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- S1E24 - We're Just Happy to Be Back
After an unplanned, yet timely break, we're just happy to put out another episode. In this episode, we compared the situation of Novak Djokovic being banned from competing in Australia to the situation being navigated by the Nets and Kyrie Irving. We also discussed some takeaways and favorite moments from Man in the Arena thus far. We wrapped up the episode with some advice for the Dallas Cowboys on how to be a more consistent team and perform better during the playoffs.
1 hr 29 min - Bitches Love Geek Salad (with special guest ARye the King of Geek Salad)
RECORDED WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 15, 2021
Lethal and S-Pain welcome ARye the King of Geek Salad to discuss and debate topics including Stephen Curry's record for made 3-pointers, Urban Meyer's recent antics, Dak Prescott's "slump," and whether or not the NBA has more highly attractive players than the WNBA does.
Keep up with Geek Salad at youtube.com/GeekSalad and on Instagram: @GeekSaladNow
- (3:51) Covid in the sports world
- (10:32) Introducing ARye the King (Take 1)
- (11:10) Deion Sanders recruited the #1 football recruit to Jackson State
- (11:44) Why we support young athletes' rights to change their minds about the schools for which they play
- (15:31) Why it's completely ok for an athlete to be influenced by NIL deals
- (16:00) Why collegiate athletes aren't paid
- (20:30) How NIL deals are leveling the playing field by benefitting HBCUs and woman athletes
- (22:11) Young athletes should make decisions based on what is best for them
- (23:46) Introducing ARye the King (Take 2)
- (24:30) Introducing ARye the King (Take 3)
- (27:03) Urban Meyer's antics (recorded before he was fired)
- (30:15) Can a coach be so negative and toxic that they cause their team to lose? Would Urban Meyer's behavior be accepted if the Jaguars were winning?
- (35:11) ARye compares Urban Meyer's behavior to Michael Jordan's treatment of his teammates.
- (47:18) Our personal reactions to coaches with harsh coaching styles
- (55:13) Lil Nas X activates Lethal's ADHD
- (57:56) Steph Curry's 3 pt record
- (58:30) The moment when Steph Curry broke the record was dramatic af
- (60:32) Another perspective on the drama surrounding the moment
- (62:34) We're not the biggest fans of Ayesha Curry - but for different reasons
- (65:50) ARye's perspective on scantily clad women
- (66:45) Lethal's perspective on scantily clad women
- (70:55) S-Pain's perspective on scantily clad women
- (72:32) Why Lethal was turned off from one night stands
- (73:59) ARye's thoughts on dudes with no game
- (76:27) The #1 thing is to make a woman feel comfortable
- (78:00) "The worst stuff that happens to women... is usually at the hands of a man" - ARye the King
- (78:32) ARye explains is theory of the Attraction-Fear Ratio and its role in seducing women
- (83:31) The Dallas Cowboys' win over the Washington Football Team and whether or not Dak is in a slump.
- (87:48) Lethal's Dallas Cowboys drinking game
- (90:24) Has Ezekiel Elliott "earned the right to play through injury"?
- (92:48) Why it might be important for Zeke specifically to be on the field for running and blocking
- (100:57) Obligatory weekly discussion of Micah Parsons
- (108:59) Cultural determinism, hero worship, and Disney's control of sports and entertainment assets
- (113:10) How might Disney use sports content in their metaverse?
- (119:34) Does the WNBA or NBA have more "hot" players?
2 hr 11 min - Bitches Love the California Derby Galaxy (Part 2)
RECORDED WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2021
This episode is the remainder of the conversation S-Pain and Lethal had with Tifa Knoxhard, founder of the California Galaxy Derby Coalition. We pick up where we left off in Part 1, discussing the involvement of the WFTDA in helping the Coalition get started, and we go on to discuss some of the intangible characteristics one might need in order to launch a similar initiative in another location. If you haven't heard Part 1, definitely check that one out, first, then follow up with this episode. As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts once you're done with the episode, so feel free to share via email, post comment, or DM!
- (1:24) Episode Intro
- (3:22) Involvement of the WFTDA
- (6:26) Knox describes the flexibility and support of the WFTDA
- (8:07) How will having multiple WFTDA Charter teams work for the Coalition?
