This episode of Burn It All Down was recorded in front of a live audience on May 26, 2025, at the North American Society for Sports History’s annual conference, which took place at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau.

We’re back, one more time, for another one-off live show. We are not resuming weekly shows at this point. 

If you are interested to bringing BIAD to your location for a live show, please contact us through our website: https://www.burnitalldownpod.com/

EPISODE SUMMARY:

This week, Shireen, Lindsay, Amira, Brenda, and Jessica talk about sports in this moment of upheaval.  They discuss athlete activism (or the lack thereof), what we can learn about right now from what has come before, what all of these means on an international level, and how sports intersects and affects the so-called “culture wars” directly.

And, as always, you’ll hear the Burn Pile and Torchbearers, starring Nikola Čorbová, the first woman to finish the brutal 138-mile Himalaya XTRI triathlon.

EPISODE NOTES: 

We want to thank Dr. Russell Field and everyone at NASSH for bringing us together for this live show. 

This episode was produced by Martin Kessler. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. 

For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com

NOTE: We will have a transcript for this episode available on our site as soon as we can, though not as quickly as we used to. We are not the well-oiled machine we used to be; things take more time these days.

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This episode of Burn It All Down was recorded in front of a live audience at Bowling Green State University on March 27, 2025.

We’re back...for a single live show. If you have not heard the show itself, you can find it on your feed now. This is the Q+A with the live audience that followed.

We are not resuming weekly shows at this point, but we do have another live show scheduled at the end of May in Gatineau, Canada (more on that to come). 

If you are interested in bringing BIAD to your location for a live show, please contact us through our website: ⁠https://www.burnitalldownpod.com/⁠

EPISODE NOTES: 

We want to thank Dr. Vikki Krane, the Social Justice through Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium, Amy J. Kolk, and everyone else at BGSU for bringing us back together for a live show. A special shout out to Phil Beskid for recording all of our audio. 

This episode was produced by Martin Kessler. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. 

For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: ⁠http://www.burnitalldownpod.com⁠

NOTE: We will have a transcript for this episode available on our site as soon as we can, though not as quickly as we used to. We are not the well-oiled machine we used to be; things take more time these days.

For BIAD merchandise: ⁠https://teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-down⁠

Find us on Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/burnitalldownpod.com⁠; Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/⁠; and Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/

This episode of Burn It All Down was recorded in front of a live audience at Bowling Green State University on March 27, 2025.

We’re back...for a single live show. We are not resuming weekly shows at this point, but we do have another live show scheduled at the end of May in Gatineau, Canada (more on that to come). 

If you are interested in bringing BIAD to your location for a live show, please contact us through our website: https://www.burnitalldownpod.com/

EPISODE SUMMARY:

This week, Shireen, Lindsay, Amira, Brenda, and Jessica talk about sports at, what feels like, the end of the world. They discuss the dissonance and relationship between all the good that is happening within sports and the brutal societal attack on trans people’s civil rights, especially on trans girls and women in sports, the rollback of diversity/equity/inclusion on college campuses as athletes begin to secure more labor rights, and the United States’ horrific isolationist and nationalist movements as the US, Mexico, and Canada get ready to host some of the world’s biggest international sporting events.

And, as always, you’ll hear the Burn Pile and Torchbearers, starring, well, us.

EPISODE NOTES: 

We want to thank Dr. Vikki Krane, the Social Justice through Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium, Amy J. Kolk, and everyone else at BGSU for bringing us back together for a live show. A special shout out to Phil Beskid for recording all of our audio. 

This episode was produced by Martin Kessler. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. 

For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: http://www.burnitalldownpod.com

NOTE: We will have a transcript for this episode available on our site as soon as we can, though not as quickly as we used to. We are not the well-oiled machine we used to be; things take more time these days.

For BIAD merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-down

Find us on Blueskey: https://bsky.app/profile/burnitalldownpod.com; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/

In this episode, the whole team -- Lindsay Gibbs, Amira Rose Davis, Shireen Ahmed, Brenda Elsey and Jessica Luther -- is together. First they discuss upcoming Halloween costumes. Then, they share a very important announcement.

Following this discussion, they preview a special Patreon segment about bold predictions for sports outcomes in 2022. Then, you'll here a preview of Amira's interview with Sam Coffey of the Portland Thorns and Ellie Jean of Gotham FC, on their first NWSL season.

Next, they burn some of the worst in sports on the Burn Pile. Then, they celebrate those shining light, including Torchbearer of the Week, Crystal Dunn, who's banger goal three minutes into stoppage time pushed the Portland Thorns past the San Diego Wave and into the NWSL finals, where they’ll face the Kansas City Current on October 29 in DC. They wrap up the show with What's Good and What We're Watching In Sports this week.

This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. 

For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com

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In this episode, Amira Rose Davis interviews her former students, Ellie Jean of Gotham FC and Sam Coffey of the Portland Thorns, about their first season in the NWSL. They also talk about how their college journey impacted who they are now and their goals for the future.

This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media wizard.

For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com

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Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/