Sports As A Weapon Podcast
59 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago -A Xicano sports podcast on the entanglement of sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture. We just talk sports too!
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43 | Free Palestine!
October 21, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBMiguel talks with freelance journalist and comrade Abraham Marquez. They discuss using pro-sports for Zionist propaganda. We also discuss our overall feelings and thoughts on Israel committing war crimes against the Palestinian people. Free Palestine! You can follow Abraham on X/Twitter @abemarquez3 and read some of his work here. Note: The links below include examples of Zionist propaganda in pro-sports and examples of athletes/sportswriters/fans supporting Palestine. Links: NFL...
42 | Little League Dreams with Belly of the Beast Cuba's Daniel Montero
August 21, 2023 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode, Miguel interviewed Daniel Montero, a Cuban journalist, producer, and director with Belly of the Beast Cuba. Miguel spoke to Daniel about his documentary film director debut, Little League Dreams, which dropped on Belly of the Beast Cuba's YouTube page. You can watch the film here. The documentary Little League Dreams chronicles the journey of the 11 – and 12 – year olds from the Bayamo (Granma) Little League team that represented Cuba at the 2023 Little League World Ser...
41 | Bias your fútbol Content with real francamente
June 27, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBWe are back! It’s been a while, but Miguel welcomed another friend and comrade of the podcast, Dr. Franca Fernández. Franca is the creator and host of the real francamente podcast! I talk to Franca about Lionel Messi & his move to play for Inter Miami of Major League Soccer (MLS) and what it means for fútbol in the imperialist core, aka the US. We also discuss the racial abuse faced by Brazilian superstar Vinicius Jr in Spain’s La Liga and more! Dr. Franca Fernández is a fútbol fanatic...
40 | 2022 Qatar World Cup Report Back
January 25, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBMiguel welcomed another friend of the podcast, Dr. Adnan Husain, co-host of the Guerilla History Podcast! You can Listen to the Guerilla History Podcast here and follow them on Twitter: @guerrilla_pod. Dr. Adnan Husain is a historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University. Adnan is also the host of his podcast, The Majlis podcasts. In this episode, Adnan was kind enough to come on the podcast to report on his experience attending the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. For ex...
39 | Black Migrant Athletes and a Marxist-Leninist Sociology of Sport
January 19, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBWe are back, and Miguel is happy to welcome a friend of the show, Dr. Munene Mwaniki, to the podcast. Dr. Munene Mwaniki is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Western Carolina University and is the author of the book, The Black Migrant Athlete: Media, Race, and the Diaspora in Sports (University of Nebraska Press, 2017). In this episode, Miguel and Munene discuss the history of Black Migrant Athlete Labor in Europe and the US, including the concep...
38 | 2022 Qatar World Cup Part 1
November 21, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBMiguel welcomed back Chuy from The Heatwave Podcast to talk about the 2022 Qatar World Cup (Recorded 11.4.22), which began earlier this morning on November 20, 2022. The Heatwave Podcast is a podcast centered around the political environment of the State of Arizona from a revolutionary socialist perspective, made by the people, for the people! You can listen to Chuy and his comrades on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast! To start the podcast, Miguel and Chuy get...
37 | Phoenix Suns Owner Robert Sarver Investigation Findings
October 06, 2022 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBAfter a couple of months, Miguel is back with a new episode! Miguel welcomed Chuy from The Heatwave Podcast to talk about the NBA investigation of Phoenix Suns Owner Robert Sarver, who was accused of racism and misogyny by Suns employees (Note: Episode originally recorded 9.23.22). The Heatwave Podcast is a podcast centered around the political environment of the State of Arizona from a revolutionary socialist perspective, made by the people, for the people! You can listen to Chuy and his...
