Podcasts by The End of Sport Podcast

Episode 122: Why Canada Needs a Judicial Inquiry into Sport from 2023-12-04T09:00

It's September 24th, 1988 -- a warm, sunny and dry day in the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. It also happened to be the final of the men’s 100 metre sprint to d...

Episode 121: Anti-trans Discourse, Sport, and our Fascist Moment from 2023-08-25T09:00

In this episode, all three hosts sit down to discuss how transphobic attempts to prohibit trans women from sports participation fit into a larger fascist project unfolding in North America today. W...

Episode 120: Another College Sport Apocalypse from 2023-08-16T09:00

All three hosts get together to discuss an apocalyptic summer in college sport. Our conversation begins with an in-depth analysis of Northwestern and the hazing/abuse culture that permeates coll...

Episode 119: The End of College Football (A Preview) from 2023-08-10T08:44

In this short episode, Nathan shares his Canadian Sociological Association conference presentation on the book manuscript for The End of College Football: Exploitation a...

Episode 118: What is Hockey Culture? with Kristi Allain from 2023-08-03T08:03:53

On this episode, @kristi_allain joins @Derekcrim and @n...

Episode 117: Decoding Racist Representation in Sport with Kelly Wright from 2023-07-27T09:00

In this episode, Johanna is joined by repeat guest and close friend of the show, interdisciplinary scholar extraordinaire Kelly Wright. We discuss and compare the media'...

Episode 116: A Football Life with Zack Furness from 2023-07-19T09:00

Zack Furness is Associate Professor of Communications at Penn State Greater Allegheny. He is the author of One Le...

Episode 115: The Sport Management Episode, Part Two from 2023-07-06T09:00

Chen Chen is Assistant Professor of Sport Management in the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education. He is the absurdly published author of seemingly countl...

Episode 114: The Sport Management Episode, Part One from 2023-06-30T09:55:26

Chen Chen is Assistant Professor of Sport Management in the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education. He is the absurdly published author of seemingly countl...

Episode 113: Political Transphobia and Sport in New Brunswick with Susan Holt from 2023-06-20T10:56:54

Member of the legislative assembly for Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore and leader of the Liberal Party and official opposition in New Brunswick Susan Holt joins Nathan to discuss the controv...

Episode 112: Black Ball with Theresa Runstedler from 2023-06-15T06:56

Theresa Runstedtler is Associate Professor of History and Critical Race, Gender, and Cultural Studies at American University. She is the author of Frankie de la Cretaz, about ...

Episode 110: Floridian and national athletic anti-fascist resistance with Joel Anderson from 2023-03-17T11:29

In this episode, Johanna and Nathan are joined by one of our all-time favorite journalists and a repeat guest: Joel Anderson from Slate. Joel came on to expand on his ar...

Episode 109: On The End of Sport, College Sports, Labor, and Exploitation from 2023-03-09T09:00

Today we have a special episode which is actually a recording of a symposium panel session Johanna, Nathan and I participated in. The symposium panel was ...

Episode 108: On Racism in Canadian Sport with Ian Kennedy from 2023-02-21T09:00

On today’s episode, Derek is joined by Ian Kennedy, critical sports journalist and writer fo...

Episode 107: Abuse and Harm in Canadian Sport with Jennifer Fraser and MacIntosh Ross from 2023-02-03T10:33:46

In today's episode we are joined by Jennifer Fraser and MacIntosh Ross to discuss the pervasive abuse and harm in the world of Canadian sport and the efforts of athletes...

Episode 106: Historicizing and Theorizing Harm in Youth Sport w/ Dionne Koller from 2023-01-26T09:11:50

Johanna and Nathan are joined by Dionne Koller, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Sport and the Law at the University of Baltimore, t...

Episode 105: Racial Capitalism and Football with Joshua Myers from 2023-01-19T07:30

Nathan is joined by Joshua Myers, Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Howard University and author of Cedric Robinson: The Ti...

Episode 104: We’re back! from 2023-01-09T10:32:39

In this catch up episode, Nathan, Johanna, and Derek talk about what they have been up to for the past six months before diving into some of the latest issues in sport a...

