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Burn It All Down

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OwlTail

In this episode, Brenda Elsey interviews Dr. Robert Edelman, professor of Russian history and the history of sport at the University of California San Diego. They discuss the Russian and Ukrainian sports communities’ responses to the invasion, how athletes and fans might turn the tide of sportwashing and the ways sports can both reveal and and mask geopolitical conflict.This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network.For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.comTo help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldownFor BIAD merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Brenda Elsey interviews Dr. Robert Edelman, professor of Russian history and the history of sport at the University of California San Diego. They discuss the Russian and Ukrainian sports communities’ responses to the invasion, how athletes and fans might turn the tide of sportwashing and the ways sports can both reveal and and mask geopolitical conflict. This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: <a href="http://www.burnitalldownpod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.burnitalldownpod.com</a> To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/burnitalldown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/burnitalldown</a> For BIAD merchandise: <a href="https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/</a> Find us on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/BurnItDownPod;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/BurnItDownPod;</a> Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/;</a> and Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="http://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Interview: Dr. Bob Edelman on Sports and Politics in Ukraine and Russia

Laila Lalami

John Nichols

Republicans forced Wisconsin to go ahead with an election on Tuesday, despite the coronavirus, after rejecting the proposals to extend voting by mail.  John Nichols reports -- he says it's a frightening example of what they will try to do in November to reduce the Democratic vote.Also:  The Cold War was fought in many ways: it was a traditional political and military confrontation, but it was also a cultural contest, on a global scale –and one of the most important arenas in the cultural contest was sports. historian Robert Edelman explains: he’s co-editor of the new book The Whole World Was Watching: Sport in the Cold War."Plus: Nation columnist Laila Lalami talks about her novel “The Other Americans."  it’s about the suspicious death of a Moroccan immigrant in a small town in California.  It’s a family saga, a murder mystery, and a love story.  And it’s out now in paperback.

Republicans forced Wisconsin to go ahead with an election on Tuesday, despite the coronavirus, after rejecting the proposals to extend voting by mail. John Nichols reports -- he says it's a frightening example of what they will try to do in November to reduce the Democratic vote. Also: The Cold War was fought in many ways: it was a traditional political and military confrontation, but it was also a cultural contest, on a global scale – and one of the most important arenas in the cultural contest was sports. historian Robert Edelman explains: he’s co-editor of the new book The Whole World Was Watching: Sport in the Cold War." Plus: Nation columnist Laila Lalami talks about her novel “The Other Americans." it’s about the suspicious death of a Moroccan immigrant in a small town in California. It’s a family saga, a murder mystery, and a love story. And it’s out now in paperback.

John Nichols: Wisconsin votes--or tries to; plus Bob Edelman on Cold War Sports and Laila Lalami