{"id":192502,"date":"2025-02-10T21:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T03:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=192502"},"modified":"2025-02-08T17:59:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T23:59:26","slug":"free-podcast-2-10-pwtorch-dailycast-best-of-pwtorch-livecast-2-8-2020-deep-dive-with-doc-bruce-talking-about-being-an-asian-american-wrestling-fan-for-25-years-and-then-heather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/02\/10\/free-podcast-2-10-pwtorch-dailycast-best-of-pwtorch-livecast-2-8-2020-deep-dive-with-doc-bruce-talking-about-being-an-asian-american-wrestling-fan-for-25-years-and-then-heather\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE PODCAST 2\/10 \u2013 PWTorch Dailycast \u2013 Best of PWTorch Livecast: (2-8-2020) Deep Dive with Doc Bruce talking about being an Asian-American wrestling fan for 25 years and then Heather Brandenburg talks femininity stereotypes (89 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-369276524\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>SHOW SUMMARY:\u00a0<\/strong>Today we jump back to the Feb. 8, 2020 episode of the PWTorch Dailycast&#8217;s &#8220;PWT Talks NXT&#8221; episode featuring &#8220;Doc Bruce&#8221; Bruce Hazelwood who discusses being an Asian-American wrestling fan for the past 25 years, his view on wrestling as a scholar and a fan, and what can be done to make things better in the landscape. Bruce and Rich also talk about Bruce\u2019s recent article in Daily DDT, where he focuses on Mia Yim and her status as a Blasian Baddie.<\/p>\n<p>Then, a Deep Dive into Women Love Wrestling with contributor Heather Bandenburg. Heather chatted about how she got into wrestling at age 21, adding it to her passions of stand-up comedy and Cher(!) \u2013 and Heather\u2019s transformation into a wrestler herself! Heather also talks about her book, \u201cUnladylike: A Grrrl\u2019s Guide to Wrestling,\u201d and the World of Wrestling Books, which chronicles her move not only into fandom, but fighting ovarian cancer, and how this journey has affected her outside of wrestling as well. 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