Burn It All Down
Episodes
Ep 65: Homophobia in women’s sport, Mesut Ozil & racism/islamophobia, and Katelyn Best on the NWSL
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, the full crew is back together. Jessica, Lindsay, Shireen, Amira, and Brenda rave about the new single “Undefeated” about b...
Hot Take: 2018 WNBA takeaways (so far)
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The WNBA season has reached the All-Star break, so BIAD co-host Lindsay Gibbs took advantage of the schedule pause to talk with her High Post Hoops co...
Ep 64: Bad NFL anthem policies, inspirational Nassar survivors, & Julia Johnson on ultimate frisbee
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: The segment from 18:47-32:14 discusses sexual assault lawsuits In episode 64 of BIAD, Lindsay, Shireen, and Brenda discuss Kawhi Leo...
Hot Take: 2018 MLB Season So Far w/ Shakeia Taylor
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Luther talks with Shakeia Taylor, writer and baseball fan, about Josh Hader's racist, sexist, and homophobic tweets and what this says about b...
EP 63: World Cup 2018 Finals, NWSL Season, Giro Rosa, Is it Football or Soccer?
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show Brenda, Jessica, and Shireen kick off their chat wishing for more coverage of the women's cycling tournament the Giro Rosa. They r...
Episode 62: World Cup, Wimbledon, Serena, Althea, NBA free agency, and the WNBA
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, Amira, Lindsay, and Jessica talk about oh so many things, starting with Serena. Then they give updates and predictions for both...
Episode 61: Pride Month Redux, and Gendered Violence and Sports (...again)
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, Lindsay, Brenda, and Amira talk about a series of stories from the last week that fall at the intersection of gendered violence...
Episode 60: Supporting Trump (boo), De-Colonizing the World Cup (yay), and Kelsey Bone is back!
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, Shireen, Lindsay, Brenda and Jessica talk about Iranian women’s access to sporting events and why it often takes powerful men...
Episode 59: the World Cup, the WNBA, and an interview with Dallas Wings’ Azura Stevens
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, Shireen, Lindsay, and Jessica talk about the rumors that Kawhi Leonard wants out in San Antonio, about everything World Cup, in...
Hot Take: Women's French Open recap w/ Courtney Nguyen
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay Gibbs sits down with WTA Senior Writer Courtney Nguyen to discuss Simona Halep's first major victory at this year's French Open, Sloane Stephe...
World Cup Talk, White House Visits (Or Nah)+ NHL Finals Wrap Up w/ Jashvina Shah + Courtney Szto
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's almost time for the Men's World Cup!! This week Amira and Shireen talk international friendlies in the lead up to World Cup Action before also ch...
SPANISH VERSION: Pride Month in Sport, men’s World Cup, and the entertainment at the Stanley Cup
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
NOTE: The interview this week is with veteran journalist Viviana Vila, the first woman to do in-match commentary in for a major network at the men's W...
Pride Month in Sport, men’s World Cup, and the entertainment at the Stanley Cup (ENGLISH VERSION)
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
** 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 ...
Hot Take: Interview w/ Toni Smith-Thompson on Athletic Activism and her 2003 Protest
02 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amira Rose Davis interviews Toni Smith Thompson, a former college basketball player who protested during the National Anthem in 2003. Toni joins Burn...
Hot Take: Women's Champs League Final
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The BIAD soccer buffs: Shireen and Brenda take to the airwaves to talk (a VERY overdue conversation) about the UEFA Women's Champion League Finals. Th...
Episode 56: NFL’s anthem policy, men's Champs League final, & the congressional USOC hearing
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, the entire Burn It All Down crew is together again. Amira, Lindsay, Shireen, Brenda, and Jessica first discuss the NFL’s new ...
Episode 55: Danica Patrick’s legacy, growing women’s sports, and an interview with Holly Rowe
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, Lindsay, Shireen, and Jessica discuss the complicated legacy of Danica Patrick as she closes out her racing career. Then Jessic...
Episode 54: Moving on from Gendered Violence and Becky Hammon Gets An Interview
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, Amira, Shireen, Jessica, and Brenda talk about two sexual assault cases (Oregon State and Detroit Lions) that are in the news e...
Hot Take: Happy Mother's Day
13 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this hot take, Jessica, Amira, Shireen, and Brenda talk about mom athletes, mothering and sports, and "Being Serena," the new documentary on HBO ab...
Episode 53: Happy Birthday to BIAD, with special guests Wyomia Tyus and Elena Delle Donne
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Birthday to Burn It All Down! We turn one this week, and yet we feel so old. First up on the show, Brenda, Shireen, Lindsay, and Jessica reflec...
Episode 52: The NFL Draft, and the IAAF’s racist and sexist regulations
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The whole gang is together this week! Amira, Shireen, Lindsay, Brenda, and Jessica talk about the NFL draft (some of the good, some of the bad). Then ...
Episode 51: NBA and NHL playoffs, MSU athlete and survivor Lindsey Lemke, and gender & youth sports
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's a playoff party! Shireen, Amira and Brenda first chat about NBA and NHL postseason play. Then Lindsay interviews Nassar survivor and current Mic...
Episode 50: Michigan State failures, WNBA draft, and Muffet McGraw reflects on history
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Lindsay, Shireen, Jessica, and Brenda get excited about DWTS: Athletes (3:30); run down the myriad of ways Michigan State has failed Larry...
Episode 49: Kobe and Women’s Bball, Racism Roundtable, and Ayesha McGowan’s Historic Cycling Quest
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Amira Rose Davis, Lindsay Gibbs, Shireen Ahmed, and Jessica Luther discuss Kobe Bryant’s relationship to women’s basketball, and what t...
Episode 48: NCAA Shamateurism, Baseball with River Butcher, and the Men’s World Cup
02 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Brenda Elsey, Amira Rose Davis, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther discuss shamateurism in college athletics. Jessica interviews River Butch...
Episode 47: Athlete Moms, Athlete Activists, and Women are Athletes Worthy of Coverage
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Amira Rose Davis, Brenda Elsey, and Jessica Luther discuss Serena Williams and other athlete moms, including those in college. Jessica inte...
Episode 46: Discrimination in coaching and FIFA's women's league
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Shireen, Lindsay, and Brenda discuss discrimination in coaching in the wake of the University of Minnesota Duluth being found by a jury to ...
Episode 45: March Madness in the NCAA, NWHL, CWHL, and NWSL
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lindsay, Amira, Brenda, and Shireen talk about the state of things in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) and the National Wome...
Episode 44: Beyond Larry Nassar -- sexual abuse in Olympic sports; and a preview of the Paralympics
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Amira Rose Davis, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther discuss issues of sexual abuse in sport beyond the Larry Nassar case. Then Jessica int...
Episode 43: Winter Olympics Wrap-Up, Afghanistan Women's Team, and The NCAA's Horrible Policy
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Brenda, Shireen, Jessica and Lindsay dig into the joys and losses of the Olympics and revel in some of the majesty of and dramas of sport. Shireen in...
Episode 42: Olympics, Pride, and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Conundrum
20 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 42, Amira, Brenda, and Lindsay join forces to discuss their complicated feelings about the "woke" Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Is i...
Hot Take: Jessica Interviews Nancy Armour about the Winter Olympics
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this Olympic hot take, Jessica interviews USA Today columnist Nancy Armour, who is currently in PyeongChang, South Korea, covering her twelfth Olym...
Episode 41: USSF Elections, Continued Reports of Sexual Abuse in Sports, and Ski Jumper Lindsey Van
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The entire BIAD team is together this week. Shireen Ahmed, Amira Rose Davis, Jessica Luther, Lindsay Gibbs and Brenda Elsey talk about the results of ...
Episode 40: Mega Olympics Preview
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Amira Rose Davis, Brenda Elsey, Lindsay Gibbs Jessica Luther and Shireen Ahmed are all together to go through every Olympic event to be held...