36 | Buried Under the Blue and the True History of Dodger Stadium
July 19, 2022 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBToday (July 19, 2022), the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the 2022 MLB All-Star Game for the first time since 1980, and Dodgers future Hall of Famer Pitcher and 9x All-Star, Clayton Kershaw, will take the mound and start his first ever All-Star Game in front of the hometown crowd. The 2022 season is also the 60th anniversary of Dodger Stadium, but the Dodgers do not want you to know about the dark history of Dodger Stadium. So as the biggest stars in Major League Baseball take the field to...
36 | Buried Under the Blue and the True History of Dodger Stadium
July 19, 2022 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBToday (July 19, 2022), the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the 2022 MLB All-Star Game for the first time since 1980, and Dodgers future Hall of Famer Pitcher and 9x All-Star, Clayton Kershaw, will take the mound and start his first ever All-Star Game in front of the hometown crowd. The 2022 season is also the 60th anniversary of Dodger Stadium, but the Dodgers do not want you to know about the dark history of Dodger Stadium. So as the biggest stars in Major League Baseball take the field to...
35 | Hockey Culture with Ian Kennedy of The Hockey News
June 21, 2022 22:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBMiguel talked to Hockey Scribe Ian Kennedy (@IanKennedyCK) about Hockey Culture and some Stanley Cup talk (Note: Episode originally recorded 5.26.22). Ian Kennedy writes about Hockey for @TheHockeyNews and provides hockey analysis at Yahoo Sports-Canada and Yahoo Sports NHL. To start the podcast, Miguel talks to Ian about his new book, On Account of Darkness: Shining Light on Race and Sport, and Miguel asked Ian to choose three stories he enjoyed learning and writing about the most i...
34 | Southpaw and Mix Marxist Arts
June 14, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBMiguel talked to Sam of the Southpaw Podcast (@SouthpawPod) to discuss Combat sports and Marxism! Listen to the Southpaw Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts and visit their website for more information. At the start of the episode, Miguel asked Sam about starting a podcast, and Miguel had Sam give us a Marxist analysis of MMA and combat sports. Miguel and Sam also discuss how the Southpaw Podcast grew into a podcast network, including podcasts not specifically about MMA or combat sports, such...
33 | Russophobia in Sports with Beyond the Red Zone co-host Mike McGuinness
May 31, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBMiguel welcomed Mike McGuinness (@beardedcynic473), co-host of the Beyond the Red Zone Podcast (Recorded on March 7, 2022, but it is still relevant). Miguel and Mike get into the increasing Russophobia that has infected sports because of the Russian-Ukraine war. First, we discuss CCM Hockey ending their partnership with Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin. Miguel also discusses New York Ranger star Artemi Panarin's support for anti-Muslim Alexey Navalny. We also get into how the Great...
32| Brian Flores Fights the NFL's White Supremacy Power Structure with Dr. Lou Moore
February 08, 2022 18:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBOn the first day of Black History Month, former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores decided to fight back against the NFL's white supremacy power structure and anti-black head coach hiring practices. On February 1, 2022, Flores filed a class-action lawsuit against three teams and the league. This critical and courageous move by Brian Flores to stand up for himself and other Black and non-white Coaches will hopefully have a lasting impact for years to come. To discuss this, Miguel is jo...
31| Paper Tiger Imperialism and the US-Beijing Boycott (Mini-Episode)
January 25, 2022 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.52 MBFor this episode, Miguel did something a little different. First, Miguel read the article he wrote last month on Antincopquista.com called "Paper Tiger Imperialism and the US-Beijing Boycott." If you missed it, on December 6, 2021, the Biden Administration announced a Diplomatic Boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which will begin in 10 days, on February 4, 2022. The Boycott is one of many current smear campaigns against China from Washington. Now, we will make one thing cle...
30 | Baseball as a Mediated Latinidad and Latino Threat Narratives in MLB with Dr. Jennifer L. Rudolph
December 31, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBMiguel welcomed Dr. Jennifer L. Rudolph to the podcast to discuss Baseball as Mediated Latinidad, including racist Latino Threat Narratives in baseball that are a microcosm of US white supremacy society. Dr. Rudolph is an Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies at Connecticut College and author of Baseball as Mediated Latinidad: Race, Masculinity, Nationalism, and performance of Identity. Dr. Rudolph's research interests include U.S. Latino expressive cultures, Latino identity formation, t...
29 | Enes Kanter, Sinophobia, and Anti-China Narratives in Sports with Danny Haiphong
December 21, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBWe are back! Miguel welcomed Independent Journalist Danny Haiphong (@SpiritofHo) to discuss Enes Kanter, Sinophobia, and Anti-China Narratives in sports. Danny Haiphong is an anti-imperialist independent journalist and researcher in the US. He is a contributing editor to the Black Agenda Report, co-host of the Left Lens, and co-editor of Friends of Socialist China. Subscribe to Danny Haiphong’s Substack and Patreon. First, Danny and Miguel discuss Enes Kanter's anti-China crusade, a...
28 | Unionizing Minor League Baseball and MLB Postseason with Tipping Pitches
October 08, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBIt's October, which means postseason baseball! This week, Miguel had three guests on the podcast to talk playoff baseball and the topic of unionizing minor league baseball players. Miguel was excited to welcome Alex Bazeley and Bobby Wagner, who hosts one of our favorite podcasts, the Tipping Pitches Podcast (@tipping_pitches). Miguel was also joined on the podcast by comrade Justin Williams of the Redspin Sports Podcast. First, Miguel asked Bobby and Alex about their podcast and what in...
27 | The NFL’s Racist Race-Norming and Brotherhood and Anti-Blackness in College Football with Dr. Tracie Canada
October 04, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBMiguel spoke to Dr. Tracie Canada (@tracie_canada) this week, a socio-cultural anthropologist and assistant professor at Notre Dame (Department of Anthropology and Africana Studies). Dr. Canada’s ethnographic research uses sport to theorize race, kinship and care, gender, and the performing body. Her work focuses on the lived experiences of Black football players. Dr. Canada is currently working on her first book, “Tackling the Everyday: Race, Family, and Nation in Big-Time College Football....
27| The NFL’s Racist Race-Norming and Brotherhood and Anti-Blackness in College Football with Dr. Tracie Canada
October 04, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBMiguel spoke to Dr. Tracie Canada (@tracie_canada) this week, a socio-cultural anthropologist and assistant professor at Notre Dame (Department of Anthropology and Africana Studies). Dr. Canada’s ethnographic research uses sport to theorize race, kinship and care, gender, and the performing body. Her work focuses on the lived experiences of Black football players. Dr. Canada is currently working on her first book, “Tackling the Everyday: Race, Family, and Nation in Big-Time College Football....
26 | Unionized San Francisco Giants Food Service Workers win! (Bonus mini-episode)
September 30, 2021 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBHappy International Podcast Day! We have a Breaking News bonus mini-episode! Miguel spoke with Unite Here Local 2 Organizer Ted Waechter about the San Francisco Giants/Oracle Park food service workers' labor victory announced on September 29, 2021. The workers are voting and ratifying their new bargaining contract with their employer, Bon Appetit, today, September 30, 2021. However, as workers vote to ratify their new contract and we celebrate this significant victory for organized labor...
26 | Unionized San Francisco Giants Food Service Workers win! (Bonus mini-episode)
September 30, 2021 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBHappy International Podcast Day! We have a Breaking News bonus mini-episode! Miguel spoke with Unite Here Local 2 Organizer Ted Waechter about the San Francisco Giants/Oracle Park food service workers' labor victory announced on September 29, 2021. The workers are voting and ratifying their new bargaining contract with their employer, Bon Appetit, today, September 30, 2021. However, as workers vote to ratify their new contract and we celebrate this significant victory for organized labor...
25 | Fighting Visibility: UFC Female Fighters and the Millennial Sports Media Brand with Dr. Jennifer McClearen
September 11, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBThis week, Miguel spoke to Dr. Jennifer McClearen (@jmcclearen), a feminist media scholar whose research examines sports, difference, and consumer culture. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Sports, Media, and Culture in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. McClearen published her first book, Fighting Visibility: Sports Media and Female Athletes in the UFC, with the Studies in Sports Media Series with the University of Illinois Press in Ma...
24 | The Cold War, the Olympics, and the Hungarian Revolution, with the End of Sport Podcast's Dr. Johanna Mellis
July 23, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBThis week, Miguel spoke to Dr. Johanna Mellis, Professor of World History at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania and one of the End of Sport Podcast co-hosts (@EndofSportPod). Dr. Mellis's research focuses on the interactions between Hungarian athletes, socialist sport leaders, and the International Olympic Committee as a microcosm of relations between society, the socialist state, and international organizations during the Cold War. Her work focuses specifically on the influence of the 1956 Hun...
24 | The Cold War, the Olympics, and the Hungarian Revolution, with the End of Sport Podcast's Dr. Johanna Mellis
July 23, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBThis week, Miguel spoke to Dr. Johanna Mellis, Professor of World History at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania and one of the End of Sport Podcast co-hosts (@EndofSportPod). Dr. Mellis's research focuses on the interactions between Hungarian athletes, socialist sport leaders, and the International Olympic Committee as a microcosm of relations between society, the socialist state, and international organizations during the Cold War. Her work focuses specifically on the influence of the 1956 Hun...
23 | Burn it All Down with Sports Activist, Podcaster, and TSN columnist Shireen Ahmed
July 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBThis week, Miguel spoke to Toronto-based sports journalist and TSN.ca columnist Shireen Ahmed (@_shireenahmed_). Shireen is a mother and is an award-winning sports activist focusing on Muslim women in sports and the intersections of misogyny and racism in sports. Shireen is also co-creator and co-host of the feminist sports podcast, the Burn it All Down Pod (@BurnItDownPod). First, Miguel asked Shireen how she became a sports journalist and podcaster, Shireen's love for the people's game...
23 | Burn it All Down with Sports Activist, Podcaster, and TSN columnist Shireen Ahmed
July 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBThis week, Miguel spoke to Toronto-based sports journalist and TSN.ca columnist Shireen Ahmed (@_shireenahmed_). Shireen is a mother and is an award-winning sports activist focusing on Muslim women in sports and the intersections of misogyny and racism in sports. Shireen is also co-creator and co-host of the feminist sports podcast, the Burn it All Down Pod (@BurnItDownPod). First, Miguel asked Shireen how she became a sports journalist and podcaster, Shireen's love for the people's game...
22 | Cancel the Olympics Part 2: Dr. Jules Boykoff, Tokyo 2020, and the Capitalist Spectacle of the Olympics
July 06, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBThis week, in Part Two of the Cancel the Olympics series, Miguel spoke to Political Scientist Dr. Jules Boykoff (@JulesBoykoff) about the Tokyo Olympics being held later this month despite concerns with COVID-19, the spectacle of the Olympics sacrificing lives in the name of capitalism, the potential of athletes protesting the games, and much more! Dr. Jules Boykoff is the author of four books on the Olympic Games. His newest books, NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sp...
22 | Cancel the Olympics Part 2: Dr. Jules Boykoff, Tokyo 2020, and the Capitalist Spectacle of the Olympics
July 06, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBThis week, in Part Two of the Cancel the Olympics series, Miguel spoke to Political Scientist Dr. Jules Boykoff (@JulesBoykoff) about the Tokyo Olympics being held later this month despite concerns with COVID-19, the spectacle of the Olympics sacrificing lives in the name of capitalism, the potential of athletes protesting the games, and much more! Dr. Jules Boykoff is the author of four books on the Olympic Games. His newest books, NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sp...
21 | Cancel The Olympics Part 1: NOlympics Los Angeles and the 2028 LA Olympics
June 28, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBAfter a week off, Miguel shares Part 1 of his Cancel the Olympics series this week. In Part 1 of the series, Miguel spoke to Eric and Taylor, 2 members of NOlympics Los Angeles, "launched by the Housing & Homelessness Committee of the Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America in 2017. The coalition has since expanded to include over two dozen partner organizations based in Los Angeles and California, as well as a growing transnational movement with dozens of groups around t...
20 | Deportes: The Making of a Sporting Mexican Diaspora with Dr. Jose Alamillo
June 14, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBThis week, Miguel speaks to Dr. Jose Alamillo (http://josealamillo.cikeys.com/), professor of Chicana/o Studies at California State University, Channel Islands. Dr. Alamillo is a cultural historian who teaches and writes about immigration, labor, race, gender, leisure, and sport. Dr. Alamillo is also the author of Deportes: The Making of a Sporting Mexican Diaspora. Miguel spoke to Dr. Jose Alamillo about his book Deportes and the development of the Sporting Mexican Diaspora in the 20th c...
19 | Pinata Theory, Poetry, and Bay Area fandom with Chicano Poet Alan Chazaro
June 03, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBThis week, Miguel speaks to Bay area Chicano Poet and writer Alan Chazaro (@alan_chazaro). Miguel spoke to Alan about becoming a poet and writer, Bay Area sports fandom, his love for Golden State Warriors basketball, and more! Miguel also gives you his Molotov MVPs for the week, Naomi Osaka and Kyrie Irving. Miguel ends the podcast with this episode's Xicano sports history segment. Miguel highlights a Xicana baseball/softball player and a team from his hometown, Colton, CA. Buy Alan'...
19 | Pinata Theory, Poetry, and Bay Area fandom with Chicano Poet Alan Chazaro
June 03, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBThis week, Miguel speaks to Bay area Chicano Poet and writer Alan Chazaro (@alan_chazaro). Miguel spoke to Alan about becoming a poet and writer, Bay Area sports fandom, his love for Golden State Warriors basketball, and more! Miguel also gives you his Molotov MVPs for the week, Naomi Osaka and Kyrie Irving. Miguel ends the podcast with this episode's Xicano sports history segment. Miguel highlights a Xicana baseball/softball player and a team from his hometown, Colton, CA. Buy Alan'...
18 | Interview w/ Dave Zirin, Sports Editor at the Nation Magazine & Tribute to Lee Evans
May 25, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBThis week, Miguel is honored to speak to Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports), Sports Editor at the Nation Magazine, and host of the Edge of Sports podcast. Miguel spoke to Dave about various politically entangled sports topics such as pro athletes and Palestine, LeBron James and the LAPD, the Tokyo Olympics, Tim Tebow, and much more! Miguel also gives you his Molotov MVPs for the week and highlights the first-ever Mexican baseball player to win an MLB batting title for this week's Xicano sports h...
17| 2021 NBA Playoffs & Justice for Palestine w/ Mavs Writer Irvin Castellanos
May 18, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBThis week, I am joined on the podcast by Irvin Castellanos (@TwittIrv), who covers the Dallas Mavericks for WFAA ABC 8-Dallas. He is also the co-host of the Eat My Shorts: A Simpsons Podcast (@eatmyshortspod). So, this episode was mostly fun, and we both break down the 2021 NBA playoffs that start tonight, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Unfortunately, bigger things are also going on around the world, so it was not all fun. First, we get to the fun part of the podcast and we give our thoughts on ...
16| STEALING HOME: LA, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between w/ Eric Nusbaum
May 11, 2021 18:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBOn May 9, 1959, Los Angeles Sheriff Deputies forcefully removed and arrested Aurora Vargas, daughter of Abrana and Manuel Aréchiga. The City of Los Angeles displaced the Aréchiga’s and the communities of Palo Verde, La Loma, and Bishop to build a new stadium for the Dodgers. The Dodgers had just arrived in LA from Brooklyn in 1958. The 62nd anniversary of this event was this past Sunday, May 9, 2021. So, for today’s episode, I am honored to be joined on the podcast by writer and former V...
