The End of Sport
@endofsportpod.bsky.social
A podcast on capitalist sport, labor, and justice for end times. Hosted by @derekcrim.bsky.social, @johannamellis.bsky.social, and @nkalamb.bsky.social. Patreon: https://t.co/cPzWKKoVLI
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Ep. 170: The Pseudoscience of Trans Exclusion
In a LONG awaited and vital ep, the whole crew is joined by Sheree Bekker and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to delve into and refute the 'science' deployed to justify the anti-trans movement in sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/0IO2...
In a LONG awaited and vital ep, the whole crew is joined by Sheree Bekker and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to delve into and refute the 'science' deployed to justify the anti-trans movement in sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/0IO2...
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It was an enormous honour for @derekcrim.bsky.social and I to receive the @nasssbsky.bsky.social Outstanding Book Award for 2024 for our book *The End of College Football: On the Human Cost of an All-American game.*
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It was an enormous honour for @derekcrim.bsky.social and I to receive the @nasssbsky.bsky.social Outstanding Book Award for 2024 for our book *The End of College Football: On the Human Cost of an All-American game.*
Athleticide is a modality of genocide designed to eradicate cultural expression, identity, and representation.
It is a significant feature of Israel’s ongoing genocidal project in Gaza.
It is a significant feature of Israel’s ongoing genocidal project in Gaza.
22 authors in a new OA peer-reviewed article in Soc of Sport Journal:
Israel is committing *athleticide* in Gaza, "an indispensable component of the overall genocidal campaign enforced by the Israeli settler colonial regime and bankrolled by the US."
journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
Israel is committing *athleticide* in Gaza, "an indispensable component of the overall genocidal campaign enforced by the Israeli settler colonial regime and bankrolled by the US."
journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Athleticide is a modality of genocide designed to eradicate cultural expression, identity, and representation.
It is a significant feature of Israel’s ongoing genocidal project in Gaza.
It is a significant feature of Israel’s ongoing genocidal project in Gaza.
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If you are an academic—instructor or grad student—please sign this letter of solidarity for Professor Farhana Sultana who has been vilified by the right for calling CK what he was.
They are trying to come for her job.
This is the time for solidarity.
forms.gle/8MayBcCmtYg1...
They are trying to come for her job.
This is the time for solidarity.
forms.gle/8MayBcCmtYg1...
Letter of Support for Professor Farhana Sultana
As scholars within and beyond academia, we write in solidarity with academic freedom of expression with our colleague, Dr. Farhana Sultana, an internationally recognized scholar and tenured Full Profe...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If you are an academic—instructor or grad student—please sign this letter of solidarity for Professor Farhana Sultana who has been vilified by the right for calling CK what he was.
They are trying to come for her job.
This is the time for solidarity.
forms.gle/8MayBcCmtYg1...
They are trying to come for her job.
This is the time for solidarity.
forms.gle/8MayBcCmtYg1...
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Rape jokes and the n-word in snapchats. 20+ cases of forcibly removing the clothes of teammates. Forcing teammates down and jumping them.
This was all happening on a *U14* hockey team in Canada.
In case you thought this country’s hockey problems were in the rear view mirror.
This was all happening on a *U14* hockey team in Canada.
In case you thought this country’s hockey problems were in the rear view mirror.
October 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Rape jokes and the n-word in snapchats. 20+ cases of forcibly removing the clothes of teammates. Forcing teammates down and jumping them.
This was all happening on a *U14* hockey team in Canada.
In case you thought this country’s hockey problems were in the rear view mirror.
This was all happening on a *U14* hockey team in Canada.
In case you thought this country’s hockey problems were in the rear view mirror.
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💀💀💀 a GOP congressman is trying to cap college football coach pay essentially at under $300k annually
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
October 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
💀💀💀 a GOP congressman is trying to cap college football coach pay essentially at under $300k annually
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
Wow, this book sounds good! 😜
This "remarkable book...deserves to be read widely... the clarity of argument, the power of the players quotes, and the accessibility of Kalman-Lamb and Silva’s writing made the book easy to read and fascinating to think about."
Hugely grateful for this review in @leisurestudies.bsky.social.
Hugely grateful for this review in @leisurestudies.bsky.social.
