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About Keith Rathbone

Keith Rathbone is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He researches twentieth-century French social and cultural history.

NBN Episodes hosted by Keith:

Sports February 4, 2023

Sport and the Home Front

Wartime Britain at Play, 1939-45

Matthew Taylor

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Matthew Taylor, Professor of History at De Montfort University, and author of Sport and the Home Front: Wartime Britain at Play, 1939-1945 (Routledge, 2020). In …
Sports October 19, 2022

Mexican American Fastpitch

Vernacular Sport and Cultural Citizenship in Mid-America

Ben Chappell

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Ben Chappell, Professor of American Studies at the University of Kansas, and author of Mexican American Fastpitch: Identity at Play in Vernacular Sport (Stanford University …
Sports September 21, 2022

Never Say Die

The Hundred-Year Overnight Success of Australian Women's Football

Fiona Crawford and Lee McGowan

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by two guests: Dr. Fiona Crawford, a writer, editor, and researcher whose work engages with social, environmental, and sports. Dr. Crawford writes for a range of …
Sports August 24, 2022

Futsal

The Indoor Game That Is Revolutionizing World Soccer

Jamie Fahey

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Jamie Fahey, a Guardian journalist and production editor with more than twenty years’ experience on several national newspapers and six years in regional journalism. He …
Sports August 18, 2022

Soccer in Mind

A Thinking Fan's Guide to the Global Game

Andrew M. Guest

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Andrew Guest, Professor of Psychology and Sociology at the University of Portland, where he also serves as Director of the Core Curriculum. He is also …
Sports June 21, 2022

Bondi Beach

Representations of an Iconic Australian

Douglas Booth

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Douglas Booth, Dean of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism at Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia, Canada and Professor Emeritus at the University of Otago …
Sports May 19, 2022

Eugenics and Physical Culture Performance in the Progressive Era

Watch Whiteness Workout

Shannon L. Walsh

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Dr. Shannon Walsh, Associate Professor of Theatre History, and author of Eugenics and Physical Culture Performance in the Progressive Era: Watch Whiteness Workout (Palgrave MacMillan …
Sports March 9, 2022

The Evolution of a Cricket Fan

My Shapeshifting Journey

Samir Chopra

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Dr. Samir Chopra, Professor of Philosophy at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and author of The Evolution …
Sports February 25, 2022

Hail Mary

The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League

Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D'Arcangelo

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Frankie de la Cretaz, a sports journalist whose work focuses on the intersection of sport and gender, and one of the authors alongside Lyndsey D’Arcangelo …
Sports February 17, 2022

Roller Derby

The History of an American Sport

Michella M. Marino

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Dr. Michella Marino, the Deputy Director of the Indiana Historical Bureau, a division of the Indiana State Library, and the author of Roller Derby: The …
Sports February 11, 2022

Bidding for the 1968 Olympic Games

International Sport's Cold War Battle with NATO

Heather L. Dichter

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Heather Dichter, Associate Professor of Sports History and Sports Management at the International Centre for Sports History and Culture at De Montfort University. She is …
Sports January 12, 2022

The Story of Yoga

From Ancient India to the Modern West

Alistair Shearer

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Alistair Shearer, a freelance scholar of South Asian religion and culture, and teacher of yoga and the psychology of yoga. He is also the author …
Sports December 10, 2021

Sport and Moral Conflict

A Conventionalist Theory

William J. Morgan

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by William J. Morgan, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, and the author of Sport and Moral Conflict: A Conventionalist Theory (Temple University Press …
Sports November 5, 2021

Whose Game?

Gender and Power in Fantasy Sports

Rebecca Joyce Kissane and Sarah Winslow

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Rebecca Joyce Kissane, Professor of Sociology at Lafayette College, and Sarah Winslow, Professor of Sociology at Clemson University, who together are the authors of Whose …
Sports October 11, 2021

Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back

Dilemmas of the Modern Fan

Jessica Luther and Kavitha Davidson

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Jessica Luther, a freelance investigative journalist, and Kavitha Davidson, a sport and culture writer with the Athletic, who together are the authors of Loving Sports …
Sports September 23, 2021

Spartakiads

The Politics of Physical Culture in Communist Czechoslovakia

Petr Roubal

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Petr Roubal, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History in the Czech Academy of Sciences, and author of Spartakiads: The Politics of Physical Culture …
Sports August 31, 2021

Creating a United Europe of Football

The Formation of UEFA (1949–1961)

Philippe Vonnard

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Philippe Vonnard, Senior SNSF Researcher at the University de Lausanne, and the author of Creating a United Europe of Football: The Formation of UEFA (1949-1961) …
Sports August 6, 2021

The Politics of Football in Yugoslavia

Sport, Nationalism and the State

Richard Mills

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Richard Mills, Senior Lecturer in History at the University of East Anglia, and the author of The Politics of Football in Yugoslavia: Sport, Nationalism and …
Sports July 19, 2021

A History of Boxing in Mexico

Masculinity, Modernity, and Nationalism

Stephen D. Allen

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Stephen Allen, Associate Professor of History at California State University, Bakersfield, and the author of A History of Boxing in Mexico: Masculinity, Modernity and Nationalism …
Sports July 12, 2021

Contested Fields

A Global History of Modern Football

Alan McDougall

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Alan McDougall, Professor of History at the University of Guelph, and the author of Contested Fields: A Global History of Modern Football (University of Toronto …
Sports December 15, 2020

Soccer Diplomacy

International Relations and Football since 1914

Heather L. Dichter

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Heather Dichter, Associate Professor of Sports History and Sports Management at DeMontfort University and fellow at the international Centre for Sports History and Culture. She …
Sports November 25, 2020

ABC Sports

The Rise and Fall of Network Sports Television

Travis Vogan

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Travis Vogan, Associate Professor of Journalism and American Studies at the University of Iowa, and the author of ABC Sports: The Rise and Fall of …
Sports November 2, 2020

Des Réseaux et des Hommes

Participation et Contribution de la Suisse à l’Internationalisation du Sport (1912-1972)

Grégory Quin

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Grégory Quin, maître d’enseignement et de recherche à l’Institut des sciences du sport de l’Université de Lausanne, and he is the author and editor of …
Sports October 16, 2020

The Ideals of Global Sport

From Peace to Human Rights

Barbara Keys

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Barbara Keys, Professor of US and International History at Durham University, and author and editor of The Ideals of Global Sport: From Peace to Human …