Introducing: Spolitics

SPOLITICS is a weekly sports and politics podcast hosted by sports journalist Jemele Hill, produced by iHeart Podcasts and the Unbothered Network. On SPOLITICS, sports and politics not only mix, they matter.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Immigration, reproductive rights, why former First Lady Michelle Obama will
never run for president, voting rights, gender equity, affordable housing.
Exactly the type of discussion you'd expect when you listen
to a sports podcast. Am I right? Well only if
you listen to Politics, a new sports and political podcast
hosted by me Jammel Hill that premieres on October seventeenth.

(00:26):
As a career sports journalist who has spent years writing
about and discussing the intersection between sports, politics, race, gender,
and culture, I've been told for a long time to
leave politics out of sports, but join me every Thursday
as I discuss, debate, and dissect the hottest and sometimes
most controversial political and social issues. Expect high level conversations

(00:52):
with some of the biggest names and smartest people all
through the lens of sports. Find out how athletes, prominent
sports figures, and peticians 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 Politics on the iHeartRadio app,

(01:13):
Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.