Welcome to Under the Bleachers. This is a a podcast that explores all things Sports, all things Queer, and the fabulous intersection where Queer and Sports meet. Under the Bleachers is proudly produced by, and a product of, Team DC.
Episodes
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Season 2 is COMING! The Season 2 Premiere of Under the Bleachers is coming March 29, 2021 and features our interview with retired professional soccer star, activist and author Joanna Lohman!
But for now, give a listen to our Trailer for Season 2 Featuring an AMA with hosts Laura and Gabe.
Join Team DC and the Ladies of the Ms. Adams Morgan Pageant for a virtual March Madness event streaming March 27th at 7 PM. Tickets start at just $10 and are available here: https://teamdc.rallyup.com/marchmadness
Under the Bleachers is hosted by Team DC Vice President Laura Fraher and Team DC Board Member for Marketing Gabriel Hernandez. All views and opinions expressed are solely those of the hosts and other participants on Under the Bleachers and do not express the views of Team DC.
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
We really enjoyed our interview with Thurman Williams. If you missed it, you are in luck because we are releasing it again today!
Learn more about the National Gay Flag Football League here: http://ngffl.com/ and check out the DC Gay Flag Football League here: http://dcgffl.org/
For more information on Team DC, visit https://www.teamdc.org/.
You will always find our podcast here, underthebleachers.podbean.com. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, I Heart Radio, and Stitcher. Please remember to rate, review, subscribe, and share us with a friend!
Thanks to Ralph Alston for our logo and DC’s Different Drummers Marching Band and Travis Gettinger for our music.
Under the Bleachers is hosted by Team DC Vice President Laura Fraher and Team DC Board Member for Marketing Gabriel Hernandez. All views and opinions expressed are solely those of the hosts and other participants on Under the Bleachers and do not express the views of Team DC.
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
We really enjoyed our interview with Mary's Center. If you missed it, you are in luck because we are releasing it again today!
To learn more about Mary’s Center, visit the website here: https://maryscenter.org/, check them out on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marys-Center-for-Maternal-and-Child-Care/119308269399, Twitter, https://twitter.com/MarysCenter, or Instagram, https://instagram.com/maryscenter
For more information on Team DC, visit https://www.teamdc.org/.
You will always find our podcast here, underthebleachers.podbean.com. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, I Heart Radio, and Stitcher. Please remember to rate, review, subscribe, and share us with a friend!
Thanks to Ralph Alston for our logo and DC’s Different Drummers Marching Band and Travis Gettinger for our music.
Under the Bleachers is hosted by Team DC Vice President Laura Fraher and Team DC Board Member for Marketing Gabriel Hernandez. All views and opinions expressed are solely those of the hosts and other participants on Under the Bleachers and do not express the views of Team DC.
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
We really enjoyed our interview with Rogue Darts. If you missed it, you are in luck because we are releasing it again today!
To learn more about Rogue League Darts, visit its website, rlsports.org/darts, check it out on facebook @RogueDartsDC, on Twitter @RogueDarts, or on Instagram @RogueDarts.
For more information about Team DC, visit www.teamdc.org
You will always find our podcast here, underthebleachers.podbean.com. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts and Google Play. Please remember to rate, review, subscribe, and share us with a friend!
Thanks to Team DC Board Member Ralph Alston for our logo and DC’s Different Drummers Marching Band and Travis Gettinger for our music.
Under the Bleachers is hosted by Team DC Vice President Laura Fraher and Team DC Board Member for Fundraising Gabriel Hernandez. All views and opinions expressed are solely those of the hosts and other participants on Under the Bleachers and do not express the views of Team DC.
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
We really enjoyed our interview with the Centaur Motorcycle Club, hosts of Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend.
If you missed our interview with the Cenaturs, you are in luck because we are releasing it again today!
Enjoy and learn more about the Centaur Mortorcycle Club on the website: centaurmc.org
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
We really enjoyed getting to talk to area athlete Krista McFarren.
Krista played rugby with the Maryland Stingers from 1989-91 and from 1997-98
She was a Member of US National Women’s Rugby Team from 1989-1994, 1997-1998. As a National team players she was a Member of US National Team that won the first ever women’s Rugby World Cup in 1991, and a member of the National Teams who were Runners up in the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 1994 and 1998. She also played for the US National Women's Rugby 7s Team in 1997 and 2001.
If you missed our interview with Krista, you are in luck because we are releasing it again today!
Enjoy!
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
We really enjoyed getting to talk to the DC Rollergirls. DC Rollergirls is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization, and are proud members of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) — the international governing body for women’s amateur flat track roller derby. And DC Rollergirls is a member club of Team DC. If you missed our interview with the Rollergirls, you are in luck because we are releasing it again today!