Episode 103: Sport and Empire from 2022-06-08T09:00

In the newest episode of our EOS Panels series, Johanna and Nathan talk to Tyler Shipley and Nikhil Pal Singh about what imperialism is, why it is a crucial concept for ...

Episode 102: On Critical Sports Fandom from 2022-06-02T09:08:17

In this third episode of our End of Sport Panels series, Johanna and Derek sit down with Amanda Mull, Steven Salaita, and Kevin Gannon to explore how some of our favorite anti-racist/anti-capita...

Episode 101: Athletes Reimagining College Sport from 2022-05-25T08:56:07

In this second episode of the End of Sport Panels series, Johanna and Derek are joined by current and former college athletes to discuss the changing dynamics of the US ...

Episode 100: Critical Sports Scholars on Parenting and Youth Sport from 2022-05-18T09:00

This special 100th episode of the show marks the beginning of a new series on The End of Sport: EOS Panels. The EOS Panels are meant to capture the very best of the acad...

Episode 99: Towards a Public Sociology of Sport from 2022-05-06T10:10:03

This episode is quite different from our normal releases – rather than an interview or monologue about harm in contemporary sport, we are actually publishing a panel session on the importance of...

Episode 98: Dehumanization and the NFL Draft with Ben Natan from 2022-04-29T11:08:59

SB Nation writer Ben Natan joins Nathan to discuss the NFL Draft, how it suppresses wages, and the ways in which the process generally dehumanizes and exploits players. The conversation also rov...

Episode 97: Universities Are *Choosing* Not To Pay Academic Bonuses to Athletes from 2022-04-20T08:00

Well, it's been a minute! In this episode of The End of Sport, Nathan, Johanna, and Derek catch up on some recent cases of harm in sport, including a preview of our latest piece for Listen

Episode 93: Hard Truths about Football with Chris Borland from 2022-01-17T09:00

In this rather searing episode, Derek and Nathan sit down with former San Francisco 49er and Wisconsin Badger Chris Borland to discuss the footbal...

Episode 92: Institutional Failure and Harm in Canadian Gymnastics with Kim Shore, Part II from 2022-01-13T09:00

On this episode of The End of Sport, Johanna and Nathan sit down with Kim Shore for the second part of a two-part episode to talk about different forms of abuse that persist in Canadian gymnasti...

Episode 92: Institutional Failure and Harm in Canadian Gymnastics with Kim Shore, Part I from 2022-01-11T09:00

On this episode of The End of Sport, Johanna and Nathan sit down with Kim Shore for the first part of a two-part episode to talk about different forms of abuse that persist in Canadian gymnastic...

Episode 91: The Wide World of Surveillance in Sport with Courtney M. Cox from 2021-11-23T09:00

In this episode, all three hosts are joined by University of Oregon Assistant Professor Courtney M. Cox for a wide-ranging conversation about the ethics of the sports industry. Courtney interrog...

Episode 90: Football and Fairness with Johnny Stanton from 2021-11-17T08:55

Johanna, Nathan, and Derek are joined by Johnny Stanton, a Cleveland Browns fullback and Athlete Ally ambassador, to discuss the politics of football, from gender and sexuality in the locker roo...

Episode 89: The NLRB Memo with Jennifer Abruzzo from 2021-11-10T09:00

On this very special episode, Johanna and Nathan are joined by the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Jennifer Abruzzo to discuss her September 29 memo entitled “Statutory...

Episode 88: Athletic Labor and #Striketober from 2021-11-01T09:00

In this episode, all three hosts sit down to discuss where athletic labor fits in the flurry of labor action that has been called "#striketober." Among other things, we delve into the place of a...

Episode 87: Fighting for #FairBall in the Minors with Harry Marino from 2021-10-28T09:00

In this episode we are joined by former minor league baseball player and executive director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers Harry Marino ...

Episode 86: On Coercion and Resistance in College Sport from 2021-10-25T09:00

In this episode, Nathan draws from a recent discussion at the American Studies Association to lay out his conception of the coercive conditions that frame participation and resistance in college...

Episode 85: #Striketober with Max Alvarez from 2021-10-20T09:00

Johanna and Nathan are joined by Max Alvarez, editor-in-chief of The Real News and host of the Working People<...

