The Most Controversial Week in Sports Media | MindSets Podcast | Episode 102
This week, Angus is back with a solo episode covering some of the biggest, strangest and most controversial stories from across the sporting world.
We kick things off with a round-up of the week's sports news — from huge endurance performances and major championship results to some achievements that are almost difficult to comprehend.
We get into:
Kimi Antonelli taking victory at Formula 1's first Madrid Grand Prix.
Enric Mas finally getting his hands on a Grand Tour victory at the Vuelta a España.
Josh Kerr delivering for Great Britain at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, alongside some brilliant performances from the British team.
Alexander Zverev and Elena Rybakina being crowned US Open singles champions.
Ultrarunner Megan Eckert somehow covering more than 636 miles in six days.
Stephen Biebelhausen running a ridiculous 4:17 mile while pushing his daughter in a stroller.
And a look ahead to the Berlin Marathon, including Tigst Assefa's return to the course where she ran her former 2:11:53 marathon world record.
But then we get into two stories that have generated a very different kind of attention online.
First, the huge controversy surrounding Sydney Sweeney and a sports betting advertisement - looking beyond the outrage itself and into the reality of modern sports marketing.
Was the backlash genuinely a disaster for the campaign? Or, in an industry built around attention, engagement and people talking about your brand, did the controversy actually achieve exactly what the marketing was designed to do?
Then there's HYROX Beijing and an incident that has generated plenty of conversation of its own.
We look at the now infamous "Poo-gate", what actually happened with Joanna during the race, the reaction online and whether the fallout - or at least the way it was subsequently handled and amplified, may have been more intentional than it first appeared.
From there, it's time to get some things off our chests with another listener-powered edition of Grinds My Gears.
This week's GMGs include influencers standing up and walking around while play is still underway at the US Open, people who stand up the second a plane lands despite having absolutely nowhere to go, warm water coming out of gym drinking fountains, and plenty more listener grievances.
And finally, we finish with a fitness edition of Would You Rather, using your submissions.
Including:
Would you rather have a 10-year career where you're consistently very good but never quite the best, or have one incredible year where you're genuinely at the top of the world before completely falling off?
Plus plenty more horrible fitness and sporting dilemmas.
From world records and Grand Tour victories to sports marketing, online controversy, questionable race incidents, gym annoyances and some genuinely difficult Would You Rathers - there's a lot to unpack in Episode 102.
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