Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Former pro-soccer player on the Women's World Cup
The Women's World Cup is underway in France. The U.S. women are preparing for their first game on Tuesday against Thailand. But two major men’s tournaments have scheduled their final games on the same day as the women’s final.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 1 min readThe Women's World Cup is underway in France. The U.S. women are preparing for their first game on Tuesday against Thailand. But two major men’s tournaments have scheduled their final games on the same day as the women’s final. Also, 28 members of the U.S. women’s team have sued the U.S. Soccer Federation over gender discrimination. We also talk about the other big sports stories this week: the NBA and NHL Finals.
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Barbara Bogaev
radio journalist
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir
Associate producer
Jason Sklar
one half of the Sklar brothers comedy team, and cohost of the “View From the Cheap Seats” podcast
Gwendolyn Oxenham
author of “Pride of a Nation: A Celebration of The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team.”
The full episode
4 of 5Do preemptive blackouts reduce wildfire risks?- 0:00As summer approaches, state utilities try to minimize wildfire risks
- 7:16Preview of Supreme Court rulings, and Kamala Harris' challenge to new abortion restrictions
- 15:56Politically motivated violence against women is surging, and one group is tracking the global trend
- 23:55Former pro-soccer player on the Women's World CupYou’re reading this
- 36:23Your summer playlist from KCRW DJ Travis Holcombe