About this episode

Megan Rapinoe interviews Cheryl Reeve about her coaching career and activism during the 2016 Lynx protests.

Live from WNBA All Star Weekend, Megan is joined by the winningest coach in WNBA history and five-time All-Star coach Cheryl Reeve. They discuss how she supported the 2016 Lynx’s protest against police brutality, Cheryl’s stellar t-shirt collection, and how the StudBudz changed her approach to coaching. Plus, Cheryl decides if she’s more “Mommy,” “Daddy” or “Baby.”  Check out the latest episode of  “Why Are You Like This?” wherever you get your podcasts, and on YouTube. Follow Megan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrapinoe/  Follow Why Are You Like This? on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyareyoulikethis/  Follow Why Are You Like This? on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whyareyoulikethis Learn more about A Touch More here: https://www.atouchmore.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Megan Rapinoe

Guest: Cheryl Reeve

Topics covered

• coaching
• WNBA
• protests
• sports culture
• personal identity

Keywords

• Cheryl Reeve
• WNBA history
• 2016 Lynx
• coaching
• police brutality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WNBA, Lynx

Products: t-shirt

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