October 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Wow, this book sounds good! 😜
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Finally able to listen to this fantastic episode on this important specific topic with some other great insights on links between anti-trans-ness and fascism and anti-intellectualism with the brilliant Sheree Becker & @annaposbergh.bsky.social
I look forward to their article‘s publication
I look forward to their article‘s publication
Ep. 170: The Pseudoscience of Trans Exclusion
In a LONG awaited and vital ep, the whole crew is joined by Sheree Bekker and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to delve into and refute the 'science' deployed to justify the anti-trans movement in sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/0IO2...
In a LONG awaited and vital ep, the whole crew is joined by Sheree Bekker and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to delve into and refute the 'science' deployed to justify the anti-trans movement in sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/0IO2...
October 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Finally able to listen to this fantastic episode on this important specific topic with some other great insights on links between anti-trans-ness and fascism and anti-intellectualism with the brilliant Sheree Becker & @annaposbergh.bsky.social
I look forward to their article‘s publication
I look forward to their article‘s publication
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Most athletes have chosen to ‘shut up and dribble’ over Gaza | Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva
Most athletes have chosen to ‘shut up and dribble’ over Gaza | Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva
Why have so few athletes spoken about Gaza? Fear of backlash, lost sponsors and being branded antisemitic all help explain the silence
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Most athletes have chosen to ‘shut up and dribble’ over Gaza | Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva
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Fair.
I understand the logic - but having seen students with everything to lose getting beaten, tear-gassed & expelled from prestigious universities to protest this genocide, I really have nothing but contempt for athletes with huge platforms who are keeping their heads down for the sake of sponsorships.
Ever wonder why so few athletes in North America have spoken about Israel's genocide in Gaza?
We did too... so we asked some to find out.
Answers include "fear of losing sponsorships," "the McCarthyist response from government,” and “Zionists gaslighting and doxxing people."
We did too... so we asked some to find out.
Answers include "fear of losing sponsorships," "the McCarthyist response from government,” and “Zionists gaslighting and doxxing people."
October 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Fair.
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All of Hollywood:
A woman's 🏀 pro told us she had to fire her prominent agent because "it was revealed to me through her instagram stories that she was a raging Zionist, spreading false propaganda + frankly racist narratives that painted Palestinians as ‘savage’ or ‘terrorists’."
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
October 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
All of Hollywood:
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"'Only a handful of North American athletes have spoken out against Israel’s assault on Gaza, a silence shaped by fear, sponsorship & the policing of speech." In this illuminating essay @nkalamb.bsky.social & @derekcrim.bsky.social talk to high-level athletes to figure out exactly why.
Ever wonder why so few athletes in North America have spoken about Israel's genocide in Gaza?
We did too... so we asked some to find out.
Answers include "fear of losing sponsorships," "the McCarthyist response from government,” and “Zionists gaslighting and doxxing people."
We did too... so we asked some to find out.
Answers include "fear of losing sponsorships," "the McCarthyist response from government,” and “Zionists gaslighting and doxxing people."
Most athletes have chosen to ‘shut up and dribble’ over Gaza | Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva
Why have so few athletes spoken about Gaza? Fear of backlash, lost sponsors and being branded antisemitic all help explain the silence
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"'Only a handful of North American athletes have spoken out against Israel’s assault on Gaza, a silence shaped by fear, sponsorship & the policing of speech." In this illuminating essay @nkalamb.bsky.social & @derekcrim.bsky.social talk to high-level athletes to figure out exactly why.
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When Athletes for Ceasefire first went public, I immediately noticed that 4 then-current WNBA players had signed. No current NFL, NBA, NHL, or MLB players had signed; any who did were retired. What the player quoted below says shows integrity & courage in a US pro sports landscape that needs it.
October 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
When Athletes for Ceasefire first went public, I immediately noticed that 4 then-current WNBA players had signed. No current NFL, NBA, NHL, or MLB players had signed; any who did were retired. What the player quoted below says shows integrity & courage in a US pro sports landscape that needs it.
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In contrast with how liberals usually applaud someone cutting ties with, say, Holocaust deniers, QAnons, anti-vaxers, J6ers, white nationalist, Christian supremacists, people using their platforms to spawn mass shootings, or other shameless liars, hoaxers, and race-baiters
A woman's 🏀 pro told us she had to fire her prominent agent because "it was revealed to me through her instagram stories that she was a raging Zionist, spreading false propaganda + frankly racist narratives that painted Palestinians as ‘savage’ or ‘terrorists’."
