Posts Tagged ‘Oscar Pistorius’

The War Room: The Ray Rice Episode (ep. 218)

Friday, September 12th, 2014

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The week in sports was filled with scandal, and the biggest one was the Ray Rice's domestic violence video situation. We're going to break it all down and have some in-depth conversation about this very real topic.

We'll also have our weekly conversation with Miami Hurricanes insider (Sports Talk Florida) Fred Perdue about his college football games of the week.

This is an episode you DO NOT want to miss!

POPSspot Sports Radio: Sports & Violence Against Women, Guest – Jessica Luther

Wednesday, August 13th, 2014

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The Vanderbilt Rape Trial is about to begin, The Oscar Pistorius murder trial is concluding, and Ray Rice's assault was met with an NFL wrist-slap and cheers from last Thursday's Baltimore Ravens crowd. To help us sort through sports, rape culture, and more, POPSspot Sports Radio welcomes guest Jessica Luther. JESSICA LUTHER is a freelance writer based in Austin, Texas. She is a PhD candidate in the History dept at University of Texas, and writes about the instersection of sports and culture at Power Forward. Her writing has also appeared Sports on Earth (Serena & Indian Wells), The Atlantic (How NCAA Endangers Women), Think Progress (Women's Sports & LGBT issues), The Guardian (Brittney Griner backlash), Salon (Olympics Gender Politics), The Texas Observer (Vince Young & Ricky Williams),and more.