Say It Ain't Contagious

Steven Goldman
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Say It Ain’t Contagious is an ongoing discussion of baseball, social justice, the politics of our country, and how they are inevitably intertwined. Six scholars, activists, and baseball pundits use the game and its history as a lens into issues of race, economics, and American culture.

  1. 07/27/2021

    SIAC 26: The Freewheelin' Greg Proops

    Greg Proops joins the panel for a wide-ranging discussion that covers the Giants, the Negro Leagues, women in baseball, the lack of poetry in baseball announcing, and much more!

    1h 19m

  2. 07/20/2021

    SIAC 25: ¡Pleibol! with Dr. Margaret Salazar-Porzio

    The panel chats with Dr. Margaret Salazar-Porzio of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on the new ¡Pleibol! exhibit, a journey into the heart and history of U.S. Latino baseball.

    55 min

  3. 07/06/2021

    SIAC 24 Untitled Bad Men in Baseball Episode

    The panel reflects on the disappointing way the Dodgers and Major League Baseball have responded to harassment and domestic violence issues from Mickey Callaway to Trevor Bauer.

    38 min

  4. 06/22/2021

    SIAC 23: Fernandomania with Dr. Jose Alamillo

    Jose Alamillo (Deportes: The Making of a Sporting Mexican Diaspora) joins the panel to discuss the impact of Fernando Valenzuela when he emerged as baseball's biggest star 30 years ago.

    53 min

  5. 06/15/2021

    SIAC 22: Say It Ain't Spider Tack

    Baseball is gripped by grip-enhancements, or is it the other way around? The panel considers the way the lack of enforcement in the area of ball-doctoring has led baseball into some of the same blind alleys that now trap other areas of American culture and politics. Craig crashes Gaylord Perry's house, Steve goes for a Nazi analogy that may be a bit overwrought, and so much more.

    55 min

  6. 06/08/2021

    SIAC 21: The One with Mae Ngai

    Columbia University historian Mae Ngai joins the SIAC panel of Craig, Lincoln, Adrian, Tova, and Frank to discuss the rise of anti-Asian sentiment in the US, its long history in this country, and how it coexists with the majesty of Shohei Ohtani.

    50 min

  7. 06/01/2021

    SIAC 20: Racism and Reggie Bars

    The panel looks at American race relations a year after the murder of George Floyd and wonders if today Curt Schilling could accuse Adam Jones of manufacturing an incident at Fenway Park without facing a greater backlash, plus we remember Reggie! bars and Lincoln objects to Steve's choice of ending.

    40 min

  8. 05/25/2021

    SIAC 19: The Unwritten Rules Are Everywhere

    Tony La Russa throwing his own player under the bus for hitting a home run off of a position player during a blowout leads to a consideration of the other places unwritten rules lurk in American life.

    52 min
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Say It Ain’t Contagious is an ongoing discussion of baseball, social justice, the politics of our country, and how they are inevitably intertwined. Six scholars, activists, and baseball pundits use the game and its history as a lens into issues of race, economics, and American culture.

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  • Creator
    Steven Goldman
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Steven Goldman
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