59 | MLB, Private Equity, Prediction Markets, and the Lockout
Miguel Garcia returns with a new episode and welcomes Bobby Wagner of the Tipping Pitches podcast to discuss the Los Angeles Dodgers’ owner Mark Walter being under the microscope of the Justice Department. In this episode Bobby explains how Walter, long seen as a Guggenheim Partner’s main finance figure, appears to be investing personally in sports teams through irregular trades using life insurance-related funds, raising questions about where sports ownership money comes from and how sports ...
4 Jul 2026
58 | UFC Freedom 250 & US Imperialism
Miguel was joined on the Sports As A Weapon podcast by Dr. Gerald Horne and Anthony “Tony” Ballas to discuss the June 14, 2026 UFC “Freedom 250” event that was staged as an imperialist political spectacle by Donald Trump and Dana White. Dr. Horne, Anthony, and Miguel framed the spectacle as US imperial theater echoing “bread and circuses” and even late-stage Roman Empire decline. Additionally, Dr. Horne, Anthony, and Miguel discussed the parallels between Dana White and historic boxing ...
18 Jun 2026
57 | Hands Off Cuba!
On this episode of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast, Miguel interviews Hakim Jihad and Wells Todd of the US Hands Off Cuba Committee about a recent youth and labor delegation to Cuba. Hakim and Wells Todd discussed the meetings the delegation had with Cuban mass organizations such as CENESEX (Centro Nacional de Educación Sexual), participation in May Day marches, and visits to clinics and Havana’s Calixto García hospital to deliver medical aid amid shortages and blackouts they attribute to the ...
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