Billie Jean King
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Sep 18, 2026
Stephanie ValdezHOST
Kathrine Switzer got chased by a Boston Marathon official because girls weren't allowed to race, but she resisted and finished anyway.
Stephanie ValdezHOST
Bobby Riggs challenged Billie Jean King to a Battle of the Sexes tennis match because he thought men were better at sports.
Stephanie ValdezHOST
Long story short, he lost.
Stephanie ValdezHOST
In 1972, Title IX was passed, a federal civil rights law which in part said government-funded colleges must offer girls sports teams, equipment, and places to play just like the boys had.
Sage SteeleGUEST
and it's all being thrown out the door.
Sage SteeleGUEST
Half of it by some of the women who were part of that movement, whether it's Billie Jean King, who says, no, you're being exclusionary.
Sage SteeleGUEST
You should absolutely invite trans women, biological men, or Megan Rapinoe, who was only Megan Rapinoe, the soccer star, because of Title IX, that it was just for women.
Sage SteeleGUEST
But if one of those coaches would just come out and say, this is nothing against any other community.
Sage SteeleGUEST
And guess what? When it comes to winning, they don't give a crap what color skin you have, what color hair you have, or who you sleep with, actually.
Sage SteeleGUEST
Just don't be a hypocrite and pick and choose where you want inclusivity.
Joe PagsHOST
Although she and I don't agree on much of anything, Martina Navratilova is much smarter on this than Billie Jean King.
Joe PagsHOST
In that Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs when he was like 54, so that doesn't really even count.
Pepper PersleyHOST
The stars were out all tournament-long.
Pepper PersleyHOST
Champions and legends like Billie Jean King, Sabrina Ionescu, Julie Foudy, Abby Wambach, Midge Purse, and Katie Ledecky were spotted on the blue carpet and in the stands.
Pepper PersleyHOST
But no one was in the spotlight quite like Trinity Rodman, who was at the Open supporting her boyfriend Ben Shelton.
Pepper PersleyHOST
Trinity had a busy week helping lead the Spirit to their first ever win away at Portland before flying to New York for the quarterfinal.
Jen HaleGUEST
I was actually thinking back.
Jen HaleGUEST
I know she's not dead, but I'd love to sit down with Billie Jean King.
Craig CartonHOST
She's an amazing interview, by the way, and an amazing person.
Craig CartonHOST
You should make sure you put that on your bucket list.
Craig CartonHOST
I don't think
Jen HaleGUEST
people realize that.
Craig CartonHOST
Billie Jean King, gold of my year.
Craig CartonHOST
That's an interesting conversation.
Alvin OwusuHOST
The, one of the coolest things about tennis and the fact that we get to travel all over the world is that all these tournaments have a slightly different personality based on where you are.
Alvin OwusuHOST
Um, like people assume that they're all these, you know, large venues like the USTA, uh, National Training Center, Billie Jean King, uh, Tennis Center.
Alvin OwusuHOST
But even Wimbledon is much smaller.
Alvin OwusuHOST
Like it's, it's a, it is a club in a neighborhood, it's tight, right? The Australian Open is, it is at a v- a pretty large like by, by footprint, uh, facility and, and I would say, you know, Roland-Garros is, uh, it's, is somewhere in there in the middle, but they all have a different feel.
Theresa PlaisanceGUEST
And, you know, on top of that, it was such a good time.
Theresa PlaisanceGUEST
We were hanging out with Billie Jean King in the suite.
Theresa PlaisanceGUEST
And to be at a U.S. Open match watching Naomi Osaka play in a suite with Billie Jean King, hanging out with Common and Monica McNutt and...
Theresa PlaisanceGUEST
Roy Wood Jr.
Theresa PlaisanceGUEST
It was just like such an awesome experience.
Dan DakichHOST
You tell me.
Dan DakichHOST
Is everybody supposed to be Billie Jean King? And get a butch haircut and wear ugly ass glasses and walk around gazing at other women.
Dan DakichHOST
Shut up.
Dan DakichHOST
This sells.
Steve OwensHOST
That's fantastic.
Joanna KernsGUEST
And she co-founded the Women in Sports Foundation with Billie Jean King.
Steve OwensHOST
Good Lord.
Joanna KernsGUEST
And she lobbied for Title IX.
Camille MooreHOST
It's true
Phillip MillarHOST
... names, going way back to Chris Evert, you know, Billie Jean King.
Camille MooreHOST
And the, and the tennis bracelets, where it came from.
Phillip MillarHOST
Bi- Billie Jean King.
Phillip MillarHOST
So, like, tennis has succeeded by staying true to its brand, right? And you don't wanna kinda lose that brand.
Camille MooreHOST
Well, that's why this Wimbledon thing is so interesting, because Wimbledon has never officially allowed influencers.
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