Anti-Trans Legislation Pt2 w/ Chase Strangio

After four years of baseball and other things, Rhea Butcher brings Three Swings to a close with an episode of gratitude and memories. Thank you to everyone who listened to the show, who supported the show, who bought a t-shirt, who went to a live show, who sent us a Rosin Bag question. We love you and we couldn't have made this show without you. Rhea also talks the highs and lows of the last week in baseball, including Javy Báez's baserunning wizardry, fan fights, and Jacob deGrom's historic ERA. THE JAVY BÁEZ PLAY: https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1397965478027530246 SEE RHEA LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC JUNE 4-5: https://www.ticketmaster.com/rhea-butcher-washington-district-of-columbia-06-04-2021/event/15005AADC905D542 GET RHEA'S NEW STANDUP ALBUM: https://astrecords.com/collections/digital-albums/products/pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootleg LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea talks the Oakland A's and MLB's bad faith negotiations with the City of Oakland, the Year of the No Hitter, and the return of the "unwritten rules" conversation. Plus Sinéad O'Connor, social media, and the fruitless discourse of cancel culture. SEE RHEA LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC JUNE 4-5: https://www.ticketmaster.com/rhea-butcher-washington-district-of-columbia-06-04-2021/event/15005AADC905D542 GET RHEA'S NEW STANDUP ALBUM: https://astrecords.com/collections/digital-albums/products/pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootleg LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea talks bad umpiring, early season Division Leaders, Mike Trout's best season, MVP candidates, the thrilling and bizarre conclusion to the Mets-Phillies weekend series. Plus ethical consumption and awareness without expertise. GET RHEA'S NEW STANDUP ALBUM: https://astrecords.com/collections/digital-albums/products/pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootleg LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea catches you up on men's baseball news - the A's win streak, Tatis vs Bauer, Madison Bumgarner's 7 Inning No Hitter, Willians Astudillo. Plus the Derek Chauvin verdict and dreaming bigger than the patriarchy. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus GET RHEA'S NEW STANDUP ALBUM: https://astrecords.com/collections/digital-albums/products/pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootleg SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea catches you up on the week in baseball, including Carlos Rodon's No Hitter, Jacob deGrom striking out nine in a row, Yermin Mercedes's hot start, Ronald Acuña Jr's MVP campaign, and Dodgers vs Padres. Plus friend of the podcast Britni de la Cretaz writes about nonbinary athletes for Sports Illustrated. Read "Living Nonbinary in a Binary Sports World" by Britni de la Cretaz: https://www.si.com/wnba/2021/04/16/nonbinary-athletes-transgender-layshia-clarendon-quinn-rach-mcbride-daily-cover LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus GET RHEA'S NEW STANDUP ALBUM: https://astrecords.com/collections/digital-albums/products/pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootleg SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea recaps the first week of MLB men's baseball 2021, including Joe Musgrove's no hitter, the controversial Michael Conforto walkoff, the LA Dodgers ring ceremony, the Cincinnati Reds hot start, Shohei Ohtani's resurgence, and rookie Akil Baddoo's incredible week. Plus an update on anti-trans legislation, getting back into competitive baseball, and TV recommendations. LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus GET RHEA'S NEW STANDUP ALBUM: https://astrecords.com/collections/digital-albums/products/pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootleg SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea talks to Ayman, a displaced former resident of Echo Park Lake, about the violent displacement of Echo Park Lake's unhoused encampment (March 24-25) by the LA City Council's Mitch O'Farrell and the LAPD on this episode of Three Swings, a podcast about baseball and other things. FOLLOW ECHO PARK RISE UP: https://www.instagram.com/echoparkriseup GET RHEA'S NEW STANDUP ALBUM: https://astrecords.com/collections/digital-albums/products/pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootleg LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea welcomes ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio on the podcast to dive deeper into the issue of anti-trans legislation: what's causing it, what you should know about it, and how you can help fight it. FOLLOW CHASE STRANGIO FOR MORE INFO ON HOW TO FIGHT ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATION: https://twitter.com/chasestrangio https://www.instagram.com/chasestrangio LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhea talks the nationwide surge in anti-trans legislation, the story of Maria Pepe, investigating white supremacy, men's baseball teams on the bubble, and MLB's sexual harassment policy. GET RHEA'S NEW STANDUP ALBUM: https://astrecords.com/collections/digital-albums/products/pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootleg LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RHEA IS BACK with thoughts on baseball and other things, including a remembrance of Henry Aaron, a rundown of the biggest offseason trades and free agency moves, preseason Power Rankings, and an early candidate for catch of the year from LSU softball outfielder Aliyah Andrews. Plus thoughts on anti-trans legislation, putting energy into the good stuff, and important life updates! HENRY AARON ARTICLE IN THE ATHLETIC: https://theathletic.com/1724948/2020/04/06/the-baseball-100-no-4-henry-aaron/ GET RHEA'S NEW STANDUP ALBUM: https://astrecords.com/collections/digital-albums/products/pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootleg LISTEN TO THREE SWINGS AD FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices