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
55 episodes
53 | WNBA's Labor Fight and Activism
Miguel is joined by sports journalist Zachary Draves about WNBA activism and labor struggles. Zachary covers the WNBA for SB Nation's Swish Appeal, and you can follow Zachary on X/Twitter @DravesZachary
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Episode 53
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52 | Cricket, Imperialism, and India
Miguel is joined on the podcast by Priyansh, a University of Toronto PhD candidate and new co-host of The End of Sport Podcast. In this episode, Priyansh out...
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Episode 52
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51 | Liberating Skating
In this episode of The Sports As A Weapon Podcast, host Miguel Garcia is joined by a new friend of the podcast, Eri Lee, a PhD grad student and researcher at the University of Minnesota. Eri shares their insights on how the US national team ser...
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Episode 51
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50 | 'Big Time' and College Sports
In this episode of The Sports As a Weapon Podcast, Miguel speaks with Rus Bradburd, current television color analyst on ESPN+ for New Mexico State Aggies men’s basketball. The discussion covers Bradburd's multifaceted career as a Division I col...
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Episode 50
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49 | Hands Off Venezuela Yanquis!
In this episode of The Sports As a Weapon Podcast, Miguel welcomes British-Chilean journalist and documentary filmmaker Pablo Navarrete. The discussion centers around the recent US attack on Venezuela on January 3, 2026, which led to the kidnap...
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Episode 49
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48 | The End of College Football
The 2025-26 College Football Playoff (CFP) begins this week, on Friday, December 19, 2025. In this new episode, Miguel is joined by our friends from The End of Sport Podcast, Derek Silva and Natha...
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Episode 48
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47 | LA Dodgers and ICE
Miguel is joined by a returning guest, journalist Abraham Marquez. In this episode, we discuss ICE and the 2025 World Series champion Dodgers. Throughout the 2025 baseball season, Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter and Guggenheim Baseball...
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Episode 47
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46 | Robert E. Wilson and the Football Manifesto
Robert E. Wilson joins Miguel to discuss the beautiful game of Football/Futbol and Robert's vision for the beautiful game in the United States: a grassroots and supporter-owned professional league modeled after Germany's Bundesliga professional...
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Episode 46
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45 | Naji Ali and Crossing the Lane Lines
We are finally back with a new episode! In this episode, Miguel is joined by Bay Area Swim Coach and host of the swimming + politics podcast, Crossing the Lane Lines, Naji Ali.Miguel and Naji discuss Race and Swimming, Palestine,...
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Episode 45
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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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