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Labor RightsPodcast

26 | Unionized San Francisco Giants Food Service Workers win! (Bonus mini-episode)

Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1244675/episodes/9290114 Happy International Podcast Day! We have a Breaking News bonus mini-episode! Miguel spoke with Unite Here Local 2 Organizer

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25 | Fighting Visibility: UFC Female Fighters and the Millennial Sports Media Brand with Dr. Jennifer McClearen

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1244675/episodes/9177699 This week, Miguel spoke to Dr. Jennifer McClearen (@jmcclearen), a feminist media scholar whose research examines sports, difference, and

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24 | The Cold War, the Olympics, and the Hungarian Revolution, with the End of Sport Podcast’s Dr. Johanna Mellis

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1244675/episodes/8866249 This week, Miguel spoke to Dr. Johanna Mellis, Professor of World History at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania and one

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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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