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Tyreek Hill, Florida’s Police Record, and the NFL

The union is designed to improve the working conditions of NFL players, both on and off the field. Whether the union successfully meets the workers’ needs is another topic for another discussion.

The union has not released a statement about Tyreek Hill’s brutal arrest.

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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 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).

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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 COVID-19, the spectacle of the Olympics sacrificing lives in the name of capitalism, the potential of athletes protesting the games, and much more!

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My Thoughts on Dodgers Pitcher Trevor Bauer being Accused of Assault: Cut him Dodgers!

Content warning: The details in this article include allegations of sexual assault that may be difficult to read and triggering. 

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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

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20 | Deportes: The Making of a Sporting Mexican Diaspora with Dr. Jose Alamillo

This week, Miguel speaks to Dr. Jose Alamillo  (http://josealamillo.cikeys.com/), professor of Chicana/o Studies at California State University, Channel Islands. Dr.

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19 | Pinata Theory, Poetry, and Bay Area fandom with Chicano Poet Alan Chazaro

This week, Miguel speaks to Bay area Chicano Poet and writer Alan Chazaro  (@alan_chazaro). Miguel spoke to Alan about becoming

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18 | Interview w/ Dave Zirin, Sports Editor at the Nation Magazine & Tribute to Lee Evans

This week, Miguel is honored to speak to Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports), Sports Editor at the Nation Magazine, and host of

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

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

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

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

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