EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 49 MIN
Don't Talk About, Be About It with Ketra Armstrong
from Good Game with Sarah Spain · host iHeartPodcasts
Ketra Armstrong, the Director of the Center for Race and Ethnicity in Sport at the University of Michigan, joins Sarah ahead of Juneteenth to discuss how sport has the ability to bring people together around conversations of race, gender and equity, why she wants folks to get back to the power of play, and whether men have screwed things up so much we might finally get a matriarchy. Plus, that’s a high Fever, a couple of family affairs, and veebers use their voices. (Yeah, we're trying to make veebers happen.) Fill out the Good Game survey here Read the statement from the U.S. women’s volleyball team here Ketra Armstrong’s profile and research can be found here Read about Freddy’s World Cup adventures here You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected] Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Ketra Armstrong, the Director of the Center for Race and Ethnicity in Sport at the University of Michigan, joins Sarah ahead of Juneteenth to discuss how sport has the ability to bring people together around conversations of race, gender and equity, why she wants folks to get back to the power of play, and whether men have screwed things up so much we might finally get a matriarchy. Plus, that’s a high Fever, a couple of family affairs, and veebers use their voices. (Yeah, we're trying to make veebers happen.)
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