IWD Community Listen: Burn It All Down Podcast
As a proud part of Ryerson's International Women's Day programming, Athletics & Recreation invites the Ryerson community to come together over Zoom to share in a lunch-hour listen to 'Burn It All Down: The Feminist Sports Podcast You Need (external link) '.
Our staff-hosts will tour you through segments of the podcast's best episodes with facilitated discussion to follow. 5 days, 5 different episodes: March 8-12 @ 12:10-1:00pm.
Register below to receive a Zoom invite to your Ryerson email address prior to each day's session.
About Burn It All Down
Burn It All Down (external link) is a weekly podcast bringing an intersectional feminist view to the biggest stories in sports. The show's hosts (external link) feature leading academic, journalistic and activist voices, including Toronto's very own Shireen Ahmed (external link) .
Community Listening Schedule: Featured Episodes
Cast your vote for which episodes we'll listen to! Ryerson community members are invited to cast their vote for a favourite episode or a topic of choice by emailing recreation@torontomu.ca with the episode title or link. The finalized listening schedule will be shared below on March 3.
Just getting started with Burn It All Down? The show hosts have curated a list of recommended episodes for new listeners - take a scroll at burnitalldownpod.com (external link) .
Episode 193 - Being A Woman In A Man's World (external link)
This episode is dedicated to Shanda Renee Johnson. Recent publication of the sexual harassment of female journalists in baseball prompted Lindsay, Amira and Brenda to discuss their experiences working in male-dominated fields, the challenges of which are compounded by race. They talk about the historical leadership of Black women speaking out, like that of Civil Rights Activist and current Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, the importance of self-made communities for survival and the need for consistent accountability for perpetrators of sexual assault, harassment and racism to create change. Then they burn more news from sports that needs to be burned, celebrate those bringing light, including Torchbearer of the Week Toni Breidinger and share what's good and what they're watching: The Australian Open!!
Episode 171 - Challenges to the Gender Binaries at the Heart of Sport (external link)
This week, Brenda, Shireen, Lindsay, and Jessica talk about recent challenges to the gender binaries at the heart of sport and suggest some ideas for how to move beyond transphobic sporting cultures.
Episode 70 - Steph Curry & male allyship, sports bra ‘scandals’, and an interview with Kia Nurse
Lindsay, Shireen, Amira, and Brenda talk about Steph Curry’s Player’s Tribune article about women’s equality (18:38); policing women’s bodies in sports (31:47); and Shireen interviews New York Liberty star Kia Nurse (44:20).
Episode 2: Sexual abuse in gymnastics, support for women's sport, and diversity in sports media
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 the Larry Nassar hearing, the state of women’s professional sports, and the troubling silence of women in sports media. Plus, you’ll hear The Burn Pile and the Badass Women of the Week!
In this episode, Lindsay, Shireen, and Amira talk about the FIBA World Cup (2:25); body image issues for women in sports (6:07); and sports stories that are making us happy, for a change (23:40).
Then Shireen interviews Iranian national women's team coach, the Persian football legend Katayoun Khosrowyar (35:32).
Our Community Listen Hosts
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Katie Wilson has been a Ryerson community member for 6 years, first as a student in Creative Industries, then as a student staff member working at RAC and now as Athletics & Recreation’s Instructional Program Coordinator. Katie identifies as a member of the Queer community and is an advocate for normalizing all bodies. Katie has a passion for community and inclusion and loves talking (for hours and hours) about social justice issues and the importance of moving your body. She spends her time hanging out with her two pet rats (Fran and Phoebe), playing minecraft and going on walks to the harbourfront.
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Negin Khodayari is a third-year journalism student at Ryerson and works as a social media and marketing student-leader with Athletics & Recreation. Though Negin is born and raised in the GTA, her Middle Eastern background allows her to see the world through two lenses. Despite her career aspirations changing almost every few months (there are so many possibilities!), Negin’s passion for equity and inclusivity always fuels her ambitions. These days her schedule consists of back-to-back Zoom sessions, romanticizing her pre-pandemic life, and journaling.