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Burn It All Down — 479 episodes
Burning Thoughts: F1 in 2026
Interview: Inside a paradigm-shifting WNBA offseason with Jackie Powell
Burning Thoughts: Reo Eveleth and Julie Kliegman on the IOC's new policy of exclusion
Burning thoughts: The importance of Iran in global football
WNBA CBA deadline drama: Emma Baccellieri and Lindsay break down the labor fight
Ep. 272: Winter Olympics Wrap up – and a Paralympics Preview
Interview: Dr. Jules Boykoff on the ’26 #WinterOlympics
Interview: Steph Crugnola on Figure Skating at the Milan Olympics
Burning Thoughts: Bad Bunny 64, Haters 0
Ep. 271: Winter Olympics Preview, Part 2
Thank You!!
Ep. 271: Winter Olympics Preview, Part 1
Ep 270: FIFA's Tomfoolery at the 2026 Men's World Cup Draw
Q+A from NASSH Conference
Ep 269: Live from the North American Society for Sports History Conference (NASSH)
Q+A from Bowling Green
Ep 268: Live from Bowling Green State University
Ep. 267: Burn On, Not Out
Interview: Sam Coffey and Ellie Jean on their first NWSL Season
Ep. 266: Buckle Up! It's the Fall Sports Mayhem Mash-Up Whip-Around
Interview: Jack Swarbrick, Athletic Director at the University of Notre Dame, on the Challenges and Opportunities of Collegiate Athletics' Programs
Ep. 265: Live from Notre Dame on Protecting Labor in Sport
Interview: Alison Mariella Désir, author of Running While Black
Interview: An Exploration of Women's Rugby in the U.S., with Alycia Washington, Kat Aversano, and Kerri Heffernan
Ep. 264: Cheating! The Latest Soap Operas in Chess, Pro-fishing and More
Ep. 263: Favre's Welfare Fraud and Other Sports Criminals Ripping Us Off
Interview: Andrew Maraniss, Author of Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team
Ep. 262: Wretched Robert Sarver
Interview: Sabreena Merchant, writer at SB Nation, breaking down the WNBA Playoffs
Ep. 261: How the Sporting World Is Responding to the Queen's Death
Interview: Daniel Sailofsky, Sociologist of Sport and Law, on Saying Goodbye to His NFL Fandom
Ep. 260: Fleur-de-lis, Storm v. Aces Game 3!!!, and Coco and the City Girls: Important Updates on Hockey, the WNBA Playoffs and Tennis
Interview: Victoria Jackson, Sport Historian, on the Current Chaos of Fall Collegiate Sports
Ep. 259: Record Breaking Ticket Sales and Another Fired Coach: An Update on Women's Soccer in the U.S.
Interview: Ana Jurka, Telemundo Commentator, on the Men's World Cup in Qatar
Ep. 258: Countdown to the Men's World Cup: A Clusterfuck
Interview: Bradford William Davis, Reporter for Insider, on the Latest MLB Headlines
Interview: Maggie Hendricks, Writer for Bally Sports, on the WNBA Playoffs
Ep. 257: When Beloved Legends Say Goodbye
Interview: Brenda Elsey, Co-Author of Futbolera, on the Women's Copa America Tournament
Interview: Filmmaker Kristen Lappas, on the docuseries Dream On
Interview: Evan Whitfield, VP of Equity for Chicago Fire FC, on DEI in the MLS
Interview: Pro-Cyclist Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio and Zwift's Kate Veronneau, on the Tour de France Femmes
Interview: Annie Costabile, Chicago Sun-Times Reporter, on the WNBA All-Star Game
Interview: G. Willow Wilson, Famed Comic Book Author, on Seattle Sounders and Superhero Fandom
Interview: Laeticia Amihere, Canadian Basketball Olympian and NCAA Champion
Hot Take: Aimee Arrambide, of Avow Texas, with Abortion Resources and Why Sports Teams Need to Stand Up for the Right to Abortion
Ep. 256: The Devastating Ripple Effect of Anti-Trans Policies in Sport
Interview: Dr. Bonnie Morris, on her new book, What's the Score?: 25 Years of Teaching Women's Sports History
Ep. 255: Thinking Through 50 Years of Title IX
Interview: Briana Scurry, Legendary USWNT Goalkeeper, on My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper
Ep. 254: What Does it Mean for Sport When Playoffs Are Boring?
Interview: Iliana Limón Romero, LA Times Sports Editor, on How a Diverse Newsroom Leads to Better Journalism
Ep. 253: The Compelling Chaos of Women's College World Series, the Belmont Stakes and the French Open
Interview: Beth Paretta, Team Principal of Paretta Autosport, on Women in IndyCar Racing
Ep. 252: EQUAL PAY!!!
