Racial Justice

In this episode Landon and Jeremiah interview Pflugerville City Council Member Rudy Metayer to get his perspective on Austin FC's recent statement on the club's commitment to racial justice. They also cover: MLS is Back updatesAustin FC x Black PumasTwellman's view from the press boxSeason TicketsSt. David's groundbreakingYou can find detailed show notes and more of the links we mention here Remember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show via your favorite podcasting app. Support th...

Just as MLS is announcing its return, so too are we. We catch up on what's been going on in our lives, talk about some more head scratching changes at the Whitecaps, and the planned (emphasis on "planned") return of NWSL and MLS. As we publish this, Orlando Pride have pulled out of the tournament they are hosting and Florida's Covid-19 infections continue to rise. We also talk about the response by players, teams, and the league to the killing of George Floyd by police and the ongoing work of others to catch up to an ongoing and systemic system of racial violence.

Meg Linehan (@itsmeglinehan) goes deep on Megan Rapinoe and the meanings and contexts of her activism, in particular her advocacy for racial justice causes as a gay white woman. Meg calls in the big guns for this pod, joined by a scholar of theology studying racial justice movements, Marjorie Corbman, who also happens to be Meg's wife. That's right y'all, it's a wifepod. Oh and also it's about the World Cup final and stuff.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSup...