LISTEN: ESPY Awards Score Despite Host Shane Gillis; Happy 70th Birthday to Disneyland

The ESPY Awards showered kudos on female athletes during Wednesday’s glitzy ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

Fortunately, the honorees delivered enough inspiration and muscular prowess — see: rugby star Ilona Maher, who was honored as breakthrough athlete of the year — to offset the edgy jabs aimed at women in the monologue from ESPYs host Shane Gillis.

A rundown of highlights from the ESPY Awards and a salute to Disneyland on its 70th birthday are the stories are included in today’s installment of “Daily Variety,” a new podcast that features conversations with Variety journalists about news, trends and personalities making waves in media and entertainment.

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