- (10:06) Do you have to reach out to the WFTDA to establish a Coalition?
- (11:35) Can a skater be a part of the Coalition if they are not part of an established league?
- (13:00) The Coalition's free agent skater policy
- (14:53) How the Coalition plans to improve financial equity and why that's important
- (18:40) Leaders tend to struggle execution, not strategy itself
- (19:29) Besides reading everything in the public folder, what advice would Knox give to someone who wants to establish a Coalition in their area?
- (23:01) How to find the confidence and courage necessary to propose new ideas and initiate change
- (24:01) How skills acquired in derby life and in non-derby life may compliment each other
- (24:24) Leaders and revolutionaries are human, too!
- (26:09) How to get people to be both supportive and patient when executing a new idea for the first time
- (28:13) Work on disconnecting your personal self worth from the work you do
- (31:33) Having more people working on the same problem(s) increases the speed and odds of finding a solution
- (33:14) You only need 3 teams to form a Coalition
- (35:18) Pretty much every sport starts to go through major changes after existing for a couple of decades
- (36:59) Things don't have to be perfect in order to get a good result
- (37:11) The WFTDA is still evolving and "figuring it out."
- (41:10) Regardless of governing body or insurance affiliation, leagues can work together to help roller derby come back strong post hiatus
- (42:58) Expressing ideas vs complaints
- (44:14) League issues vs WFTDA issues
48 min - Bitches React to Jerry Jones' Comments About Cowboys WRs and Week 13 Sounds from the Sideline [Bonus Video, Best Viewed on Spotify or YouTube]
RECORDED WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2021
At the end of their last recording, Lethal finds out that S-Pain hadn't heard about Jerry Jones publicly criticizing the route-running of Dallas Cowboys wide receivers. Lethal let her hear a clip of his comments to see her reaction. This bonus episode is a video episode and is meant to be viewed as well as heard. Any platforms besides Spotify and YouTube will be audio only.
19 min - Bitches Love the California Galaxy Derby Coalition (Part 1)
RECORDED WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2021
Lethal and S-Pain welcome Tifa Knoxhard to the show for an in-depth conversation about the California Derby Galaxy (a.k.a. CDG or the Coalition), what it is, how it works, and how it can help the Greater Bay Area Derby Community survive post hiatus and perhaps become even stronger than it was before.
- (0:40) The importance of operating for the skater, by the skater.
- (3:32) Cheryl Reeve named head coach of USA Basketball's Women's National Team
- (6:45) More info about Victoria's Secret and Naomi Osaka
- (14:23) Steph Curry is close to breaking the all-time record of most career 3 pointers in NBA history
- (16:33) Serena Williams will not participate in the Australian Open, following the advice of her medical team
- (21:26) Welcome Tifa Knoxhard to the show!
- (26:32) How did Knox develop the idea for CDG?
- (30:05) The CDG Vision Statement
- (33:37) How the derby hiatus due to the pandemic is helping to end long standing beef between leagues
- (36:38) Why it's so important for individual skaters to start the rebuilding process on a league level in order to impact the derby community as a whole.
- (38:15) Knox explains how the bystander effect is impacting member involvement in the WFTDA.
- (38:57) What's in store for the Coalition in 2022?
- (48:24) Why did some leagues opt NOT to join the Coalition?
- (52:33) The importance of sharing information between leagues
- (53:50) How long will CDG be relevant?
- (57:06) Knox explains what "right-level play" is and why it is important
1 hr 4 min - The Phoenix Suns' Win Streak, Cowboys vs Saints, the IOCs New Regulations Regarding Transgender Athletes
RECORDED MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021
- (1:40) Shout out to Jesse Holley - looking forward to bringing him back on the show
- (3:56) Dallas Cowboys' Covid cases
- (7:40) USWNT defeated Australia
- (9:06) Shout out to Simone Biles for living her best life and showing that even elite competitors can let loose and have fun
- (11:30) Naomi Osaka partnering with Victoria's Secret
- (16:20) Liz Cambage is starting an OnlyFans
- (22:11) Congratulations to Napheesa Collier, expecting first child with fiancé Alex Bazzell
- (23:52) Bitch 2 is SO PROUD of the Phoenix Suns
- (25:09) Devin Booker is faster, more agile, more mobile
- (30:30) Nobody wants smoke with "angry" Steph Curry
- (31:48) LeBron's elbow to Isaiah Stewart's face
- (37:03) Micah Parsons is bae
- (38:27) Ezekiel Elliott needs to rest before his leg falls off.
- (39:30) Bitch 2 doesn't know where to stand with Saints vs Cowboys
- (45:11) Are roller derby bouts impacted by missing star players in the same way as other sports?
- (47:30) According to Bitch 2, the answer is, "absolutely yes"
- (53:05) Sean Payton is known for los ases en las mangas.
- (55:25) Results of the poll asking who's hotter between Alvin Kamara and Ezekiel Elliott
- (59:39) Bitches love the Humble Beast
- (62:09) Washington Post article illuminates significance of the IOC's new guidelines for transgender athletes (https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/29/new-olympic-policy-that-undoes-half-century-bigotry/)
- (63:26) The IOC's discriminatory policies date back to the 1930s
- (63:55) Why policies that discriminate against "masculine women" impact all women in some way
- (70:18) Medical experts warned the IOC that their sex testing did more to discriminate against women than uncover male imposters
- (71:28) The IOC tried to convince women to retire when they didn't pass their sex tests
- (72:46) The IOC targeted Black women for exams, because they did not fit Western notions of femininity
- (75:44) Experts argue that there are far more other factors besides testosterone that determine athletic ability
- (77:10) The IOC's new framework is the first step to counter assumptions about what it means to be a woman in sport
- (79:22) The United States of America has potential to be so much better
- (84:20) Shout out to Chef Hoppie
1 hr 27 min - Bs Love Jesse Holley
Lethal brings on former Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver, Jesse Holley, to talk about his unbelievable path to becoming a member of the Dallas Cowboys (2009-2011) and whether or not fans should be worried about the Dallas Cowboys now. This is the perfect time to donate to Jesse's charity, Holley's Helping Hands. You can find a donation link on his Twitter profile (@Mr4thAndLong).
- (1:16) WNBA suspends Crystal Bradford and Courtney Williams
- (5:48) Spencer Rattler to leave the University of Oklahoma
- (8:28) The Phoenix Suns' 13 game winning streak
- (11:59) IOC issues new guidelines regarding transgender athletes
- (19:15) Lethal welcomes Jesse Holley to the show
- (21:00) Jesse Holley is the first an only person to earn an NFL roster spot via a reality show
- (28:15) A lot of athletes, regardless of earning potential, attach their identities to their sport(s)
- (35:55) The emotional/ psychological impact of dealing with poor athletic performance
- (38:44) The impact of performance and success on the social hierarchy in the locker room
- (41:33) The role of the speed of decision making in wins and losses
- (44:34) Jesse Holley explains the true impact of a star player missing a game
- (48:15) Jesse explains why opposing teams "aren't playing the Cowboys right"
- (52:27) Talking about the Cowboys' defense
- (58:54) The trouble with making sports predictions
- (63:38) Jesse believes Jerry Jones is upset about Amari Cooper missing games due to Covid
- (64:43) "Jerry Jones is always, ALWAYS, about his business." - Jesse Holley
- (67:52) The Dallas Cowboys is the most profitable franchise in all of sports
- (68:30) Why Holley's Helping Hands was created
- (71:29) The impact of Holley's Helping Hands on the DFW community
- (79:49) The performance of the Cowboys' defense against the Kansas City Chiefs
- (80:35) Why athletes and fans should try to keep their relationship with "the game" in perspective.
- (63:39) Huge thanks to everyone who has been supporting the podcast, liking our content, sharing episodes, rating and subscribing. THANK YOU!!
RECORDED WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021.
1 hr 25 min - Bitches Love Gin & Tonic
Before recording, Lethal agreed to have a drink with S-Pain, and hilarity ensued...
