Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Aren’t Afraid to Mix Business With Pleasure

The plan is to amplify stories from underrepresented communities, including LGBTQIA+, BIPOC and women, but mostly, noted Bird, “what’s not being covered—the stories that are not being told.” 

Their slate starts with what Rapinoe labeled “a sort of quintessential women’s sports story”: four-part audio documentary 30 for30: Pink Card, which follows the lives of Iranian women fighting for the right to simply watch soccer. 

“Oftentimes, you only see the shining moment or championship or World Cup, but you don’t really understand all that it took to get there,” explained the two-time FIFA World Cup winner. “Female athletes, I think women in general to be honest, don’t really get to just do what they do. You’ve got to do 20 other things to just get yourself in a position.”