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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 55 MIN

Homeland Empire with Nikhil Pal Singh

from The End of Sport · host The End of Sport

In this episode, Nikhil Pal Singh, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU, explores the concept of Homeland Empire -- how archaic precedents and institutional expansions shape the current American project of power, and how this collapse impacts global and domestic politics, including the world of sports.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Homeland Empire12:07 The Intersection of Sport and Politics21:11 The Collapse of the Rules-Based International Order26:25 Spectacle and Hegemony32:11 The Role of Israel in American Politics40:30 Global Fascism and Spectacle48:25 China's Rise and American StrategyHomeland Empire, Trump, sports, politics, international order, MAGA, ChinaHosts: Nathan Kaman-Lamb, Priyansh, Anna Posbergh, Johanna Mellis, and Derek Silva________________________________________Support & Follow The End of SportPatreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Theendofsport⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Support the show!)Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@endofsportpod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@endofsportpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EndofSportPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The End of Sport⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen, share, and support The End of Sport, a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network, a community of over sixty leftist podcasts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠harbingermedianetwork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

In this episode, Nikhil Pal Singh, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU, explores the concept of Homeland Empire -- how archaic precedents and institutional expansions shape the current American project of power, and how this collapse impacts global and domestic politics, including the world of sports.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Homeland Empire12:07 The Intersection of Sport and Politics21:11 The Collapse of the Rules-Based International Order26:25 Spectacle and Hegemony32:11 The Role of Israel in American Politics40:30 Global Fascism and Spectacle48:25 China's Rise and American StrategyHomeland Empire, Trump, sports, politics, international order, MAGA, ChinaHosts: Nathan Kaman-Lamb, Priyansh, Anna Posbergh, Johanna Mellis, and Derek Silva________________________________________Support & Follow The End of SportPatreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Theendofsport⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Support the show!)Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@endofsportpod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@endofsportpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EndofSportPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The End of Sport⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen, share, and support The End of Sport, a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network, a community of over sixty leftist podcasts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠harbingermedianetwork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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