The WNBA’s continued travel woes & U.S. Senate probes golf merger
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Co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz are digging into two huge stories on today’s episode of The GIST of It. First, the gals chat through the horrible incident in which WNBA star Brittney Griner and her Phoenix Mercury teammates were harassed at the Dallas Fort Worth airport over the weekend. The news has reignited calls for charter flights in the league in light of security concerns.
Then after the break, El and Steph head to the links, where the U.S. Senate is teeing off on the recently announced bombshell PGA Tour and LIV Golf merger. Given the many business and international relations implications, the Senate launched an investigation yesterday, and our hosts are breaking down all the deets.
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Happy Thursday!
Today’s episode of The GIST of It is all about the golf world. Co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz unpack this week’s bombshell news that, despite condemning LIV Golf for over a year, the PGA and DB World Tours are now merging with the Saudi Arabian–backed Tour.
The gals dig into the uproar from players and fans alike, as well as the warranted claims of hypocrisy the PGA is now facing for this stunning reversal. It’s a major win for sportswashing, with yet-unknown ramifications for the sport and all those involved in it.
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How women wrestlers in India fueled the nation’s #MeToo movement
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Content warning: Today’s episode contains discussion of sexual assault.
On today’s The GIST of It pod, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dig into a story from India, where women wrestlers are protesting amid allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation by the president of the Wrestling Federation of India.
El and Steph chat through all the details in this lengthy, infuriating story before zooming out to discuss how the political climate in India might impact this case, along with this situation’s similarities to China’s response to Peng Shuai’s 2021 allegations.
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