Say It Ain't Contagious 1: Jackie Robinson is Not Your Excuse

Jan 15, 2021 · 58m 56s
Say It Ain't Contagious 1: Jackie Robinson is Not Your Excuse
Description

In the first episode of the ongoing SAIC podcast, the panel reacts to the sack of the Capitol, Major League Baseball’s “recognition” of the Negro Leagues, and finds the 1970s...

show more
In the first episode of the ongoing SAIC podcast, the panel reacts to the sack of the Capitol, Major League Baseball’s “recognition” of the Negro Leagues, and finds the 1970s Pittsburgh Pirates preferable to both.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.Who are we and why are we here?
2.Coup attempt at the Capitol. On “Banana Republics” and the United States in Latin America. MLB PAC suspends donations. White Supremacy in the Republican Party.
3.MLB “Recognizes” the Negro Leagues. Self-congratulatory Jackie Robinsonism. Baseball Jim Crowism and Stats in context. The poor quality of pre-integration baseball. Better means of making amends.
4.Who gets to tell the story of Black baseball? The exploitation of Latin American prospects. In praise of the Negro Leagues Museum.
5.Rennie Stennett vs. Donald Trump for the record books. Stennett consequences and Stennett regrets. The function of stats in storytelling. The egalitarian 1970s Pirates. The Giants internationalize integration. Your Masanori Murakami mention for this week. And Manny Mota too. Goodbyes.

Say It Ain’t Contagious is an ongoing discussion of baseball, social justice, the politics of our country, and how they are inevitably intertwined. Six scholars, activists, and baseball pundits use the game and its history as a lens into issues of race, economics, and American culture. Featuring Adrian Burgos, Craig Calcaterra, Steven Goldman, Frank Guridy, Lincoln Mitchell, and Tova Wang.
show less
Information
Author Steven Goldman
Organization Steven Goldman
Website -
Tags

Looks like you don't have any active episode

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Current

Podcast Cover

Looks like you don't have any episodes in your queue

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Next Up

Episode Cover Episode Cover

It's so quiet here...

Time to discover new episodes!

Discover
Your Library
Search