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Who Invented This Sport?

Roger Harb and David Drews

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Who Invented This Sport? is a sports time machine invented by two lifelong friends who are obsessed with the origins of sports as diverse as basketball and bobsledding and beyond. Each episode, we travel back through time and share with you a particular sport’s sources and evolution. The heroes of these treasure hunts are the sports inventors, innovators, and pioneers. And since history is not only the past but also the present and future, we interview sports experts, who will discuss their ...
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Who Invented This Sport? is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. WHO INVENTED THIS SPORT? BACKGROUND Who Invented This Sport? is a sports time machine invented by two lifelong friends who are obsessed with the origins of sports as diverse as basketball and bobsledding and beyond. Each episode, we travel back …
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In today's Sonnet Minisode , host Lucy Connell brings you through Sonnet 104 (aka To Me Fair Friend You Never Can Be Old) while she ONCE AGAIN swoons over the idea of immortalizing love. If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke WEBSITE: https://www.shakespeareinventedthed…
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In today's episode, host Lucy Connell brings you through the beginnings of Act 4 of King Lear! Tangents include Daniel Sloss, a bunch of actual Shakespearean text, and another round of Dream Casting! If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke WEBSITE: https://www.shakespear…
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In today's Sonnet Minisode , host Lucy Connell brings you through Sonnet 18 (aka Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?) while she swoons over the idea of immortalizing love. If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke WEBSITE: https://www.shakespeareinventedthedckjoke.com/…
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In this quasi-review episode , host Lucy Connell and guest Tony Lehman bring you through their experience seeing NYC Drunk Shakespeare! Tangets include TikTok thirst traps (?), how fast can Lucy chug a beer, and Diana: The Musical! If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke…
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In our first Sonnet Minisode , host Lucy Connell brings you through a quick and dirty history of the sonnet, its formatting, and the age old question: was Shakespeare gay? If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke WEBSITE: https://www.shakespeareinventedthedckjoke.com/ INS…
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In today's episode, host Lucy Connell dives into the ends of Act 3 of King Lear! Tangents include Lucy having friends, another side by side translation, and the joy of WandaVision live in our coverage of Lear! If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke WEBSITE: https://www.…
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In today's episode, host Lucy Connell dives into the beginnings of Act 3 of King Lear! Tangents include Lucy forgetting words, a side by side translation, and the first game of 'WHOMST is Playing This?' in our coverage of Lear! If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke WEB…
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In today's episode, host Lucy Connell and guest Greg Pernicone (@gregoryangeloseldonperniconejr) explore the final scene of Act 2 of King Lear! Tangents include the theatre school adventures, is a podcast studio a theater, and the historical inaccuracy of D*sney's 'Pocahontas'. If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https:/…
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In today's episode, host Lucy Connell dives into the beginnings of Act 2 of King Lear! Tangents include the importance of spinal health AGAIN, Edmund vs Edgar on a naming scale, and Kent defending his boyfriend. If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke INSTA: https://www.…
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In today's episode, host Lucy Connell and guest Haley Mattes (@haley_mattes) explore the rest of Act 1 of King Lear! Tangents include the importance of spinal health, "But I'm a Cheerleader," Oswald the children tv show, and Haley being unable to take Goneril's name seriously. If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://…
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Host Lucy Connell and guest Haley Mattes (@haley_mattes) bring you through the beginnings of King Lear, through wacky giggles and poking fun out of so much love for our boi Lear! If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/shakespeareinvented…
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Host Lucy brings you through the origin story of King Lear (Leir?!?) and the a list of characters with minimal spoilers!! Next week we begin our journey into this big ol' bloody play. If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/shakespeareinv…
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Host Lucy Connell brings you to the end of A Midsummer Night's Dream!! Onto the next adventure, team! If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SITDJPod SITDJ was created/edited/h…
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Host Lucy Connell dives deep into Act Three of A Midsummer Night's Dream, including describing her favorite scene of the whole play! Eep!!! If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke/ TWITTER: https://twitter.c…
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Host Lucy Connell takes you on a journey with fairies and shit, literally this time as we cover Act 2!! We also play the first ever game of "WHOMST is Playing This??" If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke/…
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Host Lucy Connell brings you through the first act of A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as some background info on the show itself! If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SITD…
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Host Lucy Connell gives ya some tips, tricks, and miscellaneous musings about good ol' Willy Shakes and his writing style before we jump into the deep end of Midsummer! If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjoke INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/shakespeareinventedthedickjok…
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In this intro episode, your host Lucy Connell explains why and how this podcast has come to exist, and how excited she is! She goes onto describe the format for upcoming episodes, and reveals the first of Shakespeare's works that we'll be journeying through together. If ya dig the show and want to follow on social media! PATREON: https://www.patreo…
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What's the meaning of football without live spectators? And how much is the experience of being in a crowd part of the joy of the game? Adrian and John are joined by Jon Berry, a Birmingham City sufferer and the author of two ace books, Hugging Strangers and Project Restart (both published by Pitch). Presented by Adrian Goldberg and John Nicholson …
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Andrew Spence shares the story of his Talk Sport documentary series and podcast Coming In From The Cold which tells the history of black footballers in England. He's joined by Anne-Marie Batson, niece of former West Bromwich Albion star player Brendon Batson, who conducted many of the key interviews. Along with Adrian and John, they reflect on the …
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Should football fans have to pay £14.95 to watch their team's match on pay per view TV when stadiums are closed because of Coronavirus? And how credible is a proposed bailout package for the EFL which would give greater voting rights to bigger clubs? Presented by John Nicholson and Adrian Goldberg. Produced by Adrian Goldberg.…
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Adrian and John are joined for this episode by Gareth Castick, one of the directors of Bury AFC, a fan-owned club starting at the base of the football pyramid, after Bury FC were expelled from the Football League. There's a lively discussion about why the Premier League is experiencing an early season goal glut; while John and Adrian almost come to…
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Adrian is preaching nothing short of a football revolution in this episode, with a Manifesto for English Football, and argues for the creation of what are effectively two codes of the game. He's ably assisted by John Nicholson, author of Can We Have Our Football Back, and blogger Matt Jones from Mitch Cook's Left Foot. Produced by Adrian Goldberg.…
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As the UK and China drift towards a diplomatic Cold War, what will be the knock-on effect for English football, which has attracted numerous Chinese investors and owners over recent years. Manchester City, Wolves, Aston Villa, West Brom, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Northampton Town and even Manchester City have all seen cash flow in from China…
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In this episode Adrian and John discuss the plight of Wigan Athletic who have been put into administration without warning after ownership of the club was passed to a company registered in the Cayman Islands. Lifelong Latics supporter Karen Kendrick and Paul Middleton of the Mudhutter fanzine share their thoughts. There is crowdfunder for non playi…
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Adrian and John are joined by writer Daniel Gray in an appreciation of Scottish football. Daniel is the editor of the Scottish football periodical Nutmeg and wrote a book called Stramash, the story of Scotland through its smaller clubs. And as another gay player comes out AFTER retiring, why can't homosexuality be acknowledged in the mens' game? Pr…
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For this episode Adrian and John are joined by Alyson Walsh (@fairfloozie) Commercial Director of Fare Share who gives the inside story on Marcus Rashford's successful social media campaign to persuade the government to provide free meals for needy kids over the summer. They also talk to Chris Skudder (@chris_skudder) the former Sky TV and ITV news…
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Adrian Goldberg and John Nicholson are joined by Tom Walsh from the Wise Men Say podcast to discuss the the future of Sunderland Football Club, amid fears that a pledge to repay £20million in parachute payments - used by the current directors to buy the club from its previous owner - might not now be honoured. At the centre of the controversy are d…
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Adrian Goldberg and John Nicholson discuss Manchester City's appeal against a two year European ban for breaching UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations. They are joined by David Mooney, producer of the Manchester City podcast Blue Moon. Produced by Adrian Goldberg for Kick In The Grass Productions.Av Adrian Goldberg
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Adrian Goldberg and John Nicholson discuss radical proposals by Conservative MP Damian Collins aimed at saving financially ailing Football League clubs in the aftermath of Coronavirus. (The previous episode of this podcast features an in-depth interview with Damian Collins about his plans). Presented by Adrian Goldberg and John Nicholson. Produced …
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"We may only have a few weeks to save football in this country as we know it” warns Damian Collins MP - who has come up with a radical new plant to save clubs who might go out of business because of Coronavirus. He’s calling for a government backed loans for those in financial distress - but with strings attached. Any bail out must be accompanied b…
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Port Vale co-Chair Carol Shanahan explains how her club will move forward following the unanimous decision to immediately end the League Two season (apart from the play-offs) because of Coronavirus. The proposal (subject to FA ratification) is that promotion and relegation should be determined by the state of the table at the time of its suspension…
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35 years on from the Bradford City fire which killed 56 football fans, Adrian Goldberg discusses the lessons learned and the opportunities missed with John Dewhirst, co founder of the Bantams' fanzine City Gent, and an eye witness to the tragedy. In this episode we also investigate claims that the FA is "disrespecting" women's football by declaring…
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As the Coronavirus lockdown continues the Premier League has launched Project Restart in a desperate attempt to resume playing. Unless the season continues, their continued flow of TV revenue is in jeopardy. Broadcaster Jonny Gould joins Adrian Goldberg to discuss the issues at stake. Meanwhile towards the base of the football pyramid, clubs whose …
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While the Premier League and EFL are looking forward to a resumption of football after the peak of Coronavirus - behind closed doors if necessary - hundreds of non-league clubs are coming to terms with having their season declared null and void. Geoff Thompson of Northern Premier League side South Shields FC is leading the fightback against a decis…
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Should there be rigorous testing of who is a fit and proper person to run a football club? The idea was mooted more than 30 years ago in the Off The Ball fanzine, and in the years since then both the Premier League and EFL have introduced an Owners and Directors Test. Whether it's fit for purpose is another matter. Fans at Charlton Athletic are onc…
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Did Russia and Qatar buy off officials from football's world governing body FIFA to secure the right to host the World Cup? Both countries deny any wrongdoing, but evidence recently presented to a court in the United States suggests otherwise. The case opened in Brooklyn is the latest instalment of the FBI's decade long investigation into corruptio…
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Some of the wealthiest owners in English football - including Mike Ashley of Newcastle and Joe Lewis at Spurs - have earned criticism for relying on taxpayer handouts to help pay the wages of their non-playing staff during the enforced Coronavirus lay-off. Liverpool also planned to use the UK government's furlough scheme, but have since u-turned fo…
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How does English football deal with the aftermath of the Coronovirus Pandemic of 2020? A plan to null and void the season at lower levels of the men's and women's games has met with a fierce backlash, while the future of the professional game remains resolutely undecided. Chris Lepkowski, a sports journalism lecturer at Birmingham City University o…
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In the late 80's and 90's Charlton Athletic Fans organised as a political party to save their clubs and return it to its spiritual home The Valley. In the last five years, they've had to mobilise again, this time to see off Roland Du Chatelet whose eccentric ownership model left the club floundering in debt. Lifelong Addicks fan Dave Thomson, who w…
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On today’s episode of Life Invented, we dive into the study of us: Humanities. Santa Clara University's Center for the Arts and Humanities explores the joy of meaningful expression at the interface of the arts, humanities, sciences, and entrepreneurial genius in the 21st Century. Humanities majors include classics, art & art history, english, moder…
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The ASUS ROG Phone II features a 6.65-inch AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, 10-bit HDR support and an optical in-display fingerprint sensor With most smartphones capable of handling gaming apps, there has been a sudden influx of dedicated gaming smartphones. Apple has always emphasized how iPhones are great for gaming. So …
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