The GIST of It Podcast 
FIFA Women’s World Cupdates & Northwestern football’s horrific culture
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Content warning: Today’s episode contains mention of sexual misconduct, hazing, and racism.
On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz take a walk down memory lane, reliving USWNT star Megan Rapinoe’s finest moments on and off the pitch following her announcement that she’ll retire at the end of the NWSL season. Then comes a soccer WTF, as the gals chat through disturbing allegations against Zambia’s head coach ahead of the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Then in part two, El and Steph deep dive into shocking hazing allegations within Northwestern’s football team. Thanks for tuning in.
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We’ve been impatiently waiting for today’s episode of The GIST of It. Co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dig into everything you need to know about last week’s major news that the Mark Walter Group and Billie Jean King Enterprises — both already formal partners of the PWHPA — acquired the PHF, clearing the way for a unified women’s hockey league.
This news is years in the making, bringing with it lots of lingering concerns and questions. El and Steph chat through the history of how we got here, the details of the new league, how both PWHPA and PHF players are feeling, and much more. Thanks for tuning in.
Hello there!
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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