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Grandstand Podcast

Grandstand Podcast

For the sports fanatic, the passive spectator, the sport haters and the curious. Hosted by Mario Garcia, the pedantic pontificator on a soapbox, Grandstand Podcast discusses the spectating of the spectacle and why sports matter.

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All Episodes

01:20:03

Episode 28: It's Only Fantasy

Grandstand Podcast ·

2017/01/10

When we look toward the periphery of the sporting spectacle we find a new growing section in the grandstand where fandom goes beyond merely spectating. Evolving from the original Rotisserie League of intellectuals, these spectators are playing their own game within the game - a simulation of sorts to determine who is the best (or luckiest) armchair scout and general manager in sports. For some, this is just another casual way to bond with sporting comrades. For others, it’s an obsessive full time

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01:11:49

1st Annual Grandstand Awards

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/12/27

As another year comes to an end, the Pontificator and Professor sit down to recognize some of the stand out people, events and stories that captivated the Grandstand in 2016. Who takes home athlete of the year? Team of the year? Grandstander(s) of the year? While this will be infamously remembered as the year of Trump, has 2016 seen a parallel movement taking place within the sporting spectacle? We discuss this and much more in the first annual Grandstand Awards show!

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01:19:39

Episode 26: On Vendors - Not Your Average Carnies

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2016/12/11

Can you run up and down flights of stairs while balancing 20 fountain drinks on a standard issue crate with a nonadjustable strap, chuck ice cream bars with precision to the four corners of the grandstand, belt out “peanuts and crackerjacks” for nine innings in a Pavarottiesque tenor, do fifth grade math on the fly with the mental dexterity of a bookie and remember who owes you money? If so go to your local stadium’s boiler room next Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. for the opportunity of a lifetime, the best

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Episode 25: The Cathedral

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/11/28

For this 1 year anniversary edition of Grandstand the Professor and Pontificator discuss the greater mysteries of the relationship between sport and religion specifically as they relate to the Cathedral i.e. spectating venue. How much is our spiritual devotion and fanatical style shaped by the edifice and history of the place that houses the performance? What do mega churches and modern American stadia share in common? All this and much so more on this doctrinal but nondenominational episode of

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01:14:03

Bonus Episode: 3 Bad Hombres

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/11/14

The quotidienne is political only when it affects our individual sovereignty the rest of the time the political comes and goes and most us pay no matter. For this post-apocalyptic episode of Grandstand Podcast Washington D.C. correspondent One-Time Tex joins us for thought provoking conversation about the connections between the Trump upset, Mexico vs USA rivalry, the banality of statistical obsession and of course, millennials! Grandstand confronts the elephant in the room that the blinded and

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01:21:34

Episode 23: Abuelito's Cough Medicine

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/10/23

Welcome to another season of Grandstand Podcast! Going beyond the athletes and die hard fans, Season 3 will focus on the periphery of the sporting spectacle - paying tribute to those often overlooked, yet critical, elements that make our spectating possible. We begin by looking at the controversial social lubricator that so prevalently flows through the consciousness of the spectating spectacle. Whether eliciting the fan’s drive towards love or destruction, there is no denying that booze has been an

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01:04:16

Episode 22: Season Finale

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/08/22

In the season finale of Grandstand Podcast, the Pontificator and Professor give final thoughts on some of the reoccurring themes from this season’s episodes, regarding the evolution of sports and grandstanding within the spectating spectacle.

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01:16:17

Bonus Episode: The Ushers Return

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/08/07

For this episode the Ushers kindly requested that Grandstand find its proper place in the activity versus sport versus spectacle and non mainstream sport argument. Thus, as the Olympics are underway, we were obliged to bring you a bonus conversation in an attempt to get our bearings straight and find our seats in the spectacle. This episode is anchored by an entire season of pedantic pontification and measured professorial observation on the semantic complications of the distinctions between game

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01:09:46

Episode 20: The Blood Sport

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/07/24

To discuss the parallels between professional sports and politics, the Pontificator and Professor are joined by Mr. Dan “One-Time-Tex”, calling in from the nation’s capitol, Washington DC. Working within the rapidly emerging field of space law, #One-Time brings his knowledge and passion for politics, both domestic and international, to discuss a variety of topics with the Grandstand - can we make sense of events like Brexit by looking at the similarities and differences between the sporting and

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01:09:17

Bonus Episode: San Diego All Star Game

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/07/18

On this bonus episode of Grandstand, the Pontificator and Professor are joined by the modern day Forrest Gump, Rafaga De Palmer, to discuss Major League Baseball's All Star Game week in San Diego. In this free flowing conversation everyone gives their take on the many elements of the ASG spectacle and Rafa re-tells his escapades with the likes of Dave Winfield, MLB execs, UCSD Medical presidents and even the dead man walking, Charlie Sheen; and Pokemon, of course.

