Episode 883
'The Fire Inside' Tells the Story of Gold Medal Boxer Claressa "T-Rex" Shields
Actor Ryan Destiny joins us alongside director Rachel Morrison to talk about bringing Claressa Shields' story to life on-screen. "The Fire Inside" is in theaters now.
January 14, 202524m 7s
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Show Notes
A new film tells the story of Claressa "T-Rex" Shields, a boxer from Flint, Michigan who became the first woman in United States history to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport. Actor Ryan Destiny, who plays Shields, joins us alongside director Rachel Morrison to talk about bringing this story to life on-screen. "The Fire Inside" is in theaters now.
Topics
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