Sports As A Weapon Podcast

Miguel Garcia
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Sports As A Weapon Podcast

A Xicano sports podcast on the entanglement of sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture. We just talk sports too!

  1. 08/30/2024

    44 | Paris 2024 Olympics Report Back

    In this episode of The Sports As a Weapon Podcast, host Miguel Garcia returns from a long hiatus to discuss the intersection of sports, politics, and social issues. The special guest is Dr. Jules Boykoff, a political science professor and author renowned for his critical analysis of the Olympics. Together, they explore the political dynamics of the Paris 2024 Olympics, including intense security measures, the impact on marginalized communities, and pro-Palestinian protests. They also touch on...

    47 min

  2. 10/21/2023

    43 | Free Palestine!

    Miguel 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. &...

    1h 5m

  3. 08/21/2023

    42 | Little League Dreams with Belly of the Beast Cuba's Daniel Montero

    In 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 S...

    41 min

  4. 06/27/2023

    41 | Bias your fútbol Content with real francamente

    We 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 fútbo...

    1h 10m

  5. 01/25/2023

    40 | 2022 Qatar World Cup Report Back

    Miguel 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 example...

    1h 17m

  6. 01/19/2023

    39 | Black Migrant Athletes and a Marxist-Leninist Sociology of Sport

    We 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...

    1h 5m

  7. 11/21/2022

    38 | 2022 Qatar World Cup Part 1

    Miguel 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 an...

    1h 11m

  8. 10/06/2022

    37 | Phoenix Suns Owner Robert Sarver Investigation Findings

    After 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 h...

    42 min
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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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  • Creator
    Miguel Garcia
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    46
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Sports As A Weapon Podcast
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    Sports As A Weapon Podcast

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