Ep 99: WWC 2023 Bid Process, Mental Health & the NBA, and Powerlifter Dr. Melissa Forbis

Burn It All Down

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4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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At the top of the show, Brenda, Shireen, and Lindsay talk about ESPN releasing the NCAA WBB bracket early and ruining the party- literally. [2:11] Then the crew talk about the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 bid process and some of the countries vying to host, and what is means for the future of women's football. [7:37] Brenda chats with elite Powerlifter and Cultural Anthropologist Dr. Melissa Forbis about the sport, strength and feminism. [21:12] The women talk about Mental Health awareness and the NBA plus Adam Silver's unnecessary and tone deaf commentary. [39:01] Of course, you’ll hear the Burn Pile, [49:54] our Bad Ass Woman of the Week, starring the Canadian Tennis player Biana Andreescu, [57:01] and an extra long segment of what is good in our worlds. Because why not? [1:02:28] To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-down For more info check our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com 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	What's up y'all? It's Druski, and I've teamed up with Mountain Dew to produce a hilarious new basketball podcast called The Do Zone with Drewski.
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0:11.1	Did you have like a favorite team? Was it the Raptors at the time or no?
0:14.5	Was the Raptors even started around that time?
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0:45.6	Welcome to this week's episode of Burn It All Down, the feminist sports podcast you need.
0:52.5	I'm Shireen Ahmed, freelance writer and sports activists in Toronto,
0:56.6	Canada. On this week's panel, we have the absolutely phenomenal and president of the feminist for
1:04.7	Leo Messi fan club, Dr. Brenda Elsie, undeniable genius and associate professor of history at Hofster University.
1:12.3	We have the indomitable and brilliant, plus my best cuddling companion, Lindsay Gibbs Sports
1:17.8	Recorder at Think Progress in D.C. Before we start, I would like to thank our patrons for their
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