The Jacobin Sports Show

This week on The Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah traverse the NBA landscape, discussing a host of subjects: should the Indiana Pacers maximize their current talent or rebuild? Can the Miami Heat repeat last season’s bubble success? Is Meyers Leonard a dick? (Spoiler: yes) Can anything stop the Brooklyn Nets? Is Oklahoma City winning too much? Is Joel Embiid the MVP frontrunner? Why don’t we...

The latest episode of The Jacobin Sports Show features Derek Silva ( @derekcrim ) of the End of Sport podcast. We discussed capitalism and exploitation in sports, particularly college football and basketball and the exploitation of mostly Black college athletes, systemic injustice exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. We also talked about structural injustice and the NBA, lowlighted by Detroit Piston...

The latest episode of The Jacobin Sports Show features Dan Devine of The Ringer. We discuss the ascendance of the fun (!) Charlotte Hornets, LaMelo Ball’s early brilliance, the quiet but thorough dominance of the San Antonio Spurs’ bench, All-Star voting controversies and mulligans, the Atlanta Hawks’ firing of Lloyd Pierce, and what the New York Knicks’ success feels like as a fan and a sportswri...

The latest episode of The Jacobin Sports Show welcomes Eno Sarris of The Athletic to discuss the Fernando Tatis Jr. contract from both the Padres' and player's perspective, how analytics impact teams' development and financial decisions, Kevin Mather's ignoble end in Seattle, just how good the Dodgers are, and weird sandwiches. Matthew and Jonah also debate some Hall of Fame standar...

In the latest episode of The Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah talk with Bhaskar Sunkara about all things NBA: success of the Knicks, struggles of the Celtics, whether the Jazz are title contenders, Blake Griffin's career, Draymond Green's take on double-standards in how NBA laborers are treated versus owners, and which teams are easiest to root for and against c...

In the latest episode of The Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah talk with Lyndsey D'Arcangelo about the Big Game that was anything but, Sarah Thomas and the NFL's efforts to promote hiring more women, WNBA free agency, and Lyndsey's new book about the overlooked but meaningful history of the National Women's Football League. Lyndsey D'Arcangelo ( @darcangel21 ) writes...

In the latest episode of The Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah discuss their Super Bowl feelings, differ over whether MLB Hall of Fame voters should discriminate against suspected drug cheats and are joined by Avantika Goswami ( @aygoswami ) to discuss all things English Premier League: Liverpool's struggles, Manchester City's rampaging form, Manchester United's...

In the latest episode of the Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah discuss the NFL's conference championship games. They're then joined by Dr. Robert Greene II ( @robgreeneII ) to discuss the late Hank Aaron's astonishing yet somehow overlooked career, the whitewashing of Aaron as a Black man and icon, and the complexities of his life in and out of baseball. The pod close...

In the second episode of the Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah are joined by Dave Zirin ( @EdgeOfSports ) to discuss the recent NBA trade in which the Nets acquired James Harden, joining Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn. They discuss the news, compare other famous high-scoring trios, and chat about a sports-film crossover with the new Regina King movie "One Night In Miami...", which...

In the premier episode of the Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah discuss the beginning of the NBA season, the Knicks hot start, and the wide-open race in the Eastern Conference. Then they switch gears to talk about NFL playoff favorites. Recorded Friday, January 8, 2021.