Pride Month in Sport, men’s World Cup, and the entertainment at the Stanley Cup (ENGLISH VERSION)

** Note: This week's interview is with veteran journalist Viviana Vila, the first woman to do in-match commentary in for a major network at the men's World Cup. The interview was conducted in Spanish, but in this version, Ana Julia Ramírez provides the English translation of Vila's comments. To hear the Spanish-language interview in full, look for the Spanish version of this episode on your podcast feed.** It’s LGBTQ Pride month! Lindsay and Brenda discuss the place of pride events in sports, the decision of soccer player Jaelene Hinkel not to play for the national team because she refused to wear a pride jersey, and homophobia at the L.A. Galaxy pride night. They talk about whether it’s possible to watch the men’s World Cup 2018 given the sexism, homophobia, and racism without feeling terrible and talk their favorite storylines so far. Brenda sat down and interviewed veteran journalist Viviana Vila, the first woman to do in-match commentary in for a major network. The voice is of Ana Julia Ramírez, Argentine professor. Of course, you’ll hear the Burn Pile, our Bad Ass Woman of the Week, and what is good in our worlds. To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For more info check our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod and Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/. Timestamps-- Intro (4:59) Pride Month in Sport (25:52) Interview Viviana Vila (32:45) Men’s World Cup 2018 discussion (41:59) Burn Pile (59:06) Bad Ass Woman of the Week (1:04:12) What’s Good (1:08:03) Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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