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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

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11| Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke. Interview w/ NY Times best-selling author Andrew Maraniss

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 MIGgS 0 Comments Andrew Marannis, Apple Podcasts, Athletics, Baseball, Black History, Books, Colin Kaeperinick, Culture, dodgers, Glenn Burke, ITFDB, Kapernick, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, Muhammad Ali, Oakland, Oakland Athletics, Podcast, Rooted In Oakland, social justice, Spotify

I talk to New York Times best-selling author, Andrew Marannis (@TruBlu24). His new book, Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn

COVID-19 Movements Podcast Politics

Episode 8: Let Them Play CA Movement & the Return of Youth/High School Sports in California

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 MIGgS 0 Comments Baseball, Basketball, CA, California, CIF, COVID-19, Football, Gavin Newsom, Let Them Play, Pandemic, Recall Newsom, Sci and Tell Show, Science, Soccer, Softball, Sports, Trevor Bauer, Volleyball, Water Polo, Youth Sports

In today’s episode, I discuss a rapidly growing movement in the state of California regarding the re-opening of youth and

CFL COVID-19 Labor Rights NBA Podcast

Episode 7: CFL Player Salary Cuts, Sports & Nationalism, and Raptors Fandom w/ Abdul Malik of The Off Court Podcast

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 MIGgS 0 Comments BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Canadian Football, Capitalism, CFL, Edmonton Football Team, Football, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Labor Rights, Montreal Alouettes, Nationalism, NBA, Neoliberalism, Ottawa Redblacks, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Sports, Toronto Argonauts, Toronto Raptors, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On the newest episode, I welcomed my very first guest on the podcast, Screenwriter Abdul Malik, co-host of the @offcourtpodBased

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Episode 6: Naomi Osaka and the Revolt of the Black Athlete

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 MIGgS 0 Comments Ahmaud Arbery, Atlanta Falcons, black lives matter, BLM, Breanna Taylor, Dallas Cowboys, Elijah McClain, George Floyd, Kansas City Chiefs, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Naomi Osaka, NFL, Philando Castile, Police Brutality, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tamir Rice, Tennis, Trayvon Martin, US Open, Vanessa Bryant

Hey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports

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Episode 5: The “Sports Strike Heard Around the World”

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 MIGgS 0 Comments black lives matter, BLM, Boycott, Dominic Smith, Justice for Jacob Blake, LeBron James, Milwaukee Bucks, MLB, Mookie Betts, Naomi Osaka, NBA, NFL, NHL, Police Brutality, Sports Strike, Tennis, WNBA

In today’s episode, I discuss Wednesday’s historic day in sports entangled with social justice and worker solidarity. The Milwaukee Bucks decided to strike and not play in Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, which led to a wave across all sports with MLB, NFL, WNBA, and even Tennis Superstar Naomi Osaka striking in solidarity. Oh, and eventually the NHL joined the strike in solidarity too, due to the efforts of the Hockey Diversity Alliance (HDA).

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EP 4: “Our Enemies in Blue” Episode-Police Shoot Jacob Blake and NBA, LeBron, and George Hill Respond, Malcolm X and Toronto Raptors Boycotting ECSF Game 1?

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 MIGgS 0 Comments Anthony Davis, black lives matter, BLM, Enemies in Blue, George Hill, Jacob Blake, Justice for Jacob Blake, Kyle Kuzma, Lakers, LeBron James, Malcolm X, Masai Ujiri, NBA, Police Brutality, social justice, Sports, sports as a weapon, Toronto Raptors

In today’s episode, I will be discussing Police Violence and the continued police killings of Black People. Specifically, I will focus today’s show on the shooting of Jacob Blake by Police in Wisconsin this past Sunday and the outrage from the black community and NBA players like George Hill and LeBron James

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Episode 3: LeBron James and “More Than a Vote” Fighting Against Black Voter Suppression…Plus NBA Playoffs 1st Round Predictions

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 MIGgS 0 Comments 2020 Election, Alvin Kamara, Atlanta Hawks, Basketball, black lives matter, BLM, Charlotte Hornets, Damian Lilard, LeBron James, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, MLB, More Than a Vote, NBA, NBA PLayoffs, NFL, Patrick Mahomes, Renee Montgomery, Sacramento Kings, social justice, Sports, Toronto Raptors, Voter Suppression, Voting, WNBA

Hey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports

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.