Episode 15 - Performing Empire with Anth Condon

Dr Anth Condon of White Line Wireless joins the show to talk about his very late introduction to cricket and the academic research he's done into the history of the game upon picking it up. From the Melbourne rave scene to the theories of Pierre Bourdieu, there's something in it for everyone! Anth's website: https://anthonycondon.com/ Anth's book: https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/darkness-light  Anth's paper on the Indigenous Australian tour: https://doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2018.1453499 Anth's thesis (foreword is pages 8-14, highly recommended reading): https://tinyurl.com/4893989k The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25 On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared  RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss Chapters: 00:27 Origin story 03:25 White Line Wireless 08:57 Australian history through cricket 19:21 Doing a PhD 25:52 Performing culture and empire through cricket 41:07 The importance of lunches 47:27 Cricket's legacy of literature 53:51 Final questions   Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player