Sports in Society Podcast

Where we go beyond scores, statistics, and personalities to focus on issues and controversies in sports worlds. A companion to the textbook Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies, this podcast gives a behind the scenes look at the textbook with stories from our lives as scholars and athletes as well as providing analysis of ongoing issues and controversies in contemporary sport worlds. We will also have guests who are content experts on topics covered in the book.Students, professors, and anyone else interested in the sociology of sport will find our discussions engaging. We welcome hearing your thoughts and analysis so please engage with us through social media about the textbook or on any of the topics we cover in this podcast.Join the Discord community: https://discord.gg/QDzzETYThv

Sports in Society Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 37 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Sports in Society Podcast, a sports show with 37 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  S3 EP8 – Women’s Sports and Market Justice

  Aug 5, 20261h 12mS3

  Women’s sports are currently experiencing tremendous excitement and rapid growth, much of which is driven by market forces. But what does that mean for social justice? Ajhanai Keaton (UConn) and Roc Rochon (Pacific Univ) join the podcast to discuss the potentials and limitations of using the market to advance social justice in women’s sports. This episode addresses chapters 7, 11, and 16 of Sports in Society. Join the conversation of the Sports in Society discord server: https://discord.gg/QDzzETYThv.

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  Episode #7

  S3 EP7 - Sports, Imperialism, Resistance

  Jul 27, 20261h 11mS3

  Chen Chen (UConn) joins the podcast to discuss sports, imperialism, and anti-imperialist activism. This episode is relevant to chapters 6, 8, 11, and 13. In it, we trace the meaning of imperialism and how it manifests in sports. We use imperialism to talk through the current stage of globalized capitalism and what it means for people in both core and periphery nations. We conclude discussing Chen’s work with Sport Scholars for Justice in Palestine (SSJP) and how students can make a difference.

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  Episode #6

  S3 EP 6 – Health and Gender Justice

  Jul 24, 20261h 5mS3

  Jess Kirby and Marissa Baranauskas join us to talk about how athlete health is a concern of gender justice. We discuss how sedimented ideas about gender in sports negatively effects girls and women, especially regarding diet and menstrual health. Part of the issue is how gender ideology limits and guides sport science research. We also discuss the dangers of politicizing hormones. We conclude by addressing what athletes, coaches, and other can do to create more just health outcomes in sports. Join the conversation of the Sports in Society discord server: https://discord.gg/QDzzETYThv.

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  Episode #5

  S3 EP 5 - Violence and Exploitation in College Football

  Jul 23, 20261h 14mS3

  Derek Silva and Nathan Kalman-Lamb join the podcast to discuss their book The End of College Football. This episode is relevant to chapter 6, 8, 9, 11, and 14 since we discuss violence and abuse in college football as well as racial capitalism and the political economy of college sports. We begin with a discussion of radical politics in sociology before discussing exploitation in college football. We further address politicians’ intrusion into college football to maximize exploitation and commodity spectacle. We conclude by discussing the abolition of college football. Join the conversation of the Sports in Society discord server: https://discord.gg/QDzzETYThv.

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  Episode #4

  S3 Ep3 – A Researcher’s Life

  Jul 16, 20261h 12mS3

  Faye Linda Wachs (CSU, Pomona) joins us to discuss the excitement and passion in producing sports knowledge. We walk through her sports and scholarly biography to understand the passions and politics that drive her. We discuss her early research on coed softball, her research on Body Panic in health and fitness magazines, and her current research on the uses of the LA Dodgers in anti-ICE protests. This episode addresses chapters 2, 3, 7, and 12 of Sports in Society. Join the conversation of the Sports in Society discord server: https://discord.gg/QDzzETYThv.

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