Steph Yang joins Lindsay to talk about the 2019 NWSL draft, Washington Spirit ownership, and the latest problems with Sky Blue FC.

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On this week’s show, Amira, Brenda, Lindsay, and Jessica talk about the Rooney Rule in the NFL and what needs to change, [18:57] the end of sporting careers and why they can be so challenging for athletes, [31:45] and Jessica interviews with Christina Ginther, a trans woman who recently won a discrimination suit against a women’s tackle football team and league. [43:53]

Of course, you’ll hear the Burn Pile, [54:48] our Bad Ass Woman of the Week, starring Thembi Kgatlana and with a special shout out to Maori Davenport, [58:07] and what is good in our worlds. [1:01:05]

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For our first episode of 2019, Lindsay, Shireen, Jessica, and Brenda talk about a rare moment of joy in U.S. politics (3:22); celebrate the national championship game by talking about how to fix amateurism (9:20); Lindsay interviews Caitlin Thompson about Racquet Magazine and the Australian Open (26:50) ; and the group discusses the ongoing corruption in global soccer, particularly in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal with the Afghanistan national team. (42:50)

As always, there's the Burn Pile (58:00), BAWOTW (1:06:35), and What's Good (1:08:07).

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This week’s show is part 2 of the best of Burn It All Down 2018!

We feature three of our favorite interviews from this year: 1)Wyomia Tyus, the first person ever to win gold medals in the 100-meter sprint in two consecutive Olympic Games, was interviewed by Amira Rose Davis in episode 54. [21:30] 2)Gaby Gartón, goalkeeper for Argentine national women's team and sociologist of sport, joined Brenda Elsey in episode 46 [38:33] and 3) Jessica Luther interviewed Mary Carillo, former professional tennis player, tennis commentator, Emmy-winning reporter for HBO Real Sports, and Olympic commentator in episode 74. [51:21]

Then, the gang all talks about what they're looking forward to in 2019 (WWC 2019!) [1:03:17]

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This week’s show is part 1 of 2 where we recap the best of 2018 in sports and the best of Burn It All Down.

After the gang talks about their favorite sports moments from this year, [13:27] we play three of our favorite segments from 2018: 1) from episode 42 in February, when Amira, Brenda, and Lindsay discussed the “woke” Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue; [31:40] 2) from episode 49 in April, when Shireen, Lindsay, Amira, and Jessica talked about the relationship between Kobe Bryant and women’s basketball; [47:34] and 3) our massive burn pile from episode 38 in January where each of the five of us picked one aspect around the Larry Nassar case to throw on the fire and burn into oblivion. [1:18:44]

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Shireen speaks with Mina Ahmadi and Haley Carter of the Afghanistan Women's Football Team about unjust contracts, accusations of sexual abuse in the Federation by officials, where they are now, and the team mission.

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The whole team is together for the last recorded episode of 2018!

To wrap up the year, Amira, Jessica, Shireen, Brenda and Lindsay begin with a discussion about seasonal movies. [6:27] The women talk about the developments in the Nassar case and the most recent 267 paged report released by Ropes & Gray on how he was grossly enabled by USOC and USAG, and why this isn't the most widely covered story in sports. [22:18] Then the BIAD crew speaks about the ridiculous and non-shocking lack of diversity in sports media, but then they use the segment to amplify the work of amazing folks in sports media who might be under the radar. [36:14]

Of course, you’ll hear the Burn Pile, [49:40] our Bad Ass Woman of the Week - Rachael Denhollander, [53:04] and a lovely and extra-long what is good in our worlds. [1:05:05]

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Erica Ayala joins Lindsay Gibbs to discuss the Sparks' controversial decision to hire Derek Fisher as head coach. They talk about the not-so-thorough search, the limited opportunities for women in coaching, double standards, and the revelation that Fisher heads up the division of a predatory lending agency that preys on broke athletes.

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On this week's show Shireen starts the episode with a heartfelt message and clarification to all the Kiwi listeners. [3:43] Then Jessica, Shireen, Brenda and Lindsay have a discussion about the NCAA women's hoops drama that unfolded between UConn and Notre Dame. [8:20] The women chat/vent about Ada Hegerberg and the Ballon d'Or plus the unfortunate existence of Martin Solveig on the stage, the FIFA 2019 Women's World Cup Draw. [24:55] Jessica interviews WNBA Atlanta Dream player Monique Billings about her rookie season, her YouTube content, and her experience playing in China. [37:38] Shireen chats with Amrit Gill of Punjabi Hockey Night in Canada about Wickfest, and diversity in hockey and in hockey media, and changing the face of what hockey looks like in Canada. [49:04]

Of course, you’ll hear the Burn Pile, [59:18] our Bad Ass Woman of the Week - Ada Hegerberg, [1:01:14] and what is good in our worlds. [1:03:35]

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On this week’s show, the whole crew is together again! After wrapping up the Women’s World Cup U17, [8:03] Brenda, Amira, Lindsay, Jessica, and Shireen talk about racism and sexism in coaching. [21:52] Then Jessica interviews Gloria Nevarez, the commissioner of the DI West Coast Conference. [33:08] And, once again, the gang talks about the intersection of domestic violence and the NFL. [49:11]

Of course, you’ll hear the Burn Pile, [1:02:32] our Bad Ass Woman of the Week, starring Dawn Staley, [1:04:47] and what is good in our worlds. [1:14:20]

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