THE PODCAST
The SportsCrit™ Lab with Dr. G
Where sport stops pretending to be neutral.
Race, power, media, and money in athletics — examined through Critical Race Theory, cultural analysis, and SportsCrit™ Pedagogy. For listeners new to the conversation and for those already doing the work.
Start Here · Episode I
New to the show? Begin with the episode that names the framework.
FEATURED EPISODE · WATCH · WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
More Than a Contract
The WNBA CBA as a Public Health Intervention
A collective bargaining agreement is never just about salaries. Dr. G reads the WNBA CBA through a public health lens — what it means for the health, safety, and futures of the women who play, and who benefits when a league finally invests in its players.
Listen by Series
Start Anywhere. Keep Going.
Every episode, grouped by series. Tap a series to see what's inside.
Start here: I. Just What Is #SportsCrit? Critical Race Theory in Sports Education · 33 min
Series · Foundations · Start hereWhiteness, Power & the Game4 episodes
What SportsCrit™ is, and how whiteness operates as property and performance in sport.
- PrologueWelcome to the SportsCrit™ Lab!25 min
- I.Just What Is #SportsCrit? Critical Race Theory in Sports Education33 min
- II.Black Labor, White Legacy: Who Really Owns the Game?38 min
- III.When the Gatekeepers Play the Game: The System of Whiteness and the Performance of Power8 min
Series · Women's BasketballThe Historic WNBA CBA2 episodes
Spectatorship, labor, and why a contract can be a public health intervention.
- 2.We Watched. They Got Paid: Spectatorship Is Power25 min
- 3.More Than a Contract: The WNBA CBA as a Public Health Intervention27 min
Series · Super Bowl LXThe SportsCrit™ Super Bowl Series3 episodes
Spectacle, belonging, and cultural ownership on sport's biggest stage.
- 1.The Field Was Never Leveled28 min
- 2.Who Gets to Be American? Bad Bunny, Backlash, and Cultural Ownership23 min
- 3.Archive the Joy! Super Bowl LX20 min
Series · Athlete LaborThe Business of the Body1 episode
Athlete labor in the sports economy: who works, who profits, who pays the cost.
- 1.The Business of the Body: Athlete Labor in the Sports Economy31 min
READ ALONG
Talking SportsCrit™ with Dr. G
Essays, episode notes, and the Misogynoir in the WNBA: The Other Caitlin Clark Effect™ series — on Substack.
WHERE THE SERIES BEGAN
When the Target Becomes a Teammate →
April 14, 2026 · The WNBA Draft, Raven Johnson, and the next phase of the Caitlin Clark Effect.
General Statements, Specific Harm →
April 28, 2026 · What accountability actually looks like when Black women athletes are targeted.
FROM THE CLASSROOM
Students in Dr. G’s courses script and produce their own SportsCrit™ episodes. Hear the Student Episodes →
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Scholars, athletes, coaches, and journalists with a story about power in sport — Dr. G wants to hear it.
From Talking SportsCrit™
Start HereJust What Is #SportsCrit, and What’s It Doing in Such a Nice Field as Sports Education?
May 23, 2026 · The essay that names the framework.
Read on Substack →The Dawn Staley Era: How Black Women Rewrote the Power Map of Women’s Basketball
April 11, 2026 · A SportsCrit™ field note from the Final Four
The Audacity of the Benefit of the Doubt: Jalen Hurts, Black Labor, and the Benefit of the Doubt
October 21, 2026 · Who gets the benefit of the doubt, and who has to prove their suffering?