Sports As A Weapon Podcast

In today’s episode, I discuss a rapidly growing movement in the state of California regarding the re-opening of youth and high school sports. On Friday, February 19, 2021, CA Governor Gavin Newsom announced updated guidelines allowing the return of youth sports in counties with Covid-19 case rates at or below 14 people per 100k. In the first segment, I detail how the Let Them Play CA movement play...

Happy Friday! It's good to be back after a few months. On today's episode, I welcomed my very first guest on the podcast, Screenwriter Abdul Malik, co-host of the @offcourtpod Based out of Edmonton, Canada, and a fan of the Canadian Football League, Abdul provided insightful analysis on the current labor situation in the CFL.  We discussed his recent article on the topic in Jacobin Magaz...

Hey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports podcast on the entanglement of pro sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture…. And we just talk about sports too! In today’s episode, I want to discuss Tennis Superstar Naomi Osaka using her platform at the U.S Open to highlight racial injustice and the continued...

Hey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports podcast on the entanglement of pro sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture…. And we just talk about sports too! You can listen, download, and subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Deezer, and soon on Stitcher, Pandora, and iHeart...

Hey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports podcast on the entanglement of pro sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture…. And we just talk about sports too!  In today's episode, I discuss Wednesday's historic day in sports entangled with social justice and worker solidarity. The Milwaukee Bucks d...

Hey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports podcast on the entanglement of pro sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture…. And we just talk about sports too! In today’s episode, I will be discussing Police Violence and the continued police killings of Black People. Specifically, I will focus today’s show on...

Hey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports podcast on the entanglement of pro sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture. We talk just sports too! In today’s episode, I will be discussing the current movement of Pro-Athletes in fighting the racist political tactic of voter suppression against the Black Comm...

Hey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and I’m the host of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports podcast on the entanglement of pro sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture. We talk just sports too! You can subscribe, listen, and share on Spotify and Apple Podcast. Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/sportsasaweaponpodcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/sp...

In this episode, I discuss President Donald Trump’s radio interview this past week with Fox Sports Right-Wing radio host Clay Travis on his show OUTKick.  The POTUS ignored scientific facts when discussing Covid-19 and College Football and did his usual racist dog-whistling by criticizing NBA and NFL Players for Kneeling during the National Anthem. I also discuss the NBA allowing guests into the b...

Hey everyone! My name is Miguel Garcia and welcome to the very first episode of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast…A working-class sports podcast on the entanglement of pro sports, radical politics, & working-class sports fan culture. We talk just sports too!   On the very first episode Today, I will be discussing Covid-19 and Sports; particularly with Major League Baseball outbreaks, the NBA Bubb...