Stick To Sports: Recent Episodes
Jashvina Shah
A podcast founded by hockey reporter Jashvina Shah that talks about the intersection of sports and civil rights. Episodes feature a discussion of pressing sports & civil rights issues along with minority members of the sports community.
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TW sexual assault. In this episode I focused on the problem with how the reporters are defending growth in the NHL following the investigation that showed the Blackhawks covered up sexual assault.
TRIGGER WARNING On this episode, I talked about the awful decision by the Canadiens to draft Logan Mailloux, why it is absolutely not okay, and about the Blackhawks using women as a shield.
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On this episode, we chatted with Leah Frazier of Saucy Rockets about Tony DeAngelo, Mitchell Miller, racism against Asian communities and more -- including how, as a person of color parent, you decide if your child should play sports or not.
On this epsiode, we talked about what's going on with World Juniors and why it shouldn't be happening!
Transcript: https://jashvinashah.com/transcript-episode-60/
We spoke with baseball reporter Jen Ramos about homophobia in baseball as well as journalism ethics.
On this episode we spoke with Jessica Luther and Kavitha Davidson, authors of Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back. We talked about the book process, topics within the book, thy Olypmics dilema and more. Preorder their book: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781477313138 & https://www.amazon.com/Loving-Sports-When-They-Dont/dp/1477313133/
On this episode of Stick to Sports, Evan Moore and I discuss our upcoming book on hockey culture and how to make it better.
On this episode, we chatted with Terrell Rose, a current USA Hockey and NCAA referee. We covered his experiences as a Black player and official and if hockey can ever shed its bigotry.
On this episode I spoke with return guest Chris Walker about coronavirus, old athlete tweets and the Black Lives Matter protests. We also had an honest discussion about being allies and challenging your world views.
On this episode I spoke with Victory Press editor Zoe Hayden about the piece published about NWHL playing conditions, the response to the piece and the response to the responses of the piece. We also talked about the state of women's hockey and why sports should not return just yet.
On this epsiode, I spoke with Danielle, cohost of the Mother Puckers podcast, about white feminism in hockey, why hockey isn't ready for that conversation and how to make hockey better.
On this episode I recapped the Brandon Prust drama, why reverse racism doesn't exist and more.
For this episode I chatted with Fatou, a noted Capitals fan. We talked about how she got into hockey, the Black Girl Hockey Club and much much more.
This week we spoke with Shireen Ahmed, a co-host of the Burn It All Down Pod and a journalist who covers the intersectionality of sports and society. We talked about the regular racism in sports and shared some love for the aunties in our lives.
On this episode of Stick to Sports, I covered the racism K'Andre Miller faced and what was lacking in the response from the Rangers, as well as what the rest of the hockey world got wrong.
For this episode, I spoke with ESPN international features writer Aishwarya Kumar. We chatted about her writing process, her career path, her story on Chanel Miller and more.
On this episode, we spoke to hockey analytics writer Prashanth Iyer, how he got into hockey, advice for PoC who want to get into hockey analytics, challenges he's faced, and more.
On this episode I talked about coronavirus and how it's a good present example of how sports and society, and politics, are always intertwined. I also took a look at why billionaire owners should be paying their workers despite the sports suspension/cancellation.
In this episode, I chatted with Asmae Toumi, the Editor-in-Chief for Hockey Graphs. We talked about how she learned about hockey analytics, how she starts (and nurtured) the Hockey Graphs mentorship program, and more.
On this episode, I discussed the Blues' decision to hold Hockey Is For Everyone night during a watch party instead of a home game as well as issues I have with the "Hockey Is For Everyone" phrase.
On this episode, we spoke with Chris Watkins about our favorite topic - racism in hockey! We also talked about the history of the Atlanta Thrashers and the role race played in the franchise's eventual outcome.
On this episode, I spoke with BC Interruption editor and women's sports enthusiast Laura Berestecki about women's pro hockey. We talked about what's happened lately, the WWIHL, why you should listen to the players, and more. At the end, we also discussed ghosts and horror moves. If you like this podcast, please consider supporting it via Patreon or PayPal.
For this week I spoke with Chris Walker, a classmate of mine in BU's journalism program. He's a native Bostonian and co-founder/editor/writer for Rising Young Minds. We talked about the Red Sox and the White House visit along with racism in Boston - both in sports and outside of it. We also talked about racism in soccer and problematic athlete tweets. WARNING There is adult language/themes in this podcast. There are also some mentions of rape and DV, althouth none are explicitly described. If you like this podcast, please consider supporting it through donations. Patreon: www.patreon.com/StickToSports | PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/icehockeystick | Newsletter: tinyletter.com/sticktosports | Email: sticktosportspodcast@gmail.com
For this episode I spoke with Shakeia Taylor, who covers baseball and has written for The Hardball Times and Baseball Prospectus. She recently wrote a piece on MLB's decision to suspend Tim Anderson for using the n-word. We spoke about the piece and her process behind writing it. We also chatted about her experiences as a black woman baseball fan, racism in baseball and the "controversy" behind digging up old problematic tweets from athletes. If you like this podcast, please consider donating. Patreon: www.patreon.com/StickToSports | PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/icehockeystick | Newsletter: tinyletter.com/sticktosports | Email: sticktosportspodcast@gmail.com
On this episode I discussed St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington's old tweets, how it was handled and how it should've been hanlded. Patreon: www.patreon.com/StickToSports | PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/icehockeystick | Newsletter: tinyletter.com/sticktosports | Email: sticktosportspodcast@gmail.com
On this episode, I spoke with Courtney Szto. She is currently pursuing her PhD and her doctoral thesis is on hockey, Canadian citizenship, and race. She’s an assistant professor at Queens University and a contributor for Hockey in Society. We spoke abou the recent Racism Roundtable in Hockey, her work and women's hockey in Canada. Patreon: www.patreon.com/StickToSports | PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/icehockeystick | Newsletter: tinyletter.com/sticktosports | Email: sticktosportspodcast@gmail.com
On this episode I discussed the incident where Moise Kean dealt with racist taunts and his team's reaction to his reaction. I then talked about how sports, and society, may aim to be diverse but fails to support its minorities. While what happened with Kean is on the opposite end of the spectrum, there are many important, and proactive, ways in which people of privilege must support minorities. Patreon: www.patreon.com/StickToSports | PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/icehockeystick | Newsletter: tinyletter.com/sticktosports | Email: sticktosportspodcast@gmail.com
For this episode I talked about Chris Evans and why his procolmation is importnat, along with the need to be publicaly against bigotry. I also talked about some things I'm trying to do with the podcast! Patreon: www.patreon.com/StickToSports | PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/icehockeystick | Newsletter: tinyletter.com/sticktosports | Email: sticktosportspodcast@gmail.com
For this episode I spoke with Brock McGillis, who was the first openly gay hockey player who does activism work in fighting homophobia in hockey. We chatted about the situation during the Maple Leafs-Lightning game, homophobia in hockey, his experiences, how to eradicate homophobia from hockey and how to be an ally. TW: There’s a lot of talk about homophobia and bigotry, along with references to suicide and depression. I added a few times here of where the suicide/depression talks come up. I did my best to get most of them: 20 minute to 20:30, 25:30-26, 39:15, 55-56. Patreon: www.patreon.com/StickToSports. Newsletter: tinyletter.com/sticktosports
On this episode I broke down the issue with KCS being put on the NHL Network. In addition to disecting her comments and what they mean, I discussed white feminism in hockey and how the sport is all too willing to advance women at the expense of those of color. I also talked about how people can be allies. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StickToSports. Newsletter: https://tinyletter.com/sticktosports
This week I spoke with Renee Hess, founder of the Black Girl Hockey Club. We talked about how she founded the club, her experiences in hockey as a black woman and her passion for hockey and community building. She also shared how to make hockey actually inclusive and how allies can support the BGHC.
On this episode I talked about Kareem Hunt and the Browns' problematic decision of signing him. I also spoke with Avry from Avry's Sports Show about how he became a hockey fan and his experience covering hockey. We also talked about racism in hockey, Hockey Is For Everyone and actionable steps hockey orginizations can take to combat racism and make hockey for everyone.
On this episode I spoke with Rimsha, the Muslim Cubs fan who sent an email to the organization following Rickett's Islamaphobic emails. She expressed her dismay but also provided actionable steps for the Cubs to take to remedy the situation. We chatted about her process behind writing the email, on using this as a teaching & learning moment, how baseball can be more inclusive for Muslims, how she became a baseball fan, what it's like being a minority fan in the sport and the joy of the little things in sports that connect minorities to their culture.
On this episode I chatted with Zoe Hayden, the founder of The Victory Press. We talked about the NHL All-Star Game Skills Competition, white feminism in hockey and more.
On this episode, I talk about Kareem Hunt and the distinction between doing something because it's right and doing something because of public outcry. I also talked about the Red Sox decision to visit the White House, followed by a long spark notes version of the post-election power grabs.
On this episode I talked about the issues hockey has with violence against women, my Hockey is For Everyone piece, and basically a bunch of other rambling stuff about how hockey deals with victims of violence against women.
Trigger warning
In this episode I broke down how hockey isn't for everyone and provided actual concrete steps that can and should be taken to help the sport fight racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, Islamaphobia and xenophobia.
