The Media Sport Podcast Series
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The Media Sport Podcast Series
The Media Sport Podcast Series features interviews with researchers from around the world about the significance of sport in media, politics, society and culture, as well as the growing role of sport in the popular communication of environmental issues and concerns.
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Episode 44 – Robert McLeman: RinkWatch, Climate Change and the Power of Citizen Science
Robert McLeman from Wilfred Laurier University in Canada speaks to the series about RinkWatch, a fascinating citizen science research initiative that...
Episode 43 – Markus Stauff: Sport Television, Technology and History
This episode features Markus Stauff from the University of Amsterdam. He outlines the complex relationship between television, technology, mediation a...
Episode 42 – Jim Cherrington and Jack Black: Sport and Nature in Catastrophic Times
Jim Cherrington and Jack Black from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK join the Series to discuss their new edited collection, Sport and Physical A...
Episode 41 – Jessica Murfree: Extreme Weather, Climate Injustice and Intersectional Environmentalism
Episode 41 features a conversation with Jessica Murfree from Texas A&M University in the United States. Jessica shares her insights about climate inju...
Episode 40 – Dan Henhawk: Indigenous Physical Cultures, Sustainability and Reconceptualising Sport and Leisure
We're joined for Episode 40 by Dan Henhawk from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Speaking as a proud Kanien’keha:ka and Haudenosaunee m...
Episode 39 – Madeleine Orr: Sport, Climate Change and COP26
Sport and climate change leader Madeleine Orr speaks about slippery slopes at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the role of sport at the COP26 conf...
Episode 38 – Jules Boykoff: The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, COVID-19 and Greenwashing the Games
A Tokyo 2020 (2021) Olympics and Paralympics special episode. I'm joined by scholar-activist and leading Olympics expert, Jules Boykoff, to review rec...
Episode 37 – Holly Thorpe: Changing Toxic Elite Sport Cultures and the Passing of Olympic Cyclist Olivia Podmore
This episode covers the serious issue of suicide in elite sport. We're joined by Holly Thorpe to discuss her recent article in The Conversation, 'The...
Episode 36 – Melanie Sartore-Baldwin: Human-Animal Relations, Sustainability and Sport
Recorded in lockdown via Zoom, Episode 36 examines human-animal relations, sport and physical activity. Melanie Sartore-Baldwin explains why our socia...
Episode 35 – Rebecca Olive and Belinda Wheaton: Blue Spaces, Sport and the Sea
We’re back! This episode features Rebecca Olive and Belinda Wheaton discussing their new special issue(s) of the Journal of Sport and Social Issues – ...
Episode 34 – Sport–Nation–Region: Sport and Cultural Citizenship in Oceania
Panel presentation from the 70th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference (May 2020). Also available on YouTube: https://www.yo...
Episode 33 – José Luis Rojas Torrijos: Sports Media and Journalism in Spain
Recorded in the wonderful city of Madrid, this episode features sports media and journalism scholar, José Luis Rojas Torrijos. We discuss ‘footballisa...
Episode 32 – Michael J. Socolow: The 1936 Nazi Olympics, Sporting Nationalism and the Power of Radio
This episode returns to the enduring relationship between sport, politics and media. It features Michael J. Socolow, a media historian and author of t...
Episode 31 – Adele Pavlidis: Roller Derby, Feminism and Affect
Adele Pavlidis from Griffith University in Brisbane discusses roller derby and why it matters as a site for both feminist politics and the politics of...
Episode 30 – Jennifer McClearen: Female Fighters, Combat Sports, and the UFC
This episode sees feminist media scholar, Jennifer McClearen, share her research insights into gender, mixed martial arts, and the Ultimate Fighting C...
Episode 29 – Younghan Cho: The Winter Olympics, Korean Nationalism and Sport in East Asia
Younghan Cho from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul reflects on the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang. We discuss relati...
Episode 28 – Ben Carrington: Race, Class, Activism and Cultural Studies
Episode 28 of the Media Sport Podcast Series features sports sociologist and cultural studies scholar, Ben Carrington. In a particularly rich conversa...
Episode 27 – Toby Miller: Sport, the Environment and Greenwashing
Episode 27 of the Media Sport Podcast Series sees leading media and cultural studies scholar, Toby Miller, discuss his latest book, Greenwashing Sport...
Episode 26 – Kim Toffoletti: Female Sport Fans and Transnational Feminism
Episode 26 of the Media Sport Podcast Series features feminist media and sociology scholar, Kim Toffoletti, discussing the crucial intersections betwe...
Episode 25 – John Horne: Globalising Sport Studies, Sociology and Olympic Legacies
This episode features a leading international figure in the sociology of sport, John Horne. We discuss his efforts to globalise sport studies, footbal...
Episode 24 – Robin Kietlinski: Women, Gender and Sport in Japan
The Series is back in 2017 with a fascinating discussion about the relationship between women, gender and sport in Japan. I am joined by Robin Kietlin...
Episode 23 – Jimmy Sanderson: The Changing Social Media Landscape and Youth Sports
In the final episode of 2016, Jimmy Sanderson (@Jimmy_Sanderson) from Arizona State University outlines the changing features of the social media land...
Episode 22 – T.L. Taylor: The Rise and Significance of eSports
Speaking via Skype, leading games studies scholar, T.L. Taylor (@ybika) from MIT Game Lab, explains why eSports matter in terms of social inclusion (t...
Episode 21 – Mark Andrejevic: Drones, Sensors and Surfing in the Digital Enclosure
In a wide-ranging discussion, leading digital media scholar and keen surfer, Mark Andrejevic (@MarkAndrejevic), explains the logic of drones and their...
Episode 20 – Andy Billings: Olympic Media, Nationalism and Rio 2016
Recorded in the lead-up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, this episode features a discussion with leading sport communication and Olympic m...
Episode 19 – Tom Evens: Television, Media Markets and Sport in Europe
As the UEFA Euro 2016 football championships take place, Tom Evens (@EvensTom) from Ghent University in Belgium outlines the economic power of televis...
Episode 18 – Danielle Peers: The Paralympics, Critical Disability Studies and the Body
Canadian researcher, activist and athlete Danielle Peers speaks via Skype about the Paralympics, disability sport, critical disability studies, and cr...
Episode 17 – Colin Agur: Mobile Phone Networks, Betting and Cricket in India
Colin Agur (@colinagur) from Yale University speaks via Skype about the relationship between mobile phones, second order networks, gambling and cricke...
Episode 16 – A Special Hour-Long Chat with David Rowe
This episode presents a special hour-long chat with one of the world's preeminent figures in the study of sport and media. In a wide-ranging discussio...
Episode 15 – Ana Vimieiro: Brazilian Football, Hyper-Commodification and Digital Media
Ana Vimieiro (anavimieiro.com/) discusses far-reaching transformations in Brazilian professional football and fan media practices. Issues covered incl...
Episode 14 – Murray Phillips and Gary Osmond: Sport History in the Digital Era
Sport historians Murray Phillips and Gary Osmond from the University of Queensland join me for the final episode of 2015. Our three way chat examines ...
Episode 13 – Steve Redhead: Football, Accelerated Culture and Politics
Steve Redhead from Charles Sturt University joins me to discuss his latest book, Football and Accelerated Culture: This Modern Sporting Life. In a wid...
Episode 12 – Kirsten Frandsen: Mediatisation and Sport in Denmark and Scandinavia
Kirsten Frandsen from the Department of Media and Journalism Studies at Aarhus University discusses media and sport in Denmark and Scandinavia. Topics...
Episode 11 – Norman Li: Sport, Journalism and Social Media in China
In this episode we hear from another new voice in media sport research. PhD researcher and professional sports journalist, Norman Li, speaks about the...
Episode 10 – Gerard Goggin and Larissa Hjorth: Mobile Media, Asian Media Cultures and Disability
Two leading international figures in mobile media and communications studies, Gerard Goggin and Larissa Hjorth, discuss the state of the field, Asian...
Episode 9 – Portia Vann: Twitter, Social Media, Netball and the Asian Cup
In this episode we hear from a new voice in media sport
research. Speaking via Skype, Portia
Vann from the Social Media
Research Gro...
Episode 8 – Thomas Horky: Sports Journalism and Media in Germany
Thomas Horky from Macromedia University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg chats about sports journalism, the International Press Sports Survey, and socia...
Episode 7 – Thomas Oates: Critiquing the NFL, Sports Video Games, and Neo-Liberalism
Thomas Oates discusses the NFL, the Super Bowl, mythic spectacle, sports video games, and neo-liberalism. Also listen in for why the O'Bannon vs the N...
Episode 6 – A special hour-long chat with Lawrence Wenner
Larry Wenner discusses the history of the field, sports dirt, George Gerbner, fallen heroes, gendered inequality, and the enduring value of critical a...
Episode 5 - Holly Thorpe: Action Sports Cultures and Mobilities
Holly Thorpe from the Department of Sport and Leisure Studies at the University of Waikato in New Zealand talks about action sports, mobilities, the t...