The Daily Zeitgeist - Introducing: Spolitics

Episode Date: October 26, 2024

SPOLITICS is where we don’t just stick to sports, but examine the world and all of its complexities through the lens of sports. Each week, this podcast will enthusiastically explore the intersection between sports, race, gender, sexuality and culture. In this narrative-style podcast, expect sharp commentary, novel conversations, and compelling guests that will drive nuanced sports conversations that drive culture. Listen here and subscribe to Spolitics on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Immigration, reproductive rights, why former first lady Michelle Obama will never run for president, voting access, gender equity, affordable housing. Exactly the type of discussions you'd expect when you listen to a sports podcast, am I right? Only if you listen to Spolitics, a new sports and political podcast hosted by me, Jamel Hill, a career sports journalist who has spent years writing about and discussing the intersection between sports, race, politics, gender and culture. Join me every Thursday as I discuss, debate and dissect

the hottest and sometimes most controversial political and social issues. Expect high level conversations with some of the biggest names and smartest people all through the lens of sports. Find out how athletes, prominent sports figures and politicians really feel about some of the most pressing issues impacting our country and what they're doing to break barriers and change things for the better. So you have one job listen to Spolitics on the iHeart radio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcast listen to Spolitics on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

Because on Spolitics, sports and politics not only mix, they matter. I'm Julian Edelman. I'm Rob Gronkowski. And we are super excited to tell you about our new show, Dudes on Dudes. We're spilling all the behind-the-scenes stories, crazy details, and honestly, just having a blast talking football. Every week, we're discussing our favorite players

of all times, from legends to our buddies to current stars. We're finally answering the age-old question, what kind of dudes are these dudes? We're gonna find out out Jules. New episodes drop every Thursday during the NFL season. Listen to Dudes on Dudes on the iHeart radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. On Thanksgiving Day 1999, five-year-old Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez was found off the coast of Florida. And the question was, should the boy go back to his father in Cuba? Mr. Gonzalez wanted to go home, and he wanted to take his son with him.

Or stay with his relatives in Miami? Imagine that your mother died trying to get you to freedom. Listen to Jess Peace, the Elian Gonzalez story, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Stick to sports, shut up and dribble. Despite what some people believe, sports and politics have mixed from the beginning. Now you have a podcast that isn't afraid to explore the complicated relationship between

sports and politics with a new podcast called Spolitics with me, Jamel Hill. I'll be discussing political, social, and economic issues through the lens of sports with some of the biggest names and smartest people. So here's the assignment. Listen to Spolitics on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcast. Let's get Spolitical. Hey friends, I'm Jessica Capshaw.

And this is Camilla Luddington. And we have a new podcast, Call It What It Is. You may know us from Graceland Memorial, but did you know that we are actually besties in real life? And as all besties do, we navigate the highs and lows of life together. Big or small, we're there. And now here we are, opening up the friendship circle to you.

Listen to Call It What It Is on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Do you ever wonder where your favorite foods come from? And like what's the history behind bacon wrapped hot dogs? Hi, I'm Eva Longoria. Hi, I'm Maite Gomez-Rejon. Our podcast Hungry for History is back. And this season we're taking a bigger bite

out of the most delicious food and its history. Seeing that the most popular cocktail is the Margarita, followed by the Mojito from Cuba and the Piñu Colada from Puerto Rico. Listen to Hungry for History on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.