Miguel is joined by returning guest Adnan Husain, professor of Medieval Studies and Chair of Religious Studies at Queens College and host of The Adnan Husain Show and co-host of Guerilla History, to discuss the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran. Miguel and Adnan cover the strikes on oil infrastructure, Iran’s responses targeting U.S. assets in Gulf states, and broader consequences for global energy prices and the petrodollar. Adnan argues the Trump administration expected a quick decapitation and social collapse, but Iran’s society unified around defense amid expanding attacks on civilian infrastructure and assassinations of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani.

Additionally, Miguel and Adnan link the war to sport, focusing on Iran’s uncertain participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted by the US, Mexico, and Canada. Iran, whose group matches will be in the US, contemplated boycotting the World Cup due to safety concerns and social media threats from President Trump. Lastly, Miguel and Adnan discuss the controversy over Australia offering asylum to Iran’s women’s football team, which later returned home. Note: This was recorded almost 3 weeks into the war.

Links:

* The Adnan Husain Show - Iran vs the Epstein Empire 11w/RIF and Bikrum Gill

* Guerrilla History - The War on Iran w/ Nina Farnia & Navid Farnia

* Iran urges FIFA to strip US of World Cup hosting by Al Mayadeen English

* Iran sets Lebanon ceasefire as key condition in US talks by Al Mayadeen English

* FIFA’s Infantino: Iran Will Play World Cup In US by Margaret Fleming/Front Office Sports

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Miguel is joined by sports journalist Zachary Draves about WNBA activism and labor struggles. Zachary covers the WNBA for SB Nation's Swish Appeal, and you can follow Zachary on X/Twitter @DravesZachary. Zachary discuss his article on player responses to the ICE killings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good in Minneapolis, citing public statements from players including Breanna Stewart (who held an “Abolish ICE” sign), Paige Bueckers, and Angel Reese, and connects this to earlier WNBA activism in 2016 and during the 2020 “Bubble,” including the league’s political organizing in Georgia.

Miguel and Zachary also address growing women’s sports media attention, Draves’ article linking Jesse Jackson’s civil rights legacy to the WNBA, and current CBA negotiations focused on increasing players’ revenue share (from about 9–10% to 30%). Zachary also discusses his Sport and Society initiative and his forthcoming women’s basketball history podcast, “She’s Always Had Game."

Note: This episode was recorded prior to the WNBA Players Association and the WNBA agreeing on a New Bargaining Agreement.

Links:

* It should be no surprise that WNBA players are not hesitating to speak out against ICE by Zachary Draves/SBNation Swish Appeal

* The legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson is embedded within the foundational principles of WNBA players by Zachary Draves/SBNation Swish Appeal

* Sources: WNBA salary cap set to top $10M by end of new CBA by Alexa Philippou /ESPN

* ‘They Will Never Pay You What You Deserve’: WNBPA President Nneka Ogwumike Blasts NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s Misinformed Take On CBA Negotiations by J.R. Gamble/The Shadow League

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Miguel is joined on the podcast by Priyansh, a University of Toronto PhD candidate and new co-host of The End of Sport Podcast. In this episode, Priyansh outlines cricket’s spread through British colonialism, elite club patronage, and later mass popularity in India via television and commercialization, noting the earlier prominence of field hockey and persistent class and regional inequalities.

Furthermore, Miguel and Priyansh discuss Modi-era Hindu nationalist institutional capture of Indian cricket (BCCI), symbolic nationalism around stadium naming, and cricket’s geopolitical implications, including Bangladesh being removed from the T20 World Cup amid tensions and Pakistan’s threatened boycott of the India match, later reversed after talks. Priyansh connects this to state-capital consolidation, Indian corporate power in global cricket leagues, India’s Olympic ambitions, and revisits C.L.R. James to stress fans’ marginalization under capitalist sport.

Links:

* India-Bangladesh tensions rock cricket, as sport turns diplomatic weapon by Tauseef Ahmad and Sajid Raina/AlJazeera

* Bangladesh firm on not playing T20 World Cup in India despite risk of exclusion by ESPNcricinfo

* BCB accuses ICC of double standards over T20 World Cup venue issue by ESPNcricinfo

* How India’s politics is reshaping international cricket by Priyansh/360Info

* PSL signs record broadcast deal until 2029 by Danyal Rasool/ESPNcricinfo

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* RU Spring 2026 Cuban Legal Studies Donation Drive

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