Sports In Society
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Positive Sports Takeaways From Covid Times
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We start this week talking about the London Marathon and our disappointment in the NBA Finals. It is indeed still a strange sports world! We dig into ...
What to do with ignorance?
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As usual, we start off by talking about what we are paying attention to. The sports world just keeps getting more crazy! Then we move into a conversat...
Cycling Steals the Show (Literally!)
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start off intending to have a normal show, but we wound up just talking about Pogacar's transcendent performance at the Tour de France. I...
Catching Up On An Eventful Summer
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we dive right into all that has been going on recently. First, of course, we talk about the NBA strike and the complicated nature of everyth...
Exploring The World Of Disc Golf
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we start off with a discussion of the disaster of college football and the interesting ways smaller clubs are staying relevant. Then we mov...
Youthful Energy and Experienced Professionalism: Decoding How We Talk About Sports
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start off talking about golf, the NBA and how we watch sports. Why do we prefer a slightly less polished production? Then we move into a ...
How Does It Feel To Watch The New NBA?
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start off talking about the proliferation of violence on the ESPN homepage and the absurdity of MLB trying to make things work. Then we d...
Corruption in Sports: Is it inevitable?
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start off trying to be a bit positive with some spotlights for good stuff. We mention that the NBA, unsurprisingly, seems to be coming ba...
For Good or Ill: Corporate Social Responsibility & Sports
19 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start out talking a bit about soccer and the rise of Pulisic. Then we move into a conversation about golf and divergent visions of how it...
What Would You Do To The MLS?
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start off with a discussion of Woj going off and how much we should be talking about sports right now. It's a strange time and we see bot...
Sunderland: A Sad Story Makes An Interesting Show
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we starting off talking UCLA and Under Armour and the coming disastrous restarts. We spend a bit of time on controversy in the disc golf wor...
How Do Sports Impact Our Thinking About Aging?
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start off talking about the complete absurdity of college sports, the ways we expect the NBA to fail in its bid to restart and Djokovic b...
Player's Unions in an Unprecedented Time
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We missed you all last week! We're back this week with a discussion of how Covid is changing the sports landscape with each passing day. Every week se...
Team Dynamics: What happens to a team when politics come up?
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start off declaring that Black Lives Matter and that we endeavoring to educate ourselves and act in the ways most appropriate. Then we mo...
Why Are Athletes So Angry?
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start out with a discussion of the golf match featuring Tiger, Phil, Brady and Manning. It was a strange event and we have a lot of feeli...
Why Do They Do It?: Cheating in Amateur Sports
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome special guest Sam Lev back to the show. He joins us as we start off with a discussion of golf in quarantine and what the NBA is t...
Growing Up On Baseball (and Basketball) Cards
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start by discussing the strange reality of the Bundesliga. Is this what we should expect from sports without fans? We also talk about bas...
5 Rules We'd Like To See Change Or Implemented
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start by discussing how we are coping without sports. We also talk about reopening and what golf could do. Then we move into a discussion...
When Sports Get Political: 1980 Olympic Boycott
03 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start by noting that the sports world was quite boring this week. Nothing grabbed our attention and maybe that's a good thing. Then we mo...
What does it mean to be a fan these days?
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start with an exciting new intro. Thanks Trad! Then we move into a discussion about this past week's developments. Kyle expounds upon hi...
Jordan: More Than A Basketball Player
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start off talking about how there might be some positive implications of limiting sports activity. We are humanizing our athletes and see...
Film Review: All For One - Cycling Done Right
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We start off bemoaning the events that seem to be leading to Sports Illustrated quickly losing all of its status so quickly due to poor management. Th...
Looking Back to Learn: Astros Versus Black Sox
05 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We start this week with our weekly look at the sports world on Covid-19. This includes a discussion of Trump's intervention, NBA stars playing horse a...
Film Review: Fire in Babylon - Cricket Against Colonialism
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We start by looking back again at this past week in a new landscape. This includes a look at the NFL doing NFL things and auto racing turning to eSpor...
Looking Back To Learn: Jackie Robinson
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we again start looking at how Covid-19 is impacting the sports world. The move to online gaming and the fact that chess keeps going is quite...
Looking Back to Learn: Mount Everest
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start by looking at our first week without sports. It is an unprecedented occurrence and we will be tracking it as we look to future week...
State of the MLS: Thriving or Surviving?
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start out talking about women in sports and what a great time of year it is for the sports we love. Then we get into a discussion of what...
Coronavirus and Sports: What To Expect?
01 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start off by talking about stardom and the brutal (and stupid) world of bare knuckle boxing. Then we dig into our main topic of how to un...
Athletes & Mental Health: Is it getting better?
16 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start off by talking about Man City's predicament and the way athletes isolate themselves. Then we move into a discussion of about the me...
Athletes in Business: Is this new?
09 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start off talking about rugby and how we understand it. Then we talk a bit about youth sports before getting to our main topic. This week...
Nike Shoe Controversy: What it tells us about the state of technology in sports
02 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start by analyzing our thoughts about Kobe and how we understand his tragic death and ongoing legacy. From there, we go into a discussion...
Climate Change & Sports: A Missed Opportunity?
25 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with a discussion of how climate change and sports interact. How is climate change impacting the sports we love? How is our love of sports ...
Fandom: The Pleasure and Moral Responsibility (w/ Steve Almond)
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are honored to joined by Steve Almond for a discussion of fandom and how we understand modern sports. What does the commodification of sp...
