The Waves: Brittney Griner and the Problem With Womens Basketball
b'On this week\\u2019s episode of The Waves, Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by Amira Rose Davis, professor, historian, and co-host of the feminist sports podcast Burn It All Down to talk about Brittney Griner. The WNBA superstar has been detained by the Russians for months. Cheyna and Amira talk about how Russia treats its women athletes like superstars (until they don\\u2019t), while in America it takes weeks for people to really notice when a star WNBA player is missing. Later in the show, they discuss the impact of having Brittney Griner out of the league and Amira recommends WNBA players to watch.\\xa0\\n\\nIn Slate Plus, the fascinating (and feminist!) history of cheerleaders.\\xa0\\n\\nRecommendations:\\nAmira: Formula 1 racing, including Netflix\\u2019s Formula 1: Drive to Survive and F1 romance novels like the Fast and Hard series.\\xa0\\nCheyna: Jana Schmieding for her roles on Hulu\\u2019s Reservation Dogs and Peacock\\u2019s Rutherford Falls.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus and Alicia Montgomery.\\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'