Interview: Dr. Myron Rolle on Oxford, the NFL and Neurosurgery
Ep. 251: Pole Positions, Burning Rubber and the Checkered Flag: A Formula One Conversation
Interview: Faith E. Briggs, Documentarian, Disrupting Narratives About Who is a Runner
Ep. 250: Burning It All Down for Five Years: a Celebration, Reflection and Cry-Fest
Interview: Hanif Abdurraqib, Writer and Cultural Critic, on the NBA Playoffs and the Romantic Anguish of Fandom
Interview: Corey Erdman, Boxing Commentator, on Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano
Ep. 249: Champs League Finals Argued in the Court of Luther
Interview: Jamad Fiin, Basketball Player, on Empowering Muslim Girls to Hoop
Ep. 248: WNBA Rundown: The Latest on Brittney Griner, the CBA Prioritization Clause and Off Season Moves
Interview: Adam Rippon, Olympic Figure Skater and U.S. National Champion
Ep. 247: The Tricky Storytelling of Adapting Sports to the Screen
Interview: Paula Lavigne and Tom Junod on the Untold Crimes of a 1970s Football Player
Ep. 246: NBA Play-ins and Playoffs
Interview: Jackie Powell, Women's Basketball Writer, on the WNBA Draft
Ep. 245: Madness Redux on Basketball, Hockey and Tennis
Interview: Brad Stuver, Austin FC Goalkeeper and Trans Youth Advocate
Ep. 244: The Hot, Cold and Tawdry Balls of the 2022 Men's World Cup Draw
Interview: Jon Morosi, MLB Network Broadcaster, on the Global Future of Baseball
Ep. 243: Hanging Up The Racket: Retirement and Aging in Sport
Interview: Jenny Nguyen, Owner of The Sports Bra Bar
Ep. 242: Bitches Be Laborin'
Interview: David Goldblatt and Brittany Peterson on Climate Change and Sport
Hot Take: Em Adler, Writer at The Next, with March Madness Bracket Predictions
Ep. 241: March Madness: Finally, the Women Can Say It Too
Hot Take: Coach Yolett "Yo" McPhee-McCuin, Ole Miss Women's Basketball Coach, on March Madness
Interview: Howard Megdal, Sports Writer, on WNBA Ownership and March Madness
Ep 240: How Bad Owners Ruin Sports
Hot Take: Trans Triathlete Chris Mosier on the Importance of Trans Inclusion In Sport
Interview: Dr. Bob Edelman on Sports and Politics in Ukraine and Russia
Ep 239: 2022 Winter Paralympics Preview & the Impact of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine on the Paralympic Games
Interview: Billy Bridges, Canadian Sledge Hockey Legend, Gold Medalist and 6x Paralympian
Ep. 238: The Figure Skating Fiasco, Explained
Hot Take: Canada vs. USA Women's Hockey Gold Medal Showdown
Interview: Julie Kliegman, Chief Copy Editor at Sports Illustrated, on Trans Athletes in the NCAA
Ep. 237: Olympic-sized Sexism at the Beijing Winter Games
Interview: Shalise Manza Young, Yahoo Sports Columnist, on NFL News and Superbowl LVI
Ep. 236: The NFL's Riveting, Awful and Icky Lead Up to Super Bowl LVI
Hot Take: Interview with Elana Meyers Taylor, Olympic Bobsled Favorite, on Testing Positive for COVID and Staying Optimistic
Interview: Jules Boykoff on the Politics, Power and Pain of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
235: 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Preview
Interview: Jess Weiner, host of Dominant Stories on Shifting Ideas of Fitness, Bodies and Beauty
Ep. 234: Live from the Independent Supporters Council Conference
Interview: Angel Flores, Powerlifter and Queer Eye Star on Sport as a Human Right
Ep. 233: The Covid Chronicles Part Infinity
Special Episode: American Prodigies Preview
2021 Best Of Burn It All Down Part 3
2021 Best Of Burn It All Down Part 2
2021 Best Of Burn It All Down Part 1
Interview: Michelle Moore, Author of Real Wins: Understanding the power of difference to make meaningful gains
Ep. 232: 2021 Stories That Flew Under the Radar
Interview: Summer-Solstice Thomas, on Gendered Violence in the NCAA
Ep: 231: The Best, Worst and Lackluster of DEI Initiatives in Sport
Interview: Dr. Nefertiti Walker & Dr. Scott Brooks on Black Women Coaches in College Basketball
Ep. 230: Solidarity in Sports: Always Fraught, Always Relevant
Interview: Asher Hill, Figure Skater, Coach, Choreographer and Activist
Ep. 229: Should We Even Have Sports on Holidays?
