Burn It All Down

Lindsay talks with Ashland Johnson of the Inclusion Playbook about why we must all act IMMEDIATELY to get Idaho's governor to veto HB500, an anti-trans bill that is using women's sports as a cover for bigotry. Here is how you can help defeat this transphobic bill now: https://secure.transequality.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app274a?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=206&NONCE_TOKEN=2C3685D3075C031FD7B8D1C0F5DC0895 More information: https://www.powerplays...

This, week, Lindsay, Amira, and Brenda open up the show by talking about how the coronavirus is impacting their own lives. Then, they discuss the dramatic events last week when coronavirus canceled sports, and question what's next. (7:49)...

On this week’s show, Amira, Brenda, and Jessica first talk women’s soccer tourneys around the world with a focus on the #SheBelievesCup. [4:59] Then they dive into the arguments around the NFL’s proposed new CBA. [17:26] Shiren interviews Rachael Rapinoe about cannabis products and athlete recovery. [34:15] Finally, they talk about the impact of the coronavirus on sports, the history of pandemics and sports, and what maybe, possibly will happen to March Madness...

Shireen chats with Dr. Kate O'Halloran about the upcoming Women's T20 cricket final on Sunday, March 8 - International Women's Day 2020. They talk about women's cricket down under, rising stars, and the #FillTheMCG campaign that seeks get 95,000 fans to attend the match at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds and make history. Dr, O'Halloran sahres her thoughts and predictions for this momentous event. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check our website: www.burnitalldownpod...

Hello, flamethrowers! For our Patreon-only segment in February, Jessica interviewed romance novelist Alexa Martin about her life as an NFL wife, how she got into writing, and about her upcoming romance novel that was inspired by Colin Kaepernick. This is a small part of that chat. If you would like to hear the entire interview and our back catalogue of Patreon-only segments and interviews, go to our Patreon and sign up for $2+/month: https://www.patreon...

In this week's episode, Jessica, Lindsay and Shireen start the show with a conversation about the NHL team Carolina Hurricanes using relief goalie / zamboni driver David Ayers during a Toronto Maple Leafs game (2:24.) Tara is meowing incessantly in the background. The crew talks about Maria Sharapova's retirement, the drama surrounding her career, her injuries, and what she meant to tennis(6:55)...

This week, to send off Black History Month in style, we are re-releasing an interview each day highlighting a Black person we’ve had on Burn It All Down in the past whose words and actions still resonate with us all. Waaaaaaay back in Sept 2017, before she became a permanent fixture on BIAD, Dr. Amira Rose Davis, Professor of History and African American Studies at Penn State, was interviewed by Brenda and Shireen...

This week, to send off Black History Month in style, we are re-releasing an interview each day highlighting a Black person we’ve had on Burn It All Down in the past whose words and actions still resonate with us all. In February 2019, Lindsay talked to Shakyla Hill, a former basketball player at Grambling State who notched two quadruple doubles during her college career...

This week, to send off Black History Month in style, we are re-releasing an interview each day highlighting a Black person we’ve had on Burn It All Down in the past whose words and actions still resonate with us all. In May 2018, Amira talked to Wyomia Tyus, a two-time olympian, track legend, and author. They talk about Tyus’ experiences playing sports in the Jim Crow South, the 1968 Olympics, and athletic protest. They also discuss Tyus’ memoir, Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story...

This week the gang’s all here and on fire. We ponder the possibility of a Laila Ali/Clarissa Shields fight before a deep dive into cheating. Then we move on to think through the differences of the financial fair play violations of Manchester City versus the MLB sign stealing...