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Ep. 71 Hip Whip with Roller Derby's Rachel Rotten

Added on by Liz Lapp.

Athlete, activist and Roller Skater for Angel City Derby, the Los Angeles Roller Derby League, Rachel Johnston a.k.a. Rachel Rotten (Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey) joins us for an in-depth conversation about Roller Derby. We discuss Roller Derby’s history, the formation of the WFTDA (Women’s Flat Track Derby Association), Roller Derby’s contribution of COVID-19 protocols for the safe return of Sports during the pandemic, and the bittersweet announcement of the newly formed NWSL’s Angel City League and its impact on a grass roots Roller Derby League already at risk. Plus Hoops Off!

Roller Derby Current Reads:
WIRED: Women’s Roller Derby Has a Plan for Covid, and It Kicks Ass. While baseball, basketball, and other sports struggle to adapt, an international team of skater-experts has figured out a safer way to play.
The Apex: What Angel City Derby Has Accomplished Since 2006

Roller Derby in TV/Films:
Hell or High Water: The Story of the Nashville Rollergirls, 2012
Whip It, 2009
Blood on the Flat Track, 2007
Kansas City Bomber, 1972
Rollerball, 1975
RollerGirls, 2006- TV Series
RollerJam, 1999-2000 TV Series