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!
Episodes
46 episodes
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 autho...
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Episode 44
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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 Pal...
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Episode 43
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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 o...
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Episode 42
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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 mov...
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Episode 41
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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:
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Episode 40
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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 ...
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Episode 39
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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 ...
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Episode 38
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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:...
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Episode 37
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36 | Buried Under the Blue and the True History of Dodger Stadium
Today (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 ...
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Episode 36
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35 | Hockey Culture with Ian Kennedy of The Hockey News
Miguel 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
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Episode 35
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34 | Southpaw and Mix Marxist Arts
Miguel 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 the...
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Episode 34
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33 | Russophobia in Sports with Beyond the Red Zone co-host Mike McGuinness
Miguel 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 ...
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Episode 33
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32| Brian Flores Fights the NFL's White Supremacy Power Structure with Dr. Lou Moore
On 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
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Episode 32
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31| Paper Tiger Imperialism and the US-Beijing Boycott (Mini-Episode)
For 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 y...
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Episode 31
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30 | Baseball as a Mediated Latinidad and Latino Threat Narratives in MLB with Dr. Jennifer L. Rudolph
Miguel 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 Prof...
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Episode 30
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29 | Enes Kanter, Sinophobia, and Anti-China Narratives in Sports with Danny Haiphong
We 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 indep...
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Episode 29
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28 | Unionizing Minor League Baseball and MLB Postseason with Tipping Pitches
It'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, wh...
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Episode 28
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27 | The NFL’s Racist Race-Norming and Brotherhood and Anti-Blackness in College Football with Dr. Tracie Canada
Miguel spoke to Dr. Tracie Canada (@tracie_canada) this week, a socio-cultural anthropologist and assistant professor at Notre Dame (Department of Anthropology and Africa...
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Episode 27
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26 | Unionized San Francisco Giants Food Service Workers win! (Bonus mini-episode)
Happy 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, 2...
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Episode 26
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25 | Fighting Visibility: UFC Female Fighters and the Millennial Sports Media Brand with Dr. Jennifer McClearen
This 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, ...
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Episode 25
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24 | The Cold War, the Olympics, and the Hungarian Revolution, with the End of Sport Podcast's Dr. Johanna Mellis
This 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 th...
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Episode 24
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23 | Burn it All Down with Sports Activist, Podcaster, and TSN columnist Shireen Ahmed
This 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 wom...
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Episode 23
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22 | Cancel the Olympics Part 2: Dr. Jules Boykoff, Tokyo 2020, and the Capitalist Spectacle of the Olympics
This 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 COVI...
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Episode 22
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21 | Cancel The Olympics Part 1: NOlympics Los Angeles and the 2028 LA Olympics
After 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 &...
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Episode 21
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