The End of Sport
Episodes
Trans Athletes and The Fight for Inclusion
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the End of Sport podcast, Anna Posbergh and Derek Silva sit down with Grace McKenzie, a transgender athlete and advocate for inclus...
The Palestine Exception in Football with Abubaker Abed
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Abubaker Abed speaks about FIFA and European football's double standards regarding Israel, his reporting on the genocide in Gaza, and the importan...
Everything You Need to Know About the IOC's Recent Genetic Testing Policy
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This two-part episode critically examines the IOC's new policy on gender eligibility, focusing on the implications for trans and intersex athletes...
Out of Left Field #7 - Sportswashing: FIFA, Gambling, WNBA and the Fight for Justice
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of OLF discusses the latest news in sports, including FIFA's sportswashing "sanction" of Israel, sports gambling, the new W...
The Dark Side of Sports Gambling with Adam Johnson
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Adam Johnson joins us to explore the pervasive influence of sports gambling on media, politics, and our social fabric. We delve into ...
Fair Game and the Future of Trans Athletes with Anna Baeth, Ellie Roscher, and Chris Mosier
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the End of Sports, Johanna and Anna are joined by the wonderful and brilliant Anna Baeth, Ellie Roscher, and Chris Mosier, to discu...
Scientific Integrity in Sex Testing with Madeleine Pape
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the End of Sport Podcast, Nathan and Anna chat with Olympian and sociologist Madeleine Pape. They explore the complexities of gende...
Iran PULLS OUT of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup! INSTANT REACTION
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan, Priyansh, and sports journalist Valerio Moggia provide instant reaction to news that Iran will PULL OUT of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Unit...
Out of Left Field #6 - Iran, Trump, Paralympics, and College Sports
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of EoS' Out of Left Field, Anna, Derek, Nathan, and Johanna explore the complex intersections of geopolitics, sports, and governan...
The T-20 Cricket World Cup, Hindutva, and India-Pakistan (Bonus live episode)
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a discussion streamed live on our YouTube on March 9, 2026 with Ahmer Naqvi on the recent developments in cricket, including the...
Cuba and Revolutionary Sport with Vijay Prashad
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nathan and Priyansh speak with Vijay Prashad to discuss the complex political and economic situation in Cuba, particularly in light o...
Homeland Empire with Nikhil Pal Singh
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nikhil Pal Singh, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU, explores the concept of Homeland Empire -- how archaic precedents...
Iran and Resistance to US Imperialism - Out of Left Field Episode #5
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this emergency episode of the End of Sport's Out of Left Field, Nathan, Derek, and Priyansh talk to The East is a Podcast's Sina Rahmani about the ...
Mexico and the Politics of the 2026 Fifa Men's World Cup
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode (+BONUS interview) of the End of Sport, Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Priyansh chat with Alexander Aviña about the intersection of Mexican f...
Out of Left Field - FIFA, UEFA, and the Palestine Exception
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the intersection of sports and politics, focusing on the ongoing situation in Palestine, the implications of recent action...
Unpacking Migration and Racial Capitalism with Harsha Walia
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the End of Sport podcast, host Nathan Kalman-Lamb, Derek Silva and Priyansh speak with activist and author Harsha Walia on the intr...
The Politics of Football with Sean Jacobs
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the End of Sport, Nathan Kalman-Lamb, Johanna Mellis, and Priyansh engage with Sean Jacobs, a prominent figure in sports and politi...
Cricket and the India-Pakistan Rivalry
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the End of Sport Podcast, Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Priyansh talk with Ahmer Naqvi to explore the complexities of cricket, particularl...
Out of Left Field - Bad Bunny, Super Bowl, and the Winter Olympics 2026
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Out of Left Field, all of us discuss a range of topics including Bad Bunny's impactful Super Bowl halftime performance, the pol...
The 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the hosts engage with Jules Boykoff to discuss the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, exploring the political implications, t...
Heated Rivalry: Hockey Culture, Nationalism and Queer Representation
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Anna Posbergh and Johanna Mellis engage with experts Ryan Storr and Kristi Allain to discuss the cultural significance of the show &#...
Episode 172: Speaking Out with McKenzie Forbes
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Anna and Nathan have the pleasure of talking to former USC basketball star McKenzie Forbes and Athletes Unlimited player about Gaza, ...
Out of Left Field Episode 2 - Minneapolis, India's Cricket Crisis, and Anti-Trans Rhetoric
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of Out of Left Field, the hosts discuss the intersection of sports, labor, and politics, particularly in light of recent events ...
Episode 171: Trump and the FIFA Clusterf*ck with Priyansh
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by former sports journalist and current U of T PhD candidate Priyansh to discuss why Trump was gifted the absurd FIFA Peace Prize and ho...
Out of Left Field Episode 1
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the very first installment of Out of Left Field. In this debut segment, we cut through the noise of the 2026 political landscape to examin...
Sports as a Weapon & The End of College Football
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are returning to regular programming as of January 2026! This week on The End of Sport, we are excited to cross-post a conversation we recently had...
Episode 170: The Pseudoscience of Trans Exclusion
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The End of Sport, hosts Derek Silva, Johanna Mellis, and Nathan Kalman-Lamb speak with Dr. Sheree Bekker and Dr. Anna Posbergh abo...
Kick Israel Out of FIFA
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a webinar called "Kick Israel Out of FIFA: No To Zionism in Football" recorded on September 29, 2025, moderated by sports jo...
Episode 169: Exploitation and Care in College Football with Dr. Tracie Canada
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The End of Sport, Nathan and Derek sit down with Dr. Tracie Canada, Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology a...
Episode 168: Canada is Trying to Deport a Future Olympian
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Aidan Simardone, an immigration lawyer and immigration advocate, to talk about Olympic hopeful Tamarri Lindo an...
Halifax Demands Davis Cup Cancellation
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features the full press conference responding to Tennis Canada’s decision to host Israel’s Davis Cup team in Halifax while barring fa...
Episode 167: Cancel Canada-Israel Davis Cup
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Nathan sits down with signatories of a letter demanding the reconsideration of hosting a Davis Cup match between Canada and I...
Episode 166: Pyramid Scheme
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nathan sits down with former college basketball coach, professor, and novelist Rus Bradburd to discuss his new novel Big Time and a...
El Jones Speaks Against the Davis Cup in Halifax
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode, Dr. El Jones, former poet laureate of Halifax and Assistant Professor at Mount St. Vincent University, explains exactly why i...
Episode 165: Canadian Hockey on Trial
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan is joined by friend and eminent hockey scholar Kristi Allain to break down how to understand the Hockey Canada trial and its implications for ...
Episode 164: On Athleticide
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode examines the destruction of athletes, athletics and athletic infrastructure in Palestine by Israeli forces. We discuss how athletes and s...
Episode 163: Gaza and Global Sport
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are finally back! After a very long hiatus, the podcast returns with a lengthy recap from Derek and Nathan of some of what has transpired since we ...
Episode 162: CTE and Sport with Dr. Jesse Mez
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nathan has the distinct pleasure of talking to Jesse Mez of the Boston University CTE Center about his team's recent study on the p...
Episode 161: Academic Exploitation in College Sport
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nathan is joined by Max Jordan Nguemeni to discuss all the ways in which college athletes are denied the academic experience they ar...
Episode 160: The Boxing Debacle at Paris 2024
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We present this recording of the talks that comprised a panel discussion on challenges to Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting's claims to womanhood hosted by...
Episode 159: The San Jose State Transphobic Clusterf*ck
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nathan is joined by trans participation in sport scholar and authority Anna Posbergh to discuss the abusive treatment of an athlete o...
Episode 158: On Sport and Genocide
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In one of our most important episodes to date, we present a keynote panel called "Can there be sport at a time of Genocide? Solidarity, Community, and...
Episode 157: The Caitlin Clark Effect
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan is joined again by Frankie de la Cretaz, one of our favs, to dig into the impact of Caitlin Clark on the WNBA. We begin with a discussion of t...
Episode 156: Heterodox Takes on Football with Chris Kluwe
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Derek and Nathan are joined by former NFL player Chris Kluwe to delve into his heterodox perspectives on football, including his positions on gay rig...
Episode 155: Steven Thrasher Speaks Back
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Derek and Nathan speak to Dr. Steven Thrasher about his activism against the genocide in Gaza and the McCarthyist repression he has been subjected to...
Episode 154: Football is Killing US School Kids
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nathan is joined by John 'Jabo' Burrow and Kathleen Bachynski to talk about the horrific run of football-related deaths at US schools...
Episode 153: Olympic Depravities with Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff return to the show to discuss the experience of covering one of the most eventful Olympics ever. We discuss their most la...
Episode 152: The Wide World of Concussions with Stephen Casper
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Casper joins Derek and Nathan to explore the history of concussion and interrogate the various conflicts of interest and ethical permutations ...
Episode 151: Olympic 'Gender Verification' Meltdown
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this emergency episode, Nathan is joined by friend and colleague Celeste Orr (in person!) to deconstruct the rightwing meltdown over the defeat of ...
Episode 150: Coercion and Agency in College Sport with Dr. Wayne Black
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Wayne Black joins Derek and Nathan to discuss his research program studying college athletics and debate key questions around coercion, agency, an...
Episode 149: What Are The Olympics For?
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jules Boykoff joins Derek and Nathan to discuss his new book What Are the Olympics For? The conversation delves into both the fundamental problems t...
Episode 148: Sports Media Complicity in Genocide
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Derek is joined by Leyla Hamed, a sports journalist and Editor in Chief at the The Athletic FC. As one of the very few pro-Palestinia...
Episode 147: The End of College Football, Part II: Jabo Burrow
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Vanderbilt offensive lineman John "Jabo" Burrow joins Nathan to candidly discuss how his experiences in college football connect to the themes ...
Episode 146: The End of College Football, Part I: Jabo Burrow
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Vanderbilt offensive lineman John "Jabo" Burrow joins Nathan to candidly discuss how his experiences in college football connect to the themes ...
Episode 145: Sports Gambling with Joel Anderson
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Slate columnist and award-winning Slow Burn host Joel Anderson joins to discuss the massive explosion of sports gambling, recent scandals involving...
Episode 144: "We Hear the Voices of the Children In Gaza," on Sport During a Genocide with Charlotte Phillips
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nathan and Derek sit down with Palestinian National Soccer Team member Charlotte Phillips to talk about what it is like to represent ...
Episode 143: The Shifting Legal Landscape of College Sport
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael McCann joins Derek and Nathan to examine how the law is shaping the landscape of college sports today. We discuss the recent settlement agreem...
Episode 142: College Athletes and the Encampment Movement
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Derek and Nathan are joined by University of Michigan soccer player Uriel Zeitz to discuss the role of campus athletic workers in the...
Episode 141: Protest Politics with Robin D. G. Kelley
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Derek and Nathan are immensely privileged to be joined by UCLA historian Robin D. G. Kelley for a discussion of the remarkable and o...
Episode 140: The Columbia Encampment
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special non-sports episode, Nathan speaks to Columbia University graduate student Jon Ben-Menachem about the Columbia University student anti-...
Episode 139: The Political Economy of Women's Sport
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Berri joins all three hosts to unpack a subject that is perhaps as or more relevant than any other in the world of sport right now and also one ...
Episode 138: Sport and the Climate Crisis with Madeleine Orr
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Derek and Nathan chat with Dr. Madeleine Orr about why any conversation about justice, harm, and sport needs to account for the unfol...
Episode 137: The Hegemonic vs. Inclusive Masculinity Debate
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan is joined by Colleen English and Daniel Sailofsky to dig deep into the concepts of hegemonic and inclusive masculinities and unpack which of th...
Episode 136: How the Anti-trans Movement Shields Cisgender Sexual Predators
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
**This episode contains discussions of sexual violence** In this episode, Johanna offers an initial analysis of how cisgender, white, and heterosex...
Episode 135: Hungary, Sportswashing, and Global Fascism
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview that friend and repeat guest of the podcast, Karleigh Chardonnay Webb, did with Johanna in August 2023. Karleigh is an Ou...
Episode 134: Masculinities and Sport with Raewyn Connell
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
**Our apologies for the audio quality of this episode; we had some technical difficulties** Nathan sits down with the incomparable Raewyn Connell t...
Episode 132: The Barstool Sports Episode
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Hodler is Assistant Professor of Sports Media and Communication at the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode...
Episode 131: College Sport NLRB Extravaganza
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Nathan first has the chance to talk again to NLRB GC Jennifer Abruzzo, this time about the college athlete organizing develop...
Episode 130: The Definitive Netflix Sports Rankings
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guy Harrison joins Nathan for a discussion of the Netflix sports doc as genre and its increasing influence in shaping how we understand sports. Then t...
Episode 129: Higher Ed 'Crisis' with Asheesh Kapur Siddique and Joe Darda
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Asheesh Kapur Siddique is Assistant Professor of History at UMASS Amherst where he studies the British Empire between the 17th and Early 19th centurie...
Episode 128: On The PWHL with Liz Knox
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Knox returns to the show to discuss four years of developments in the world of women's hockey and the rise of the PWHL from her perspective as an ...
Episode 127: Gaza Genocide and Sporting Politics with Karim Zidan
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Johanna is joined by journalist, short story writer, and translator Karim Zidan to discuss how Israel's war in Gaza and genocide of Palestinian people...
Episode 126: Football, Manliness, and the Conjuncture
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the aftermath of the Super Bowl, Nathan and esteemed football scholar Tom Oates have a ranging conjunctural discussion about the state of American ...
Episode 125: Israel and Russia Don't Belong in Paris 2024
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Johanna is joined by Jules and Dave to discuss the moral imperative against allowing Israel and Russia to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games ...
