Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Pioneering women athletes face unique challenges
What are your favorite movies about sports heroes? Raging Bull, The Blind Side, Rocky, Chariots of Fire? What do they all have in common? Male heroes. Where are all the female sports heroes? Molly Schiot investigated, and the rest is a new book: “Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History.”
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readWhat are your favorite movies about sports heroes? Raging Bull, The Blind Side, Rocky, Chariots of Fire? What do they all have in common? Male heroes. Where are all the female sports heroes? Molly Schiot investigated, and the rest is a new book: “Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History.”
The full episode
4 of 5
Photo of an assassination raises ethical questions- 0:00AP photo of assassinated Russian diplomat raises ethical questions
- 10:38Syrian refugees make new lives in Canada
- 19:41Homeless woman on Skid Row shows why housing is complicated
- 27:06Pioneering women athletes face unique challengesYou’re reading this
- 41:33California friends imprisoned for pot dispensary, seek clemency
The full episode
4 of 5Photo of an assassination raises ethical questions- 0:00AP photo of assassinated Russian diplomat raises ethical questions
- 10:38Syrian refugees make new lives in Canada
- 19:41Homeless woman on Skid Row shows why housing is complicated
- 27:06Pioneering women athletes face unique challengesYou’re reading this
- 41:33California friends imprisoned for pot dispensary, seek clemency