The Jacobin Sports Show

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The Jacobin Sports Show Podcast

Matthew Miranda discusses the most meaningful stories from the world of sports, both on and off the field. Find the show on Twitter @JacobinSports!

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    WNBA Players Speak Up, Yankees Talk & The Disappearing Black MLBer

    The WNBA owners & players are at a critical point in the league's evolution; how can the workers make sure their demands for dignity are enshrined and ensured? Plus: a 34-year playing career nears its end, Yankees talk with Joe Flynn & Dominick Duthel on growing up a Black baseball player during the time Black players are rarer and rarer.

    2h 13m

  2. 2 SEPT

    Trans-Pacific union actions, Caitlin Clark balling & Chelsea bursting

    Japanese baseballers push for more rights. The National Women's Soccer League implements the most humane CBA in all of sports. Caitlin Clark is the most impactful rookie since?? And Chelsea, Chelsea, Chelsea . . .

    39 min

  3. 13 AUG

    Olympic highlights & lowlights, Dearica Hamby sues the WNBA & when gay hatred meets gay history

    From Imane Khelif's joyful light to Simone Biles' endless exceptionality to Manizha Talash's selfless sacrifice, there are Olympic stories worth celebrating . . . and castigating. Also, Dearica Hamby's calls out the WNBA as unjust -- will its media do the same? Finally, a few days after a gay baseball icon dies, bigotry in Boston.

    58 min

  4. 12 JUN

    Transitioning from the on-season to the offseason: Sacramento hoops with Jrue

    This episode features all things Kings hoops with Sacramento icon Jrue. How do fans there feel after two turnaround regular seasons without playoff success? What key offseason issues does the team face? How is it that the "small-town" Kings and the big-city Knicks are such perfect spiritual cousins? This was a fun one!

    1h 15m

  5. 21 MAY

    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.

    1h 33m

  6. 5 MAY

    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!

    52 min

  7. 3 MAY

    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.

    44 min

  8. 18 APR

    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.

    1h 10m
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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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  • Creator
    Jacobin
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    104
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jacobin
  • Show Website
    The Jacobin Sports Show

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