15| Cinco De Mayo Special: “Mexican Style” Boxing w/ Matt Sedillo & Rudy Mondragon
May 05, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBFeliz Cinco De Mayo! I am joined on the podcast this week by Xicano poet and author, Matt Sedillo, of Tele-Jaguar; and by Rudy Mondragon, co-host of The Split Draw Podcast. The episode is all about "Mexican-Style" boxing, and Matt and Rudy discuss their ongoing project on “Mexican-Style” boxing. They both get into the actual boxing style, the narratives, stereotypes, and contradictions associated with "Mexican-Style" boxing. Matt and Rudy also push back against the racist stereotypes that "...
14| Texas & The Sports Revolution of the 1960s & 70s w/ Historian of Sport & Society, Dr. Frank A. Guridy
April 29, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBI am joined this week on the podcast by Dr. Frank Andre Guridy, historian of sport and society at Columbia University. Frank is also the author of the new book, The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics. Frank provides a well-researched and historical analysis of how Texas revolutionized sports in the U.S. during the civil rights era. For example, the University of Houston and Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas embraced the end of Jim Crow by in...
13| #NotNCAAProperty & the Exploitation of College Athletic Workers w/ The End of Sport Pod's Dr. Derek Silva
April 13, 2021 23:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBI am joined this week on the podcast by Dr. Derek Silva, Sociologist from Kings University College in Canada. Derek is also the co-host of the @EndofSportPod with Dr. Johanna Mellis and Nathan Kalman-Lamb. Please check out their podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Derek broke down the exploitation of NCAA College Athletic Workers and their March 2021 article in The Guardian, ‘I signed my life to rich white guys': athletes on the racial dynamics of college sports.” We also discuss the ...
12| MLB 2021 Season Preview w/ Mike O of the Sci and Tell Show Podcast
April 08, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBI'm joined by my friend Mke O of the Sci and Tell Show Podcast again and we do a 2021 MLB Season Preview. This was recorded on March 29, 2021, so it's a week later...but better late than never, right? We preview each division and pick our division winners alongside each team's 2021 Fan Graph projections (and Mike had some PECOTA projections as well). Since we are both diehard Dodger fans, we tried not to show our bias but it's hard lol. As usual, we throw in a splash of politics but it is...
11| Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke. Interview w/ NY Times best-selling author Andrew Maraniss
March 30, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBI talk to New York Times best-selling author, Andrew Marannis (@TruBlu24). His new book, Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke, is out now! Glenn Burke was the first openly gay MLB player and was the inventor of the high five. Burke deserves to be rightfully revered as an important social justice sports icon like Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali before him, and Colin Kaepernick after him. Andrew talks to me about Glenn Burke coming of age in the 1950s and 60s Bay Area during the Civi...
Ep. 10: Part 2 Interview w/ WFAA ABC 8 Dallas Mavs Reporter Irvin Castellanos
March 22, 2021 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBThis is our Part 2 interview with WFAA ABC 8 Mavericks reporter Irvin Castellanos (@TwittIrv). This episode is a little late but we talk about Mark Cuban not playing the national anthem and then playing it once the NBA found out about it. We also talked some baseball since he grew up a Texas Rangers fan and I grew up an LA Dodgers fan; which leads to a discussion on the MLB Word Series bubble that was held in Texas because of COVID-19. Also, since Irvin co-hosts his own Simpsons podcast (E...
