Say It Ain’t Contagious is an ongoing discussion of baseball, social justice, the politics of our country, and how they are inevitably intertwined. Six scholars, activists, and baseball pundits use the game and its history as a lens into issues of race, economics, and American culture.
25 Available Episodes (25 Total)Average duration: 00:54:39
Jul 27, 2021
SIAC 26: The Freewheelin' Greg Proops
01:18:54
Greg Proops joins the panel for a wide-ranging discussion that covers the Giants, the Negro Leagues, women in baseball, the lack of poetry in baseball announcing, and much more!
Jul 20, 2021
SIAC 25: ¡Pleibol! with Dr. Margaret Salazar-Porzio
00:55:16
The panel chats with Dr. Margaret Salazar-Porzio of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on the new ¡Pleibol! exhibit, a journey into the heart and history of U.S. Latino baseball.
Jul 06, 2021
SIAC 24 Untitled Bad Men in Baseball Episode
00:37:51
The panel reflects on the disappointing way the Dodgers and Major League Baseball have responded to harassment and domestic violence issues from Mickey Callaway to Trevor Bauer.
Jun 22, 2021
SIAC 23: Fernandomania with Dr. Jose Alamillo
00:52:51
Jose Alamillo (Deportes: The Making of a Sporting Mexican Diaspora) joins the panel to discuss the impact of Fernando Valenzuela when he emerged as baseball's biggest star 30 years ago.
Jun 15, 2021
SIAC 22: Say It Ain't Spider Tack
00:55:15
Baseball is gripped by grip-enhancements, or is it the other way around? The panel considers the way the lack of enforcement in the area of ball-doctoring has led baseball into some of the same blind alleys that now trap other areas of American culture and politics. Craig crashes Gaylord Perry's house, Steve goes for a Nazi analogy that may be a bit overwrought, and so much more.
Jun 08, 2021
SIAC 21: The One with Mae Ngai
00:49:51
Columbia University historian Mae Ngai joins the SIAC panel of Craig, Lincoln, Adrian, Tova, and Frank to discuss the rise of anti-Asian sentiment in the US, its long history in this country, and how it coexists with the majesty of Shohei Ohtani.
Jun 01, 2021
SIAC 20: Racism and Reggie Bars
00:39:48
The panel looks at American race relations a year after the murder of George Floyd and wonders if today Curt Schilling could accuse Adam Jones of manufacturing an incident at Fenway Park without facing a greater backlash, plus we remember Reggie! bars and Lincoln objects to Steve's choice of ending.
May 25, 2021
SIAC 19: The Unwritten Rules Are Everywhere
00:52:16
Tony La Russa throwing his own player under the bus for hitting a home run off of a position player during a blowout leads to a consideration of the other places unwritten rules lurk in American life.
May 18, 2021
SIAC 17: Machismo Married to Fantasy
00:54:39
The SIAC panel considers the threatened move of the Oakland A's and the precarious state of players' mental health in an increasingly pressured game.
May 04, 2021
SIAC 16: The Captain & Me Visit the Garment District
00:49:35
Dan Epstein joins the SIAC panel to talk about the book he co-authored with Ron Blomberg, THE CAPTAIN & ME: ON AND OFF THE FIELD WITH THURMAN MUNSON. Come spend an hour in the land of 1970s baseball where the suits were polyester, the dance was disco, and the Yankees had a catcher who should have been in the Hall of Fame 35 years ago already.
Jul 27 | 01:18:54
SIAC 26: The Freewheelin' Greg Proops
Jul 20 | 00:55:16
SIAC 25: ¡Pleibol! with Dr. Margaret Salazar-Porzio
Jul 06 | 00:37:51
SIAC 24 Untitled Bad Men in Baseball Episode
Jun 22 | 00:52:51
SIAC 23: Fernandomania with Dr. Jose Alamillo
Jun 15 | 00:55:15
SIAC 22: Say It Ain't Spider Tack
Jun 08 | 00:49:51
SIAC 21: The One with Mae Ngai
Jun 01 | 00:39:48
SIAC 20: Racism and Reggie Bars
May 25 | 00:52:16
SIAC 19: The Unwritten Rules Are Everywhere
May 18 | 00:54:39
SIAC 17: Machismo Married to Fantasy
May 04 | 00:49:35
SIAC 16: The Captain & Me Visit the Garment District
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