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Sport is one of the great joys of the human condition for athletes and spectators alike. It can bring happiness, livelihood, physical health, and mental well-being, and it provides an education in teamwork, discipline, maturity, and humility. If that is to continue, sport must face up to serious structural challenges, both within and around it. It doesn’t simply inherit society’s problems; it can reinforce and broadcast them, or, handled differently, help to dismantle them. But what are the challenges, and what steps can be taken? Here I seek to address exactly that. Along with accomplished guests, I look at planetary boundaries, sexism, racism, sponsorship ethics, mental and physical health, social justice, and more. We’ll talk about potential remedies and how each of us can make a difference. Change starts with conversation, can build into awareness and mobilisation, and, with luck and persistence, can lead to something more like meaningful change.
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Sustaining Sport is hosted by Benjamin Mole. The show has published 39 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Case for the External Reform of FIFA - with FairSquare" (8 April 2025, 54 minutes), "Playing within the (planetary) boundaries: Cricket and Climate Change with The Next Test" (25 March 2025, 33 minutes), and "Fantasy Sports in India: Gambling or Gaming?" (26 November 2024, 34 minutes).
Sustaining Sport publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 39 episodes.
Booking probability for Sustaining Sport is 21%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Sustaining Sport requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Sustaining Sport's contact route on record: verified email.
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Benjamin Mole hosts Sustaining Sport, a sports podcast with 39 episodes published.
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Episode #38
<p>Nicholas McGeehan is a founding co-director of FairSquare and co-author of the damning report Substitute: The Case for External Reform of FIFA. He joins me today to unpack the long history of systemic dysfunction...
Episode #37
<p>Chris Britt-Searle is a passionate volunteer with The Next Test. This UK-based nonprofit is becoming a vital hub for players, clubs, and fans committed to addressing the environmental challenges facing...
Episode #36
<p>Alaukik Shrivastava is a legal scholar and Assistant Professor at Nirma University in Gujarat, India. He joins us here to discuss the fascinating and fast-growing industry of fantasy sports. India has a notable legal...
Episode #35
<p>Madeleine Orr is an Assistant Professor of Sport Ecology at the University of Toronto. She is also a co-founder of the Sport Ecology group, and in early May she will be releasing a brand-new book called “Warming Up...
Episode #34
<p>Today we are speaking with Chen Chen. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut and writes prolifically about how sport intersects with many troubling trends across the globe including...
Episode #33
<p>Ugandan sports currently grapples with a complex network of interconnected challenges, including severe financial constraints, persistent mismanagement issues, a significant talent drain, and the undeniable impacts...
Episode #32
<p>Advertising is supposed to be a way for businesses and entrepreneurs to show you how good their products are. But what if many of the products in adverts are actually bad? They could be bad for you or potentially bad...
Episode #31
<p>The convergence of sport, decoloniality, and the environment presents a labyrinth of intricate ideas, and as we delve into their interconnectedness, the complexity deepens.<br/><br/>Joining us on this informative...
Episode #30
<p>The relationship between money and sport is complex…<br/><br/>This show has often discussed the issues that arise when the biggest carbon emitters buy or sponsor a sports club, often with the objective of improving...
Episode #29
<p>“Sport is not industry: bringing sport back to sport management.”<br/><br/>That is the title of a wonderful paper by Hallgeir Gammelsæter, of Molde University College in Norway. The paper argues that sport...
Episode #28
<p>Football fan culture is a highly coveted commodity to many businesses who look to use the spectacle of the game and the love for teams to promote the consumption of their products. But what if this culture was...
Episode #27
<p>How does winning an Olympic gold medal in canoeing inform a career in environmental activism?<br/><br/>Etienne Stott, and his partner Tim Baillie, won the Men's slalom canoeing C-2 Event at the London 2012 Olympics...
Episode #26
<p>The Republic of Haiti is arguably the unluckiest country in recent history. It sits on a fault line and is regularly barraged by hurricanes. Additionally, it still struggles for social and economic stability after...
Episode #25
<p>To try to answer this complicated question we have Tristan Niesslein of Niesslein Sustainability Partners on the show. We discuss (1) the contradictions facing motorsport’s efforts to reduce its environmental impact...
Episode #24
<p>The relationship between the leaders of nation-states and the gatekeepers of sporting mega-events is both powerful and complex. Organisations, such as FIFA and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), have revenues...
Sustaining Sport
<p>Sport is one of the great joys of the human condition for athletes and spectators alike. It can bring happiness, livelihood, physical health, and mental well-being, and provides an education in teamwork, discipline...
Episode #23
<p>Are regulators doing enough to safeguard people against betting companies and their aggressive customer acquisition strategies?<br/><br/>Problem gamblers account for 46% of betting company revenue while making up...
Episode #22
<p>While there is undoubtedly some potential for the sports industry to embrace blockchain technology, thus far it’s been marred by controversy and even criminality.</p><p>To find out how things can improve, I have been...
Episode #21
<p>Up to 20% of all athletes experience a crisis transitioning after retiring from competitive sport, meaning they face severe mental, physical, social, or financial difficulties and are often unable to cope. If you...
Episode #20
<p>Is your local club ground half empty because everyone is watching the Premier League on TV? Or perhaps you are a local Liverpool FC fan, but cannot ever get a ticket? Dr David Webber has been examining these...
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