Ep 80: Sports and Politics, a preview of the women’s bball season, and an interview w/ Janet O’Shea

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4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2018

⏱️ 67 minutes

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On this week’s show, Lindsay, Brenda, and Jessica are joined by guest co-host Erica Ayala. After laughing about a new statue of Mo Salah (5:41), the gang talks about the many overlaps of Sports and Politics (22:36). Then Brenda interview Dr. Janet O’Shea about what play can offer today’s society and O’Shea’s experiences as a martial arts practitioner (39:39). Then we get into the brand new women’s collegiate basketball season (48:44). Of course, you’ll hear the Burn Pile (58:05), our Bad Ass Woman of the Week, starring Alexa Moreno (1:01:19), and what is good in our worlds (1:05:14). To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-down For more info check our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:59.6	Welcome to Burn It All Down, the feminist sports podcast you need.
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1:04.7	I'm Jessica Luther, freelance journalist and author in Austin, Texas.
1:09.8	And on today's show, I'm joined by Brenda Elsie, an associate professor of history at Hofstra on Long Island,
1:13.7	Lindsay Gibbs, a reporter at Think Progress in Washington, D.C.
1:28.0	And today, a special co-host, Erica Ayala, a New York-based sports writer who covers the WMBA and the NWHL, who listeners might recognize from a recent episode, episode 75, where she and Lindsay talked about the NWHL season and the news that Lisa Borders was stepping down as the WMBA president.
1:32.8	We are so thrilled to have Erica with us today. Welcome, Erica.
1:36.5	Thank you. Thank you for having me.
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