Sports traditional power base is being challenged - athletes demand a say on Ukraine, Russia's era of doping lies in tatters, sport's research turns its focus to women, and the east rises as a new power base for sport.
Nov 2023
Sport: Double Standards, Displaced People, Dialogue for Peace
Sport's role in a turbulent world - how the Palestinian men's team represents more than football, the role of dialogue in trying to find peace, India's influence at the ICC and its adhoc approach to membership, plus is sport for refugees authentic or an exercise in celebrity huma ... Show More
58m 17s
Nov 2023
High Performance Sport - Women, Coaches, and Safeguarding
Women compete, women win but when it comes to High Performance coaching in Australia, less than ten percent are female. The AIS has a plan to turn that around between Paris 2024 and Brisbane 2032. Plus, FIFA's new online safeguarding course that might be valuable for all sports f ... Show More
54m 27s
Jan 2025
The Science of the Trans Athlete Debate, Made Easy(ish)
The culture war around a tiny population of competitors may have led to the re-election of Donald Trump, who says nationwide bans on Day One aren't complicated. But biology is complicated. And David Epstein — greatest sports science reporter in America, author of The Sports Gene, ... Show More
53m 25s
Apr 2021
The Politics of Sports: Manga, Patriotism, and the Tokyo Olympics
We sit down with the Los Angeles Times sports columnist, Dylan Hernández, to talk about how sports acts as a catalyst to soft power using Japan as a case study. We dive into a variety of issues surrounding sports in international relations, including the Tokyo Olympics with host ... Show More
26m 49s
Sep 2019
World Athletics Champs Preview: The Science of Heat / Doping Scandals / Who To Watch / The State of T&F
The World Athletics Championships takes place in Doha from September 27 to October 6 and handling heat, hopefully, will the major talking point. From midnight marathons to air conditioned stadiums to the best way to stay cool, we tackle the science of heat in athletic performance ... Show More
1h 13m