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A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

How To Deal

A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

The Vox Media Podcast Network

Soccer, Sports, Basketball

4.4611 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

It’s been a week, to say the least. In this episode, Megan and Sue discuss their real and honest reactions to the election results and the coping mechanisms they’re using to process our uncertain future, including dissociation (Megan) and becoming an encyclopedia of political knowledge (Sue). They share candid conversations on dealing with fear and anxiety during this scary time and explore how women's sports have provided a powerful source of resilience and community. They are able to find joy when talking about the NWSL playoffs, celebrating how this year feels like a dream scenario for the league and its fans. A Touch More: The Podcast is produced in partnership with VOX MEDIA and TOGETHXR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.2

Hello everybody. back to a touch more

0:59.9

It's been a hard week

1:03.4

For both of us and we imagine for a lot of you also we are going to get into our reactions about the election last week.

1:15.9

There was also a lot of women's sports that were happening over the weekend.

1:20.8

We're also going to talk about that.

1:24.5

But yeah, it was a little bit of a tough week, shocking.

1:28.1

I think everybody's still processing a bit and, you know, sort of trying to figure out what happened and how and why and, you know, all of the things.

1:38.7

So many rabbit holes.

1:40.0

So many rabbit holes.

1:40.9

I've been done way too many.

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