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Midge Purce, Alexis Ohanian, and the Future of Women’s Sports

  • NWSL star Midge Purce and Alexis Ohanian are producing The Offseason, a series in production that’s part docuseries, part reality show.
  • They discuss how they’re breaking a sports-media mold and why the future of sports is female.
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NWSL star Midge Purce and Alexis Ohanian, cofounder of Reddit and founding owner of Angel City FC, are producing The Offseason, a series in production that’s part docuseries, part reality show. They join the pod to discuss how they’re breaking a sports-media mold and why the future of sports is female.

Plus, the A’s could be staying in Oakland—at least for a few years. We dig into the latest plot twists in the ongoing drama.

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