Athlete, activist and Roller Skater for Angel City Derby, the Los Angeles Roller Derby League, Rachel Johnston a.k.a. Rachel Rotten (Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey) joins us for an in-depth conversation about Roller Derby. We discuss Roller Derby’s history, the formation of the WFTDA (Women’s Flat Track Derby Association), Roller Derby’s contribution of COVID-19 protocols for the safe return of Sports during the pandemic, and the bittersweet announcement of the newly formed NWSL’s Angel City League and its impact on a grass roots Roller Derby League already at risk. Plus Hoops Off!

Roller Derby Current Reads:
WIRED: Women’s Roller Derby Has a Plan for Covid, and It Kicks Ass. While baseball, basketball, and other sports struggle to adapt, an international team of skater-experts has figured out a safer way to play.
The Apex: What Angel City Derby Has Accomplished Since 2006

Roller Derby in TV/Films:
Hell or High Water: The Story of the Nashville Rollergirls, 2012
Whip It, 2009
Blood on the Flat Track, 2007
Kansas City Bomber, 1972
Rollerball, 1975
RollerGirls, 2006- TV Series
RollerJam, 1999-2000 TV Series

Produced, edited and written by Liz Lapp
Music: Theme Song, Hoops Talk Gangster by neilcross
Hoops Talk Interlude by Liz Lapp
Artwork by Patrick Bradford

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