Episode 84: The Sports Media Problem with Adam H. Johnson from 2021-10-05T09:00

In this week’s episode, Nathan and Derek are joined by Citations Needed co-host Adam H. Johnson to talk about sports media within the broader landsc...

Episode 83: Progress for Whom? With Britni de la Cretaz from 2021-09-28T08:03:10

In this episode, Johanna and Nathan interview one of our favorite critical sports journalists,  Britni de la Cretaz, about their tireless work spotlightin...

Episode 82: Higher Ed is Imploding! with Asheesh Kapur Siddique from 2021-09-20T08:42:20

In this episode, Johanna and Nathan are joined by historian Asheesh Kapur Siddique to issue blistering critiques about how universities are full-fledged corporations whose number 1 aim is to exp...

Episode 81: ‘Family,‘ Race, and College Football with Tracie Canada from 2021-09-13T09:00

In this episode, all three hosts are joined by anthropologist Tracie Canada to interrogate the ways in which familial discourses are deployed in the w...

Episode 80: Inside/Out of the Sports Media Complex with Joel D. Anderson from 2021-09-08T09:00

In this episode, all three hosts are joined by Joel D. Anderson for a rich conversation about the labor of college football, the tensions of fand...

Episode 79: Status Coercion in College Sport with Erin Hatton from 2021-08-30T09:00

In this episode, all three hosts are joined by Dr. Erin Hatton to discuss her brilliant intervention Coerced: Work Under Threat of Pu...

Episode 78: “Understanding Gymnastics on its Own Terms” with Dvora Meyers, Part II from 2021-08-26T09:00

Here is the second part of Johanna’s interview with Dvora Meyers where they talk about America’s role in gymnastics’ abusive history, what (certa...

Episode 77: “Understanding Gymnastics on its Own Terms” with Dvora Meyers, Part I from 2021-08-23T09:01:54

In part one of a two-part episode, Johanna is joined by Dvora Meyers to talk about the antiquated and problematic roots of gymnastics, systemic r...

Episode 76: Abolishing the Olympics with Jonny Coleman of NOlympics LA from 2021-08-16T08:51:05

On today’s episode, Johanna and Derek are joined by NOlympics LA coalition member and community organizer Jonny Coleman to talk about the LA28 Olympic bid,...

Episode 75: Unfiltered with Kaiya McCullough from 2021-08-10T09:00

In this episode, all three hosts are joined by Kaiya McCullough, a former UCLA soccer player and former member of the Washington Spirit and Wurzberger Kickers, Athlete Ally ambassador, host of t...

Episode 74: Buying Unicorns with Dogecoin at the Tokyo Olympics with Jules Boykoff from 2021-08-03T09:00

All three hosts are joined by show favorite and Professor and Chair of Politics & Government at Pacific University Jules Boykoff to talk all things Tokyo Olympics, principally why they shouldn't...

Episode 73: On the Rich Aquatic History of the Black Diaspora with Naji Ali from 2021-07-28T09:00

**our apologies for the audio issues at the r beginning of this episode!**

On this episode of The End of Sport, Johanna and Derek chat with Naj...

Episode 72: College Sport 'Apocalypse' from 2021-07-09T09:20:40

*Content warning: discussion of physical and sexual abuse within the episode*  

On this episode of The End of Sport, Derek and Nathan break down why recent name, image, and likeness developments...

Episode 71: On Trans and Non-Binary Sporting Inclusion with Verity Smith and Abby Barras from 2021-06-07T09:00

For this episode, Johanna interviews two experts from the UK: rugby player and diversity and inclusion leader for the International Gay Rugby and other organizations, Verity Smith, and scholar o...

Episode 70: Gender Expansive Gymnastics with Half In, Half Out from 2021-05-03T09:00

In this very special episode of The End of Sport, Johanna is joined in co-hosting duties by friend of the show Dr. Georgia Cervin to interview founders a...

Episode 69: One Year from 2021-04-19T12:58:42

It's been one year for us here on The End of Sport and we can't thank all of you enough. Whether you have listened once or tune in weekly, have come on the show, followe...

Episode 68: How Texas Changed the Culture of Athletics with Frank Guridy from 2021-04-07T09:03:44

This week on The End of Sport, Johanna and Derek are joined by Dr. Frank Guridy to talk about his hot-off-the-press book The S...