Ep. 228: Women's DI College Basketball Preview
Interview: Ashley Lawrence, CWNT Gold Medalist and Ballon d'Or Finalist
Ep. 227: So-called Cancel Culture
Interview: Frankie de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D'Arcangelo, authors of Hail Mary
Ep. 226: Very Superstitious
Interview: Rick Westhead on Sexual Abuse in Hockey
Ep. 225: Receipts on Gender Inequity in the NCAA
Interview: Jennifer Doyle on the Structures of Sexual Assault in Sport
Ep. 224: Postseason Palooza
Interview: Sabré Cook, Race Car Driver on the W Series
Ep. 223: The Power of Expansion Teams
Interview: Jashvina Shah and Evan Moore, authors of Game Misconduct: Hockey's Toxic Culture and How to Fix It
Ep. 222: Myths of Morality and Inspiration
Interview: Roundtable on the NBA and Vaccines
Ep. 221: Fall Sports Round-Up Spectacular
Hot Take: Kamila Hinkson, Staff Editor at The Athletic, on MLB Post-Season
Hot Take: Allegations of Sexual Coercion in NWSL by Former Head Coach
Interview: Cat Osterman, Legendary Softball Pitcher
Ep. 220: Reproductive Justice and Sport
Hot Take: Meghann Burke, Executive Director of the NWSL Players Association
Interview: Dave Zirin, Author of "The Kaepernick Effect"
Ep. 219: All About Athleisure
Interview: Diaspora United Podcast Hosts Courtney Stith and André Carlisle
Ep. 218: NWSL Mess
Interview: Kelly Lindsey, Former Coach of the Afghanistan Women's Football Team, on Recent Evacuations
Ep. 217: How Sport Protects Abusers
Interview: Chloe Angyal, author of Turning Pointe: How a New Generation of Dancers is Saving Ballet from Itself
Hot Take: Interview with Kelly Crowley, Paralympic Gold Medalist
Ep. 216: The Underbelly of Global Football Academies
Interview: Motoko Rich, New York Times Tokyo Bureau Chief on the 2020/21 Tokyo Paralympics
UPDATE: Interview with Dr. Jonna Belanger on Paralympic Classification
Ep. 215: 2020/21 Tokyo Paralympic Preview
UPDATE: Kristin Duquette and Lacey Henderson on Disability and Sport and 2020/21 Paralympic Games
Interview: Diana Matheson, Canada Women's National Team Stalwart on the Future of a Canadian League
Ep. 214: Gratitude, Loyalty and Do Athletes Owe Anything to Anyone?
Interview: Imani McGee-Stafford, WNBA player on Athletes and Mental Health
Ep. 213: Unforgettable 2020/21 Olympic Moments
Interview: Bria Felicien, Javier Wallace and Courtney Stith on the African Diaspora at the Olympic Games
Ep. 212: Re-thinking Olympic So-Called Disappointments
Hot Take: Canada vs. USA Women's Soccer Olympic Semi Final
Interview: Mirin Fader, Journalist and Author of "Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP"
Ep. 211: Why We Love to Hate Refs
Ep. 210 Part II: Tokyo 2020/21 Mega Olympic Preview
Ep. 210 Part I: Tokyo 2020/21 Mega Olympic Preview
Interview: Dr. Courtney Cox on the Exhaustion of Black Women in Sport, Media and Academia
Ep. 209: Name, Image, Likeness Jamboree
Interview: Anne Orchier of NOlympics LA on Tokyo 2020 Olympic Opposition
Ep. 208: Olympics, Like It or Not
Special Episode: Averie Allard, Métis Volleyball Player Walking for Indigenous Justice
From Star to Scandal: the Tale of Medina Spirit
Hot Take: Stanley Cup Playoffs - the Life of a Montreal Canadiens Fan
Interview: Jenn McClearen, author of "Fighting Visibility: Sports Media and Female Athletes in the UFC"
Interview: Anastasia Bucsis, Speedskater, Olympian and CBC Sports Analyst
Interview: Tianna Bartoletta, Gold Medalist, Olympian and Author of "Survive & Advance"
Interview: Jordan Ligons and Haley O'Shaughnessy of Spinsters
Interview: Ashley Hart, Co-Founder of She Plays, Women's Fantasy Sports
Episode 207: A Gastronomic Exploration of Sport
Hot Take: Dr. Sophia Azeb on Palestinian Liberation and Sports
Interview: Bianca Tylek of Worth Rises on Prison Phone Justice
Ep. 206: 2020/21 Olympics: So Many Questions, So Few Answers
Interview: Howard Megdal, Founder of The Next, 2021 WNBA Preview
Hot Take: Melissa Ortiz, Former Footballer for the Colombian Women's National Team
Ep. 205: Fan Activism
Interview: Scarlett Harris, author of "A Diva Was a Female Version of a Wrestler: An Abbreviated Herstory of WWE"
Ep. 204: Into the Matrix: New Tech Frontiers in Sport
Interview: Andrea Williams, Author of "Baseball's Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues"
Ep. 203: Climate Activism in Sport
Interview: Fadumo Olow, Women's Telegraph Journalist on Super League Mayhem
Ep. 202: Qatar and the World Cup of Shame
Hot Take: 2021 WNBA Draft Preview with Andraya Carter
Interview: Andrew Maraniss, Author of Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke
Ep. 201: Evolution and Politics of Sports Uniforms
Hot Take: Joanna Hoffman and Anna Baeth on Athlete Ally's Athlete Equality Index
Interview: Dr. Cheryl Cooky on the Study of Women's Televised Sports
Ep. 200!: The NCAA and the Supreme Court
Interview: Meghan Klingenberg, Professional Footballer & Lifestyle Brand Co-Founder
Ep. 199: Refugees and Sports
Interview: Dr. Frank Guridy, author of "The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics"
The NCAA Is Still Laughably Sexist
Hot Take: Anti-Asian Hate and Sports with Dr. Courtney Szto and Alex Wong
Interview: Sarah Spain, new NWSL co-owner
Ep. 197: Sports & Music
Hot Take: Demanding the NCAA Support Trans Athletes
Interview: Kaillie Humphries, Bobsledding Legend on Overcoming Emotional Abuse from a Coach
Ep 196: New News, Same Terrible Song of College Sports
Introducing: Spinsters
Interview: Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando, Hockey Legends, authors of Dare To Make History
Hot Take: Barcagate Explained
Ep. 195: Trans Women and Trans Girls Belong in Women's Sport
Interview: Benji Hart, on Abolition and Sports
Ep. 194: Why, Texas, Why?
