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Latest Episodes
Dr Erin Reifsteck: Developing a New Relationship with Sport Post-retirement
Athletic retirement is a much-studied topic, but only recently have researchers started to explore whether sport and physical activity remains part of retired athletes’ lives. Do athletes still find sport and physical activity meaningful pursuits, and if so, how do they change their practice and relationship with them? What kind of identity changes are required?…
Dr Ayse Yemiscigil: Understanding Purpose in Life, Physical Activity and Sport
I became aware of Ayse Yemiscigil´s work through her article (co-authored with Ivo Vlaev) The bidirectional relationship between sense of purpose in life and physical activity: a longitudinal study. I was excited to discuss with Ayse her work which is one of the first to look at these two things together. Ayse also shared stories…
Drs Mac Ross and Michael McDougall: The Olympics, Human Rights and Managing Meaning(s) in Sport
“Why should people lose their homes for a hockey game to happen?” The upcoming Beijing Olympics have been in the media due to serious human rights concerns in the host country, but it is not the first time when there have been serious ethical concerns with hosting this sporting megaevent. Mac Ross and Michael McDougall…
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