Thursday Nov 19, 2020

Episode 53: Georgia On My Mind with Amanda Mull

In the second of our two episodes breaking down the US election with some of our favorites guests, Johanna and Nathan have the pleasure of again being joined by The Atlantic writer Amanda Mull. A long-time Georgian, Amanda provides a thorough breakdown of what happened in her home state and what to expect in the coming Senate run-off elections. The conversation then pivots to a discussion of how sport may have impacted the election, and how it in turn may have been affected, with the healthy dose of college football talk you might expect. Finally, we take the temperature on where we stand as in the context of pandemic sport and what the prognosis is for the United States as we hurtle into a potentially catastrophic winter of health crisis.

Check out Amanda's recent piece on how the pandemic has broken Americans' understanding of what to fear here. Check out her piece on Georgia's authoritarian governor here. Check out her masterful piece on college football's great unraveling here.

For a transcription of this episode, please click here. (Updated semi-regularly Credit @punkademic)

Show Producer: Tristan Loper

After listening to the episode, check out our most recent pieces:

“College Football Feels All Too Normal During the Pandemic” in TIME Magazine

“College Football in a Pandemic Reveals our Capacity for Trumpism” in The Baffler

“Red-Scare Rhetoric Isn’t Gone From Histories of American Sport” in Jacobin Magazine

"Canceling the College-Football Season Isn't Enough" published in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

“'We are being gaslit': College football and Covid-19 are imperiling athletes” in The Guardian

“Canceling the college football season is about union busting, not health” also in The Guardian

__________________________________________________________________________

As always, please like, share, and rate us on your favorite podcast app, and give follow us on Twitter or Instagram.

@Derekcrim