Episode 39: The fallout from the Nassar case, WTF is the English FA doing, and the Super Bowl
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Shireen Ahmed, Brenda Elsey, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther talk about the ongoing fallout from the Larry Nassar case, including how Mic...
Episode 38: The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and the Significance of the Larry Nassar trial (TW)
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger Warning This week Shireen Ahmed, Amira Rose Davis, Brenda Elsey, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther update listeners on the pending 2018 Winte...
Episode 37: Stadiums in Saudi Arabia, Serena in Vogue and Positive Sign Girl FTW!
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Amira Rose Davis, Shireen Ahmed and Brenda Elsey talk about women sports fans in Saudi Arabia who headed to stadiums for the the first time ...
Episode 36: Olympic Diversity, Sports *are* Political, re: North Korea, and Boxer Claressa Shields
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back! Happy new year! This week, Shireen Ahmed, Amira Rose Davis, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther talk about (the lack of) diversity in the ...
Episode 35: The Best of Burn It All Down 2017, part 2
02 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second of two Best Of 2017 episodes. This week, the gang talks about their hopes and dreams for sports in 2018. Then we share three of our...
Episode 34: The Best Of Burn It All Down 2017, part 1
26 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first of two Best Of 2017 episodes. This week, the gang talks about our favorite sports stories from this year, we share three of our favo...
Episode 33: Sexual harassment in sports media, and the Washington Redhawks; Ana Marie Cox co-hosts
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Brenda Elsey and Lindsay Gibbs are joined by special guest co-host Ana Marie Cox (host of the Crooked Media podcast, “With...
Episode 32: Doping and the Olympics, Governance in Soccer, and Volleyball legend Sylvia Ortiz
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Brenda Elsey, Shireen Ahmed, Amira Rose Davis, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther talk about the Russian Olympic Committee be...
Episode 31: The Women Who Brought Down Larry Nassar (TW)
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger Warning This week on Burn It All Down, we open the show with Lindsay Gibbs interviewing Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to publicly come...
Episode 30: Native mascotry has to end, the unsurprising but terrible FIFA trial, and MLS playoffs
28 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Amira Rose Davis, Shireen Ahmed, Brenda Elsey, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther discuss why using native and/or indigenous people as masco...
Episode 29: The historic plight of the Black QB, and cool sports you should know and love
21 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Burn It All Down, Amira Rose Davis, Brenda Elsey, and Lindsay Gibbs talk about the coolest sports deserving of a bigger spotlight - like ...
Episode 28: Racism in sport, getting ready for the Winter Olympics, and the NWHL’s Kaliya Johnson
14 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Burn It All Down, Shireen Ahmed, Brenda Elsey, and Jessica Luther discuss racism in sport, including recent incidents in soccer and baseb...
Episode 27: #MeToo and sports media, happy things in sport, and the NWHL
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 27, Shireen Ahmed, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther discuss #MeToo, sexual harassment and assault, and sports media; and things in sports ...
Episode 26: Decline of football?, diversity in NASCAR, and exclusion of trans athletes from sport
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 26, Shireen Ahmed, Brenda Elsey, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther welcome their new co-host, Amira Rose Davis, to the Burn It All Down fam...
Episode 25: Eni Aluko and racism & sexism in soccer, ESPN & Barstool Sports, and the World Series
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Shireen Ahmed, Brenda Elsey, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther discuss Eni Aluko and the disaster that is the Football Association in Engla...
Episode 24: Soccer! The NWSL season in review, World Cup qualifiers, and women's teams in revolt
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Brenda Elsey, Shireen Ahmed, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther discuss football, or "soccer" as those in the US say. They talk the NWSL sea...
Episode 23: Cam Newton, sexism & racism, and Mental Health Week with Imani McGee-Stafford
12 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Shireen interviews Dr. Amira Rose Davis and Dr. Nicole Neverson about the Cam Newton and Jourdan Rodrigue debacle, and Lindsay interviews W...
