Quarantine Companion #4 with Ayesha McGowan

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Payson McElveen

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4.8 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2020

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

Ayesha McGowan is a professional road cyclist. As the first African American woman to reach pro status in cycling, she balances her racing career with advocacy for greater representation in the sport. In this conversation, she talks with Payson and Justin about using her platform to elevate athletes from underrepresented backgrounds, and her previous career in classical music and teaching. They also talk about unconscious racism, the snowboarding accident that ended her music career, and whet...

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0:00.0	I race bikes because it's fun, right?
0:02.0	Yeah.
0:02.4	The advocacy part I do because I care, I'm passionate about,
0:05.4	and I think black folks need more shine.
0:07.9	But the bike racing itself, I do because it's fun.
0:11.1	And I'm not going to sign myself up for a situation that's miserable.
0:15.8	It's showtime, everybody.
0:17.9	Showtime!
0:20.6	You've been living in a dream world, Neil.
0:24.2	This is the world as it exists today.
0:29.1	Life moves pretty fast.
0:31.5	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:34.0	You could miss it.
0:37.1	Listen, we're talk about practice.
0:40.3	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:41.9	Donnie, you're out of your element.
0:44.2	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
0:48.2	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
0:52.8	This is the adventure stash with Pason McElvern.
1:00.3	Quarantine Companion with co-host Justin Williams.
1:15.3	Howdy friends, welcome back to the show.
1:18.9	This week, Aisha McGowan.
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