Interview: Lisa Zimouche, Freestyle Footballer
Introducing: The Artist and The Athlete with Lindsay Czarniak
Ep. 193: Being A Woman In A Man's World
Interview: Dr. Maryam Aziz, Black Scholar and Karate Practitioner
Ep. 192: The Olympics: WTF Is Happening?
Interview: Lindsay Jones, Senior Writer for The Athletic NFL
Ep. 191: The Covid Super Bowl
Interview: JayCee Cooper, trans woman powerlifter suing USA Powerlifting
Ep. 190: Cheating, Lying, Stealing: Corruption in Sports
Interview: Chanel Keenan, Seattle Kraken Intersectionality Consultant
Ep. 189: Talking All About Drafts
Hot Take: Interview with Sandra Herrera, on 2021 NWSL Draft
Interview: Elizabeth Williams on The Atlanta Dream and Rev. Warnock's Senate Victory
Ep. 188: The Dream, The WNBA, And The Election Of Rev. Raphael Warnock
Interview: Best of 2020 Part 3, Black Women Athletes Speak Out
Episode 187: The Best of Burn It All Down 2020, Part 2
Ep. 186: The Best Of Burn It All Down 2020, Part 1
Ep. 185: Year in Review: Surprises, Memories and Takeaways
Hot Take: Who Really Benefits From MLB's Decision on Negro Leagues?
Interview: Erica Dambach and Ann Cook, Penn State Women's Soccer Coaches
Ep. 184: The Problems with SI’s Sportsperson of the Year Award
HOT TAKE: BreakThrough Summit Preview, Interview with Mickey Grace and Megan Kahn
Interview: Dr. Adia Benton, Cultural Anthropologist on COVID Sports Bubbles and Fandom
Ep. 183: As Cases Surge, Refocusing on Covid and Sports
Interview: Azurá Stevens, WNBA Player for the Chicago Sky
Ep. 182: Celebrating And Reckoning With Diego Maradona
Interview: Stefan Szymanski and Silke-Maria Weineck, authors of "City of Champions: A History of Triumph and Defeat in Detroit"
Ep 181: LSU’s Mishandling of Sexual and Dating Violence
HOT TAKE: Shiz Suzuki, on forging new paths and breaking down barriers in sports sponsorship and marketing
Interview: Crystal Dunn, World Cup Champion, NWSL star, and organizer of Black Women's Player Collective
Ep 180: Numbers Don’t Lie … Until They Do
Interview: Brittany Collens on taking on the NCAA
Ep 179: What to Watch
Hot Take: PSU vs. MD and Tales of Black Coaches w/ Dr. Derrick White
Interview: Dr. Courtney Szto, author of "Changing on the Fly: Hockey Through the Voices of South Asian Canadians"
Ep 178: Joyous Sports Stories
Interview: Ginny Gilder, co-owner of the Seattle Storm
Ep 177: Sports, Politics, and Activism
Interview: Latria Graham on being Black and loving the outdoors
Ep 176: Fairness in Sports
Big News for Burn It All Down
Interview: Madison Hammond and Tziarra King on their rookie seasons in the NWSL
Ep 175: Much ado about Coaching
Interview: Nicole Auerbach on college football in 2020
Ep 174: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly with the Return of Sports
Interview: Olympic gold medalist Sami Jo Small on her life and these times
Ep 173: Latinx Heritage Month
Interview: Alison Mariella Désir and Lauren Fleshman on Womxn Run the Vote Relay
Ep 172: Climate Change's Impact on Sports
Interview: Katrina Karkazis and Michele Krech on Gender Binaries in Sport
Ep 171: Challenges to the Gender Binaries at the Heart of Sport
Interview: Kristin Duquette and Lacey Henderson on COVID and disability in sport
Ep 170: The Wildcat Strikes and What Comes Next
Jessica Luther and Kavitha Davidson on their book, 'Loving Sports When They Don't Love Your Back'
Hot Take: Athletes on Strike
Guest Episode: Past Present with Natalia Mehlman Petrzela **TW racist violence**
Hot Take: Interview with Bridget Pettis, veteran WNBA player and coach
Guest Episode: No Challenges Remaining with Courtney Nguyen
Hot Take: Interview with Dr. Kat D. Williams, author of Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez
Guest Episode: Social Justice in Women's Basketball with Erica L. Ayala
Hot Take: How to Watch Men's Champs League as a Feminist
Hot Take: Interview with Executive Director of Women's Flat Track Derby Assoc, Erica Vanstone
Guest Episode: Stick To Sports with Jashvina Shah **TW sexual assault**
Ep 169: New NWSL Team in LA, Ownership Models in Prof. Sports, & an Interview with Tianna Bartoletta
Hot Take: NWSL Challenge Cup final preview w/ Shireen and Lindsay
Hot Take: Full 2020 WNBA season preview w/ Lindsay and Ari
Ep 168: Alleged Abuse on the Washington NFL Team, and an Interview with Dr. Samantha Sheppard
Hot Take: Washington, D.C.'s NFL team finally changes its name