Episode 67: Black Feminism and Contemporary Sports Culture with Dr. Letisha Brown from 2021-03-22T08:46:28

In this week’s episode of The End of Sport, Johanna and Derek chat with Dr. Letisha Brown, assistant professor of sociology at Virginia Tech, to talk ...

Episode 66: The Plantation Dynamics of College Sport from 2021-03-18T11:15:03

On this episode of The End of Sport, Nathan, Johanna, and Derek talk about the plantation dynamics of revenue generating college sports and higher educ...

Episode 65: College Football and the Re-making of Oklahoma with Andrew McGregor from 2021-03-10T09:04:42

On this episode of The End of Sport, Johanna and Derek sit down with historian Dr. Andrew McGregor of Dallas College to talk about the history of American football, public historical work, and (...

Episode 64:The College Sports Media Problem from 2021-03-01T20:53:04

So, it's been a week for The End of Sport Crew. 

This episode had to happen. We have some thoughts on the college sports media problem. 

...

Episode 63: On the NWHL, *That* Media Company, and the “Girlboss” Ethos with Natalie Weiner and Hemal Jhaveri from 2021-02-03T09:30

In this episode of The End of Sport, Derek and Johanna are joined by USA Today’s For The Win editor and columnist Hemal Jhaveri and Listen

Episode 61: Klete Keller, Sport Media, and The Whiteness Problem in Swimming with Christienna Fryar and Matt Hodler from 2021-01-21T09:00

In this episode of The End of Sport Johanna is joined by Drs. Christienna D. Fryar and Matt Hodler to break down the white supremacist terrorist actions of swimmer Klete Keller in the January 6t...

Episode 60: Sport and Politics on the Field and in the Academy with Lucía Trimbur, Part II from 2021-01-13T09:00

In this episode of The End of Sport Nathan and Johanna speak with Dr. Lucía Trimbur, an Associate Professor of Sociology and American Studies at John...

Episode 59: Ethnography of a Gridiron Concussion Crisis with Lucía Trimbur, Part I from 2021-01-07T09:37:40

In this episode of The End of Sport, Nathan and Johanna speak with Dr. Lucía Trimbur, an Associate Professor of Sociology and American Studies at Joh...

Episode 58: “A Horrific Canadian Soccer Story” with Ciara McCormack, Part II from 2020-12-31T09:00

**Content warning: this episode discusses physical, sexual, and emotional abuse within Canadian soccer.**

In this episode of The End of Sport, ...

Episode 57: “Our Passion Was Used Against Us” with Ciara McCormack, Part I from 2020-12-23T12:00

**Content warning: this episode discusses physical, sexual, and emotional abuse within Canadian soccer.**

In this episode of The End of Sport, ...

Episode 56: Raging Against the (College Sports) Machine with David West and Ricky Volante from 2020-12-16T09:02:43

In this episode of The End of Sport, Derek, Johanna, and Nathan are joined by David West and Ricky Volante, co-founders of the Professional Collegiate League Listen

Episode 55: Constructing New Rooms with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò from 2020-12-10T09:00

In this episode, Johanna and Nathan have the pleasure of talking to philosopher Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò about racial capitalism, elite capture, epistemic deference, and sport. Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò is Ass...

Episode 54: Anthropology of an American Pandemic with Adia Benton from 2020-12-03T09:00

In this wide-ranging interview, Johanna, Nathan, and Derek talk to Adia Benton about how we can understand the bizarre and disturbing US experience of pandemic from an anthropological perspectiv...

Episode 53: Georgia On My Mind with Amanda Mull from 2020-11-19T09:11:08

In the second of our two episodes breaking down the US election with some of our favorites guests, Johanna and Nathan have the pleasure of again being joined by The Atlantic writer Amanda Mull. A l...

Episode 52: Fascism, Spectacle, and Politics with Maximillian Alvarez and Sina Rahmani from 2020-11-16T09:00

In this somewhat off-brand episode, Johanna and Nathan are joined by friends Dr. Maximillian Alvarez (our first repeat guest!) and Dr. Sina Rahmani to wade through the all-consuming political mo...

