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Today we are talking with Michelle Tofoya. She is a veteran

American sportscaster. I mean, she's worked with CBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC. She has one of the longest

tenures in NFL history. But she is now turned political and cultural commentator.

She's the host of the Michelle Tofoya podcast.

But she is someone who I have looked up to long before I ever had the privilege of knowing her personally, long before politics, long before activism.

I knew her as one of the most respected voices in sports broadcasting.

I come from a big football family.

My dad, my uncles all played in the NFL.

And so I grew up watching her as a sideline reporter.

My dad still to this day says that she is the best sideline reporter.

Flash forward to the 2016 Olympic Games, which this was the first year

that I qualified for Olympic trials. I watched her report from the pool deck at the Olympic

Games with my cousin, Rowdy Gaines. I bet you guys did not know that Rowdy Gaines and I were cousins.

All that to say, I have watched and admired her for a

very long time. But that's not what makes her so compelling. Of course, what makes her compelling today

is that she didn't stop using her voice when it became uncomfortable. Actually, that's really

when she expanded it. She's a long time Minnesota resident and she's

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