On this episode I talked about what hockey culture claims to be but how it's really not that at all. Also, massive trigger warning because I do talk about my sexual assult.
For this episode, I sat down with Laura for more of a chat than an interview around the topic of how to stay in a sport you love when the sport does not value and mistreats minorities. We answered some questions from Twitter, including what battles we pick & choose to fight and how to not get discouraged. And at the end we discuss our superhero origin stories and how we started speaking out.
In this episode I talked about USA hockey chosing to hire John Vanbiesbrouck, who previously said a racial slur to Trevor Daley in 2003, the problems with this hire and its negative consequences.
For more reading on the hiring & the 2003 incident: https://colorofhockey.com/2018/05/24/usa-hockey-hiring-of-vanbiesbrouck-stirs-memories-of-daley-racial-incident/
In this episode I spoke with Chris Watkins of Hockey Graphis who has done both basketball and hockey analytics. We talked about how he got started in analytics and hockey, the differences in NBA and NHL analytics, race and hockey and more.
Chris Watkins on Twitter:https://twitter.com/yolo_pinyato
Piece on JT Brown: https://www.rawcharge.com/2017/10/8/16444320/the-ordinarily-extraordinary-how-one-fist-propelled-j-t-brown-to-the
For this episode I interviewed Astead Herndon, who covers politics for the Boston Globe. We spoke about his start in sports journalism, his time covering crime and surviving as a political reporter today. We then talked about sports and covered Colin Kaepernick, why the media is getting the narrative wrong and why media diversity is important.
In this episode I talk about a lot of things, ranging from hockey culture, the Penguins, the effects of a non-diverse media, my personal issues with racism in hockey and more.
In this episode I chatted with hockey reporter and The Victory Press founder Zoe Hayden about ice crews, NHL/LGBTQIA relations and much more.
Making A Weightlifter: https://victorypress.org/2016/02/22/making-a-weightlifter/
On this week's episode I chatted with Britni De La Cretaz. She recently wrote a long piece on Boston's history with racism that has sparked a conversation - especially in the sports world.
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Special Feature: The Yawkey Way: https://digboston.com/special-feature-the-yawkey-way/
We Still Need A "League Of Their Own": https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/a-league-of-their-own-anniversary
I chatted with Sarah Connors about grid girls in motor racing, sexism she's faced, a lot of racing stuff and some of her incredible travels.
Interview starts at the seven-minute mark.
The Grid Girls Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/the-grid-girls
Sarah Connors on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_connors
NYT story on Trump's emails: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/us/politics/trump-russia-email-clinton.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
BC Interruption editor Laura Berestecki joins this week's show to talk about her plan for the website, sexist reaction to increased coverage of women's sports, how to deal with trolls and - of course - some ghost stories.
Ice Garden/Victory Press reporter Angelica Rodriguez joins the show to talk about players participating in Pride for optics instead of support, what barriers are keeping sports from being LGBTQ+ friendly, and more.
In this episode I spoke with William Douglas, the founder of The Color of Hockey. We talked about how he founded the blog, how it's grown, favorite stories, the USA hockey/Blake Bolden issue and his interactions with the hockey community.
The Color of Hockey: https://colorofhockey.com/
Trevor Daley story: https://colorofhockey.com/2016/06/14/trevor-daley-gets-stanley-cup-first-in-tribute-to-the-player-and-his-ailing-mom/
Kaliya Johnson story: https://colorofhockey.com/2015/02/10/surgery-behind-her-an-eagle-looks-to-soar-to-ncaa-title-winter-olympics-slot/
William Douglas on NPR: http://www.npr.org/2014/01/23/265239109/is-the-color-of-hockey-changing
In this episode I spoke with DePaul journalism professor Evan Moore, who's written for a variety of outlets including Rolling Stone and The Shadow League. We spoke about his pieces on Colin Kaepernick and PK Subban, his thoughts on racism and activism in sports, how he got started in journalism and more.
Moore's piece, What White Fans Don't Understand About Black Athletes, was nominated for a Peter Lisagor award.
**Note: There was a little wind interference as I was recording this, and it starts around the 37 minute mark. I couldn't edit it out and opted to leave the rest of the interview in instead of cutting it out.
Moore's award nominated piece on Colin Kaepernick: http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/what-white-fans-dont-understand-about-black-athletes-w437292
Adam Jones and the downplaying of racially charged incidents in sports: http://www.thetimesnews.com/lifestyle/20170529/evan-moore-adam-jones-and-downplaying-of-racially-charged-incidents-in-sports
Hockey's Racial, Generational And Cultural Divide Won't Slow P.K. Subban: https://www.theshadowleague.com/story/hockey-s-racial-generational-and-cultural-divide-won-t-slow-p-k-subban
Evan Moore on Twitter: https://twitter.com/evanfmoore?lang=en
This episode covers Ryan Getzlaf's homophobic slurs, how hockey proves it's not for everyone and the coded language that's still used to describe players of color.
