking on disaster capitalism. Following this discussion, you'll hear a preview of Jessica's interview with Angel Flores, powerlifter and Queer Eye season 6 guest. Then, the team burns the worst of the sports this week on The Burn Pile. Next, they lift up those making sports better, including Torchbearer of the Week, Natalie Simon, who is the first Black woman to earn a FIFA referee badge. 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/ Use code FLAMES2022 for 22% off in the month of January. 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 and I'll be able and I'll be doing me to scream and shout. Oh yeah.
0:10.2	Oh yeah.
0:10.2	Welcome to Burn It All Down, the sports podcast you need. Amira here and happy New Year, Flame throwers.
0:17.8	Jess and Brenda will be joining me today to kick off this new year. Yeah, we're all maybe
0:23.7	still in that fuzzy period where you're still writing 2021 everywhere. You barely know what day it is,
0:28.2	but it is in fact 2022. Well, the more things change, the more they say the same. Alabama was
0:35.4	playing for a national title. Cowboy fans are in disarray.
0:39.0	We're recording on Martin Luther King Day, so we're treated to the familiar usage of
0:43.9	quotes out of context that sports leagues are posting and completely ignoring for the rest of the
0:48.7	year. And of course, COVID is still COVID-ing. With canceled games and Rudy Gobert back on COVID protocols,
0:56.5	2022 started out feeling very March 2020-ish. So today we are bringing you what feels like
1:03.0	part infinity of the COVID-in-sports chronicles. But hey, Georgia somehow won, beat Alabama,
1:09.9	or more importantly, Saban lost.
1:12.1	The Bills dispute the Patriots, and Norwich City scored not one but two goals this past weekend.
1:17.9	So, hey, maybe 2022 has some new things in store for us.
1:22.1	So Jess, Brenda, before we dive into this episode,
1:25.4	what have been the wildest, randomest, most enjoyable sports clips
1:29.3	that you've already seen so far in 2022?
1:32.4	The only thing I want to talk about forever is John Morant.
1:35.7	Yes.
1:36.4	He's just a phenom in so many ways.
1:39.7	I feel like everyone has probably already seen this, like if you just exist in the world of sports at all.
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