Ep 167: Labour Rights in Sports and Dr. Janice Forsyth on Indigenous Sports
Ep 166: Cohost Questions and Rebecca Nagle on the Washington Football Team
Ep 165: Political Backlash in Sports to Black Lives Matter, and an Interview with Olga Trujillo
Special Episode: Black Women Athletes Take Action
Ep 164: The Return of Sports and Athlete Activism, and Renee Montgomery on Stepping Away from WNBA
Ep 163: NASCAR and the Confederate flag, NOlympics, and the Return of Women's Sport Leagues
Ep 162: Black Lives Matter, Sports Media, and Anita Asante on its Impact on Global Football
Hot Take: Black Women Athletes Speak Out
Ep 161: Anti-Trans Athlete Rulings and Athlete Activism in the Wake of George Floyd
Ep 160: AAPI History Month, Kate Elston Discusses Menstruation, and The Return to Sports
Hot Take: The Return of the NWSL with Meg Linehan and Stephanie Yang
Ep 159: Bundesliga and an Interview with Referee Phenom Jawahir Roble
Ep 158: Title IX Regulations, Jogging While Black, and the USWNT Lawsuit
Special Episode: Mother's Day 2020 with Perdita Felicien
Ep 157: FIFPro and Women's Football Across The World, and Gender Equality With Ysaora Thibus
Ep 156: An Interview about Haley Shapley's "Strong Like Her" and Explaining Sports Phenomenons
Ep 155: The Future of College Sports, Vanessa Cordoba on Sexism in Women's Soccer Leagues
Hot Take: Let's Talk About The WNBA Draft
Ep 154: WNBA Draft, Dr. Jean Williams and "The English Game", and Sports TV Entity Madness
Ep 153: WNBA Leadership, Youth Football and Public Health
Ep 152: Baseball's Opening Day, WNBA's Kia Nurse, and fitness during Covid-19
Interviews w/ athletes Amari Carter, Elizabeth Williams, and Chiaka Ogbogu on coronavirus
Ep 151: Transphobic legislation, NFL Free Agency Madness, and Dr. Adia Benton on Sports and COVID-19
Hot Take: Why we must ACT NOW to stop Idaho's anti-trans bill HB500 w/ Ashland Johnson
Ep 150: Coronavirus cancels sports, Interview re: Skateistan, U.S. Soccer's sexism persists
Ep 149: NFL CBA, Interview w/ Rachael Rapinoe about cannabis and athletes, and Coronavirus
Hot Take: Women's T20 Final on IWD with Dr. Kate O'Halloran
Hot Take: Teaser of Feb Patreon Interview with Romance Novelist Alexa Martin
Ep 148: Maria Sharapova Retires, Claire Hanna Chats about Curling, and WoSo Update
Black History Month: Interview with THE Amira Rose Davis from Ep 20
Black History Month: Interview with Quadruple Double Queen Shakyla Hill from Ep 93
Black History Month: Interview with Olympic legend Wyomia Tyus from Ep 53
Ep 147: Cheating, Cheer, and the Soccer Supporters of North America
Black History Month: Interview with Black Girl Hockey Club's Renee Hess from Ep 92
Black History Month: Interview with Road Cyclist Ayesha McGowan from Ep 49
Ep 146: WNBA Free Agency, Black History Month, and Jade Withrow from Cheer
Ep 145: Olympics! Qualifying in bball and soccer, Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor, and USA Gymnastics
Ep 144: Reckoning with the Life and Death of Kobe Bryant (TW)
Hot Take: Katie Sowers makes NFL history
Ep 143: Tennis !!! Interviews with Gwen Berry about the IOC and Melissa Jacobs about Super Bowl LIV
Ep 142: WNBA's new CBA, Endurance cyclist Emily Chappell, and transphobia in sport
Ep 141: IOC’s anti-protest policy, Sky Blue FC’s Alyse LaHue, and NWSL news
Ep 140: D.J. Durkin's return, David Stern's legacy, and USWNT star Jessica McDonald
Ep 139: The Best Of Burn It All Down 2019, part 2
Ep 138: The Best Of Burn It All Down 2019, part 1
Ep 137: WADA's Russia Ban, Year of the Black QB + Interview with Nemesia Hijos on Boca Juniors
Ep 136: Athlete Comebacks, NCAA Volleyball, and NCAA Soccer
HOT TAKE: Giveaway for Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical (Toronto)
Ep 135: Nepotism and Sport, Holiday Traditions, and Equity in Soccer w/Maggie Murphy of Lewes FC
Ep 134: Calling out Gladwell and Barkley, racism in soccer, women's hockey w/ Kirsten Whelan
Ep 133: Don Cherry Debacle, Ridiculous Plays in Sports Movies, + Dr. Courtney Cox on Kap, WNBA
Ep 132: Mary Cain & Nike, an interview w/ Deadspin’s Diana Moskovitz, and Matildas & Equal Pay
Ep 131: The Demise of Deadspin, and an interview with Tammi Gaw on the NCAA
Hot Take: Lindsay gets candid about the launch of her new newsletter, Power Plays
Ep 130: NWSL season takeaways, Houston Astros and domestic violence, and weightlifter Kate Nye
Ep 129:Head trauma in boxing, Indigenous roller derby, and sportspeople saving the world!
