politics – Sports As A Weapon

23 | Burn it All Down with Sports Activist, Podcaster, and TSN columnist Shireen Ahmed

July 14, 2021July 16, 2021 MIGgS 0 Comments Acomplice, Auston Matthews, Burn it All Down Podcast, Canada, Carey Price, Chauncey Billups, Culture, Domestic Violence, Edmonton Oilers, Ethan Bear, Euro 2020, Futbol, Habs, Hockey, Indigenous, Jason Kidd, Montreal Canadians, Muslim Women in Sports, MWSN, Nadia Nadim, NBA, NHL, Podcast, politics, Racism, Soccer, Sports, SPORTSCENTRE, Spurs, Tim Duncan, Toronto, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, TSN

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 women in sports and the intersections of misogyny and racism in sports. Shireen is also co-creator and co-host of the feminist sports podcast, the Burn it All Down Pod (@BurnItDownPod).

COVID-19 Olympics Podcast Politics Tokyo 2020

22 | Cancel the Olympics Part 2: Dr. Jules Boykoff, Tokyo 2020, and the Capitalist Spectacle of the Olympics

July 6, 2021July 16, 2021 MIGgS 0 Comments Activist Athlete, Anti-Blackness, Bach Go Home, CancelTheOlympics, Capitalism, Displacement, IOC, Jules Boykoff, NOlympicsAnywhere, Olympics, politics, Protest, Racism, Sports, Star-Spangled Banner, Tokyo, Tokyo 2020, US 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 COVID-19, the spectacle of the Olympics sacrificing lives in the name of capitalism, the potential of athletes protesting the games, and much more!

COVID-19 Olympics Podcast Politics

21 | Cancel The Olympics Part 1: NOlympics Los Angeles and the 2028 LA Olympics

June 28, 2021June 30, 2021 MIGgS 0 Comments 1984, Anti-Mexican, Basketball, Brisbane, CancelTheOlympics, Capitalism, Carl Nassib, CIF, Coronado High School, Displacement, Eric Garcetti, FTP, Fuck Airbnb, Homelessness, IOC, Japan, LA, LA28, LAPD, LASD, Los Angeles, Mexican, Militarization, NFL, NOlympics Los Angeles, NOlympicsAnywhere, Olympics, Orange Glen High School, Policing, politics, Racism, San Diego, Sports, Surveillance, Tokyo, Tokyo 2020, Tortillas

After a week off, Miguel shares Part 1 of his Cancel the Olympics series this week. In Part 1 of

Kyrie Irving NBA Palestine Podcast

17| 2021 NBA Playoffs & Justice for Palestine w/ Mavs Writer Irvin Castellanos

May 18, 2021May 25, 2021 MIGgS 0 Comments Apartheid, Apple Podcasts, Brooklyn Nets, CNN, Denver Nuggets, Free Gaza, Justice for Palestine, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, NBA, NBA MVP, NBA Play-in, NBA PLayoffs, Nikola Jokic, Palestine, Podcast, Podcasts, politics, Spotify

This week, I am joined on the podcast by Irvin Castellanos (@TwittIrv), who covers the Dallas Mavericks for WFAA ABC

Chicano Dodgers Podcast Racism

16| STEALING HOME: LA, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between w/ Eric Nusbaum

May 11, 2021May 18, 2021 MIGgS 0 Comments Apple Podcasts, Bishop, Brown Lives Matter, Chicano, Displacement, Dodger Stadium, dodgers, Gentrification, History, La Loma, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mexican, MLB, Palo Verde, Podcast, politics, Red Scare, Sports, Spotify

On May 9, 1959, Los Angeles Sheriff Deputies forcefully removed and arrested Aurora Vargas, daughter of Abrana and Manuel Aréchiga.

Boxing Chicano Culture Podcast

15| Cinco De Mayo Special: “Mexican Style” Boxing w/ Matt Sedillo & Rudy Mondragon

May 5, 2021May 18, 2021 MIGgS 0 Comments Andy Ruiz Jr, Boxing, Canelo, Canelo Alvarez, CaneloSaunders, Chicana, Chicano, Chicanx, Corky Gonzales, Mexican, Mexican Style, politics, Sports, Xicano

Feliz Cinco De Mayo! I am joined on the podcast this week by Xicano poet and author, Matt Sedillo, of

College Football Movements NBA NCAA Podcast

14| Texas & The Sports Revolution of the 1960s & 70s w/ Historian of Sport & Society, Dr. Frank A. Guridy

April 29, 2021May 18, 2021 MIGgS 0 Comments Apple Podcasts, Dallas Cowboys, Go Spurs Go, Google Podcasts, Houston Astros, Houston Rockets, Jim Crow, Podcast, politics, Racism, San Antonio Spurs, Sports, Spotify, Texas, Texas Lonhorns

I am joined this week on the podcast by Dr. Frank Andre Guridy, historian of sport and society at Columbia

Labor Rights Movements NCAA Podcast

13| #NotNCAAProperty & the Exploitation of College Athletic Workers w/ The End of Sport Pod’s Dr. Derek Silva

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 MIGgS 0 Comments Amateurism, College Basketball, College Sports, Daunte Wright, End of Sport, FTP, Greg Popovich, March Madness, Minnesota Twins, NBA, NCAA, NCAA Football, NCAAW, NotNCAAProperty, Police Violence, politics, San Antonio Spurs

I am joined this week on the podcast by Dr. Derek Silva, Sociologist from Kings University College in Canada. Derek

Black Lives Matter College Football COVID-19 Donald Trump Labor Rights Podcast

Dummy Donnie from Queens calls NBA players “Nasty,” pushes College Football to Play and Claims COVID-19 is just the “Sniffles.”

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 MIGgS 0 Comments Basketball, BigTenUnited, College Football, COVID-19, Labor, Labor Rights, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, MLB, MLS, NBA, NCAA, NFL, NHL, Player Coalition, Podcast, politics, Sports, sports as a weapon, Trump, Union, WeAREUnited, WNBA

In this episode, I discuss President Donald Trump’s radio interview this past week with Fox Sports Right-Wing radio host Clay Travis on his show OUTKick.

College Football COVID-19 MLB NBA NFL Podcast