Ep 148: Maria Sharapova Retires, Claire Hanna Chats about Curling, and WoSo Update

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). Then Shireen interviews fellow sports journalist Claire Hanna about CURLING and The Scotties Tournament of Hearts, volleyball in the Olympics, and consulting in sports movies (26:17). For the last segment, the team gets into women's soccer around the world. They chat, offer some updates, some social commentary, and talk the good and the bad in women's football (49:42). As always, there's the Burn Pile (1:02:50), BAWOTW starring Sabrina Ionescu (1:13:56), and What's Good (1:16:32). For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-down Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices