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Burn It All Down

Episode 31: The Women Who Brought Down Larry Nassar (TW)

Burn It All Down

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 740 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2017

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Trigger Warning This week on Burn It All Down, we open the show with Lindsay Gibbs interviewing Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to publicly come forward with allegations against Larry Nassar, and award-winning investigative reporter for the Indianapolis Star who has covered the Nassar case, Marisa Kwiatkowski. The interview has graphic descriptions of sexual assault against minors; if you’d like to skip ahead, the interview ends at 28:17. Since Kwiatkowski and her colleagues’ initial reporting about abuse in USA gymnastics in August 2016 (https://www.indystar.com/story/news/investigations/2016/08/04/usa-gymnastics-sex-abuse-protected-coaches/85829732/) and Denhollander’s first telling her story publicly in September 2016 (https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/09/12/former-usa-gymnastics-doctor-accused-abuse/89995734/), at least 150 people have come forward with allegations against Nassar, a former USA gymnastics team physician during four Olympics and a faculty member for twenty years at Michigan State. He has recently pleaded guilty on multiple counts of sexual assault. After the interview, Lindsay is joined by Amira Rose Davis, Brenda Elsey, and Jessica Luther, who discuss their reactions to the interview. Then they shift gears and talk about the debacle that has been the search for a new head football coach at Tennessee and the underbelly of the sport revealed by the annual coaching carousel in college football. As always, you’ll hear the Burn Pile, Bad Ass Woman of the Week, and what’s good in our worlds. For more info check our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:59.3

Oh. Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to burn it all down.

1:03.9

It might not be the feminist sports podcast you want, but trust me, it's the one you need.

1:11.5

I'm Lindsay Gibbs, sports reporter, Think Progress, and I will be your captain for today's episode, which is our 31st.

1:17.5

Joining me today is the double-trouble dosage of history professors Amir Rose Davis at Penn State and Brenda Licey from Hofstra and freelance sports reporter extraordinaire Jessica Luther.

1:24.0

Hello, friends.

1:25.3

Hey.

1:25.7

Good morning.

1:26.7

So quite a week. Did anyone see the big news that broke on Friday morning?

1:33.3

Of course, we're talking about the World Cup draw here.

1:37.0

What else?

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