Episode 22: The NHL and anthem protests, and athletes respond to Hurricane Maria
03 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show Shireen Ahmed and Jessica Luther talk about the NHL's response to #takeaknee and the anthem protests, the role of race, and our ut...
Episode 21: The NFL and #TakeAKnee
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show Julie DiCaro, Lindsay Gibbs, Shireen Ahmed and Brenda Elsey talk about NFL protests, #TakeAKnee and the importance of solidarity. ...
Episode 20: In solidarity with Jemele Hill
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 20 of Burn It All Down is dedicated to former guest of the show and all-around badass in sports media, Jemele Hill. This week, Brenda Elsey, S...
Episode 19: US Open recap and World Cup qualifying
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 19 of Burn It All Down, Brenda Elsey, Shireen Ahmed, Julie DiCaro, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther give a recap of the US Open (yay, wome...
Episode 18: Jemele Hill, Art Briles and second chances, and Maria Sharapova's return
05 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 18 of Burn It All Down, Julie DiCaro, Lindsay Gibbs, Brenda Elsey and Jessica Luther talk Art Briles and second chances, and Maria Sharapov...
Episode 17: College football is back
29 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 17 of Burn It All Down, Brenda Elsey, Lindsay Gibbs and Jessica Luther talk about college football head coaches: the money they pull down, ...
Episode 16: Elliott's suspension appeal, Charlottesville, and FIFA's Players of the Year noms
22 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 16 of Burn It All Down, Julie DiCaro, Brenda Elsey, and Jessica Luther welcome ESPN's Adrienne Lawrence as a guest co-host. We talk about t...
Episode 15: NCAA student-athletes, Ezekiel Elliott, IAAF, and Andrea Kremer
15 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 15 of Burn It All Down: Brenda Elsey, Julie DiCaro, Shireen Ahmed, Jessica Luther, and Lindsay Gibbs talk about back-to-school for student ...
Episode 14: Baseball and Sexual Violence, LA 2028, and Women's Soccer
08 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 14 of Burn It All Down, Lindsay Gibbs and Shireen Ahmed take over to talk about sexual violence in baseball, ruin your excitement about the...
Episode 13: NF'nL
01 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 13 of Burn It All Down, the whole gang is back together to discuss the NF'nL. Julie DiCaro, Shireen Ahmed, Lindsay Gibbs, Brenda Elsey, and...
Episode 12: Wicket!
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 12 of Burn It All Down, Shireen Ahmed, Brenda Elsey, and Jessica Luther discuss the growing popularity of women's cricket; then Shireen int...
Episode 11: Reigning Women
18 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 11 of Burn It All Down, WTA Insider senior writer Courtney Nguyen joins Lindsay Gibbs, Brenda Elsey, and Jessica Luther. They ruminate abou...
Episode 10: Mind Boggling
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 10 of Burn It All Down, Shireen Ahmed, Brenda Elsey, Lindsay Gibbs, and Jessica Luther marvel at the way pseudo-science is used to police f...
Episode 8: Pride Party
27 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 8, Lindsay Gibbs and Brenda Elsey discuss the current state of LGBTQ issues in sports with Amira Rose Davis and Jen Mac Ramos. Then Shireen...
Episode 3: Boo Kevin Pillar, Yay Beth Mowins, Boo Ched Evans
27 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 3 of Burn It All Down, Julie DiCaro, Jessica Luther, Brenda Elsey, Shireen Ahmed, and Lindsay Gibbs discuss Kevin Pillar's suspension, Beth...
Episode 2: sexual abuse in gymnastics, support for women's sport, and diversity in sports media
18 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Burn It All Down, Julie DiCaro, Jessica Luther, Brenda Elsey, Shireen Ahmed, Lindsay Gibbs, and Stacey May Fowles discuss th...
Ep 270: FIFA's Tomfoolery at the 2026 Men's World Cup Draw
01 Jan 1970
Contributed by Lukas
Burn It All Down has returned to torch everything that is FIFA, including whatever that draw ceremony was for the upcoming men’s World Cup, Infantin...