Getzlaf's "apology": https://twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/866315311032807425
Brock McGillis on Getzlaf: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/ducks-ryan-getzlaf-reaction-1.4126067
The Verbal Culture of Hockey Must Change: http://www.fiveforhowling.com/2017/5/20/15670276/nhl-anaheim-ducks-ryan-getzlaf-fined-homophobic-slur-andrew-shaw-hockey-culture
NHL's response to Ryan Getzlaf's anti-gay slur is disappointing: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-ryan-getzlaf-gay-slur-spt-0523-20170522-column.html
Evan Moore on PK Subban: https://www.theshadowleague.com/story/hockey-s-racial-generational-and-cultural-divide-won-t-slow-p-k-subban
In this episode I talk about the state of the country, Adam Jones and what it feels like as a minority in sports when people don’t support/believe you.
Adam Jones had previously discussed racism: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/05/02/orioles-adam-jones-racism/101205228/
In this episode I talk about how... it really irks me when people still tell sports reporters to "stick to sports", and why it's important we don't. Plus some ramblings about Trump calling the media his enemy.
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Trans Lifeline: https://www.translifeline.org/
Trevor Project: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/
In this episode I talk about watching the Super Bowl as a now displaced Patriots fan and how the Senate GOP is ignoring what's right in favor of part lines.
In this week's episode, I spoke with Sandra, the organizer and founder of Hockey Fights Hate, a fundraising event that raised $5,000 for the ACLU last week. We talked about how the event started, its success, how the event is spreading and plans for future events.
**After we recorded the podcast the date for the Los Angeles sister event was announced for April 1.
Hockey Fights Hate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HockeyFightsH8
In this episode of Stick to Sports, I talk about the Muslim ban, why it's wrong and how athletes have started speaking out about it. Along with some other rants.
Google doc showing where senators stand on the Mulsim ban: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hSGjyWJZIQJpGz4V2ftX_qioCgBtL59oJkkhx146nFE/htmlview?sle=true#
The Ringer: The end of stick to sports: https://theringer.com/sportswriters-media-donald-trump-politics-a8b332bc48cf#.ml52zo7jb
NBA reaches out about Muslim ban: http://deadspin.com/nba-reaches-out-to-state-department-after-muslim-ban-to-1791751175
Mika Zibanejad speaks out: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/rangers/mika-zibanejad-family-iran-sucks-article-1.2959874?utm_content=buffer18379&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=JTasch+Twitter
Dave Zirin's piece on The Sports World Must Stand With Muslim Athletes: https://www.thenation.com/article/the-sports-world-must-stand-with-muslim-athletes/
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This episode, posted about a week late (sorry for the delay!) talks about Sean Spicer and some journalism things.
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CSN's piece on David West: http://www.csnbayarea.com/warriors/woke-david-west-going-fight-fight-against-donald-trump
In this episode I talk a little bit about public schools but mostly focus on why the Girl Scouts shouldn't be attending the inauguration. There's also a happy birthday shoutout to Muhammad Ali and how he was the epitome of someone who wouldn't just stick to sports.
Girl Scouts rant: 13-minute mark Ali's importance: 18-minute mark
Michael Harriot's piece on Ali in Ebony: http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/muhammad-ali-greatest#axzz4AZ7TmXhb
David Remnick's story on Ali: http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-outsized-life-of-muhammad-ali
In this episode of Stick to Sports I explain how I feel about members my childhood team, the New England Patriots, supporting Donald Trump. And healthcare. Because affordable healthcare is important.
SB Nation's Charlott Wilder's story on liberal Massachusetts dealing with Belichick and Brady's support of Trump: http://www.sbnation.com/2017/1/12/14231496/new-england-patriots-donald-trump-fan-problem
Belichick addressing his letter to Donald Trump: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18006423/new-england-patriots-bill-belichick-says-letter-donald-trump-not-political
(In some good news) Colin Kaepernick donating money to support those protesting the North Dakota pipeline: http://fusion.net/story/379548/colin-kaepernick-standing-rock-health-clinic/?utm_campaign=ThisIsFusion&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social
The first episode of Stick To Sports talks about introductions, the plan ahead and looks at the activism from Wisconson student-athletes.
NYT Q&A with Wisconsin basketball players: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/sports/ncaabasketball/wisconsin-badgers-nigel-hayes.html?_r=0