Sue’s Birthday Bash With Jemele Hill

A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

The Vox Media Podcast Network

Soccer, Sports, Basketball

4.4 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

It’s Sue’s birthday, and what better way to celebrate than with a very special guest—Jemele Hill. Friend, legendary sports journalist, podcast host, and media pioneer joins Sue and Megan for an insightful conversation. They’ll dive into important topics like player safety in the WNBA, the evolving role of player activism, and the media’s responsibility to cover women’s sports with the respect and attention they deserve. Megan and Sue also discuss the excitement around new WNBA teams and cap off the episode with a sweet birthday surprise for Sue. And stay tuned for next week, when Megan and Sue will share their many thoughts on the WNBA Finals. 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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1:31.3	Welcome back, everybody. We are here with another episode of A Touchmore, a special birthday edition for our little Sue Bird. Not little anymore. Not little anymore. We have a little surprise plan for Sue, so stay tuned for that.
1:32.1	I'm sure she's... Little Sue doesn't like surprises.
1:34.2	She doesn't?
1:35.2	No.
1:35.5	Does she kind of, though?
1:36.4	I hated birthday parties growing up.
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