New York Times-owned Athletic podcast trashes female athletes who defend womens sports
Quite the celebration of female athletes.Charlotte Wilder and Madeline Hill made those comments on the latest episode of "The Sports Gossip Show," which is distributed through The Athletic Podcast Network.Wilder went after Riley Gaines and Hill said Sophie Cunningham’s basketball career would only last so long because "she’s not the best player."LEFT-WING SPORTS HOST SARAH SPAIN LAUNCHES DISGUSTING PERSONAL SMEAR OF SOPHIE CUNNINGHAMSophie Cunningham's eight-year WNBA career was mocked as podcast hosts accused her of launching a "right-wing grift" for defending women's sports.(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)Then Hill smirked, gave a condescending laugh and repeated herself."She’s not."Well, no.
Cunningham isn’t the best player in the WNBA.Nobody said she was.
She has merely spent eight seasons playing in the best women’s basketball league in the world, which apparently isn’t enough to earn respect from two people hosting a "sports" podcast.Then the hosts accused Cunningham of launching a "right-wing grift," plotting a post-basketball conservative career and becoming a Republican "mouthpiece." They also described signs and shirts supporting women's sports as "anti-trans" and suggested that some young girls involved in the movement might lack "critical thinking skills."Did we mention these two women, particularly Wilder, fancy themselves as champions of other women?In 2019, Wilder told the Washington Post, "For my whole career I’ve tried [to] be helpful and supportive of other women in the industry."She sure has a funny way of showing it, huh?ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.
TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.DOWNLOAD NOW!The Athletic, owned by The New York Times Company, distributes "The Sports Gossip Show" through its podcast network.
The show joined the network under a licensing agreement in 2025.This particular episode even labeled the segment attacking Cunningham, "Sophie Cunningham’s right-wing grift."Subtle, right?The problem is that the facts do...