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The Garden of Edun Podcast#030 - "Does football REALLY care about RACISM???" with Stephen (Beyond the Hashtag)On this week's episode of the podcast, we welcome Stephen Adubofour. He owns & hosts the platform 'Beyond the Hashtag' which aims to encourage discussion and solutions to tackle discrimination within the game of football, focusing primarily on racism in the sport.
We talked about:
🗽 - Becoming a torchbearer around the sensitive, highly-emotive topic of racism
😲 - Shocking stories of racism within football not covered by the mainstream media
🗞 - How news coverage of black players, coaches and tournaments has a racist agenda
🐈 - Questioning why the backlash for Kurt Zouma was viewed as 'wo...
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Beyond The HashtagWHY ALWAYS THE PLAYERS? | #BTHPod x Anton Ferdinand (Ep 19 - pt2)In part 2 of our BTHPod Christmas Special, we chat more with Anton Ferdinand about issues of discrimination in football & answer your listeners questions. (0:01) - Intro (1:10) - Players/Institutional responses to discrimination (17:01) - Governance Code (25:18) - Listener’s questionsListen to Part 1 here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2l4u2clcDQBn2eUegINF1U?si=v2fs86UeTN23DI8ILAztow• Anton Instagram - https://instagram.com/anton_ferdinand5?utm_medium=copy_link • Karl George Race Code 2020 (part 2 episode capt...
2021-12-2042 minBeyond The HashtagFOOTBALL, RACISM & ME | #BTHPod x Anton Ferdinand (Ep.19 - pt1)In the first half of our BTHPod Christmas Special, we sit down with Ex-pro Anton Ferdinand to review his recent award winning documentary, “Football, Racism & Me”. Stay subscribed for part 2 later this week, where we'll be discussing more hot topics with Anton, including your listeners questions!(2:36) - Creating the Doc (21:40) - One Year on from the Doc Anton's Instagram - https://instagram.com/anton_ferdinand5?utm_medium=copy_link Watch the Documentary - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000pzpr/anton-ferdinand-football-racism-and-me Jamie Johnson FC racism episode- ht...
2021-12-1532 minBeyond The HashtagCONVERSATION - ACTION - RESULTS | #BTHPod x Henoc Mukendi (pt2)In Episode 18 Part 2, Ex-Liverpool Academy star and now aspiring football consultant, Henoc Mukendi, discusses key discrimination in football issues with Host Stephen. (01:10) - Black History Month Reflections (11:40) - Athletes & Culture Podcast (21:05) - Solutions Henoc's Instagram - https://instagram.com/henocmukendi?utm_medium=copy_link Henoc's Athletes & Culture Podcast - https://instagram.com/_athleteculture?utm_medium=copy_link Why not check out our YouTube for the visual versions of the pod? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEEsY2nkC2EpdLoZyzUPRxA
2021-12-1234 minBeyond The HashtagBLACKLISTED | #BTHPod x Henoc Mukendi (pt1)In Episode 18, Stephen welcomes Ex-Liverpool Academy star and now aspiring football consultant, Henoc Mukendi. Today, Henoc reveals the rollercoaster of a journey (& boy was it a ride!) he endured in his youth football career in the UK and the learnings he took from it into the present day. Whilst the specifics of his story are unique, the themes are all too familiar for young boys & girls in various industries within the UK today. (1:51) - From Congo to Kirby (Liverpool Youth) (13:30) - Loan Journey (32:00) - Racism - Conscious & Unconscious (49:14) - At The End Of...
2021-12-071h 02Beyond The HashtagFAITH, MANHOOD & THE HEART CHECK | #BTHPod x Ira Jackson (Pt2)#BTHPod Episode 17 continues with more words of wisdom from Wealdstone FC footballer, Ira Jackson. Ira goes into more depth about his book, clothing brand (and why it's more than that); and as always on #BTHPod, we conclude with some proposed solutions to discrimination in football.(1:10) USING FAITH TO FIGHT DISCRIMINATION (12:25) MANHOOD/MASCULINITY (26:00) CLOSING SOLUTIONS Ira's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/irajacksonjr/?hl=enPreach Christ Ldn - "More Than a Clothing Brand" - https://www.instagram.com/pc_ldn/?hl=en Aut...