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01:24:33

Episode 18: Playing Gender

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/07/05

For this inclusive episode of Grandstand the Professor and the Pontificator are joined by multi-sport all-stars Viviana and Favi to talk about the biggest non-mainstream sport of all; all women sports. Is the physical difference between the sexes really that significant? Is it the major factor affecting the quality of play on the field? Or is the supposed gap in the quality of game play between men and women only a temporary reflection especially when considering how long it took for women to have

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01:07:52

SPECIAL EPISODE: El Tri: Denial, Preservation and...

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/06/24

As Argentina and Chile are set to face off for the Copa America championship, grandstanders of 14 other countries have had to confront the reality of defeat. No defeat more shocking and brutal than that of the tournament’s true home team - The Mexican National Team. The Pontificator and Professor take us on an exploration of coping mechanisms to try to make sense of why the boys in green uncharacteristically decided to lay down and take a historic beating at the feet of the Chileans. Lack of talent

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01:12:40

Episode 16: Major League Millennials

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2016/06/13

For this revealing episode Grandstand is joined by Ryan from Pads Pod to talk about the rise of Major League Soccer (MLS) in America, along with the current existential crisis of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) inability to stay culturally relevant. Baseball is doing well financially, but it no longer holds a captive audience as it once gloriously did. What will the American sports landscape look like in 20 years when the millennial generation takes over as players and as content producers of the

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01:02:12

Episode 15: The Fastest Game on Two Feet

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/05/30

The sport of Lacrosse has its roots firmly planted in the North East United States former land of the Iroquois nation, creators of the original game. Although still very much a niche sport it has a professional league and according to the National Federation of High School Sports (NFHS) boasts to be one of the fastest growing games in America. For this illuminating episode Grandstand travels to Saudi Arabia to speak to Tanner Titanium about his sport of choice, Lacrosse, and his prognostication on

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Episode 14: The Barbaric Gentlemen

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/05/15

For this episode Grandstand travels digitally to the Basque Country to talk Rugby with Christian “El Vasco” Palomes and try to get to the bottom of Mr. Wilde’s dictum, because sometimes gentlemanliness can have a civilizing effect on barbarism. Can Christian convince American mothers to leave their children’s football pads behind for the game of gentlemen? Why are the French Basques more Rugby loving than their brothers on the Spanish side? Who is Laurianne Lissar? All this and more on this

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Episode 13: The Sport of Kings

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/05/01

For this decadent and depraved episode Grandstand is joined by Sarah Horserider to discuss some of the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of the Sport of Kings. Last year’s celebrated Triple Crown accomplishment by American Pharaoh has the horse spectating spectacle buzzing and wanting more. Yet despite the Triple Crown’s bump the Sport of Kings is in peril. The newfangled artisanal bourbon drinking millennial crowds in the grandstand don’t seem to want to place bets, but is their short attention span

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55:21

Episode 12: The Sweet Science

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/04/18

Season 2 continues down its non-mainstream sport path. In this episode the Professor and Mario talk about Boxing. Once a pillar of mainstream sports, the sweet science has been in slow decline for a long time now, operating on the fringes of the sport spectating experience, save for the once every few months’ pay-per- view extravaganzas. Is Pugilisms’ waning fandom a social-political reflection of the inclinations of the middle class? Or is it mainstreams’ changing tastes and lust for MMA

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Episode 11: The Ushers

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/04/03

Every self-respecting sports journalistic institution has a panel of experts that speaks truth to the complexity of differing perspectives and Grandstand is no exception. Sometimes we all need a little assistance to help us find our place in the stands. We've hired the best ushers money could buy to help our fellow grandstanders to the best seat in the spectating house, but beware just because they find you a seat doesn't necessarily mean thats your place in the grandstand, spectate with caution.

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39:54

Field Notes: Bicicletas

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/03/20

The AMGEN Tour of California will begin in San Diego this year. For those who don’t know this is a pretty big deal, but those who do were gathered at Caffe Calabria on March 7th to check out a vintage steel frame bike exhibition currently on display. Grandstand was fortunate to be there and gather field notes and grandstand with members and ambassadors of San Diego’s cycling community. Thank you Joe Bell, Andrew Lee and Eric Best. Curated by Ron Miriello this exhibition will run through May

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01:02:39

Episode 9: Is it a Sport?

Grandstand Podcast ·

2016/03/07

Greetings grandstanders we’re back and ready to embark on a new season of Grandstanding. Season 2 will be all about non-mainstream sports and about unlocking the doors of sport spectating splendor. Every sport no matter the prop used, ball, broom, paddle, saddle, or bow has a highly intricate story to tell, a nuanced and involved narrative starring competition as the main character. This season will be about exploring the universal and reoccurring motifs of the games we watch and why unlocking the

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