Sustaining Sport
Benjamin Mole
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Sport matters to billions of people. It shapes health, identity, livelihoods, and communities. But it also carries real problems (environmental, social, and ethical) that it can either reinforce or help dismantle. Sustaining Sport is a podcast about those problems, and about the people trying to do something about them.
Episodes cover climate change, governance, sponsorship, gambling, colonial legacies, athlete welfare, and whatever else seems worth a serious conversation. Guests are researchers, athletes, activists, and practitioners. The goal isn't necessarily advocacy but an honest discussion of difficult questions, on the assumption that clearer thinking is a prerequisite for better answers.
Please remember that the views expressed in this podcast may no longer be current when you hear them. My views are my own, as are those of my guests, who, while valued here for their insights, do not necessarily reflect the values of Sustaining Sport and do not speak on behalf of the show. Contact: [email protected]
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S1E38 The Case for the External Reform of FIFA - with FairSquare
Send us Fan MailNicholas McGeehan is a founding co-director of FairSquare and co-author of the damning report Substitute: The Case for External Reform of FIFA. He joins me today to unpack the long…
S1E37 Playing within the (planetary) boundaries: Cricket and Climate Change with The Next Test
Send us Fan MailChris Britt-Searle is a passionate volunteer with The Next Test. This UK-based nonprofit is becoming a vital hub for players, clubs, and fans committed to addressing the environmental…
S1E36 Fantasy Sports in India: Gambling or Gaming?
Send us Fan MailAlaukik Shrivastava is a legal scholar and Assistant Professor at Nirma University in Gujarat, India. He joins us here to discuss the fascinating and fast-growing industry of fantasy…
S1E35 Warming Up - How Climate Change is Changing Sport
Send us Fan MailMadeleine Orr is an Assistant Professor of Sport Ecology at the University of Toronto. She is also a co-founder of the Sport Ecology group, and in early May she will be releasing a…
S1E34 Ecological imperialism through sport? The Dakar Rally and other stories
Send us Fan MailToday we are speaking with Chen Chen. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut and writes prolifically about how sport intersects with many troubling trends…
S1E33 Uganda's Sporting Crossroads: Navigating Fairness and Practicality in a Changing Climate
Send us Fan MailUgandan sports currently grapples with a complex network of interconnected challenges, including severe financial constraints, persistent mismanagement issues, a significant talent…
S1E32 Bad advertising – How dirty businesses are buying their social license operate through sports
Send us Fan MailAdvertising is supposed to be a way for businesses and entrepreneurs to show you how good their products are. But what if many of the products in adverts are actually bad? They could…
S1E31 Colonial echoes in sport and the environment – time to decolonise and degrow?
Send us Fan MailThe convergence of sport, decoloniality, and the environment presents a labyrinth of intricate ideas, and as we delve into their interconnectedness, the complexity deepens.Joining us…
S1E30 A Sponsorship Game Changer - Taking Sport Beyond High-Carbon, Gambling, and Alcohol
Send us Fan MailThe relationship between money and sport is complex…This show has often discussed the issues that arise when the biggest carbon emitters buy or sponsor a sports club, often with the…
S1E29 Sport is not industry: bringing sport back to sport management
Send us Fan Mail“Sport is not industry: bringing sport back to sport management.”That is the title of a wonderful paper by Hallgeir Gammelsæter, of Molde University College in Norway. The paper…
S1E28 “Don’t lecture us” - mobilising football fans on climate change
Send us Fan MailFootball fan culture is a highly coveted commodity to many businesses who look to use the spectacle of the game and the love for teams to promote the consumption of their products.…
S1E27 The power of nature: why an elite canoeist turned to environmental activism - with Etienne Stott
Send us Fan MailHow does winning an Olympic gold medal in canoeing inform a career in environmental activism?Etienne Stott, and his partner Tim Baillie, won the Men's slalom canoeing C-2 Event at the…
S1E26 Tackling the root cause - the challenges for Sport for Development in Haiti
Send us Fan MailThe Republic of Haiti is arguably the unluckiest country in recent history. It sits on a fault line and is regularly barraged by hurricanes. Additionally, it still struggles for…
S1E25 What is motorsport’s state of play regarding sustainability and inclusivity?
Send us Fan MailTo try to answer this complicated question we have Tristan Niesslein of Niesslein Sustainability Partners on the show. We discuss (1) the contradictions facing motorsport’s efforts to…
S1E24 Is sportswashing a systemic problem at FIFA and the IOC? – with Jules Boykoff
Send us Fan MailThe relationship between the leaders of nation-states and the gatekeepers of sporting mega-events is both powerful and complex. Organisations, such as FIFA and the International…
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Send us Fan MailSport is one of the great joys of the human condition for athletes and spectators alike. It can bring happiness, livelihood, physical health, and mental well-being, and provides an…
S1E23 The Sports Betting Series: Part 5 – How to improve gambling regulation
Send us Fan MailAre regulators doing enough to safeguard people against betting companies and their aggressive customer acquisition strategies?Problem gamblers account for 46% of betting company…
S1E22 Is the sports industry getting the best out of blockchain?
Send us Fan MailWhile there is undoubtedly some potential for the sports industry to embrace blockchain technology, thus far it’s been marred by controversy and even criminality.To find out how…
S1E21 Why do athletes struggle to transition into retirement?
Send us Fan MailUp to 20% of all athletes experience a crisis transitioning after retiring from competitive sport, meaning they face severe mental, physical, social, or financial difficulties and are…
S1E20 What are the social consequences of the commercialisation of football?
Send us Fan MailIs your local club ground half empty because everyone is watching the Premier League on TV? Or perhaps you are a local Liverpool FC fan, but cannot ever get a ticket? Dr David Webber…
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