He argued that professional sports helps develop jingoistic beliefs, cheer for one's own team.

i really enjoyed this episode, but the way that you clip big segments of yhe interview amd put them in the intro is really annoying. it gives me a weird deja Vu every time. like, didnt we hear all of this already?!?!?! XDDD

Pat Tillman was corresponding with Chomsky, wasn't he?  .... this is all such a fascinating subject . 

how about the option to also watch your podcast, not just listen to it?

S'ok guys, I enjoy gaming. We all know the culture there.

I think it's a huge omission to not discuss the NBA in this episode.

F-22 flyovers, 160-foot flags draped across the playing field, full color guards, camouflage uniforms, The Star-Spangled Banner, God Bless America, Support The Troops Nights, special perks for vets.

What is the origin of the runaway military worship so ingrained in our sports? How did our professional baseball and football leagues become so infused to our military state and what can fans of these sports do to deconstruct and pushback against the forces of jingoism and military fetishizing? 

We are joined by Professor Robert Elias.

Episode 59 - National Pastimes: Mindless Militarism in American Sports

Following today's mob violence at the U.S. capitol building, we break down how, once again, American media would rather ignore homegrown currents of white supremacist vigilantism and their buddy buddy relationship with law enforcement and focus instead on how an anomalous President Trump makes us like those horrible poor people of the Global South.

US Media Incapable of Criticizing MAGA Mobs Without Evoking Racist Cliches About "Third World"

Citations Needed is a podcast about the media, power, PR, and the history of bullshit. It is hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson, and produced by Florence Barrau-Adams.

Episode 59 - National Pastimes: Mindless Militarism in American Sports

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