Episode 27: #MeToo and sports media, happy things in sport, and the NWHL
In Episode 27, Shireen Ahmed, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther discuss #MeToo, sexual harassment and assault, and sports media; and things in sports that have made them all happy recently (for instance, check out www.popovichkerr2020.com !!). Then Lindsay interviews Hannah Bevis about the National Women’s Hockey League.
As always, you’ll hear the Burn Pile, Bad Ass Woman of the Week, and What’s Good in our worlds.
Links
“#MeToo” by Breanna Stewart https://www.theplayerstribune.com/breanna-stewart-me-too/
“Layshia Clarendon, Abby Wambach and other athletes say ‘me too'” http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/the-buzz/article/21053630/layshia-clarendon-abby-wambach-hope-solo-summer-sanders-other-athletes-say-metoo
“Fox Sports president Jamie Horowitz fired amid sexual harassment probe” https://www.si.com/tech-media/2017/07/03/jamie-horowitz-fired-fox-sports-sexual-harassment
“Jenn Sterger Accuses Unnamed ESPN Executive of Sexual Harassment” http://thebiglead.com/2017/10/24/jenn-sterger-accuses-unnamed-espn-executive-of-sexual-harassment/
“Russian Media Refuses To Believe Tatiana Gutsu When She Says She Was Raped” https://deadspin.com/russian-media-refuses-to-believe-tatiana-gutsu-when-she-1820084907
Girls Who Can Skate: https://www.instagram.com/girlswhocanskate/
“Giannis Is Shaq Now” https://deadspin.com/giannis-is-shaq-now-1820005057
“Steve Kerr and Steph Curry say they’d vote for Gregg Popovich if he ran for president” http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/11/steve-kerr-gregg-popovich-president-vote-steph-curry-warriors-spurs-nba-coach
Popovich/Kerr 2020 www.popovichkerr2020.com
“Report: The Browns Are Huge Idiots Who Didn’t File Paperwork But Also Maybe Sabotaged Their Own Trade” https://deadspin.com/report-the-browns-are-huge-idiots-who-didnt-file-paper-1820043876
ESPN Magazine’s profile of Tom Brady, “Tom Brady’s most dangerous game” http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/21227039/can-tom-brady-leave-football-terms-tb12-method
“The NFL’s Stupid Pizza Wars Were Always Coming” https://deadspin.com/the-nfls-stupid-pizza-wars-were-always-coming-1820092109
“Scummy Fuck Joe Ricketts Shuts Down DNAinfo, Gothamist After Writers Unionize” https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/scummy-fuck-joe-ricketts-shuts-down-dnainfo-gothamist-1820093266
“Saudi Arabia to let women into sports stadiums” https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/10/29/middleeast/saudi-arabia-women-sports-arenas/index.html
“Vanderbilt women’s basketball players kneel during national anthem” http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2017/10/30/vanderbilt-womens-basketball-players-kneel-during-national-anthem/812554001/
Gisela Trucco https://twitter.com/farenet/status/926437352121225217
“NYC Marathon runner Beverly Ramos: ‘I want to be a strong soldier for the Puerto Rican people'” http://www.espn.com/espnw/life-style/article/21264200/nyc-marathon-runner-beverly-ramos-want-strong-soldier-puerto-rican-people
“World Rugby’s transgender policies are discriminatory, and this student is fighting to change them” https://thinkprogress.org/world-rugbys-transgender-policies-discriminatory-4984bc965130/