Sustaining Sport

About Sustaining Sport

Sport matters to billions of people. It shapes health, identity, livelihoods, and communities. But it also carries real problems (environmental, social, and ethical) that it can either reinforce or help dismantle. Sustaining Sport is a podcast about those problems, and about the people trying to do something about them. Episodes cover climate change, governance, sponsorship, gambling, colonial legacies, athlete welfare, and whatever else seems worth a serious conversation. Guests are researchers, athletes, activists, and practitioners. The goal isn't necessarily advocacy but an honest discussion of difficult questions, on the assumption that clearer thinking is a prerequisite for better answers. Please remember that the views expressed in this podcast may no longer be current when you hear them. My views are my own, as are those of my guests, who, while valued here for their insights, do not necessarily reflect the values of Sustaining Sport and do not speak on behalf of the show. Contact: benmole@sustainingsport.com

Publisher

Benjamin Mole

Category

business · society & culture · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Mar 2021

Latest episode

8 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

2 of 39 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT

   The Case for the External Reform of FIFA - with FairSquare

   Nicholas McGeehan, co-director of FairSquare, analyzes FIFA's history of dysfunction, human rights failures, and governance issues, offering insights into the need for external reform in this interview episode.

2. 

   25 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Playing within the (planetary) boundaries: Cricket and Climate Change with The Next Test

   Chris Britt-Searle from The Next Test discusses how the organization unites the cricket community to address environmental challenges and confront ecological issues, in this interview episode.

3. 

   26 Nov 2024

   Fantasy Sports in India: Gambling or Gaming?

   Alaukik Shrivastava, legal scholar, examines India's rapidly expanding fantasy sports industry and its complex legal distinctions between games of chance and skill in this interview episode.

Inside a recent episode

The Case for the External Reform of FIFA - with FairSquare

Published 8 Apr 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] A 2015 reform committee was instituted, interesting. One of the members of that was the UF delegate was a guy called Gianni Infantino. And this reform committee wrote a report explaining how FIFA was going to reform itself and how it's going to bring itself back under principles of good governance. […]

Who has been a guest on Sustaining Sport

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Nicholas McGeehan
• Chris Britt-Searle
• Alaukik Shrivastava
• Madeleine Orr
• Chen Chen

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

32 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

36

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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