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
October 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In contrast with how liberals usually applaud someone cutting ties with, say, Holocaust deniers, QAnons, anti-vaxers, J6ers, white nationalist, Christian supremacists, people using their platforms to spawn mass shootings, or other shameless liars, hoaxers, and race-baiters
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Sports aren’t political — except they are. In every sense of the word.
That fact alone should have us reflect on how politics plays an integral role in sports — and how the same pressures that prevent others from speaking out prevent athletes from doing it.
So we asked them about it.
That fact alone should have us reflect on how politics plays an integral role in sports — and how the same pressures that prevent others from speaking out prevent athletes from doing it.
So we asked them about it.
Ever wonder why so few athletes in North America have spoken about Israel's genocide in Gaza?
We did too... so we asked some to find out.
Answers include "fear of losing sponsorships," "the McCarthyist response from government,” and “Zionists gaslighting and doxxing people."
We did too... so we asked some to find out.
Answers include "fear of losing sponsorships," "the McCarthyist response from government,” and “Zionists gaslighting and doxxing people."
Most athletes have chosen to ‘shut up and dribble’ over Gaza | Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva
Why have so few athletes spoken about Gaza? Fear of backlash, lost sponsors and being branded antisemitic all help explain the silence
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Sports aren’t political — except they are. In every sense of the word.
That fact alone should have us reflect on how politics plays an integral role in sports — and how the same pressures that prevent others from speaking out prevent athletes from doing it.
So we asked them about it.
That fact alone should have us reflect on how politics plays an integral role in sports — and how the same pressures that prevent others from speaking out prevent athletes from doing it.
So we asked them about it.
Athletes explain the resounding silence on Gaza.
Ever wonder why so few athletes in North America have spoken about Israel's genocide in Gaza?
We did too... so we asked some to find out.
Answers include "fear of losing sponsorships," "the McCarthyist response from government,” and “Zionists gaslighting and doxxing people."
We did too... so we asked some to find out.
Answers include "fear of losing sponsorships," "the McCarthyist response from government,” and “Zionists gaslighting and doxxing people."
Most athletes have chosen to ‘shut up and dribble’ over Gaza | Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva
Why have so few athletes spoken about Gaza? Fear of backlash, lost sponsors and being branded antisemitic all help explain the silence
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Athletes explain the resounding silence on Gaza.
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This is going to be great! Can’t wait to chat about all things college sports!
Very excited to announce that @derekcrim.bsky.social and I will be in conversation with @lindseyafreeman.bsky.social at Simon Fraser University on November 5 at 5:30pm PT to discuss our @uncpress.bsky.social book *The End of College Football.* if you are in the Vancouver area, please join us!
October 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This is going to be great! Can’t wait to chat about all things college sports!
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This game should never have been played. UEFA failed. FIFA failed. Norway failed.
October 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This game should never have been played. UEFA failed. FIFA failed. Norway failed.
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For context, Norway’s men’s ⚽️ team is playing Israel in a UEFA World Cup qualifying match today.
UEFA considering banning Israel for all competitions might’ve gotten Israel to the ceasefire table more-so than any DJT “diplomacy.”
UEFA considering banning Israel for all competitions might’ve gotten Israel to the ceasefire table more-so than any DJT “diplomacy.”
October 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
For context, Norway’s men’s ⚽️ team is playing Israel in a UEFA World Cup qualifying match today.
UEFA considering banning Israel for all competitions might’ve gotten Israel to the ceasefire table more-so than any DJT “diplomacy.”
UEFA considering banning Israel for all competitions might’ve gotten Israel to the ceasefire table more-so than any DJT “diplomacy.”
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tldr: the widely-used 'scientific' case for excluding trans people (specifically trans women) from sport is unsound
Ep. 170: The Pseudoscience of Trans Exclusion
In a LONG awaited and vital ep, the whole crew is joined by Sheree Bekker and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to delve into and refute the 'science' deployed to justify the anti-trans movement in sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/0IO2...
In a LONG awaited and vital ep, the whole crew is joined by Sheree Bekker and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to delve into and refute the 'science' deployed to justify the anti-trans movement in sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/0IO2...