Episode 51: Racialized Organizations, Politics, (and Sports) with Victor Ray from 2020-10-27T09:00

In this episode, all three hosts have the great pleasure of speaking with organizational and critical race theorist Victor Ray about his crucial work on racialized organizations, and how his int...

Episode 50: Harm and Hockey with Rick Westhead from 2020-10-21T09:00

In this episode, all three hosts are joined by TSN's Rick Westhead to discuss pain and injury in the NHL and the league's failure to protect players. Rick Westhead is Senior Correspondent and in...

Episode 49: Sport and COVID-19 Special with Gavin Yamey and Zachary Binney from 2020-10-06T09:00

In this special episode of the show, all three hosts sit down with two public health experts to investigate the very premise of the podcast itself: how a global pandemic is impacting the world o...

Episode 48: #WeAreUnited with Otito Ogbonnia from 2020-10-01T09:00

This week, Derek and Nathan have the honor of being joined by Otito Ogbonnia to talk about the life of a college football player and a summer of gridiron labor organizing and resistance. Otito i...

Episode 47: Talking Gymnastics with Jessica O’Beirne of GymCastic from 2020-09-22T09:00

In this week’s episode, Johanna, Derek, and Nathan are joined by Jessica O’Beirne, host of the *must* listen Gymcastic podcast, to talk about harm and abuse ...

Episode 46: Swimming While Black with Jamal Hill from 2020-09-17T09:00

“Anti-Blackness is woven into the fabric of our society” - Jamal Hill

In what might be one of our most self-reflective episodes yet, for the last installment of Swimming Week Johanna and ...

Episode 45: Racialized Nationalism and Hegemonic Masculinity in Swimming with Matt Hodler from 2020-09-16T09:00

In the third instalment of swimming week here on the pod, Johanna and Derek are joined by Matt Hodler, Assistant Professor of Sports Media & Communications at the University of Rhode Island and ...

Episode 44: The Culture of Abuse in Swimming with Katherine Starr from 2020-09-15T09:00

***Content warning: In this episode, we discuss sexual assault and abuse endured by athletes and the impact that has on their lives.***

In the second episode of swimming week, Jo...

Episode 43: The Golden Age of Black Swimming with Kevin Dawson from 2020-09-14T09:00

In this episode, Johanna and Nathan speak with historian Kevin Dawson about how his book, Undercurrents of Power: Aquatic Culture in the...

Episode 42: Cheer, College Football, and Suffering as Virtue with Amanda Mull from 2020-09-09T09:00

To begin the episode, Nathan and Johanna acknowledge the current actions of two groups: 1) the very brave University of Michigan graduate students @geo3550<...

Episode 41: “Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back” with Kavitha Davidson and Jessica Luther from 2020-08-31T09:00

In this week’s episode, Johanna and Nathan are joined by co-authors of the hot-off-the-press Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back: Dilemmas of the Modern Sports Fan, Jessica Luther and Ka...

Episode 40: On the Player Strikes from 2020-08-28T15:53:53

In this unexpected episode, Johanna, Nathan, and Derek do a deep dive into the powerful player strikes this week in the WNBA, NBA, WTA, MLS, and MLB. In the first half of the episode, the hosts ...

Episode 39: 'Everyone On Screen Has Tested Negative' by Hannah Ensor from 2020-08-24T09:00

In this very special episode, Hannah Ensor reads her remarkable poem "Everyone On Screen Has Tested Negative: On Enjoying Basketball in 2020." Hannah Ensor is a poet, essayist, and Lecturer in C...

Episode 38: Fascism, Coloniality, and Sport with Zoé Samudzi from 2020-08-20T09:00

In this episode, Johanna and Nathan are joined by Zoé Samudzi to discuss how colonialism is inextricably linked to the rise of fascism and where sport fits in those dynamics. Zoé Samudzi is a wr...

Episode 37: Olympic Sport on the New Plantation with Tezira Abe from 2020-08-17T09:00

In this episode, Johanna and Nathan are joined by Tezira Abe to discuss non-revenue/Olympic sport in US higher education and the racist dynamics that shape American college athletics. Tezira was...

Episode 36: Solidarity Forever with Kain Colter from 2020-08-13T09:00

In this episode, Derek and Nathan are beyond thrilled to be joined by Kain Colter, former quarterback at Northwestern University, organizer and co-founder of the College Athletes Players Associa...

