All Episodes

Ep. 277: More Mayhem: Fall Sports Mash-Up is Back

Fire Pit with Dr. Richard Norman : (re) Pebbling - A Story of Blackness & Curling

Scamchester City Fire Pit with Sam Kunti

Burning Thoughts: Amina Seck and Abolish ICE

Burning Thoughts: Riley Gaines (et al) Loses Again

Ep. 276: The death of sports?

Patreon Preview: Ted Lasso, Season 4, Ep 1 - 3

Ep. 275: All bets are off: How sports gambling has conquered the world

Patreon Preview: WNBPA VP Alysha Clark takes us behind the scenes on the new CBA

Patreon Preview: Lori Lindsey on the NWSL season so far and calling games in the men's World Cup

Ep. 274: Is the men’s World Cup getting worse?

Patreon Preview: Men’s World Cup check-in, with Shireen and Brenda

Interview: Human Right & the Men's World Cup with Ketty Nivyabandi - Amnesty International (CAN)

Ep. 273: Men's World Cup preview

Burning Thoughts: F1 in 2026

Interview: Inside a paradigm-shifting WNBA offseason with Jackie Powell

Burning Thoughts: Reo Eveleth and Julie Kliegman on the IOC's new policy of exclusion

Burning thoughts: The importance of Iran in global football

WNBA CBA deadline drama: Emma Baccellieri and Lindsay break down the labor fight

Ep. 272: Winter Olympics Wrap up – and a Paralympics Preview

Interview: Dr. Jules Boykoff on the ’26 #WinterOlympics

Interview: Steph Crugnola on Figure Skating at the Milan Olympics

Burning Thoughts: Bad Bunny 64, Haters 0

Ep. 271: Winter Olympics Preview, Part 2

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Ep. 271: Winter Olympics Preview, Part 1

Ep 270: FIFA's Tomfoolery at the 2026 Men's World Cup Draw

Q+A from NASSH Conference

Ep 269: Live from the North American Society for Sports History Conference (NASSH)

Q+A from Bowling Green

Ep 268: Live from Bowling Green State University

Ep. 267: Burn On, Not Out

Interview: Sam Coffey and Ellie Jean on their first NWSL Season

Ep. 266: Buckle Up! It's the Fall Sports Mayhem Mash-Up Whip-Around

Interview: Jack Swarbrick, Athletic Director at the University of Notre Dame, on the Challenges and Opportunities of Collegiate Athletics' Programs

Ep. 265: Live from Notre Dame on Protecting Labor in Sport

Interview: Alison Mariella Désir, author of Running While Black

Interview: An Exploration of Women's Rugby in the U.S., with Alycia Washington, Kat Aversano, and Kerri Heffernan

Ep. 264: Cheating! The Latest Soap Operas in Chess, Pro-fishing and More

Ep. 263: Favre's Welfare Fraud and Other Sports Criminals Ripping Us Off

Interview: Andrew Maraniss, Author of Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team

Ep. 262: Wretched Robert Sarver

Interview: Sabreena Merchant, writer at SB Nation, breaking down the WNBA Playoffs

Ep. 261: How the Sporting World Is Responding to the Queen's Death

Interview: Daniel Sailofsky, Sociologist of Sport and Law, on Saying Goodbye to His NFL Fandom

Ep. 260: Fleur-de-lis, Storm v. Aces Game 3!!!, and Coco and the City Girls: Important Updates on Hockey, the WNBA Playoffs and Tennis

Interview: Victoria Jackson, Sport Historian, on the Current Chaos of Fall Collegiate Sports

Ep. 259: Record Breaking Ticket Sales and Another Fired Coach: An Update on Women's Soccer in the U.S.