Ep 128: WNBA Wrap Up, Prof. Wang on NBA/China, and The Braves Continued Use of the Tomahawk Chop
Ep 127: WOMEN’S SPORTS! A roundtable, the Jeddah Women’s League, and the IAAF World Championships
EP 126: Oppression of Palestinian Football, Interview with Hemal Jhaveri, and Bandwagon Fans!
Ep 125: Sports institutions and sexual violence, Rugby World Cup, and WNBA finals
Ep 124: Body image issues, happy sports stories, interview w/ Iranian WNT coach Katayoun Khosrowyar
WNBA Playoffs Hot Take: Hamby's heave, semifinals preview, and lottery talk
Ep 123: Live from Nashville -- at AMEND Together’s SHIFT Conference
EP 122: On Ryan Russell's coming out, the divine US Open, and interview w/Jessica Berman
Ep 121: An interview with Juventus FC star Eni Aluko and (American) Football is Back
Ep 120: MLS "dumb as fuck" Policy, an interview w/ Frankie de la Cretaz, and Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Hot Take: The Aurora Games
Ep 119: Mental Health in Sports, Cheating in Sports, and an interview with Devereaux Peters
Ep 118: Conrad Mainwaring + Abuse in Track (TW), Sports Mascots and Meg Linehan on the NWSL/USWMNT
Ep 117: Colonialism and Sport in Puerto Rico and PanAm Games Lima 2019
Ep 116: Women’s Soccer post-World Cup and domestic violence policies in sports
Ep 115: Wimbledon!!! The World University Games, and Anne Orchier from Nolympics LA
Ep 114: Women’s World Cup Wrap Up and Naasira Mohammed on the Men’s Cricket World Cup
Hot Take: Women's World Cup Final and 3rd Place Game Preview
Ep 113: Colonialism and race at the Women’s World Cup, WWC takeaways, and Jennifer Doyle on VAR
Ep 112: VAR & PKs, Women's World Cup Activism and an interview with beach volley pro Geena Urango
Hot Take: BBC Sport Africa's Janine Anthony on Africa's success in the Women's World Cup
Ep. 111: Women's World Cup, NBA/NHL finals, and Ultimate Frisbee
Ep 110: Fun in France! The French Open, World Cup + Canadian Soccer Star Erin Mcleod
Hot Take: Women's World Cup Group Previews
Ep 109: Mega Women's World Cup Preview including Julie Foudy and Ayisat Yusuf
Ep 108: Women's World Cup Hype (pt. 2), Softball, and Pregnant Athletes
Hot Take: NCAA Softball Super Regionals w/ AJ Andrews
Hot Take: Super Extended WNBA 2019 Season Preview w/ Lindsay, Erica, and Ari
Ep 107: Women's World Cup Hype, Interview with Brazilian legend Sissi, and WNBA
Hot Take at NYU: Women's World Cup
Ep 106: The Champions Leagues, HomoClimbtastic, and Racism in Baseball
Hot Take: Mother's Day 2019
Ep 105: "Necessary Discrimination" & Caster Semenya, Dr.Katrina Karkazis, and Women's Hockey Boycott
Ep 104: NFL draft recap, enabling abusers in sports, and gender equity in snowboarding
Ep 103: Trolling women in sport twitter, MLB's Renee Tirado, and Minnesota Lynx's Cheryl Reeve
Hot Take: The Women's Hockey Worlds and how to Finnish Our Heartbreak
Ep 102: Kyle Korver and white allyship, Steubenville rape documentary, and marketing female athletes
Hot Take: 2019 WNBA Draft
Ep 101: The CWHL vs. the AAF, Liz Knox of the CWHL on the CWHL, and abusive female coaches
Hot Take: Women's Final Four
Ep 100: March Madness. And Doris Burke.
Ep 99: WWC 2023 Bid Process, Mental Health & the NBA, and Powerlifter Dr. Melissa Forbis
Ep 98: College Admission Scandal, Racist Fan Culture, and Katie Sowers on Coaching in the NFL
Ep 97: Live from New York F'ing City - International Women's Day 2019!
