The Jacobin Sports Show Jacobin
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Matthew Miranda discusses the most meaningful stories from the world of sports, both on and off the field. Find the show on Twitter @JacobinSports!
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A weekend of sports + WNBA w/Alford Corriette
Man City's four-peat and the Knicks in a Game 7 lead to questions about the WNBA's direction. Then Alford Corriette (HerHoopStats) breaks down half the league plus questions about charter flights, the in-season tournament and if the W would welcome a young star pushing for early draft eligibility.
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Corporate vs. subscriber-based sportswriting & Knicks vs. Pacers with Caitlin Cooper
One of sportswriting's brightest minds & clearest communicators, Caitlin Cooper talks transitioning from covering sports for a corporation to starting her own supporter-based site & the challenges and rewards that brings. Then we talk Knicks/Pacers playoffs -- what happens when a team that struggles with switches meets one that hates switching? Which player in the series is like a pebble in your shoe? What philosophy did Tyrese Haliburton wear a T-shirt celebrating that Tom Thibodeau would angrily rip off any of his players? That and more!
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The Suns are Jonestown, "You can die in any sport" & the end of two eras
How are the Mat Ishbia Suns like the Jonestown cult? Why doesn't Reggie Bush's retro-Heisman matter? Also: NBA playoff talk, Candace Parker leaves the WNBA, Jurgen Klopp nears the end at Liverpool and somber numbers regarding death and boxing.
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The NBA's 3-Body Problem, plus basketball & new media with Kris Pursiainen
Matthew on when losing is like fish sauce, the NBA's 3-body problem and how the Atlanta Hawks are Swedenborg's Hell. Kris Pursiainen talks today's sports media landscape as well as NBA play-in/playoff topics.
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100th Episode Bonanza
In this very special episode, part 1 discusses LSU/Iowa's Elite 8 blockbuster, the Minnesota T'Wolves fussin' billionaires, the EPL's 3-horse home stretch and the tsunami of sports gambling red flags. In part 2 Matthew interviews a very special guest and announces the show's new name.
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The Wayne Gretzky Appreciation Half-Hour
The 99th episode centers on the impacts #99 has had on Matthew over the years.