2021-11-2533 minBeyond The HashtagQUESTION YOUR OWN MOTIVES FOR CHANGE | #BTHPod x Ira Jackson (Pt1)Episode 17 of Beyond the Hashtag Podcast features current Wealdstone FC forward, Ira Jackson. Ira is also an author and clothing brand owner, with some thought provoking views on many of society's discrimination issues. Grab your popcorn and hot chocolate for this one, because we had quite a lot to unpick…(00:17) - Intro - We won an Award! (02:11) - Ira's Career Journey So Far (25:23) - Solutions to Structural Racism (43:50) - Role ModelsIra's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/irajacksonjr/?hl=en Preach C...
2021-11-1853 minBeyond The HashtagBLACK MANAGERS IN SCOTLAND ft KEVIN HARPER | #BTHPod Ep.16 (Pt2)Episode 16 of Beyond the Hashtag Podcast features former Albion Rovers Manager, Kevin Harper. When Kevin achieved this position, he was the first Black Football Manager in Scotland for 15 years. The ex-Portsmouth Championship winning wing-back, now running his own Sports Management company & Coaching Academy; shared an honest and progressive conversation, with BTH host Stephen, during Black History Month 2021. (0:46) - Black Managers in Britain (19:36) - Solutions & Conclusions Harper Sports Mgmt - https://harpersportsmanagement.co.uk/ Kevin Harper LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-harper-70a728196/ Harp...
2021-11-1123 minBeyond The HashtagPROUD BLACK SCOTSMAN (Pt1)| ft Kevin Harper #BTHPod Ep16Beyond the Hashtag Podcast welcomes former Albion Rovers Manager, Kevin Harper. Kevin was the first black first team player for Hibernian FC in Scotland's top division. The ex-Portsmouth Championship winning wing-back, now running his own Sports Management company & Coaching Academy, sat down with Stephen during Black History Month 2021. (3:20) - Black History Month (9:08) - Racism during playing career (21:52) - Being Black Scottish(26:00) - Life after the pitchHarper Sports Mgmt - https://harpersportsmanagement.co.uk/ Kevin Harper LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/i...
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Beyond The HashtagBLACK BRITISH FOOTBALLERS ABROAD (Pt2) ft. Kevin Wright - #BTHPod Ep15Join Stephen and Ex-Chelsea Sierra Leonean pro footballer Kevin Wright, as they answer your listeners questions on topics such as Chelsea's academy, Euro 2020 and racism in Scandinavia!Please Nominate Beyond The Hashtag Podcast for a Football Black List Award HERE: https://form.typeform.com/to/Q7yjRbl8(2:10) - Chelsea Academy Q & A(15:00) - Racism Experiences in Scandinavia(21:50) - Discrimination @ Euro 2020Kevin's Insta - @kevwrightt https://instagram.com/kevwrightt?utm_medium=copy_linkWhy not check out our YouTube for the visual versions of the pod?https://www.youtube.co...
2021-08-1730 minBeyond The HashtagBLACK BRITISH FOOTBALLERS ABROAD ft. Kevin Wright - #BTHPod Ep15 (pt1)Join Stephen and Ex-Chelsea Sierra Leonean pro footballer Kevin Wright, as they look back on Euro 2020 and answer your listeners questions! Please vote for Beyond The Hashtag Podcast as the “Best New Content Creator” at the FC Awards, HERE: 🔗 https://footballcontentawards.com/voting/ Please also Nominate Beyond The Hashtag Podcast for a Football Black List Award HERE: https://form.typeform.com/to/Q7yjRbl8 (02:13) Balancing Pro Football and University(06:08) British boy playing Scandinavian Pro Football(17:20) Black British Footballers at Home and Abroad Kevin's Insta - @kevwrightt https://instagram.com/kevwrightt?utm...
