Meet Kari. Now meet the other Kari. One played college lacrosse in the 1980s; the other currently plays at the same school for the same coach. College sports have radically evolved during that time—take the high-tech clothes that emit infrared radiation to maximize performance—but there’s one constant: Title IX of the Higher Education Act ensures that no per ... Show More
Jul 2023
Trapped in the icy waters of the Northwest Passage
For centuries, the Northwest Passage, the long-sought sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through northern Canada, was a holy grail of Arctic exploration. Even now, sailing through it isn’t guaranteed. Mark Synnott, a National Geographic Explorer, writer, and adv ... Show More
34m 16s
Jul 2023
Playback: Modern Lives, Ancient Caves
There’s a lost continent waiting to be explored, and it’s right below our feet. We’ll dig into the deep human relationship to the underground—and why we understand it from an instinctive point of view, but not so much from a physical one. (Hint: We’re afraid of the dark.) In an e ... Show More
28m 39s
Jun 2023
Playback: This Indigenous Practice Fights Fire with Fire
For decades, the U.S. government evangelized fire suppression, most famously through Smokey Bear’s wildfire prevention campaign. But as climate change continues to exacerbate wildfire seasons and a growing body of scientific research supports using fire to fight fire, Indigenous ... Show More
29m 8s
Aug 2022
Lacrosse: Reclaiming the Creator’s game
Why are Native Americans striving to ‘reclaim’ the game of lacrosse?Lacrosse may have the reputation as a white elitist sport, played in private schools. In fact, it was originally a Native American game, practiced across North America before European colonisers arrived.As white ... Show More
26m 28s
May 2023
356. Narcissists, Frauds, and Enablers: Trans Women and Women's Sports | Riley Gaines
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and twelve-time All-American female swimmer Riley Gaines discuss the insemination of men into women's spaces. Gaines breaks down the breach in security that women face when forced to share vulnerable spaces with biological men, the purpose of athletic achie ... Show More
1h 52m
Jul 2021
The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics | Let the Games Begin | 2
In 1904, St. Louis was thrust into the national spotlight, as it played host to both the World’s Fair and America’s first Olympic Games. After a bitter fight over which American city would host, Olympic founder Pierre De Coubertin had disavowed the St. Louis games entirely, passi ... Show More
35m 50s
May 2024
336. La politisation du sport (les mercredis des révolutions), avec Jérôme Latta et François Da Rocha Carneiro
Séance du mercredi 15 mai 2024 pour la 7e saison des “mercredis des révolutions”, l’Université populaire de la société d’histoire de 1848 à la mairie du XVIIIe arrondissement de Paris, en partenariat avec Mediapart, Politis et Paroles d’histoire. Les Jeux Olympiques de Paris, je ... Show More
1h 15m
Jun 2022
Introducing: Sports History This Week
June 23, 1972. President Richard Nixon’s men broke into the Watergate complex just six days earlier. He’s attempting some damage control, but in between meetings with his staff, Nixon signs a new bill into law – the Educational Amendments of 1972. He isn’t aware of it at the time ... Show More
38m 55s
Oct 2020
#104 - Universités en lutte !
Pour l’instant toujours publique et (partiellement) gratuite, l’Université est un lieu de construction de savoirs et d’existences qui n’échappe pourtant pas aux travers de la société. Racisme, sexisme, harcèlement sexuel, invisibilisation du travail des chercheuses… Mais si l’Uni ... Show More
55m 18s