Ball Is Left Podcast

Newly minted Free Market Success Story, SLC and BC give their thoughts on the idea of Wall Street activism.

Plus:

-Clippers exercise eminent domain

-Misogyny in hockey and the NWHL's fight for recognition without it

-Angel City FC's vision of sustainability for women athletes

-More!

In the latest episode the boys really lean into their specialized corners a bit.

-Anti-trans bill introduce under the guise of "helping women in sports"

-A quick look through the first quarter of the NBA season

-THE SUPER BOWL IS HERE

-Who is the real QB GOAT?

-SLC introduces a new segment and then breaks all the rules

-Plus much more!

Filmmaker Yu Gu joins BIL to discuss her documentary A Woman's Work, which follows two former NFL cheerleaders as they take on the NFL in search of fair wages, fair working conditions and a seat the table.

Plus, Belichick's theater, swimming dummy, Houston sports crumbling, and more.

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The new year has already proved that punishment cares not about your constructs like calendars. The boys look back at the last week and cover a lot of ground- Bean Dad, WNBA players' affect on the Georgia runoff election, sports media forcing players to talk about trauma for clicks and headlines, a new trend of Antifa soccer leagues popping up, and much more!

New year, same sh*t? College athletes are suffering from cardiovascular health issues after contracting COVID, but it's not being talked about. The NBA's first woman head coach. As the new year kicks off the boys ask their burning questions for the next twelve months. Plus more!

They finally did it. A baseball conversation. The boys discuss the juxtaposition of the MLB recognizing the Negro Leagues as part of the Majors and the Cleveland baseball team moving forward with the next season under their current team name. Then, the Boston Celtics ink an opinion piece against facial recognition technology. Finally, a deep look into the battle between Kyrie Irving and the media.

Celtics article: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/16/opinion/governor-baker-regulating-facial-recognition-technology-is-racial-justice-issue/

Kyrie Article: https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/the-baffling-years-long-beef-between-kyrie-irving-and-1845879304

On the heels of Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year announcement the boys debate the merits of the 'activist athlete', if SI's list was correct, and if player activism helps or hurts movements. They also take a look at what current protests in sports are looking like and ponder what the future holds for them as fans are slowly allowed back at games. Plus player empowerment, COVID news, academic gatekeeping and much more!

Liz Pelly, musician, community artspace volunteer, writer, contributing editor at The Baffler, and all around amazing person joins the show to discuss something she has been researching and reporting on for years now- the exploitative nature of Spotify and the streaming world. She discusses how major labels and Spotify get the majority of the money and the artists themselves are left with close to nothing.

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It's been a while since the last real sports-y episode, this week Brian and Stephen deliver just that. First, a quick check-in with SLC and his anti-ice lobbyist doctor. Then, Brian dives into the moves in the NBA as the new season is right around the corner. Finally, SLC goes into the current crumbling state of the NFL as COVID continues to run rampant through the league.

Content/Trigger Warning: Sexual abuse, physical abuse, trauma.

Author and investigative reporter Jessica Luther joins Ball Is Left to discuss a recent article she co-wrote at USA TODAY about several sexual misconduct cases against athletes and other students at LSU and the school's inaction surrounding them. She breaks down what Title IX is and the role it plays in such allegations.

Jessica has been following cases like these for a long time- dating back to 2013 with the Baylor University scandal and provides insights how these situations are handled and the role that the NCAA plays in all of it.

Read the article here: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/sports/ncaaf/2020/11/16/lsu-ignored-campus-sexual-assault-allegations-against-derrius-guice-drake-davis-other-students/6056388002/

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