Ep 96: Pre-Women’s World Cup Tourneys, the NBA right now, and Islamophobia in sport
Ep 95: WoSo, Interviews w/ Katie Barnes on transphobia, & Susan Shepard on sex-trafficking + sport
Ep 94: Kaepernick settles but effects of his protest continue; American Ninja Warrior Meagan Martin
Ep 93: Art Briles & the Baylor backstory, fave non-apologies, & quadruple-double queen Shakyla Hill
Ep 92: Black History Month, NBA Free Agency gossip fun, and Renee Hess on Black Girl Hockey Club
Hot Take: Shakeia Taylor on The Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees and the BBWAA
Ep 91: Women ace hockey, Australian Open re-cap, Mina Kimes on NFL, and warming up to Superbowl LIII
Hot Take: Liz Cambage, Maya Moore, and WNBA free agency drama
Ep 90: Coaching and Women/ Women Coaching, Ally Quinney on Women in Combat Sports, and SPORTING JOY
Hot Take: NWSL Draft and Sky Blue Updates with Steph Yang
Ep 89: the NFL’s Rooney Rule, end of sporting careers, and fighting trans discrimination
Ep 88: Fixing amateurism, continued corruption and abuse in WoSo, and tennis with Caitlin Thompson
Ep 87: The Best of Burn it All Down 2018, part 2
Ep 86: The Best of Burn It All Down 2018, part 1
Hot Take: Mina Ahmadi and Haley Carter of the Afghanistan Women's National Football Team
Ep 85: How USOC and USAG Enabled Nassar, Lack of Diversity in Sports Media but We Share Our Faves
Hot Take: The Los Angeles Sparks hire Derek Fisher as their head coach
Ep 84: Women's Soccer Despite Men, & interviews w/ WNBA's Monique Billings & hockey host Amrit Gill
Ep 83: Racism & sexism in coaching, the NFL & domestic violence, and an interview w/ Gloria Nevarez
Ep. 82: Bad redemption narratives, insulting WoSo contracts, and college football w/ Nicole Auerbach
Ep 81: U17 FIFA WWC, the NHL and concussions, and Dr. Rachel Allison on her new book!
Ep 80: Sports and Politics, a preview of the women’s bball season, and an interview w/ Janet O’Shea
Ep 79: The WNBA players opt out of their CBA, the NFL Players Coalition, and fight doctor Linda Dahl
EP 78: Prize Money for Women's WWC, Toxic Cultures in Maryland Football, and Nicole McClure
Ep 77: What is the NCAA for, what’s wrong w/ USA Gymnastics, and an interview w/ Layshia Clarendon
Ep. 76: Women’s WC Qualifiers, reporting on sexual assault, and Safia Ahmad of Les Canadiennes
Hot Take: MLB Postseason Updates + Predictions w/ Shakeia Taylor
Ep. 75: Cristiano Ronaldo rape case, ownership of athletes' bodies, and NWHL with Erica Ayala
Ep 74: From Kavanaugh to Ronaldo: abusers, enablers, and excuses. Also, an interview w/ Mary Carillo
Ep 73: the NWSL final, Russia and doping, pay equity in sports, and the FIBA Women’s World Cup
Ep 72: Troubles in North American WoSo w/ Lauren Silver and Lauryn Hutchinson
Hot Take: NWSL Semi-Finals recap with Kimberly McCauley
Ep 71: Kaepernick and Nike, the colonization of surfing, and an interview with Bonnie Tsui
Hot Take: Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams, that chair umpire, and the US Open Final
Hot Take: Nike And Kaepernick with Toni Smith-Thompson
Ep 70: Steph Curry & male allyship, sports bra 'scandals', and an interview with Kia Nurse
Ep 69: Urban Meyer and OSU, Kyrie Irving's Homecoming, and an interview with Kelsey Anderson
Hot Take: WNBA Playoffs, Rounds 1 & 2
Ep 68: Tiger Woods’ Return, the Women’s Baseball World Cup, and the ATL Dream’s Elizabeth Williams
Ep 67: WNBA travel woes, interview with Brenda Tracy, and salvaging the NCAA (or not)
Ep 66: Ohio State University Bullshit, #UsToo, and Cara Snyder on the Gay Games
Ep 65: Homophobia in women’s sport, Mesut Ozil & racism/islamophobia, and Katelyn Best on the NWSL
Hot Take: 2018 WNBA takeaways (so far)
Ep 64: Bad NFL anthem policies, inspirational Nassar survivors, & Julia Johnson on ultimate frisbee
Hot Take: 2018 MLB Season So Far w/ Shakeia Taylor
EP 63: World Cup 2018 Finals, NWSL Season, Giro Rosa, Is it Football or Soccer?
Episode 62: World Cup, Wimbledon, Serena, Althea, NBA free agency, and the WNBA
Episode 61: Pride Month Redux, and Gendered Violence and Sports (...again)
Episode 60: Supporting Trump (boo), De-Colonizing the World Cup (yay), and Kelsey Bone is back!