Enjoy and learn more about the Rollergirls on the website dcrollergirls.com
Or follow them on social media on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DCRollergirls/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/dc_rollergirls and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dcrollergirls
Support The Rollergirls by buying some cool merch here: https://dcrollergirls.square.site/
Or make a tax deductible donation here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/dc-rollergirls
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
We really enjoyed getting to talk to Jo, the Manager of A League of Her Own. ALOHO is a partner and valued sponsor of Team DC and one of just 15 remaining lesbian bars in the country. ALOHO is one of the spaces included in the Lesbian Bar Project (https://www.lesbianbarproject.com/). If you missed our interview with Jo, you are in luck because we are releasing it again today! Enjoy and learn more about ALOHO on its website alohodc.com, on Instagram @ALOHODC, Facebook @ALOHODC, and Twitter @ALOHODC
Support ALOHO by buying some cool merch here: https://www.bonfire.com/results/a+league+of+her+own
Or donate to the GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/aloho-fundraising?qid=0e54d6781ee95cdb15828a18b06aa711
Under the Bleachers is hosted by Team DC Vice President Laura Fraher and Team DC Board Member for Marketing Gabriel Hernandez. All views and opinions expressed are solely those of the hosts and other participants on Under the Bleachers and do not express the views of Team DC.
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Greetings Sports Fans and Athletic Supporters:
Come join us Under the Bleachers for our Season 1 Finale, Episode 27 - What a Year it Has Been
This week it’s Laura’s turn to pick the topics and she chose to focus on a recap of the biggest stories from the world of sports and queer in the year 2020.
After that, we share our interview with Team DC Member Club the Washington Prodigy.
We will be re-releasing some of our favorite Season 1 interviews and will continue to give you Team DC updates on Mondays. And we will return with all new episodes of Under the Bleachers next Spring. If you have topics or suggestions for Season 2, please contact us at podcast@teamdc.org and follow us on Facebook @Underthebleacherspodcast
For more information about Team DC College Scholarships visit https://www.teamdc.org/scholarships/ or contact Scholarship@TeamDC.org
If you are interested in participating in the Heroes for Heroes Project, contact Brent@TeamDC.org
If you are interested in running for a position on the Team DC Board, contact Les@TeamDC.org
For more information on Team DC, visit https://www.teamdc.org/.
You will always find our podcast here, underthebleachers.podbean.com. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, I Heart Radio, and Stitcher. Please remember to rate, review, subscribe, and share us with a friend!
Thanks to Team DC Board Member Ralph Alston for our logo and DC’s Different Drummers Marching Band and Travis Gettinger for our music.
And thanks to you for listening to Season 1! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. We will see you next year for Season 2!
Under the Bleachers is hosted by Team DC Vice President Laura Fraher and Team DC Board Member for Marketing Gabriel Hernandez. All views and opinions expressed are solely those of the hosts and other participants on Under the Bleachers and do not express the views of Team DC.
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Greetings Sports Fans and Athletic Supporters:
Come join us Under the Bleachers for Episode 26 - Three Cheers For Nigel Owens
This week it’s Gabe’s turn to pick the topics and he chose:
For Our Discussion of All Things Queer, updates to the ban on blood donations;
For Our Discussion of All Things Sports, high school boys behaving badly;
And, For Our Discussion of the Intersection of Sports and Queer, we’ll discuss the retirement of rugby referee and LGBTQ icon, Nigel Owens.
After that, we are going to share Team DC’s conversation with 2 players from DC’s professional rugby team, Old Glory DC. In this conversation, representatives of four area rugby clubs, all Team DC Member Clubs, had an opportunity to ask questions of Old Glory co-captain Thretton Palamo and player Jamason Faanana Schultz.
Follow Team DC on Social Media to check out the new “Feature Friday” and “Spotlight Sunday” on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TeamDCLGBT/, Twitter https://twitter.com/TeamDCSports, and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/teamdcsports/
For more information about Team DC College Scholarships visit https://www.teamdc.org/scholarships/ or contact Scholarship@TeamDC.org
If you are interested in participating in the Heroes for Heroes Lunch Project, contact Brent@TeamDC.org
If you are interested in running for a position on the Team DC Board, contact Les@TeamDC.org
Learn more about Blood Donor Eligibility Criteria here: RedCrossBloodDonorEligibility
Watch the video of a Texas high school football player tackling a referee here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf_eSRLUx-o
And, here is a highlight reel of some of Nigel Owens’ Greatest Hits: https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/rugby-union/39204694
Check out Old Glory DC at its website https://oldglorydc.com, on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OldGloryDC/, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/oldglory_dc/, and Twitter, https://twitter.com/oldglorydc
For more information on Team DC, visit https://www.teamdc.org/.
You will always find our podcast here, underthebleachers.podbean.com. You can also find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, I Heart Radio, and Stitcher. Please remember to rate, review, subscribe, and share us with a friend!
Thanks to Team DC Board Member Ralph Alston for our logo and DC’s Different Drummers Marching Band and Travis Gettinger for our music.
Under the Bleachers is hosted by Team DC Vice President Laura Fraher and Team DC Board Member for Marketing Gabriel Hernandez. All views and opinions expressed are solely those of the hosts and other participants on Under the Bleachers and do not express the views of Team DC.