New Year, New Sports!: Our Sporting Resolutions
12 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are back and ready to dig into what we hope to do with regards to sports this year. In a shocker, we both want to explore new and differe...
Special Episode: What do we make of the NBA - China Situation
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're back for a special episode exploring just what to make of the NBA's recent issues in China. It touches so many important issues we just couldn't...
The State of Sports Media: Bleacher Report
14 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we dig into one of the more social media savvy sources around, Barstool Sports. This site seems to growing like crazy. Further, they are lea...
State of Sports Media: Barstool Sports
30 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we dig into one of the more controversial sports media sources, Barstool Sports. This blog site unabashedly caters to frat boys & young ...
The State of Sports Media: The Athletic
16 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
(FYI: We had some technical difficulties and lost half of this week's episode. Sorry!) This week we dig into the most exciting sports media startup o...
State of Sports Media: The Ringer
09 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we dig into Bill Simmons's project, The Ringer. This website and podcast network bridge the divide between sports and pop culture. They also...
The State of Sports Media: The Guardian
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Second in our The State of Sports Media Series! The Guardian is one of our favorite news sources in general and their sports coverage is quite good a...
The State of Sports Media: Sports Illustrated
26 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Second in our The State of Sports Media Series! Sports Illustrated did a ton to create the sports media world that we love today. They helped launch ...
The State of Sports Media: ESPN
26 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
First in our State of Sports Media Series! First, we look into ESPN, the foremost name in sports media. We discuss where this behemoth came from and ...
Introducing The State of Sports Media Podcast
11 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We are excited to share our newest podcast: The State of Sports Media We will be do a 14 week run of this new podcast before returning to our standard...
Understanding Liverpool's Relationship To Sports
05 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we dig into Wright Thompson's piece on what Liverpool FC's season means for the Liverpool community. We dig into the difficulty inherent in ...
What Is This Strange Drama Between Two Iconic Marathoners?
28 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss the ongoing drama between Mo Farah and Haile Gebreselassie. They have been engaging in a remarkably petty public feud. There have...
How Do We Do Fairness In The NBA?
20 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss Michael Lewis' new podcast, Against The Rules, and the state of fairness in the NBA. We take issue with his method and the presum...
A Deep Look Into the Indian Premier League
13 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a look at the Netflix show, Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians. This is the Netflix and IPL answer to HBO's Hard Knocks show about the NF...
Why Are People Lining Up To Run 100 Miles?
24 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle isn't able to join us this week, but we are lucky to have Sam Lev as a stand-in cohost. That made it the perfect week to dig into the running wor...
What Can We Learn From ESPN's Fame List?
17 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we focus on what it means to be a famous athlete and who the most famous in the world are. We parse our way through ESPN's Fame 100 list of...
Is the NHL's model for dealing with Marijuana an example?
10 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we delve into the murky waters of how marijuana is treated by the NHL and other major sports leagues. The NHL is taking a forward looking ap...
Is Math Making Basketball Boring?
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we dive into an article about the 3 point shot in the NBA. The Rockets were the first team ever to shoot more 3s than 2s last year. But, the...
Episode 2: What determines the sustainability of a sport?
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are back with an exploration of slow play in golf. This leads to a discussion of what money means for sports, whether or not athletes sho...
Episode 1: Sportswashing & Elite Soccer
17 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! After a lengthy break, we are back with a new simplified format. Every week we will be digging into one article, event or other other note...
Episode 60: What Does It Mean To Be World Champion?
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Start off by begrudgingly talking about Donny boy and how he just can't stop talking about sports. Then we talk about CTE, the Tour Championship and t...
Episode 59: How Do We Perceive Selfishness in Sports?
09 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We return this week to touch on the NFL's seemingly purposeful ineptitude and the NBA trade cycle. Further, we touch on the US Open semifinals and the...
Episode 58: Which Positions Are Most Important (or Not)?
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We come back after a few weeks off to discuss the week's news, including Serena's brilliance and Aaron Rodger's interesting ESPN article. Then we move...
Episode 57: Euphemisms in Sports & Our Book Club
08 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We start this week with the news, including Curry's adventure on the golf course and Neymar to PSG. Further, we dig into the NBA abroad and the progre...
Episode 56: How We Consume Sports & Lots of News
23 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start with a lengthy discussion of the news. We touch on the turmoil in Cleveland, Jordan Spieth & the British Open and Federer's amazing...
Episode 55: Should We Be Subsidizing Sports?
09 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We start this week by looking into the crazy NBA summer and a bit of college basketball news as well. We also touch on the soccer transfer market and ...
Episode 54: Is There Anything More Important Than Winning?
04 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We start this week with the craziness of the NBA offseason, including what we think about Phil Jackson. Then we move on to Steph playing golf and how ...
Episode 53: Sports Retirements & More
26 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start off with the news, as always. And this week that means: NBA draft, Sarah Spain, Rick Pitino, 3-on-3 basketball and the interesting ...
Episode 52: Catching Up On News & Parity in Sports
18 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After a week off, we have a ton to catch up on. We touch on the ongoing US Open and the recently finished NBA Finals, including the ongoing LeBron and...
Episode 51: Toxic Masculinity in Sports
06 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After a week off, we take a look at the news. This week that means talking about the NBA finals, the Champions League Final and Tiger Woods. Lastly, w...