Burn It All Down

Brenda speaks with the brilliant soccer writer Kimberly McCauley to break-down the NWSL semi-finals, look ahead to the final showdown between the NC Courage and Portland Thorns. They talk Hinkle boos, takeaways from this season, and debate their future as co-commissioners of the league! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s show, Shireen, Amira, Brenda, and Jessica talk about playoffs and their feelings (9:22). Then the team discusses Kaepernick, Nike, capitalism, and activism (24:19). After a discussion on the colonization of surfing (34:38), Shireen interviews author Bonnie Tsui about race and gender in the sport (46:11). Of course, you’ll hear the Burn Pile (56:55), our Bad Ass Woman of the Week, starring the US Women’s National Softball team (59:00), and what is good in our worlds (1:03:10)...

Amira, Lindsay, Shireen, Brenda, and Jessica discuss the second set of the 2018 US Open final, which went sideways really fast. This was about racism, about sexism, about the subjectiveness of tennis rules, about the history of Serena's experiences with bad calls at the US Open, and so much more. Congratulations to the Naomi Osaka on her US Open title and thank you to Serena for all she does. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amira chats with Toni Smith-Thompson about her reaction to Colin Kaepernick's new Nike ad, and the complicated relationship between capitalism and athletic activism. To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For more info check our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: https://www.instagram...

Lindsay, Shireen, Amira, and Brenda talk about Steph Curry's Player's Tribune article about women's equality; policing women's bodies in sports; and Shireen interviews New York Liberty star Kia Nurse. Then, as always, there's the Burn Pile, BAWOTW, and What's Good! To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For more info check our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com Find us on Twitter: https://twitter...

On this week's show, Amira, Lindsay and Shireen share their excitement about the fall and fresh new sports seasons (2:20), the team gets into the disaster that is Ohio State University's suspended coach Urban Meyer (5:56), they discuss and share thoughts on Boston Celtic player Kyrie Irving's homecoming ceremony at Standing Rock Sioux tribe (21:10)and then Lindsay interviews Kelsey Anderson to talk about the US Open (35:23)...

Lindsay Gibbs talks to Erica Ayala and Ari Chambers about the first two rounds of the WNBA playoffs, and they look ahead to the semifinals, where the Seattle Storm will face the Phoenix Mercury and the Atlanta Dream will face the Washington Mystics in two best-of-five series. To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For more info check our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com Find us on Twitter: https://twitter...

On this week’s show, Amira and Jessica are joined by guest co-host Shakeia Taylor. At the top of the show, the group discusses the legacy of Aretha Franklin (5:42). Then they get into our cultural obsession with Tiger Woods (14:06) before turning to a discussion of the upcoming Women’s Baseball World Cup (26:47)...

This week, Brenda, Jessica, Lindsay, and Shireen share some back-to-school memories (6:40), talk WNBA travel troubles and upcoming contract negotiations (19:19), Jessica interviews sexual assault survivor and advocate Brenda Tracy (32:47), and the panel has an in-depth discussion about whether there is any salvaging the NCAA or hope in alternatives (49:11)...

This week Brenda, Amira, Shireen and Jessica talk Lebron v. Trump (6:32), get into the disasters that are OSU coaches (17:39), the team discusses #UsToo and the importance of men in the fight against toxic and violent misogyny (29:06). Then Brenda interviews Cara Snyder on the Gay Games (45:00). The team burns what needs to be burned (56:40) and they lift up the incredible women in sport (58:53). Plus, what's good in our worlds...