Examined Sport

Each episode focuses on ideas drawn from the philosophy of sport. The podcast seeks to be a resource for students and scholars, to highlight and examine themes in the philosophy of sport, and to spur new thought and research in the field.

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Recent Episodes

Blown Calls and Technology

Posted March 20, 2015 • 01:08:13

Seth Bordner of The University of Alabama talks with Shawn E. Klein on The Sports Ethics Show about the problem of officiating mistakes in sport and...

College Basketball and Freshman Ineligibility

Posted March 5, 2015 • 01:03:42

With March Madness around the corner, our attention turns to college basketball. But with players going to the NBA sooner and with athlete compensation...

Pushing the Line: How far is too far?

Posted January 22, 2015 • 01:11:13

How far is too far in the pursuit of victory? Great athletes push on the norms, rules, and boundaries of their games. This is part of what allows them...

The Ethics of Fouls

Posted January 9, 2015 • 01:06:49

In the 2010 World Cup,Â Luis SuÃ¡rez committed an infamous handball in the Uruguay and Ghana match that prevented Ghana from winning the match....

The Value of Play

Posted November 20, 2014 • 00:46:31

This episode of The Sports Ethicist Podcast is the audio version of my talk "The Value of Play". Recorded at The Atlas Summit on June 22, 2014, the...