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How sport connects US to the world
As the United States prepares to host the FIFA Men’s World Cup in 2026 and the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028, the Great Game Lab explores the convergence of global sport, media, and geopolitics. We do so through storytelling, research, teaching, and informed conversations.
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How sports connect us… what’s your take? Twenty-ish-minute chats with some of the more compelling protagonists in the great game.
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One of the more intriguing sights I encountered on a book reporting trip to England this month was a poster in a restroom at the University of Leeds entitled “Recognising Microaggressions.” Among the expressions listed that could, even unintentionally, amount to discrimination against members of
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Set Piece Live with Ed Malyon
Great Game Lab Fellow Ed Malyon, founder of The Athletic UK, will share his insights into the current evolution of sports media on both sides of the Atlantic.
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