Ep. 243: Hanging Up The Racket: Retirement and Aging in Sport

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Brenda Elsey, Shireen Ahmed and Lindsay Gibbs talk aging and retirement in sports. But first, they discuss fun sports moments of the last week, like Justin Bieber's new Maple Leafs Jersey. Then, they unpack the ways that aging is viewed, delayed and exacerbated through sport. From the recent surprise retirement of 25-year-old tennis phenom Ash Barty to the unretirement of Tom Brady to the ways athletes in many sports are playing longer and longer, they also discuss the ways that personal economics, identity and redemption narratives are linked to how and when (and if!) athletes retire. Following this discussion, you'll hear a preview of Brenda's interview with Jon Morosi, MLB Network broadcaster on all things Major League Baseball. Next, they burn the worst of sports this week on the Burn Pile. Then, they celebrate those making sports better including Torchbearer of the Week, aforementioned tennis superstar Ash Barty for her success on the court and leadership in moving on to her next chapter. They wrap up the show with What's Good in their in their lives and What We're 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 this week up and I'm here with your co-hosts to the screaming show, oh yeah.
0:09.5	Welcome to this week of Burn It All Down.
0:12.3	It's the feminist sports podcast you need.
0:14.5	I'm here today with my wonderful co-host, Jereen Ahmed, and Lindsay Gibbs.
0:18.7	Today on the show we're going to talk about aging and retirement
0:21.7	in sports on the heels of some surprising and not so surprising retirements and unretirements
0:27.9	metaphorically burn the garbage in sport this week and celebrate those who are trying to change all
0:33.7	that. Before we get to that segment, I want to ask both of you, we are recording
0:39.8	on Monday morning. So very, very happy. Welcome to the week. What the fuck happened in sports
0:46.0	this week for you? Anything funny? Quick, quick little thing. Shereen. I am obsessed with women's hockey
0:53.1	and I shall remain that way for a very long time.
0:56.6	My what's good is going to be all about soccer, but it's a bit of a plot twist, but I'm
1:04.5	happy I like sports. Okay, clip hanger. Speaking of hockey, Justin Bieber redesigned the maple leafs jersey, and it looks like a more like
1:18.3	a weed leaf than ever.
1:21.7	It's so weird.
1:23.3	Yeah, well, that's just legal up here, so we good, right?
1:26.5	Down here, too.
1:27.6	Quit exoticizing us, Shereen, in the U.S.
1:31.4	I mean, come on.
1:32.5	Lindsay, are you guys legal with weed?
1:34.9	Are you even allowed to say so?
1:36.4	Legal with weed.
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