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In this episode, we speak to Dr. Dean Barnes, who is a superintendent of schools in Ontario, Canada and has gained notoriety for his collection of Black NHL Hockey player cards. He started his collection at age 8 with O-Pee-Chee… Read More »TPOS Podcast Episode 23 – Dr. Dean Barnes – (“The Thoughtful Promoter of Black Hockey Player History”)
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In this episode, we speak with Professor Dennis Frost of Kalamazoo College about the recent Paralympic Games and their fascinating history. Professor Frost is a full professor and chairs the history department at Kalamazoo, and is the author of two books about… Read More »TPOS Podcast Episode 14 – Prof. Dennis Frost (“The Historian of (Disability) Sport in Japan”)
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In this episode, we speak with Professor Robin Kietlinksi of LaGuardia Community College about Olympic “legacy”, sustainability, and the notion of greenwashing. Prof. Kietlinski has done some fascinating on-the-ground research about the rhetoric of sustainability and legacy of these Tokyo Olympics, and… Read More »TPOS Podcast Episode 9 – Prof. Robin Kietlinski (“The Historian of ‘Trash Islands’ and Olympic Greenwashing”)
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In this episode, our third on the 2020 Tokyo Games, we hear from two scholars who have been vocal opponents of these Olympics Games: Professor Jules Boykoff of Pacific University and Professor Naofumi Suzuki of Hitotsubashi University. As we heard… Read More »TPOS Podcast Episode 6 – Profs. Jules Boykoff and Naofumi Suzuki (“The Fighters for Olympic Truth”)
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In this episode, it was a pleasure to speak to Professor Andrew Billings of the University of Alabama about the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo and how Olympic television broadcasts shape our perceptions about race, gender, and nationality. Our conversation spanned a… Read More »TPOS Podcast Episode 4 – Prof. Andrew Billings (“The Scholar Of Olympic Media And Identity”)