Episode 35: Reimagining College Sport with Ricky Volante from 2020-08-10T09:00

In this episode, we are joined by Ricky Volante. Ricky Volante is co-founder (with friend of the show Andy Schwarz) and CEO of the Professional Collegiate Leag...

Episode 34: Athlete A and Gymnastics Culture with Jennifer Sey from 2020-08-06T09:00

***Content warning: In this episode, we discuss the ways that individuals used harmful and abusive methods in their coaching tactics and their impact on athletes.***

In this episode, Joha...

Episode 33: The Sports Industrial Complex with Kevin Blackistone from 2020-08-03T09:00

In this episode, Derek is joined by national sports columnist Kevin Blackistone to talk about the sports industrial complex, social and political upheavals and rebellion in the sports world, and...

Episode 32: College Revenue Athlete Special with Hunter Reynolds and Benjamin St-Juste of College Athlete Unity and Miles Lester from 2020-07-30T09:00

In this very special episode, Derek and Nathan are privileged to be joined by three men's revenue sport athletes to discuss a range of issues in college sport. First, they talk to University of ...

Episode 31: Maya Moore, the Activist Athlete with Kurt Streeter from 2020-07-27T09:00

In this episode, Johanna and Nathan are joined by Kurt Streeter to discuss the remarkable work of WNBA superstar Maya Moore to free the wrongfully imprisoned Jonathan Irons. Kurt Streeter is a s...

Episode 30: Teaching Capitalism to Americans: The Karolyis Come Stateside with Geza Pozsar from 2020-07-23T09:00

  ***Content warning: In this episode, we discuss the ways that individuals used harmful and abusive methods in their coaching tactics and their impact on athletes.***   In the explosive second par...

Episode 29: “Their System was Much More Brutal…”: The Karolyi Way in Communist Romania with Geza Pozsar from 2020-07-22T09:00

***Content warning: In this episode, we discuss the ways that individuals used harmful and abusive methods in their coaching tactics and their impact on athletes.***

In the first part of ...

Episode 28, Part II: History and Harm in Gymnastics with Georgia Cervin from 2020-07-21T09:00

*Content Warning: this episode explores the topics of physical, mental, and sexual abuse in sport*

In the second episode with Georgia Cervin on the international history of women...

Episode 28, Part I: History and Harm in Gymnastics with Georgia Cervin from 2020-07-20T09:00

**Content warning: this episode explores the political and cultural foundations of gymnastics that helped open the door to the abusive nature of the sport that we know well today.**

In th...

Episode 27: The Language of Race and Sport with Kelly E. Wright from 2020-07-16T09:04:43

In this episode, Derek, Johanna, and Nathan speak with Kelly E. Wright about linguistic racialization in the world of sport and sports media. Kelly E. Wright is a Ph.D Candidate in Linguistics a...

Episode 26: #NotYourMascot with Jacqueline Keeler from 2020-07-13T09:00

In this episode, Derek and Nathan are joined by Jacqueline Keeler to discuss Native mascotry in light of recent developments that such teams like the Washington football team, Edmonton football ...

Episode 25: Race, Gender, and Youth Sport History with Samantha White from 2020-07-09T09:43:31

In this episode, Johanna and Nathan speak with Dr. Samantha White about her research on the discourses about African-American girls sport and physical education. Samantha White highlights the co...

Episode 24: (Athletic) Labor Talk with Hamilton Nolan from 2020-07-06T09:00

In this episode, all three hosts are joined by Hamilton Nolan to discuss all things labor and sport. Hamilton Nolan is a labor reporter for Listen

Episode 21: Hoop Dreams, High Flying Bird, and Sporting Blackness on Screen with Samantha Sheppard from 2020-06-25T09:41:36

In Johanna's first episode as co-host, she joins Derek and Nathan in conversation with Samantha N. Sheppard about the films Hoop Dreams and High Flying Bird and the ways they anticipate, explain...

Episode 20: Communist vs. Capitalist Sport with Johanna Mellis from 2020-06-22T09:00

**HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT: Tune into this week's episode for a BIG announcement about the future of The End of Sport!**

In this episode, Derek and Nathan speak with Dr. Joha...

