Episode 39: 'Everyone On Screen Has Tested Negative' by Hannah Ensor

In this very special episode, Hannah Ensor reads her remarkable poem "Everyone On Screen Has Tested Negative: On Enjoying Basketball in 2020." Hannah Ensor is a poet, essayist, and Lecturer in Creative Writing and Literature at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Love Dream With Television (Noemi Press, 2018). Also, Nathan begins the episode by ranting about universities and updating listeners on the near future of the show. Check out Hannah's wonderful poem in Michigan Quarterly Review Online where it was originally published here. Check out her book Love Dream With Television here. For a transcription of this episode, please click here. (Credit @punkademic) After listening to the episode, check out our most recent pieces on the college football: "Canceling the College-Football Season Isn't Enough" published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. “'We are being gaslit': College football and Covid-19 are imperiling athletes” in The Guardian “Canceling the college football season is about union busting, not health” also in The Guardian __________________________________________________________________________ As always, please like, share, and rate us on your favorite podcast app, and give follow us on Twitter or Instagram. @Derekcrim @JohannaMellis @Nkalamb @EndofSportPod www.TheEndofSport.com