The unquestionably appropriate moral and political position on the coming World Cup is boycott.
But, the tournament is happening, and the politics matter, so @endofsportpod.bsky.social will be providing wall-to-wall coverage of the angles you won’t get elsewhere.
Join us.
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OLF #11
Anna makes a huge announcement and then we discuss the “Enhanced Games,” problems with putative “holistic coaching,” the NAACP Statement on Black athletes, and the FIFA World Cup.
open.spotify.com/episode/34wP...
This past year at FSU, I was flagged by the provost’s office and my research funds were retroactively pulled because supporting my research would, allegedly, jeopardize FSU’s state funding.
It’s almost like…preemptively complying didn’t actually matter?! 🤔
www.highereddive.com/news/florida...
Hauntingly reminiscent of when the International Olympic Committee told the Haitian Olympic Team at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics that they couldn’t wear the image of Toussaint L’Ourverture on their uniforms—hmm…what could the political throughline possibly be here?
"Let's talk about trans kids playing women's sports."
"OK, there are like 12 of them. Which of the 12 would you like to talk about."
Anti-Trans Politics and Global Fascism
Dr. CJ Jones joins to explore the intersection of gender, sports, + political mobilization. We dive into how trans visibility, legislative trends, + anti-gender movements shape the realities of athletes and institutions today.
open.spotify.com/episode/6FgI...