Episode 19: Behind the UNC Scandals with Jay Smith and Ted Tatos from 2020-06-18T10:00

In this episode, Nathan speaks with Jay M. Smith and Ted Tatos about the various academic/athletic scandals that have beset the University of North Carolina and what they reveal about ...

Episode 18: Edgy Times with Dave Zirin from 2020-06-15T09:00

In this episode, Nathan is joined by Dave Zirin to examine recent events at the intersection of the pandemic, uprisings against white supremacy, and the world of sport in light of the recent histor...

Episode 17: Beyond Diversity and Inclusion in Sport with Shireen Ahmed from 2020-06-12T12:56:58

In this episode, Derek and Nathan are joined by Shireen Ahmed for a lengthy and ranging discussion of both the complex politics of how sport is interwoven with the current uprisings against white s...

Episode 16: Racism, Rebellion, and the Sport Media Complex with Hemal Jhaveri from 2020-06-08T09:49:50

In this episode, Derek and Nathan speak with Hemal Jhaveri, editor and columnist at USA Today's For The Win, about how the uprising against police violence and white supremacy is affecting the worl...

Episode 15: Racism and Resistance with Michael Bennett from 2020-06-04T09:00

On this special episode to address the unfolding resistance against racist police violence and white supremacy, Derek speaks with Michael Bennett, a Super Bowl champion and three-time pro-bowl d...

Episode 14: On The Last Dance with Louis Moore   from 2020-06-01T09:00

In this episode, which begins with a brief statement of solidarity with the uprising across the United States against white supremacy and racist state violence, Derek and Nathan break down the rece...

Episode 13: The Ethics of Football and the Concussion Industrial Complex from 2020-05-28T10:00

In this episode, Derek and Nathan are joined by Kathleen Bachynski, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Muhlenberg College and author of the essential 2019 book Listen

Episode 11: Bootstraps and Baseball from 2020-05-22T09:00

In this episode, we get a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the world of US professional baseball. Nathan speaks with Dirk Hayhurst, a former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Toronto...

Episode 10: Fans All Day with Andrew Stoeten from 2020-05-18T09:00

In this episode, Derek and Nathan speak with Andrew Stoeten, Toronto Blue Jays (Major League Baseball) columnist at The Athletic and ...

Episode 9: Life in the W (and Around the World) with Elizabeth Williams from 2020-05-15T09:00

In this episode, Nathan has the privilege of speaking with Elizabeth Williams, a center-forward for the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA and, until as recently as one unattended game during the beginni...

Episode 8: The Lie of Amateurism from 2020-05-11T09:00

In this episode, Derek and Nathan are joined by Victoria Jackson and Andy Schwarz to discuss amateurism in the NCAA and recent name, image, likeness developments that have been getting a lot of ...

Episode 7: Fandom, Work, and Academic Precarity from 2020-05-08T09:43:11

In this unusual episode, Derek and Nathan talk with Maximillian Alvarez and Ryan Boyd, two leading commentators on higher education, work, and precarity about where sport and fandom fit in their...

Episode 6: Not Your Average Athlete Interview from 2020-05-06T12:38:59

In this episode, Derek and Nathan conduct their first *athlete interview.* They chat with Liz Knox, a retired professional hockey goaltender, CWHL Clark...

Episode 5: Food Insecurity and College Athletics from 2020-05-04T09:00

In this episode, Nathan goes solo and sits down with Dr. Christine Baker-Smith, the Managing Director and Director of Research at the Hope Center for College, Community,...

Episode 4: What's Wrong with the Olympics? from 2020-05-01T09:00

In episode four, Derek and Nathan chat with Jules Boykoff, Professor and Department Chair of Politics and Government at Pacific University. He is the author of four books on the Olympics, includ...

Episode 3: The Truth About College Sport from 2020-04-27T11:34:19

In this episode, we have the great and highly unlikely pleasure of speaking to Michael Hsu, a Regent at the University of Minnesota since 2015 representing Congressional District 6. As a leader ...

Episode 2: Athletic Labor and COVID-19 from 2020-04-20T09:08:02

In this episode, Derek and Nathan dig in to the place of athletic labor and fandom in the midst of global health and economic crisis. What does it say when Dr.