Episode 32: Doping and the Olympics, Governance in Soccer, and Volleyball legend Sylvia Ortiz

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 740 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2017

⏱️ 65 minutes

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On this week’s episode, Brenda Elsey, Shireen Ahmed, Amira Rose Davis, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther talk about the Russian Olympic Committee being suspended from the 2018 Winter Olympics for systemic doping in previous Games, why a Jonas brother showed up to the FIFA trial, and Hope Solo’s bid for president of US Soccer. Then Amira interviews volleyball legend, Sylvia Ortiz, about being politically active as a college athlete in the 1970s, her years of playing and coaching in the sport, and how the sport has changed in the last few decades. As always, you’ll hear the Burn Pile, Bad Ass Woman of the Week, and what’s good in our worlds. To help support the podcast, please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For more info check our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:50.1	I'm Brenda Elsie, associate professor of history at Hofstra University, and I get to keep this
0:55.1	full house in order today. I'm joined by Shereen Ahmed, freelance sports writer in Toronto,
1:00.1	Amira Rose Davis, Assistant Professor of History and Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies at
1:04.7	Penn State University, Lindsay Gibbs, sports writer at Think Progress in D.C., and Jessica
1:10.0	Luther, independent writer in Austin, Texas.
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