Burn It All Down, the podcast

New episode out NOW! ❤️‍🔥 New FIFA president rumours? LeBron debuting with the Sixers? Shireen, Brenda and Lindsay cover our favorite storylines from this chaotic fall sports calendar! Listen and subscribe on Youtube or wherever you find your podcasts: m.youtube.com/watch?v=kKyd...

Is JuJu Watkins’ THE storyline to watch in women’s college basketball? 🏀 Get in the spirit for tonight’s game 5 of the WNBA finals with episode 277 of Burn It All Down: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKyd...

🏀 Who you got in the WNBA Finals? So far, Atlanta with a slim lead over Golden State in our poll. If you're patron (free or paid), you can vote! 🗳️ Let us know what you think is going to happen: www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

What's going on at Scamchester City? 🤔 We're so grateful to have @samindrakunti.bsky.social on with @brendaelsey.bsky.social to help us break down the financial scandal currently rocking the Premier League. Watch now and subscribe on your favorite podcast app: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbWe...

Do you have WNBA Finals questions or topics you want Lindsay to answer or talk about? Patrons can submit those now! www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

Resident women's basketball expert @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social has answers to all your questions going into the WNBA finals, plus a medley of all your favorites from the fall sports season, from PWHL to NWSL and more! 🍂🏀 Watch now and subscribe: m.youtube.com/watch?v=kKyd...

Scamchester City: Sam Kunti articulates the corruption wrought by nation-state ownership of football clubs. It was great to have @samindrakunti.bsky.social on @burnitalldownpod.com. The story may have quieted in the news cycle, but expect it'll be with us for years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbWe...

We’re thrilled to have author Dr. Richard Norman on Burn It All Down with @shireenahmed.bsky.social to talk about the creative process behind his new graphic novel, identity and politics in curling, and more: www.patreon.com/burnitalldow... 🧡 Listen on Patreon or your favorite podcast app!

Is the so-called Protect College Sports Act just another front for consolidating wealth and power in NCAA? 🎧 Amira, Lindsay and Jessica discuss on our latest episode: m.youtube.com/watch?v=vDuk... ❤️ Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/burnitall...

🎉 Jessica and Shireen celebrate the news that an anti-trans lawsuit against NCAA was recently tossed out of court (as voted on by you, our listeners!) Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and support us on Patreon to vote on the topic of our next bonus episode: www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

“Are we facing the death of sports, even as these things are growing and growing?” Don’t miss the latest discussion on episode 276 of Burn It All Down, free to watch or listen on all podcast apps: m.youtube.com/watch?v=vDuk... ❤️ Support our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/burnitall...

Flamethrowers! 🔥 We are trying something new. Patrons can vote on what topic they'd like to hear the hosts chat about in between our planned monthly episodes. 🗳️ Voting is open through the weekend! 🙋‍♀️ What do you want BIAD to talk about? www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

This *INCLUDES* tourism from the world's largest sporting event, and it was FIFA's biggest-ever World Cup.

From book recs to deeper dives into the politics of women’s sports, @brendaelsey.bsky.social and @shireenahmed.bsky.social tackle your listener-submitted mailbag questions in our latest special on Patreon! 📚🎧 Watch here: www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

On our latest episode, co-host @amirarose.bsky.social shares a history lesson spanning the 70s through the present day on how money is tied to power and control over US college students and sports. Watch on Youtube or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! m.youtube.com/watch?v=vDuk...

I'm so grateful for @jessicawluther.com and BIAD inviting me on their show!! She's been a model for me for years and I'm honored. Here's a primer on everything I've reported this year, and how you can help support what im after with [eyeblack] www.readeyeblack.com/p/investigat...

New interview! @bwd.bsky.social joins @jessicawluther.bsky.social to talk about founding readeyeblack.com and his work in investigative journalism. 🔥 Listen now on Patreon, and become a supporter of independent sports media: www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

“I don’t wanna hear the word ‘activation’ anymore!” 😅 Sponsorships and marketing have always been a part of pro sports, but have advertising campaigns started taking over the spectacle? Hear the full conversation on the latest ep of the podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/7pfm...

With the #U20WWC underway, we’re grateful to have @kelynascimento.bsky.social on the pod with @shireenahmed.bsky.social to talk about the state of women’s football in Brazil in anticipation of next year’s WWC! Listen now on Patreon & support independent sports media! www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

WAY behind on my podcasts, but how delightful to hear my name on the amazing @burnitalldownpod.com episode on sports gambling and right after @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social absolutely TORCHED a certain blonde WNBA player for her anti-trans comments. Support their patreon, friends, it’s the best pod EVER!

As pro sports teams and the media ecosystem around them contend with the pitfalls of private equity involvement, how can women’s leagues avoid the same fate as they continue to grow? Lindsay, Amira, and Jessica discuss on our latest episode: open.spotify.com/episode/7pfm...

Do you have a burning (sorry) question for the BIAD co-hosts? Submit yours on Patreon for an upcoming mailbag episode special! 📬 If you’re not already a patron, consider supporting the podcast to keep us doing the work we do! www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

On the interweaving of sports journalism and gambling — “They sort of built the plane as they flew it, and when you do that it can be quite haphazard and you can make a lot of unforced errors.” Reporter and author @dannyfunt.bsky.social joins us on Burn It All Down! www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

How did the sports we love become swallowed up by big money and private equity? Amira, Lindsay and Jessica disentangle issues around the “death of sports” on the latest episode of BIAD! Watch here or find us wherever you listen to podcasts: m.youtube.com/watch?v=vDuk...

If you like my sports takes (they're fun! LOL), do I have a podcast for you! I co-host, along with 4 other women, @burnitalldownpod.com. We did this for five years, took a long break, and now are back. If you become a patron, there's a bunch of extra content, too! www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

I had some thoughts about Sydney Sweeney and her recent commercial. This entire debacle has made me see and hear the powerful voices of women in sport. But make me question why we take Sweeney seriously at all. My latest for CBC Sports www.cbc.ca/sports/opini...

New! 🔥 Shireen and Lindsay drop a bonus episode on the Sydney Sweeney sports betting ad, and how younger athletes are using the conversation around it to speak up: www.patreon.com/burnitalldow... Free and open to all on our Patreon!

Happening in 20 minutes! 🕖

TODAY 🔥 Join all five hosts for our first Fireside Chat of the year at 7pm ET! It’ll be a freewheeling conversation about sports, our lives, and anything else that comes up: www.patreon.com/burnitalldow... Bring a drink of your choice and your questions for us, and we’ll see you there!

In what ways are betting markets like Polymarket and Kalshi impacting the sports world? On the latest episode of Burn It All Down, we examine how women athletes in particular are targeted for harassment as the US gambling industry grows: www.burnitalldownpod.com/episodes/275

New interview! Shireen is joined by women's para hockey legend Claire Buchanan to talk about amplifying and supporting the sport and its athletes dreaming of future Paralympic Games 🔥 Listen and become a supporter of our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

I have *FEELINGS* about the first 3 episodes of Ted Lasso's recent season. So far, I'm not a fan. Amira is not nearly as critical as I am, so if you are looking for that part of the conversation, you're going to have to become a patron of the podcast to get the full discussion.

“What does it look like when we're not just replicating harmful models?” How can women’s sports engage with the betting industry in ways that don’t involve the same predatory and corrupt practices we see with men’s? 🎧 This month on Burn It All Down: www.burnitalldownpod.com/episodes/275

As the latest season of Ted Lasso turns its focus to women’s soccer, our Jessica and Amira parse their complicated feelings on how the show has hit or miss the mark in its feminist messaging. 🔓 Supporters on Patreon can check it out at: www.patreon.com/burnitalldow... (spoilers ahead!)

In the latest episode of Burn It All Down, the crew takes a look at the rise of sports gambling, and the nuances of how we engage with it under the material realities of late stage capitalism. Check it out at open.spotify.com/episode/7Jv2... or wherever you listen to podcasts! 🔥

How have the results from WAFCON been shaking up women’s football going into the World Cup next year? Shireen and Brenda discuss in our Patreon supporter-exclusive episode! Listen here: www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

I did it! It's up at Patreon for any flamethrowers who are patrons: www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

Amira and I spent an hour today recording a Patreon video about Ted Lasso, season 4. She likes it, I do not, but are both hopeful that as the season starts to really introduce us to the players, it'll pick up.

Excited for the #wafcon final? @shireenahmed.bsky.social and I previewed today’s Malawi v Cameroon for @burnitalldownpod.com patrons: www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

As a proliferation in sports gambling in the US has resulted in more people seeking help for addiction, what impact is that having on women as both fans of sport and customers of betting apps? Amira, Lindsay and Brenda tackle these issues on our latest episode: www.burnitalldownpod.com/episodes/275

As a proliferation in sports gambling in the US has resulted in more people seeking help for addiction, what impact is that having on women as both fans of sport and customers of betting apps? Amira, Lindsay and Brenda tackle these issues on our latest episode: www.burnitalldownpod.com/episodes/275

As sports betting balloons into a trillion dollar industry, what does that mean for the games we love? On this week’s episode, Amira, Lindsay, and Brenda take a timely look at the implications of gambling on media, governance, and of course women’s sports: www.youtube.com/watch?si=CNy...

Absolutely phenomenal discussion of sports & gambling from @burnitalldownpod.com. Really shows you what a difference it makes to approach this topic from feminist perspectives. youtu.be/vooidgxp3c4?...