Recode Decode: Megan Rapinoe

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Business, Technology

4.2 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

On the 400th episode of Recode Decode, Megan Rapinoe, the co-captain of the US Women's National Soccer Team, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher. This live conversation was recorded at the Mobile Marketing Association CEO & CMO Summit in Sonoma, CA. In this episode: Where Rapinoe's confidence comes from; her famous “victory” pose; the marginalization of women’s soccer; her favorite moments from the 2019 Women’s World Cup; how she focuses on the game; did Trump actually help her?; the fight for equal pay; what Rapinoe is going to do next; her clothing company, Re-inc and gender expression in fashion; will she run for political office?; her brother’s incarceration; what inspires her?; her advice for kids; resilience in the face of bullies and online critics; how to support women’s soccer; and her leadership style. Vote for us: Recode Decode has been nominated for best technology podcast in this year’s People’s Choice Podcast Awards! Cast your vote for Recode Decode at https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup before July 31st. One vote per category. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Gideon Litchfield, I'm the editor-in-chief of Oired.
0:02.6	And I'm Lauren Good, I'm a senior writer at Wired.
0:05.2	We're making a new show.
0:06.5	Have a nice future.
0:09.0	I'm more have a nice future, question mark.
0:12.5	It's a show that is honest about how unsettling the future can be.
0:16.9	We're going to be bringing on the people shaping this future.
0:20.6	We're going to ask them about the big challenges we face, about the challenges they're creating,
0:24.9	and how they deal with living in perpetual uncertainty as we all do.
0:29.2	So make sure you follow Have a Nice Future, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:35.6	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, editor-at-large of Recode.
0:38.3	You may know me as someone who doesn't know if you're supposed to call it soccer or football,
0:42.8	but that's only because I don't care.
0:45.1	But in my spare time, I'm just a reporter and you're listening to Recode Decode,
0:48.6	a podcast about power change, and the people you need to know around the tech and media industry
0:53.8	were part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:57.0	Today, we're going to play a live interview.
0:59.0	I recently recorded with Megan Rapinoe, the US women's soccer star who co-capped in the team
1:04.0	that won the 2019 World Cup.
1:06.8	This is the second time she's been on Recode Decode since then.
1:10.0	And I spoke to her at the Massachusetts Conference for Women in Boston.
1:14.2	So let's go there now to hear my conversation with Megan Rapinoe.
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