42 min

LoB 3: History From the Batboy Up with Chesa Boudin Left of Baseball

    • Baseball

Chesa Boudin, District Attorney of San Francisco, joins the show. From his one game as a ponytailed Cubs batboy to MLB's uncertain response to the social movements of today, we analyze how race, class, and immigration shape MLB's power structure. Thinking through baseball, we start to see how these same dynamics connect to the problems Chesa confronts through his progressive, decarceral approach to the justice system.

Chesa Boudin, District Attorney of San Francisco, joins the show. From his one game as a ponytailed Cubs batboy to MLB's uncertain response to the social movements of today, we analyze how race, class, and immigration shape MLB's power structure. Thinking through baseball, we start to see how these same dynamics connect to the problems Chesa confronts through his progressive, decarceral approach to the justice system.

42 min