October 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
tldr: the widely-used 'scientific' case for excluding trans people (specifically trans women) from sport is unsound
We love to see it.
Indonesia is denying Israeli athletes entrance visas, which will prevent them from keeping in the world gymnastics championships.
This is what real solidarity against genocide looks like.
apnews.com/article/indo...
This is what real solidarity against genocide looks like.
apnews.com/article/indo...
October 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We love to see it.
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This is the episode you have been waiting for.
Ep. 170: The Pseudoscience of Trans Exclusion
In a LONG awaited and vital ep, the whole crew is joined by Sheree Bekker and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to delve into and refute the 'science' deployed to justify the anti-trans movement in sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/0IO2...
In a LONG awaited and vital ep, the whole crew is joined by Sheree Bekker and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to delve into and refute the 'science' deployed to justify the anti-trans movement in sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/0IO2...
October 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This is the episode you have been waiting for.
Ep. 170: The Pseudoscience of Trans Exclusion
In a LONG awaited and vital ep, the whole crew is joined by Sheree Bekker and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to delve into and refute the 'science' deployed to justify the anti-trans movement in sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/0IO2...
In a LONG awaited and vital ep, the whole crew is joined by Sheree Bekker and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to delve into and refute the 'science' deployed to justify the anti-trans movement in sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/0IO2...
October 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Ep. 170: The Pseudoscience of Trans Exclusion
In a LONG awaited and vital ep, the whole crew is joined by Sheree Bekker and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to delve into and refute the 'science' deployed to justify the anti-trans movement in sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/0IO2...
In a LONG awaited and vital ep, the whole crew is joined by Sheree Bekker and @annaposbergh.bsky.social to delve into and refute the 'science' deployed to justify the anti-trans movement in sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/0IO2...
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On a new ⚽️ @endofsportpod.bsky.social ⚽️ sports journalist @leylahamed.bsky.social moderates a panel w/ @nkalamb.bsky.social, Abubaker Abed, Nicola Hadwa, Shireen Ahmed, Roger Waters and more.
Hear "Kick Israel Out of FIFA: No To Zionism in Football" at
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/k... 🔶
Hear "Kick Israel Out of FIFA: No To Zionism in Football" at
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/k... 🔶
October 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
On a new ⚽️ @endofsportpod.bsky.social ⚽️ sports journalist @leylahamed.bsky.social moderates a panel w/ @nkalamb.bsky.social, Abubaker Abed, Nicola Hadwa, Shireen Ahmed, Roger Waters and more.
Hear "Kick Israel Out of FIFA: No To Zionism in Football" at
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/k... 🔶
Hear "Kick Israel Out of FIFA: No To Zionism in Football" at
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/k... 🔶
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Pep is objectively correct. On average, Israel kills 35 children every day in Gaza. With Israel blocking most food aid, around a quarter of all Gaza residents were suffering from famine in August. Together, this constitutes genocide, according to the International Association of Genocide Scholars
Man City manager Pep Guardiola:
“On 4 October at 12.00 pm we will flood the streets to demand an end to the genocide.”
www.onmanorama.com/sports/footb...
“On 4 October at 12.00 pm we will flood the streets to demand an end to the genocide.”
www.onmanorama.com/sports/footb...
October 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Pep is objectively correct. On average, Israel kills 35 children every day in Gaza. With Israel blocking most food aid, around a quarter of all Gaza residents were suffering from famine in August. Together, this constitutes genocide, according to the International Association of Genocide Scholars
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This was a brilliant and at times devastatingly harrowing discussion that everyone should listen to.
New Episode: Kick Israel out of FIFA
Check out the entire conversation with @leylahamed.bsky.social, Abubaker Abed, Roger Waters, @scotsport4pal.bsky.social, @shireenahmed.bsky.social, @nkalamb.bsky.social and others on why Israel must be banned from global sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/1EZu...
Check out the entire conversation with @leylahamed.bsky.social, Abubaker Abed, Roger Waters, @scotsport4pal.bsky.social, @shireenahmed.bsky.social, @nkalamb.bsky.social and others on why Israel must be banned from global sport.
open.spotify.com/episode/1EZu...
October 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This was a brilliant and at times devastatingly harrowing discussion that everyone should listen to.