Interview: Ana Jurka, Telemundo Commentator, on the Men's World Cup in Qatar

Ep. 258: Countdown to the Men's World Cup: A Clusterfuck

Interview: Bradford William Davis, Reporter for Insider, on the Latest MLB Headlines

Interview: Maggie Hendricks, Writer for Bally Sports, on the WNBA Playoffs

Ep. 257: When Beloved Legends Say Goodbye

Interview: Brenda Elsey, Co-Author of Futbolera, on the Women's Copa America Tournament

Interview: Filmmaker Kristen Lappas, on the docuseries Dream On

Interview: Evan Whitfield, VP of Equity for Chicago Fire FC, on DEI in the MLS

Interview: Pro-Cyclist Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio and Zwift's Kate Veronneau, on the Tour de France Femmes

Interview: Annie Costabile, Chicago Sun-Times Reporter, on the WNBA All-Star Game

Interview: G. Willow Wilson, Famed Comic Book Author, on Seattle Sounders and Superhero Fandom

Interview: Laeticia Amihere, Canadian Basketball Olympian and NCAA Champion

Hot Take: Aimee Arrambide, of Avow Texas, with Abortion Resources and Why Sports Teams Need to Stand Up for the Right to Abortion

Ep. 256: The Devastating Ripple Effect of Anti-Trans Policies in Sport

Interview: Dr. Bonnie Morris, on her new book, What's the Score?: 25 Years of Teaching Women's Sports History

Ep. 255: Thinking Through 50 Years of Title IX

Interview: Briana Scurry, Legendary USWNT Goalkeeper, on My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper

Ep. 254: What Does it Mean for Sport When Playoffs Are Boring?

Interview: Iliana Limón Romero, LA Times Sports Editor, on How a Diverse Newsroom Leads to Better Journalism

Ep. 253: The Compelling Chaos of Women's College World Series, the Belmont Stakes and the French Open

Interview: Beth Paretta, Team Principal of Paretta Autosport, on Women in IndyCar Racing

Ep. 252: EQUAL PAY!!!

Interview: Dr. Myron Rolle on Oxford, the NFL and Neurosurgery

Ep. 251: Pole Positions, Burning Rubber and the Checkered Flag: A Formula One Conversation

Interview: Faith E. Briggs, Documentarian, Disrupting Narratives About Who is a Runner

Ep. 250: Burning It All Down for Five Years: a Celebration, Reflection and Cry-Fest

Interview: Hanif Abdurraqib, Writer and Cultural Critic, on the NBA Playoffs and the Romantic Anguish of Fandom

Interview: Corey Erdman, Boxing Commentator, on Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano

Ep. 249: Champs League Finals Argued in the Court of Luther

Interview: Jamad Fiin, Basketball Player, on Empowering Muslim Girls to Hoop

Ep. 248: WNBA Rundown: The Latest on Brittney Griner, the CBA Prioritization Clause and Off Season Moves

Interview: Adam Rippon, Olympic Figure Skater and U.S. National Champion

Ep. 247: The Tricky Storytelling of Adapting Sports to the Screen

Interview: Paula Lavigne and Tom Junod on the Untold Crimes of a 1970s Football Player

Ep. 246: NBA Play-ins and Playoffs

Interview: Jackie Powell, Women's Basketball Writer, on the WNBA Draft

Ep. 245: Madness Redux on Basketball, Hockey and Tennis

Interview: Brad Stuver, Austin FC Goalkeeper and Trans Youth Advocate

Ep. 244: The Hot, Cold and Tawdry Balls of the 2022 Men's World Cup Draw

Interview: Jon Morosi, MLB Network Broadcaster, on the Global Future of Baseball

Ep. 243: Hanging Up The Racket: Retirement and Aging in Sport

Interview: Jenny Nguyen, Owner of The Sports Bra Bar

Ep. 242: Bitches Be Laborin'

Interview: David Goldblatt and Brittany Peterson on Climate Change and Sport

Hot Take: Em Adler, Writer at The Next, with March Madness Bracket Predictions

Ep. 241: March Madness: Finally, the Women Can Say It Too

Hot Take: Coach Yolett "Yo" McPhee-McCuin, Ole Miss Women's Basketball Coach, on March Madness

Interview: Howard Megdal, Sports Writer, on WNBA Ownership and March Madness

Ep 240: How Bad Owners Ruin Sports

Hot Take: Trans Triathlete Chris Mosier on the Importance of Trans Inclusion In Sport

Interview: Dr. Bob Edelman on Sports and Politics in Ukraine and Russia

Ep 239: 2022 Winter Paralympics Preview & the Impact of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine on the Paralympic Games