Formula Equal could be the newest face of sportswashing
Formula Equal could be the newest face of sportswashing
🏎️
Earlier this week, motorsports exec Craig Pollock publicized plans for Formula Equal, a Formula One (F1) team that’s 50% male and 50% female from the racetrack to the boardroom…and could be the newest face of sportswashing.
March 31, 2023
2023 Formula One (F1) season preview
2023 Formula One (F1) season preview
🏎️
A new Formula One (F1) season begins with tomorrow’s 10 a.m. ET Bahrain Grand Prix, and we’re breaking down everything you need to know about the heart-stopping sport that “uses the world as its playground.”
March 04, 2023
W Series CEO has officially canceled this year's final three races
W Series CEO has officially canceled this year's final three races
🏎️
Bring out the safety car. W Series CEO Catherine Bond Muir officially canceled this year’s final races in Austin, Texas, and Mexico City on Monday in an effort to keep the motorsport championship alive.
October 12, 2022
W Series CEO to decide by the end of the week if season should end early
W Series CEO to decide by the end of the week if season should end early
🏎️
The W Series needs to box. Yesterday, CEO Catherine Bond Muir said she will decide by the end of the week if the women’s motorsport championship should complete the 2022 season or end it early to mitigate financial damage.
October 03, 2022
Formula One: Drama to the Max
Formula One: Drama to the Max
🏎️
December 13, 2021
The GIST: The 2021 Drivers’ World Championship came down to the final lap and ended with a controversial first-ever title for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Read Full Story
Sports x Politics: Afghan women’s volleyball team & Megan Rapinoe’s legacy
Ep #306

Sports x Politics: Afghan women’s volleyball team & Megan Rapinoe’s legacy

September 26, 2023

Happy Fall!

It’s a new season but the same ol’ song: Women are still fighting unequal systems within and outside of sports.

So on today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz first chat about the Afghan women’s national volleyball team, who compete in defiance of the country’s Taliban rule and are currently speaking out about dismal training conditions at the Asian Games. 

Then after the break, the gals give flowers to a women’s soccer and activist GOAT: the USWNT’s Megan Rapinoe, who hung up her international boots over the weekend, leaving both a massive hole in the team and an even bigger off-pitch legacy. And while no one can truly fill her cleats, El and Steph kick around a few thoughts about the future of the USWNT. LFG.


Continue Reading

Formula One: Red lights, stop signs
Formula One: Red lights, stop signs
🏎️
The GIST: An intense feud will finally be settled on Sunday. No, we’re not talking about Olivia Rodrigo and what’s his name, we’re talking about Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
December 10, 2021