Sportly

Immigrantly Media

Podcast

Episodes

Latest Episodes

Joon Lee on the Cost of Being a Sports Fan

12/15/2025 • 47 min

Former ESPN journalist Joon Lee joins Sportly host Kavida Davidson for a wide-ranging, candid conversation about what comes after leaving the sports media “mothership” and why the industry is undergoing a fundamental shift. Lee reflects on being laid off from ESPN, how the brand continues to shape credibility long after his departure, and why sports media has b… Play episode

From Palermo’s to The Sports Bra: Inside the Evolution of the American Spo…
The NCAA’s Financial Freefall with Jesse Dougherty
The Haudenosaunee Created Lacrosse, but They’re Still Fighting to Play Und…
Is Steph Curry Walking Away With Under Armour's Future?
Inside the NBA’s Struggle to Keep the Game Honest
Pulling Goat In Buzkashi: the Controversial National Sport of Afghanistan
How Toronto Blue Jays Became Canada's Team
Spogomi: Japan's Trash Picking World Cup
Turf Wars: Why NFL Players Are Demanding Grass Over Artificial Fields
From Palermo’s to The Sports Bra: Inside the Evolution of the American Spo…
From Rural India to Harvard: The Power of Girls Soccer
From Stumps to Stadiums: How Cricket Became an International Sporting Phen…
Free Agency and Players Unions: How Athletes Won the Fight for their Rights
Who Gets to Play? Shireen Ahmed on Equity & Belonging In Sports
Kavitha’s New York Sports Love Letter: From Venus Williams to the Yankees
Inside Women’s Sports: Jane McManus on Money, Media And the WNBA
Women Athletes Vs. the Pay Gap: Battle of the Sexes and Beyond
How Financial Struggles Almost Derailed Our Champions
A League of Their Own: The Real History of Women’s Baseball
Inside the Rise of The Mongolz: Asia’s New eSports Powerhouse
Beyond the Pom Poms: The Athleticism and Culture of Professional Cheerlead…
Strawberries, Sneakers & Scandals: The Traditions That Define Wimbledon
Let Them Race? McLaren Vs. Red Bull’s F1 Strategy War
The World Cup Hack: How Diaspora Players Are Rewriting Soccer’s Rules
How Japan Flipped the Script on America’s National Pastime: The Global Ris…
Hot dog! Hot dog! Hot dog! (Oct 2024)
Fitbits, Vests & Surveillance: The Double-Edged Future of Athletic Tech
Bend It Like Miriam: Platform Sneakers, Javelin Tattoos & Breaking Sports …
How Field Hockey Helped Shape Women’s Sports in America
The 2025 Kentucky Derby Was a Hit But Is Horse Racing Dying?
Where Sole Meets Soul At The Marathon Des Sables (August 2024)
The Spirit of Boston: A Marathon Like No Other
The Rivalry, The Rock, The Revolution
Pilates Wasn’t Always White—Here’s What Changed
Kabaddi 101: Tag, Tackle, Triumph
Running: From Survival to Swipe Right
Dinking Around: The Rise of Pickleball (Sept 2024)
March Madness, NIL, and the Future of College Sports with Nicole Auerbach
All In: How Sports Betting Is Becoming America’s New Addiction
Feed Drop: Vince McMahon vs. Ted Turner: Pro Wrestling's "Monday Night War…
Game On, Speedrun Strong: The Race to Gaming Glory!
The Chiefs: America’s Favorite Dynasty… to Hate?
Re release: Game Day Patriotism: The Star-Spangled Banner's Sporting Jour…
Courtside Stories: Rivalries, Redemption, and Prison Reform?
The Hidden Game: Sportswashing, Politics, and the 2022 World Cup
Ping Pong Diplomacy: The Game That Changed the World
Reindeer Racing: A Celebration of Tradition, Culture and Sámi Heritage
Reflecting on the Year in Sports and Hosting
Beyond the Pom Poms: The Athleticism and Culture of Professional Cheerlead…

Sportly RSS Feed

Share: Twitter • Facebook • Embed

Copy embed code: