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The Sports Politics Show explores the intersection of sports, politics, culture, sex, and race. Every other Friday, host Oren Weisfeld interviews an expert Canadian guest about a specific issue in...
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The Sports Politics Show explores the intersection of sports, politics, culture, sex, and race. Every other Friday, host Oren Weisfeld interviews an expert Canadian guest about a specific issue in the world of sports politics, aiming to demythologize athletes and sports through nuanced conversation.
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1 MAR 2020 · Oren sits down with freelance sports writer Vivek Jacob to analyze the growth of basketball in Canada including the role of the Toronto Raptors, Canada Basketball, changing demographics, Pascal Siakam, and local media coverage.
Originally aired December 30th, 2019
2 FEB 2020 · Oren sits down with Olympic expert Helen Jefferson Lenskyj to discuss the International Olympic Committee's new policy banning political protests at the Games, the circumstances that led to the ban, and why it's now even more important that athletes protest.
21 JAN 2020 · Oren sits down with Washington Post columnist Norman Chad to discuss the National Football League's failure to hire coaches of colour, what the Rooney Rule is and why it's not working, what can be done to create a more diverse environment, media coverage of the topic, and the future of the NFL.
6 JAN 2020 · Oren sits down with Canadian hockey legend Danièle Sauvageau to discuss an interesting year in Canadian women's hockey including the folding of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) and the necessary steps moving forward in order to grow the game in Canada.
15 DEC 2019 · Oren sits down with Ian Tulloch of The Athletic to discuss the allegations of physical and verbal abuse rocking the National Hockey League, how hockey players like Mitch Marner are attempting to change the power dynamics of the sport, how the NHL can be more like the NBA when it comes to player empowerment, whether or not these allegations will bring lasting change, and more.
7 DEC 2019 · Oren sits down with The Gist's co-founder Ellen Hyslop to discuss the abrupt dismantling of Deadspin, the state of sports media and why sticking to sports can be irresponsible, athletes' roles as political figures, the creation of The Gist, and more.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrenWeisfeld
The Sports Politics Show explores the intersection of sports, politics, culture, sex, and race. Every other Friday, host Oren Weisfeld interviews an expert Canadian guest about a specific issue in...
show more
The Sports Politics Show explores the intersection of sports, politics, culture, sex, and race. Every other Friday, host Oren Weisfeld interviews an expert Canadian guest about a specific issue in the world of sports politics, aiming to demythologize athletes and sports through nuanced conversation.
show less
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