WEBVTT - Season Five Trailer: Let Us Play

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<v Speaker 1>How does a single word in a large piece of

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<v Speaker 1>legislation connect to the biggest win in US soccer history.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome everyone to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, as

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<v Speaker 1>we prepare for the much anticipated final between China and

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<v Speaker 1>the United States. It's July. More than people have gathered

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<v Speaker 1>to watch the Women's World Cup soccer final, the largest

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<v Speaker 1>crowd ever to see a women's sporting event. This is

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<v Speaker 1>more than a game. This is a defining moment in

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<v Speaker 1>women's sports history. It's also about a hundred degrees on

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<v Speaker 1>the field, and the California sun is brutal. The closely

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<v Speaker 1>fought game is still tied at zero after one and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty minutes of soccer. The exhausted American and Chinese players

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<v Speaker 1>lie on the turf while trainers massage their cramped muscles.

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<v Speaker 1>The biggest pressure of their lives. For most of these women,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe all, They're most important cadally kicks. With the penalty

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<v Speaker 1>kick shoot out tied at four apiece, the USA's final kicker,

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<v Speaker 1>Brandy Chastain, steps up to the penalty box and into

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<v Speaker 1>the history books. Chop Stain will take it. She missed

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<v Speaker 1>a penalty kick against Charlte the allegart pump and I

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<v Speaker 1>lost that care good. Then the woman known as Hollywood

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<v Speaker 1>to her teammates whips off her jersey and sets off

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<v Speaker 1>one of the most memorable celebrations in sports history. The

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<v Speaker 1>part of the dead is a pass. Whether this was

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<v Speaker 1>that it continues, Lenited States has one the women's world

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<v Speaker 1>top Brandy Chastain's kick mark the climax of a summer

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<v Speaker 1>during which millions of Americans and a new generation of

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<v Speaker 1>soccer fans fell in love with their national team, But

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<v Speaker 1>it marks so much more than just that. Each season

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<v Speaker 1>on The Thread, a podcast from Aussie, we unravel the

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<v Speaker 1>stories behind some of the most important lives and events

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<v Speaker 1>in history to discover how one thing leads to another.

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<v Speaker 1>In season five of The Thread, we tell the story

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<v Speaker 1>of a single unforgettable moment in the California Sun, and

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<v Speaker 1>all of the unsung moments and heroes that made it possible.

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<v Speaker 1>That triumphant moment at the World Cup was weeks, years,

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<v Speaker 1>even decades in the making. Chastain's winning kick never happens

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<v Speaker 1>without a host of other players, most of who never

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<v Speaker 1>donned the USA jersey or made it onto the field

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<v Speaker 1>in California. This season on The Thread, we tell their story.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll hear about some of the unheralded athletes, policymakers, and

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<v Speaker 1>scholars whose efforts gave Chastain and her teammates their chance

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<v Speaker 1>to make history. And we'll learn about some of the

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<v Speaker 1>momentous goals that were scored off the field and behind

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<v Speaker 1>the scenes in board rooms, congressional debates, courtrooms, and on

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<v Speaker 1>college campuses. We'll learn about how little details change the

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<v Speaker 1>course of history, how a single word placed into a

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<v Speaker 1>larger congressional bill altered the life choices of millions of women,

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<v Speaker 1>and how it opened up the floodgates of opportunity that

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<v Speaker 1>led to that glorious summer day at the Rose BOWLT

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<v Speaker 1>in nineteen ninety nine. Subscribe now to The Thread on

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<v Speaker 1>Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.