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Content warning: Today’s episode contains mention of sexual misconduct.
On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz are back with big updates on two topics they’ve followed closely on the pod: continued progress following investigations into rampant abuse across the NWSL and the latest sportswashing campaigns.
They’ll begin in the NWSL where whistleblower Mana Shim made her triumphant return to the league on Sunday after being off the NWSL pitch since 2018 before closing out with a WTF as sportswashing nears its North American debut.
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F1 Canadian Grand Prix recap and an interview with Canadian national team star Quinn
Happy Tuesday!
While co-host Steph Rotz is off galavanting with her besties in Spain, on today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-host Ellen Hyslop is joined by two very special guests.
First, Ellen is joined by our very own social media producer, Jessica Aldos, to recap their experience covering the F1 Canadian Grand Prix over the weekend. Then after the break, Ellen is joined by the one and only Quinn, a Canadian national soccer team star and the first out, transgender, nonbinary athlete to compete at the Olympics…and first to win the gold.
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Oakland A’s fans fight against Vegas, Mbappé’s PSG drama, & USWNT World Cup roster musings
Happy almost weekend!
On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dig through the diamond and the pitch. First, the gals chat through MLB’s Oakland A’s and their anticipated relocation to Las Vegas, along with the reverse boycott A’s fans staged on Tuesday.
Then after the break, El and Steph take on international soccer, first breaking down the drama building between France’s World Cup star, Kylian Mbappé, and his likely soon-to-be-former club, Paris Saint-Germain.
Finally, the gals return to North America to discuss the possible roster the USWNT will send to Australia and New Zealand for next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. With only 35 days until kickoff, coach Vlatko Andonovski has some big decisions to make…
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