All Episodes

Ep. 275: All bets are off: How sports gambling has conquered the world

Patreon Preview: WNBPA VP Alysha Clark takes us behind the scenes on the new CBA

Patreon Preview: Lori Lindsey on the NWSL season so far and calling games in the men's World Cup

Ep. 274: Is the men’s World Cup getting worse?

Patreon Preview: Men’s World Cup check-in, with Shireen and Brenda

Interview: Human Right & the Men's World Cup with Ketty Nivyabandi - Amnesty International (CAN)

Ep. 273: Men's World Cup preview

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