Burn It All Down

With Ted Cruz featured on College GameDay, multiple universities sending teams abroad, and designer brands popping up on campus for football games, Jessica, Amira, and Lindsay are left asking: is this the death of sports? Amira takes us through the history of how big money entered college sports, and the hosts also discuss the influence of private equity in pro and youth sports. They take a closer...

Hello, Flamethrowers! Here's another preview of what's happening over on Patreon . Ted Lasso is back for a new season and Amira and Jessica have BURNING THOUGHTS about the first three episodes. (Amira is a bigger fan of this season than Jessica is.) ⁠You can listen or watch the full conversation on Patreon ⁠⁠, which is where we’re posting all of our bonus content and interviews between epi...

Amira, Brenda, and Lindsay review how sports betting has seeped into politics and provided the stuff of fantasies for people in dire economic need. Women represent the final frontier for exploitative betting companies, and BIAD asks how we can save women’s sports from such scourge. The hosts consider ways to regulate the industry in order to save sports. They also have plenty to burn (looking at y...

Hello, Flamethrowers! Here’s a preview of Lindsay's interview from WNBA All-Star Weekend with 3-time WNBA Champion and WNBPA vice president Alysha Clark. The interview was part of an event hosted by 75 Million and Inclusion Playbook called “Full Court Press: A celebration and brunch for sports media.” It was an intimate event with just about 40 people, but they were kind enough to let Lindsay...

Flamethrowers! Here’s a preview of the interview Jessica did this week with Lori Lindsey, a former professional soccer player and current TV commentator who just called ten games in the World Cup and is back in the booth for NWSL games. They talked about Lori’s playing career, calling World Cup games (memorizing names, how Lindsey manages boring games, and her thoughts on hydration breaks), and wh...

After 100 matches, Brenda, Jessica, and Shireen take stock of the 2026 Men’s World Cup, from the most corrupt moments (so far) to the most interesting storylines. We discuss how this Cup will be remembered, and whether there’s any hope for the future of the men’s tournament. We also make predictions ahead of the two semifinal matchups, between France and Spain and Argentina and England. Of course,...

Hi Flamethrowers! We will be back in this feed with a brand new episode in a couple weeks. In the meantime, here’s a peek at some of the bonus content we’re posting over on our Patreon . You can listen (or watch) the full conversation on Patreon now . Patreon is where we’re posting all of our bonus episodes and interviews between episodes. In this bonus, Brenda and Shireen check-in on the Men’s Wo...

Flamethrowers, we’re bringing you one more bonus episode in the main podcast feed. Going forward, we’ll be posting these special conversations on Patreon, so please go there to sign up. For the month of June, all of our bonus contest is freely available on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/burnitalldownpod Shireen speaks with Secretary General Ketty Nivyabandi of Amnesty International Canada (Eng...

Get ready for the men's World Cup with Burn It All Down! This episode features a little World Cup 101, players to watch, group matches to circle, plus a characteristic BIAD dive into some of the tensions and off-field issues circling it all. Then, as usual, we’ve got a Burn Pile and Torchbearers to wrap things up! Become a Patron! https://patreon.com/burnitalldownpod Join our newsletter to get...

Amira and Jessica talk about the ongoing season of Formula One, which is back this weekend for the Miami Grand Prix after an unexpected month off. Here's a video of Ferrari's "rotisserie" chicken rotating wing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_eM9jBHdxI Join our newsletter to get all the exciting upcoming news as we relaunch the podcast: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/Nh...

Lindsay Gibbs and The IX's Jackie Powell discuss the exhausting, tumultuous road to the new WNBA's historic new CBA, Cathy Engelbert's draft-night own-goal, million-dollar free agency moves and more. Join our newsletter to get all the exciting upcoming news as we relaunch the podcast: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/NhFlZYv Subscribe to our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/...

Jessica talks to Reo Eveleth and Julie Kliegman about the horrible new IOC policy that excludes trans, intersex, and any athlete does not fit perfectly into the IOC's definition of "woman." For more on Reo Eveleth: https://reveleth.com/ For more on Julie Kliegman: https://juliekliegman.com/ To learn more about and listen to Tested, Reo's podcast: https://www.tested-podcast.com/ T...

Brenda and Shireen talk about Iran potentially withdrawing from the men's World Cup, US imperialism, and the mess that could be FIFA 2026. Join our newsletter to get all the exciting upcoming news as we look to relaunch BIAD: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/NhFlZYv Subscribe to our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@burnitalldownpod BIAD website: https://www.burnitalldownpod.com/ Ge...

Emma Baccelllieri, staff writer at Sports Illustrated and co-author of Court Queens, joins co-host Lindsay Gibbs to talk about the plethora of WNBA CBA news this week, break down gross revenue vs. net revenue (in a fun way, we hope!), and put this labor fight into the context of history of women's basketball. Support our Kickstarter, the deadline to contribute is March 4!! https://www.kickstar...

From Alysa Liu to climate change to moms winning gold medals, the hosts recap their biggest takeaways from the 2026 #WinterOlympics. Then they pivot to preview the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. The gang shares the top storylines they’re following (including Russia’s return) and highlights some of the athletes they’ll be following. After this week in sports, there is plenty...

Dr. Amira Rose Davis is joined by Dr. Jules Boykoff for post-Olympic analysis, including a look at protests and athlete activism during the Winter Games. The conversation delves into sustainability, colonialism, the IOC's engagement with political figures, and the new era of the IOC under Kirsty Coventry's leadership. They also look ahead to #LA28 and the moral quandaries surrounding the O...

* *CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion of sexual and emotional abuse, as well as disordered eating, so please take care while listening.** This episode was recorded on Thursday, February 12, at 3:30pm CT. Jessica talks to Steph Crugnola, a former competitive figure skater and judge, about what we've seen so far in figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics and what to look forw...

Amira and Brenda process an epic Super Bowl halftime performance by Bad Bunny. From colonial sugar plantation to a Brooklyn bodega, the show told important stories. A celebration of Puerto Rican culture, and possible reinvention of Pan-Americanism, the performance delighted BIAD's superfans. Please support our Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burnitalldownpod/burn-it-all-down-the-...

In Part 2 of Burn It All Down’s 2026 #winterolympics preview, the hosts detail the events and athletes they're most excited to watch, from the next chapter in the #USAvsCanada #WomensHockey rivalry to the debut of "skimo." They also make time for the latest petty drama—and brush up on some curling lingo. Please support our Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burnitalldo...

The hosts convene on short notice to record an update on the Kickstarter — and to offer a heartfelt “thank you” to all the flamethrowers out there. Please support our Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burnitalldownpod/burn-it-all-down-the-feminist-sports-podcast-you-need Join our newsletter to get all the exciting upcoming news as we look to relaunch BIAD: https://lp.constantcontac...

In Part 1 of Burn It All Down’s 2026 Winter Olympics preview, Amira, Brenda, Lindsay, Jessica, and Shireen dive into the key storylines you might have missed ahead of the Games in Milano Cortina. Of course, they also have plenty to burn — and plenty of torchbearers to spotlight. They also have some updates about the future of the show (the Kickstarter is now live!). Part 2 drops this Friday, with...

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, Infantino deciding to award Trump a “peace prize,” and fears about what this World Cup will be like with much of it taking place in the United States. Shireen, Lindsay, Amira, Brenda, and Jessica then throw things on the burn pile and wrap everything up with s...

This episode of Burn It All Down was recorded in front of a live audience on May 26, 2025, at the North American Society for Sports History’s annual conference, which took place at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau. We’re back, one more time, for another one-off live show. We are not resuming weekly shows at this point.  If you are interested to bringing BIAD to your location for a live s...

This episode of Burn It All Down was recorded in front of a live audience on May 26, 2025, at the North American Society for Sports History’s annual conference, which took place at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau. We’re back, one more time, for another one-off live show. We are not resuming weekly shows at this point.  If you are interested to bringing BIAD to your location for a live s...

This episode of Burn It All Down was recorded in front of a live audience at Bowling Green State University on March 27, 2025. We’re back...for a single live show. If you have not heard the show itself, you can find it on your feed now. This is the Q+A with the live audience that followed. We are not resuming weekly shows at this point, but we do have another live show scheduled at the end of May...