- (2:44) CeeDee Lamb's fines
- (5:41) Naomi Osaka is practicing tennis again
- (7:34) Scottie Pippen is a bitter, weak ass hater
- (12:53) You shouldn't have to tear someone else down in order to lift yourself up
- (17:16) Mental health vs athletic fitness
- (21:20) Why Aaron Rodgers should have received a bigger fine and/ or been suspended
- (29:04) Why other NFL team owners will probably not press the issue of Aaron Rodgers' very light fine
- (31:15) The Dallas Cowboys' loss to the Denver Broncos
- (36:25) Lethal tries to defend CeeDee Lamb's dropped passes
- (39:30) Lethal's theory on the reason why the Cowboys struggled against the Broncos
- (45:21) Lethal's trip to Phoenix
- (45:35) Shout out to the Arizona Derby Dames
- (49:35) Dear Book...
- (53:50) S-Pain really loves Micah Parsons
RECORDED WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2021
57 min - Bitches Love Electra Blu
Lethal and Jurassica talk with Electra Blu, one of the founding members of the Texas Rollergirls and the designer of the track currently used by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association for sanctioned competitions. They chat about Electra's experience during the formative years of flat track roller derby, what went into the track design, and what lessons Electra thinks leagues can learn from how the Texas Rollergirls went about growing their fanbase and acquiring sponsors during the first years of the organization's existence.
- (1:30) Introducing Electra Blu
- (3:20) Aaron Rodgers
- (7:35) Scottie Pippen bashing Michael Jordan
- (14:25) Odell Beckham Jr. no longer a member of the Browns
- (28:46) Electra Blu on derby as a community vs derby as a sport
- (32:56) Electra Blu on "The Split" that led to the creation of Texas Rollergirls and flat track roller derby
- (38:00) How the flat track design was created
- (43:16) Lethal to Electra: Has flat track derby grown into what you imagined it would be or has it become something different?
- (44:37) The relationship between the WFTDA and ESPN
- (48:36) From "hot chicks beating each other up on skates" to internationally competitive athletes
- (51:55) No women's sport has "gotten it right."
- (54:00) How women's sports are impacted by societal expectations of women
- (59:12) How much should roller derby leagues be focusing on money and revenue?
- (67:00) Electra Blu on the culture of the Hustlers (home team) when she was Captain
- (67:50) Handling push back against working out and training seriously for roller derby during the formative years
- (69:05) Electra Blu on her favorite part of the evolution of flat track roller derby
- (70:32) What would Electra like to see as the next evolution of flat track roller derby?
- (75:22) How can roller derby league make better connections with businesses and influential people in their communities?
- (79:55) WFTDA leagues have room for optimism
RECORDED WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2021
1 hr 25 min - Trevor Siemian to Kevin White... Who Are These Guys?
Over the weekend, we saw both the New Orleans Saints and the Dallas Cowboys in situations where they relied on a backup quarterback to lead the team to victory against a very solid opponent. Both teams achieved victory, but does this really say what some people like to think it says about those backup QBs?
- (2:17) Guests on ESPN's Get Up said Dak Prescott was "soft" for not playing injured, and we have a real problem with that.
- (13:25) The International Handball Federation is no longer requiring female athletes to wear bikini bottoms, but this isn't the "win" for women athletes that some people think it is.
- (15:08) What female athletes need to consider as we pursue equity in the world of sports.
- (19:02) Why empowerment and "having a voice" are not enough to make actual progress for woman-dominated sports.
- (22:52) Texas Longhorns lost their lead in the 4th quarter... again.
- (25:18) How much should we blame coaches when teams succumb to the same weakness repeatedly?
- (30:17) Watching Caleb Williams play is SO MUCH FUN!
- (36:26) The New Orleans Saints' victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- (37:25) Positive examples of masculinity in the NFL
- (39:51) Trevor Siemian's performance as the Saints' quarterback
- (44:03) Shout out to the New Orleans Saints' defense for shutting down Tom Brady
- (48:11) What surprised us about the Dallas Cowboys' win over the Minnesota Vikings
- (49:05) Cowboys' Offense vs Defense by the numbers
- (50:38) Shout out to the Dallas Cowboys' defense, especially MICAH PARSONS!
- (57:42) Can the Cowboys' offense function without Dak Prescott?
RECORDED TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021
1 hr 3 min
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