Since Sophie Cunningham spoke out against transgender women competing in women's sports in an ESPN profile in late July, the Indiana Fever forward has been everywhere.
The media flocked to her with follow-up questions and pushback. A rival coach confronted her during a nationally televised game. In countless cable news segments, social media posts, and podcast clips, Cunningham's words have been chewed over and debated. Her personal social media profiles draw millions of views.
Yet during the entire news cycle, Cunningham has been conspicuously absent from her own podcast, Show Me Something. No new episodes of the show have been published since July 21.
The podcast, produced and distributed by The Volume, was launched as a destination for the outspoken veteran's musings on the WNBA and her very closely watched Indiana Fever team. Early on, Cunningham used the platform to defend her teammate, Caitlin Clark, and dispute controversial foul calls and league decisions.
Shortly after Cunningham's initial comments about transgender athletes in a Rolling Stone interview, her co-host, West Wilson, posted a TikTok that directly contradicted Cunningham's perspective. The reality television star, with whom Cunningham grew up in Missouri, called transgender women's participation in sports "a borderline nonexistent issue" that right-wing commentators amplify. Wilson added that discourse about transgender athletes further isolates transgender people and distracts Americans from "actual harmful sh*t" such as the cost of living.
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The media flocked to her with follow-up questions and pushback. A rival coach confronted her during a nationally televised game. In countless cable news segments, social media posts, and podcast clips, Cunningham's words have been chewed over and debated. Her personal social media profiles draw millions of views.
Yet during the entire news cycle, Cunningham has been conspicuously absent from her own podcast, Show Me Something. No new episodes of the show have been published since July 21.
The podcast, produced and distributed by The Volume, was launched as a destination for the outspoken veteran's musings on the WNBA and her very closely watched Indiana Fever team. Early on, Cunningham used the platform to defend her teammate, Caitlin Clark, and dispute controversial foul calls and league decisions.
Shortly after Cunningham's initial comments about transgender athletes in a Rolling Stone interview, her co-host, West Wilson, posted a TikTok that directly contradicted Cunningham's perspective. The reality television star, with whom Cunningham grew up in Missouri, called transgender women's participation in sports "a borderline nonexistent issue" that right-wing commentators amplify. Wilson added that discourse about transgender athletes further isolates transgender people and distracts Americans from "actual harmful sh*t" such as the cost of living.
#transgender #Media #podcast #show
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