Sportswashing, NCAA Basketball, & NWSL Quarterfinals |44|
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What a week. Carolyn and Danielle begin by covering Coco Gauff’s win at the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia. They deep dive into sportswashing, a practice commonly used by countries to attract sports while distracting from their horrible reputation. They highlight South Carolina’s win over NC State in NCAA basketball and Gotham’s win over the Portland Thorns in the NWSL quarterfinals. Rate the pod, send a screenshot via Instagram @WomensSportsWeeklyPod, and receive a sticker!
The NWSL Semifinals were spicy! Carolyn and Danielle discuss the Washington Spirit’s win over Gotham FC featuring imaginary yellow cards, cotton candy hair, and penalty kicks. Then Carolyn throws shade at Florida and highlights Marta’s clever footwork in Orlando Pride’s win over the KC Current....
Published 11/19/24
It’s spooky season! Carolyn and Danielle start the episode by discussing things that haunt Carolyn. Can anyone else relate? Then they highlight USWNT wins featuring Wilma Jean Wrinkles and top scorer for the US, Naomi Girma?! Danielle highlights Nebraska’s win over Wisconsin in NCAA Volleyball...
Published 11/05/24