How Brittney Griner Became a Political Pawn: With Coach Dawn Staley
The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Comedy Central
4.5 • 7.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 July 2022
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Basketball legend and coach Dawn Staley is here with the latest on Brittney Griner—one of the best players in the WNBA—who has been detained in Russia since February after officials allegedly found cannabis oil in her luggage. Dawn and Jon break down the financial inequalities of the WNBA, how we can keep players from becoming political pawns, and what needs to happen to get Griner home. Plus, writers Tocarra Mallard and Kasaun Wilson tell the odd tale of how Stephon Marbury starred in a Chinese musical about himself.
CREDITS
Hosted by: Jon Stewart
Featuring, in order of appearance: Tocarra Mallard, Kasaun Wilson, Dawn Staley
Executive Produced by Jon Stewart, Brinda Adhikari, James Dixon, Chris McShane, and Richard Plepler.
Lead Producer: Sophie Erickson
Producers: Zach Goldbaum, Caity Gray, and Robby Slowik
Assoc. Producer: Andrea Betanzos
Sound Engineer & Editor: Miguel Carrascal
Senior Digital Producer: Frederika Morgan
Digital Coordinator: Norma Hernandez
Supervising Producer: Lorrie Baranek
Head Writer: Kris Acimovic
Elements: Kenneth Hull, Daniella Philipson
Talent: Brittany Mehmedovic, Marjorie McCurry, Lukas Thimm Research: Susan Helvenston, Andy Crystal, and Cassie Murdoch
Theme Music by: Gary Clark Jr.
The Problem with Jon Stewart podcast is an Apple TV+ podcast, produced by Busboy Productions.
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| 0:00.0 | I don't know if you remember Ralph Samson at all, |
| 0:01.9 | so Ralph Samson was nine feet eight inches tall. |
| 0:06.9 | And he went to fact check. |
| 0:12.2 | When I was at William & Mary, he was at UVA. |
| 0:15.6 | And he would dunk while in Charlottesville, |
| 0:21.0 | playing against teams in Williamsburg. |
| 0:24.2 | He had a wingspan. |
| 0:28.0 | From what, again, I obviously didn't measure it. |
| 0:31.1 | 211 miles. |
| 0:32.6 | Ha ha ha. |
| 0:33.6 | Hey everybody, welcome to the podcast. |
| 0:56.2 | It's the problem with me. |
| 0:58.6 | I'm the problem. |
| 0:59.4 | John Stewart, we also got a TV show there, Apple TV Plus. |
| 1:02.4 | She's check it out for God's sakes. |
| 1:04.9 | It's apparently now they will pay you $5 a month to watch it. |
| 1:10.3 | Case on Wilson, Ticara Mallard, are joining us today. |
| 1:13.9 | And we are going to be talking to a basketball legend. |
| 1:17.9 | She's presently South Carolina women's basketball head coach, |
| 1:21.4 | Don Staley. |
| 1:22.1 | She can be, she can be talking to us about this |
| 1:24.5 | Britney Grindr situation. |
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