Ep. 10: Part 2 Interview w/ WFAA ABC 8 Dallas Mavs Reporter Irvin Castellanos
March 22, 2021 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBThis is our Part 2 interview with WFAA ABC 8 Mavericks reporter Irvin Castellanos (@TwittIrv). This episode is a little late but we talk about Mark Cuban not playing the national anthem and then playing it once the NBA found out about it. We also talked some baseball since he grew up a Texas Rangers fan and I grew up an LA Dodgers fan; which leads to a discussion on the MLB Word Series bubble that was held in Texas because of COVID-19. Also, since Irvin co-hosts his own Simpsons podcast (E...
ep 9: "Eyes of Texas" & Jerry Jones hits the "Jackpot" while Texans Freeze w/ WFAA Mavs Reporter Irvin Castellanos (Part 1)
March 08, 2021 18:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBIn today's episode, I'm joined by Irvin Castellanos (@TwittIrv), who covers the Dallas Mavericks for Dallas ABC-affiliate WFAA 8. He is also the co-host of the Eat My Shorts: A Simpsons Podcast (@eatmyshortspod). First, we get into crazy Texas Governor Greg Abbott ending the statewide mask mandate that goes into effect on March 10, 2021. Then, Irvin and I breakdown The Texas Tribune's investigative report from last week (3/1/2021). The bombshell report revealed racist, angry emails from we...
Episode 8: Let Them Play CA Movement & the Return of Youth/High School Sports in California
March 01, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBIn today’s episode, I discuss a rapidly growing movement in the state of California regarding the re-opening of youth and high school sports. On Friday, February 19, 2021, CA Governor Gavin Newsom announced updated guidelines allowing the return of youth sports in counties with Covid-19 case rates at or below 14 people per 100k. In the first segment, I detail how the Let Them Play CA movement played a pivotal role in Newsom allowing youth sports to resume, but they may have played a role in ...
Episode 7: CFL Player Salary Cuts, Sports & Nationalism, and Raptors Fandom w/ Abdul Malik of The Off Court Podcast
February 12, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBHappy Friday! It's good to be back after a few months. On today's episode, I welcomed my very first guest on the podcast, Screenwriter Abdul Malik, co-host of the @offcourtpod Based out of Edmonton, Canada, and a fan of the Canadian Football League, Abdul provided insightful analysis on the current labor situation in the CFL. We discussed his recent article on the topic in Jacobin Magazine, CFL and Canadian Nationalism, and the differences between American Football (NFL) and Canadian Foot...
Episode 6: Naomi Osaka and the Revolt of the Black Athlete
September 16, 2020 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBHey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports podcast on the entanglement of pro sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture…. And we just talk about sports too! In today’s episode, I want to discuss Tennis Superstar Naomi Osaka using her platform at the U.S Open to highlight racial injustice and the continued killing of black people by the Police and White Supremacist Vigilantes in the United States. I als...
Sports As A Weapon Trailer September 2020
September 01, 2020 21:00 - 51 seconds - 634 KBHey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports podcast on the entanglement of pro sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture…. And we just talk about sports too! You can listen, download, and subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Deezer, and soon on Stitcher, Pandora, and iHeart Radio. Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Twitter Background/intro music by the metal band SANGRE...
Episode 5: The "Sports Strike Heard Around the World"
August 28, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBHey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports podcast on the entanglement of pro sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture…. And we just talk about sports too! In today's episode, I discuss Wednesday's historic day in sports entangled with social justice and worker solidarity. The Milwaukee Bucks decided to strike and not play in Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, which led to a wave across all sports wit...
Episode 5: The "Sports Strike Heard Around the World"
August 28, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBHey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports podcast on the entanglement of pro sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture…. And we just talk about sports too! In today's episode, I discuss Wednesday's historic day in sports entangled with social justice and worker solidarity. The Milwaukee Bucks decided to strike and not play in Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, which led to a wave across all sports wit...
EP 4: "Our Enemies in Blue" Episode-Police Shoot Jacob Blake and NBA, LeBron, and George Hill Respond, Malcolm X and Toronto Raptors Boycotting ECSF Game 1?
August 26, 2020 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBHey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports podcast on the entanglement of pro sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture…. And we just talk about sports too! In today’s episode, I will be discussing Police Violence and the continued police killings of Black People. Specifically, I will focus today’s show on the shooting of Jacob Blake by Police in Wisconsin this past Sunday and the outrage from the black...