Episode 59: the World Cup, the WNBA, and an interview with Dallas Wings’ Azura Stevens
Hot Take: Women's French Open recap w/ Courtney Nguyen
World Cup Talk, White House Visits (Or Nah)+ NHL Finals Wrap Up w/ Jashvina Shah + Courtney Szto
SPANISH VERSION: Pride Month in Sport, men’s World Cup, and the entertainment at the Stanley Cup
Pride Month in Sport, men’s World Cup, and the entertainment at the Stanley Cup (ENGLISH VERSION)
Hot Take: Interview w/ Toni Smith-Thompson on Athletic Activism and her 2003 Protest
Hot Take: Women's Champs League Final
Episode 56: NFL’s anthem policy, men's Champs League final, & the congressional USOC hearing
Episode 55: Danica Patrick’s legacy, growing women’s sports, and an interview with Holly Rowe
Episode 54: Moving on from Gendered Violence and Becky Hammon Gets An Interview
Hot Take: Happy Mother's Day
Episode 53: Happy Birthday to BIAD, with special guests Wyomia Tyus and Elena Delle Donne
Episode 52: The NFL Draft, and the IAAF’s racist and sexist regulations
Episode 51: NBA and NHL playoffs, MSU athlete and survivor Lindsey Lemke, and gender & youth sports
Episode 50: Michigan State failures, WNBA draft, and Muffet McGraw reflects on history
Episode 49: Kobe and Women’s Bball, Racism Roundtable, and Ayesha McGowan’s Historic Cycling Quest
Episode 48: NCAA Shamateurism, Baseball with River Butcher, and the Men’s World Cup
Episode 47: Athlete Moms, Athlete Activists, and Women are Athletes Worthy of Coverage
Episode 46: Discrimination in coaching and FIFA's women's league
Episode 45: March Madness in the NCAA, NWHL, CWHL, and NWSL
Episode 44: Beyond Larry Nassar -- sexual abuse in Olympic sports; and a preview of the Paralympics
Episode 43: Winter Olympics Wrap-Up, Afghanistan Women's Team, and The NCAA's Horrible Policy
Episode 42: Olympics, Pride, and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Conundrum
Hot Take: Jessica Interviews Nancy Armour about the Winter Olympics
Episode 41: USSF Elections, Continued Reports of Sexual Abuse in Sports, and Ski Jumper Lindsey Van
Episode 40: Mega Olympics Preview
Episode 39: The fallout from the Nassar case, WTF is the English FA doing, and the Super Bowl
Episode 38: The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and the Significance of the Larry Nassar trial (TW)
Episode 37: Stadiums in Saudi Arabia, Serena in Vogue and Positive Sign Girl FTW!
Episode 36: Olympic Diversity, Sports *are* Political, re: North Korea, and Boxer Claressa Shields
Episode 35: The Best of Burn It All Down 2017, part 2
Episode 34: The Best Of Burn It All Down 2017, part 1
Episode 33: Sexual harassment in sports media, and the Washington Redhawks; Ana Marie Cox co-hosts
Episode 32: Doping and the Olympics, Governance in Soccer, and Volleyball legend Sylvia Ortiz
Episode 31: The Women Who Brought Down Larry Nassar (TW)
Episode 30: Native mascotry has to end, the unsurprising but terrible FIFA trial, and MLS playoffs
Episode 29: The historic plight of the Black QB, and cool sports you should know and love
Episode 28: Racism in sport, getting ready for the Winter Olympics, and the NWHL’s Kaliya Johnson
Episode 27: #MeToo and sports media, happy things in sport, and the NWHL
Episode 26: Decline of football?, diversity in NASCAR, and exclusion of trans athletes from sport
Episode 25: Eni Aluko and racism & sexism in soccer, ESPN & Barstool Sports, and the World Series
Episode 24: Soccer! The NWSL season in review, World Cup qualifiers, and women's teams in revolt
Episode 23: Cam Newton, sexism & racism, and Mental Health Week with Imani McGee-Stafford
Episode 22: The NHL and anthem protests, and athletes respond to Hurricane Maria
Episode 21: The NFL and #TakeAKnee
Episode 20: In solidarity with Jemele Hill
Episode 19: US Open recap and World Cup qualifying
Episode 18: Jemele Hill, Art Briles and second chances, and Maria Sharapova's return
Episode 17: College football is back
Episode 16: Elliott's suspension appeal, Charlottesville, and FIFA's Players of the Year noms
Episode 15: NCAA student-athletes, Ezekiel Elliott, IAAF, and Andrea Kremer
Episode 14: Baseball and Sexual Violence, LA 2028, and Women's Soccer
Episode 13: NF'nL
Episode 12: Wicket!
Episode 11: Reigning Women
Episode 10: Mind Boggling
Episode 8: Pride Party
Episode 3: Boo Kevin Pillar, Yay Beth Mowins, Boo Ched Evans
Episode 2: sexual abuse in gymnastics, support for women's sport, and diversity in sports media