Episode 124: The Swiftie Bowl
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frankie de la Cretaz is a writer focused on sports, gender, and queerness. They are the co-author of Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the NFL from Bold...
Episode 123: Palestine Solidarity
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our return from an extended absence, we have the great privilege of sharing a conversation hosted by the University of Connecticut en...
Episode 122: Why Canada Needs a Judicial Inquiry into Sport
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's September 24th, 1988 -- a warm, sunny and dry day in the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. It also happened to be the final of the men’s 1...
Episode 120: Another College Sport Apocalypse
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All three hosts get together to discuss an apocalyptic summer in college sport. Our conversation begins with an in-depth analysis of Northwestern an...
Episode 119: The End of College Football (A Preview)
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this short episode, Nathan shares his Canadian Sociological Association conference presentation on the book manuscript for The End of College Foot...
Episode 118: What is Hockey Culture? with Kristi Allain
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, @kristi_allain joins @Derekcrim and @nkalamb to comprehensively explore what's wrong with the culture of Canada's favourite game. Kri...
Episode 117: Decoding Racist Representation in Sport with Kelly Wright
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Johanna is joined by repeat guest and close friend of the show, interdisciplinary scholar extraordinaire Kelly Wright. We discuss and...
Episode 116: A Football Life with Zack Furness
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Zack Furness is Associate Professor of Communications at Penn State Greater Allegheny. He is the author of One Less Car: Bicycling and the Politics of...
Episode 115: The Sport Management Episode, Part Two
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chen Chen is Assistant Professor of Sport Management in the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education. He is the absurdly published autho...
Episode 114: The Sport Management Episode, Part One
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chen Chen is Assistant Professor of Sport Management in the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education. He is the absurdly published autho...
Episode 113: Political Transphobia and Sport in New Brunswick with Susan Holt
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Member of the legislative assembly for Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore and leader of the Liberal Party and official opposition in New Brunswick...
Episode 112: Black Ball with Theresa Runstedler
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Theresa Runstedtler is Associate Professor of History and Critical Race, Gender, and Cultural Studies at American University. She is the author of Jac...
Episode 111: How Women’s Swimming Got So Transphobic
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Johanna talks with repeat guest and one of our favorite sports journalists, Frankie de la Cretaz, about their incisive piece for The...
Episode 110: Floridian and national athletic anti-fascist resistance with Joel Anderson
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Johanna and Nathan are joined by one of our all-time favorite journalists and a repeat guest: Joel Anderson from Slate. Joel came on...
Episode 109: On The End of Sport, College Sports, Labor, and Exploitation
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have a special episode which is actually a recording of a symposium panel session Johanna, Nathan and I participated in. The symposium panel ...
Episode 108: On Racism in Canadian Sport with Ian Kennedy
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Derek is joined by Ian Kennedy, critical sports journalist and writer for The Hockey News and Yahoo Sports, and author of On Acc...
Episode 107: Abuse and Harm in Canadian Sport with Jennifer Fraser and MacIntosh Ross
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we are joined by Jennifer Fraser and MacIntosh Ross to discuss the pervasive abuse and harm in the world of Canadian sport and the ...
Episode 106: Historicizing and Theorizing Harm in Youth Sport w/ Dionne Koller
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johanna and Nathan are joined by Dionne Koller, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Sport and the Law at the University of Baltimore, to ...
Episode 105: Racial Capitalism and Football with Joshua Myers
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan is joined by Joshua Myers, Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Howard University and author of Cedric Robinson: The Time of the Black R...
Episode 104: We’re back!
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this catch up episode, Nathan, Johanna, and Derek talk about what they have been up to for the past six months before diving into some of the lates...
Episode 103: Sport and Empire
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the newest episode of our EOS Panels series, Johanna and Nathan talk to Tyler Shipley and Nikhil Pal Singh about what imperialism is, why it is a ...
Episode 102: On Critical Sports Fandom
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this third episode of our End of Sport Panels series, Johanna and Derek sit down with Amanda Mull, Steven Salaita, and Kevin Gannon to explore how ...
Episode 101: Athletes Reimagining College Sport
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of the End of Sport Panels series, Johanna and Derek are joined by current and former college athletes to discuss the changing ...
Episode 100: Critical Sports Scholars on Parenting and Youth Sport
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This special 100th episode of the show marks the beginning of a new series on The End of Sport: EOS Panels. The EOS Panels are meant to capture the v...
Episode 99: Towards a Public Sociology of Sport
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is quite different from our normal releases – rather than an interview or monologue about harm in contemporary sport, we are actually p...
Episode 98: Dehumanization and the NFL Draft with Ben Natan
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SB Nation writer Ben Natan joins Nathan to discuss the NFL Draft, how it suppresses wages, and the ways in which the process generally dehumanizes and...