Episode 29: The historic plight of the Black QB, and cool sports you should know and love

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 740 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2017

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This week on Burn It All Down, Amira Rose Davis, Brenda Elsey, and Lindsay Gibbs talk about the coolest sports deserving of a bigger spotlight - like bobsled, short track speed skating, and softball. Amira interviews Simone Lee, volleyball extraordinaire from top-ranked Penn State University. And before heading to the burn pile, the team ponders the historic plight of the Black quarterback. Phaidra Knight, African American, lesbian, and lawyer, is our Badass Woman of the Week as she becomes only the second US rugby player inducted into the Hall of Fame. For more info check our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com 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.
0:07.7	Learn the backstories of your favorite ballers and celebrities like Jamal Murray.
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?
0:16.1	Come on, bro.
0:16.7	I ain't that old, fam. You're talking like I'm 50. Taylor, Rokes, Asian Wilson, and many more.
0:21.8	You won't want to miss this.
0:22.9	Listen to The Do Zone with Drusky on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:31.2	Hey, hey, the Spire, it's burning us.
0:36.7	Oh.
0:36.9	Hey, it's fire. It's burning us.
0:39.3	Oh.
0:41.3	Oh.
0:42.3	Oh.
0:43.3	Welcome to this week of Burn It All Down.
0:48.3	It may not be the feminist sports podcast you want, but it's the feminist sports
0:52.3	podcast you need.
0:59.3	I'm Brenda Elsie, Associate Professor of History at Hofstra University, and I get to steer the ship today, joined by Lindsay Gibbs, sports writer at Think Progress in D.C., and Amir Rose Davis,
1:04.8	assistant professor of history and women's gender and sexuality studies at Penn State University.
1:09.9	This week, we're going to discuss some sports stories we think deserve more attention,
1:14.3	including women's bobsledding and softball.
1:16.8	And in that vein, Amira interviews volleyball player Simone Lee.
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