The Power of Sport: Tobin and Christen discuss how soccer moves the needle of social change

The RE—CAP Show with Tobin Heath and Christen Press

RE—INC

News, Soccer, Society & Culture, Sports News, Sports

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The RE—CAP Show continues with a brand-new episode. Today’s conversation is a profound, powerful reflection on the time that Tobin and Christen spent in Zambia. In this episode, Tobin speaks about the wide-eyed curiosity that sets in whenever she travels, while Christen highlights the mission of Grassroots Soccer and the transformative power of play. Our hosts then reflect on progress — how it has to be not only built for, but also fought for. And as always, we finish with everyone’s favorite segment… community questions! Want to know how soccer eliminates barriers according to Tobin and why Christen has dubbed herself the ruler of the cold water world? Tune into the latest episode of The RE—CAP Show to get the scoop! Follow Tobin on Instagram and Twitter Follow Christen on Instagram and Twitter Follow RE—INC: YouTube: Youtube.com/@re__inc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/re__inc/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@re__inc TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@re__inc Twitter: https://twitter.com/re__inc About RE—INC: In 2019, USWNT champions Christen Press, Tobin Heath, Meghan Klingenberg and Megan Rapinoe founded RE—INC with the mission of making the world a more inclusive and equitable place for all. A brand that lives at the intersection of sports, progress, and equity, they offer eco-conscious gender-free fashion and a membership that invites anyone to join in the pursuit of boldly reimagining our world. Now, they are launching a content division to change the way women are seen and experienced in sports. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the recap show.
0:07.0	Hi everybody. We are so happy that everyone is back and tuning into this next episode.
0:17.3	We're so grateful for all of the support. So here at the recap show
0:21.6	everything that we do sits at the intersection of sports progress
0:26.0	in equity, but what does that actually mean?
0:29.2	Each week, Tobin and I are here to have a conversation about how the sport of soccer moves the needle and makes
0:36.8	the difference when it comes to social progress. And soccer has done so much in our lives,
0:41.9	it's given us so much and it's changed us for good.
0:46.5	And part of that is in the experiences that we've been able to have traveling the world for football.
0:55.0	And we recently had an amazing experience where soccer brought us to
1:00.0	Zambia with grassroots soccer and we had the opportunity to experience soccer for good at its very best.
1:10.2	And today we're going to have a conversation about the power and impact that soccer can have.
1:17.8	The beautiful sport of soccer just took us to Zambia and we wanted to share some of our insights and
1:26.0	learnings from that trip with all of you all. We know that we're extremely
1:30.0	privileged to have the opportunity to go to these amazing places and see different
1:36.3	cultures and not everybody has that opportunity so we're excited to share just
1:41.0	like what it's like these types of trips when you're in a completely
1:45.3	different world in culture. I found the people of Zambia incredibly hospitable and
1:50.8	joyful and welcoming but we and style when we're seeing in the face of seeing a group of beautiful, spirited,
2:08.1	joyful people living with far, far less than we have.
2:12.1	Yeah, totally.
2:13.5	I think what struck me about Zambia,
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