Athlete, activist and Roller Skater for Angel City Derby, the Los Angeles Roller Derby League, Rachel Johnston a.k.a. Rachel Rotten (Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey) joins us for an in-depth conversation about Roller Derby. We discuss Roller Derby’s history, the formation of the WFTDA (Women’s Flat Track Derby Association), Roller Derby’s contribution of COVID-19 protocols for the safe return of Sports during the pandemic, and the bittersweet announcement of the newly formed NWSL’s Angel City League and its impact on a grass roots Roller Derby League already at risk. Plus Hoops Off!Roller Derby Current Reads:WIRED: Women’s Roller Derby Has a Plan for Covid, and It Kicks Ass. While baseball, basketball, and other sports struggle to adapt, an international team of skater-experts has figured out a safer way to play.The Apex: What Angel City Derby Has Accomplished Since 2006Roller Derby in TV/Films:Hell or High Water: The Story of the Nashville Rollergirls, 2012Whip It, 2009Blood on the Flat Track, 2007Kansas City Bomber, 1972Rollerball, 1975RollerGirls, 2006- TV SeriesRollerJam, 1999-2000 TV SeriesProduced, edited and written by Liz LappMusic: Theme Song, Hoops Talk Gangster by neilcrossHoops Talk Interlude by Liz LappArtwork by Patrick Bradford