Episode 62: World Cup, Wimbledon, Serena, Althea, NBA free agency, and the WNBA

Burn It All Down

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4.5 • 740 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2018

⏱️ 67 minutes

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On this week’s show, Amira, Lindsay, and Jessica talk about oh so many things, starting with Serena. Then they give updates and predictions for both the men’s World Cup and Wimbledon. Amira then interviews Dr. Ashley Brown about her work on the life of tennis legend, Althea Gibson. Finally, the group discusses NBA free agency, and the trolling that WNBA players have put up with recently when pointing out inequity in their sport. Of course, you’ll hear the Burn Pile, our Bad Ass Woman of the Week, and what is good in our worlds. To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For more info check our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BurnItDownPod and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/ Timestamps -- Intro (4:45) Men’s World Cup (15:48) Wimbledon (25:15) Interview with Ashley Brown (42:35) NBA free agency and the WNBA trolls (53:08) Burn Pile (1:00:37) Bad Ass Women of the Week (1:02:30) What’s Good (1:04:11) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:59.4	Welcome to this week's episode of Burn It All Down.
1:05.8	I'm Amir Rose Davis, assistant professor of history in women's gender and sexuality studies at Penn State. And I am joined today by my friends and co-host Jessica Luther, independent writer, and author
1:13.2	down in Austin, Texas, and Lindsay Gibbs, sports writer for Think Progress in Washington, D.C.
1:19.7	Hey, guys.
1:20.8	Hey, hey.
1:21.8	Good morning.
1:22.7	Hello.
1:23.2	How are you all doing today?
1:26.3	Awake.
1:28.7	I'll take that.
1:31.0	The fun continues, you know.
1:34.5	So we have a great show for you today.
1:37.1	We're going to be doing updates, updates, and updates giving you all the latest on the World
1:42.2	Cup action as well as checking in about Wimbledon.
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