Sports In Society

Sports in Society

The world of sports is a great window into our broader society. For better or worse, all our contributors are lifelong sports fans. Being such fans and caring deeply about the world we live in, we use sports as a way to better understand society and use society as a way to better understand sports.

  1. 10/04/2020

    Positive Sports Takeaways From Covid Times

    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 this more with our main topic: What positive things has Covid revealed to us about the sports world? We touch on the way we consume sports, how important they feel and the hypocrisy that is being shown (amongst other things). Music: Trad Godsey

    51 min

  2. 09/28/2020

    What to do with ignorance?

    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 conversation about whether ignorance is ever an adequate defense. How do we understand people who don't have the reasoning capacity? What about people without access to information? Is education a viable option? How ignorant are we? Should we sympathize?

    51 min

  3. 09/21/2020

    Cycling Steals the Show (Literally!)

    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. It was a truly stupendous experience! Music: Trad Godsey

    48 min

  4. 09/06/2020

    Catching Up On An Eventful Summer

    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 everything involved. We spend a while looking at the complexity of it all and how we learn to live in the grey. Then we discuss a few other odds and ends, including the Messi saga, the Tour de France and a pervasive sense of uncertainty. Music: Trad Godsey

    1h 3m

  5. 08/23/2020

    Exploring The World Of Disc Golf

    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 move into a conversation about adventure racing and why it might be compelling. Finally, we come to our main topic this week, disc golf. How is it packaged and presented? What about the money of it? What do we like or dislike? What could the future hold if growth is upcoming? How do you grow a sport without losing its soul? Music: Trad Godsey

    59 min

  6. 08/09/2020

    Youthful Energy and Experienced Professionalism: Decoding How We Talk About Sports

    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 discussion of our main topic of decoding how we talk about youth and age in sports. What euphemisms do we see all the time and gloss over? What does how we talk about it mean for how players and fans interact with the game? What might be better? Should we be looking at how we make sense of this in our context? Music: Trad Godsey

    53 min

  7. 08/02/2020

    How Does It Feel To Watch The New NBA?

    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 dig into our main topic, the new look of the NBA. We spent some time watching this weekend's games and reflect on the experience. How do we feel about the look and feel? What about the quality of play? How are they handling social justice issues? Are we likely to watch more? Music: Trad Godsey

    58 min

  8. 07/26/2020

    Corruption in Sports: Is it inevitable?

    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 back in a good way and what we might get re-engaged with sports for. Then we move into our main conversation about corruption in sports. What does it even mean to be corrupt in sports? Why is there so much of it? Why do we put up with it? Is any of it justifiable? Music: Trad Godsey

    56 min
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The world of sports is a great window into our broader society. For better or worse, all our contributors are lifelong sports fans. Being such fans and caring deeply about the world we live in, we use sports as a way to better understand society and use society as a way to better understand sports.

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  • Creator
    Sports in Society
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2020
  • Episodes
    56
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Sports in Society
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