2021-08-1533 minBeyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Episode 14 (PART 2): SEASON REVIEW 20/21 (Feat. The Final 3rd)Stephen looks back at the major discrimination incidents in then English football season just gone, with the team from "The Final 3rd" .Follow our socials to stay updated on the latest #BTHPod news, episodes and to share your thoughts and solutions(3:00) - Responses to Online Abuse(6:00) - Taking the Knee(19:00) - Listeners QuestionsSubscribe to The Final 3rd - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkcoAFRMRQaGPLJWUAPpiegTwitter: @TheFinal3rd_Instagram: @tfinal3rdShemi (Arsenal) = @Shems_94Banks...
2021-07-1535 minBeyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Ep 14: SEASON REVIEW 20/21 (Feat. The Final 3rd)Stephen looks back at the major discrimination incidents in the season just gone, with the team from "The Final 3rd" . Subscribe so you don't miss part 2!1:50 - Cavani Instagram Post 11:08 - Greenwood Media Witch Hunt (Ravel Morrison) 23:40 - Arsenal & Online Abuse Subscribe to The Final 3rd - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkcoAFRMRQaGPLJWUAPpieg Twitter: @TheFinal3rd_ Instagram: @thefinal3rd_ Shemi (Arsenal) = @Shems_94 Banks (Man Utd) = @Banks_TF3 Juls (Arsenal) = @_Jayrosada Why n...
2021-07-0633 minBeyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Ep.13 - SUPER LEAGUE ENERGYStephen is back with some spring cleaning on some of the most notable “discrimination in football” stories of the 2021 so far. We talk Super League Reaction & Punishments, Social Media Abuse & Boycotting, Zlatan vs Lebron and much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beyondthehashtag/support
2021-05-1338 minBeyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Episode 12: VINCENT PERICARDThis week Stephen is joined by ex-Juventus, Saint-Etienne, Portsmouth & Stoke (to name a few clubs) striker Vincent Pericard; to talk all things racism within the professional football industry. Vincent's unique experiences playing in across Europe brought some hard hitting stories.00:00 - Vincent's Heritage and Youth07:37 - Italian football racism experiences17:03 - Life in England22:19 - Current Social Media Abuse Solutions27:55 - Retirement from Football & Mental Health*Apologies for any audio hiccups in this one!*If you're new here, why not check out our YouTube for...
2021-04-0832 minBeyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Episode 11.5 - TROY TOWNSEND (part 2)We continue our chat with Kick It Out's Head of Development, Troy Townsend, to unpick some of the current discrimination issues being witnessed across all levels of British football. In this part, we touched on a range of modern problems the game has been failing to deal with sufficiently, year upon year. In part 1, Troy re-lived some of his personal experiences in the game, both dark and joyful - be sure to go back & listen if you haven't yet!(00:00) - How it started Vs How it's going(16:30) - Social Media Abuse in Football(26:02...
2021-03-2538 minBeyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Episode 11: TROY TOWNSEND (KICK IT OUT) - PART 1Our Host, Stephen, sits down with Kick It Out's Head of Development, Troy Townsend, to unpick some of the roots of the current discrimination issues being witnessed in the British game at all levels. In part 1, Troy re-lives some of his personal experiences in the game, both dark and joyful. Be sure to subscribe on your favourite podcast platform so you don't miss Part 2! 01:56 - Troy's background09:12 - Sunday League Stories13:00 - Racism Experiences as a Grassroots Coach If you're new here, why not check out our YouTube for the visual version of the...
2021-03-1734 minBeyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Episode 10: The Black Football Fan Experience (INTERVIEW)In our Season 1 finale, we welcome Arsenal-mad British-Caribbean family, The Livingstones! (𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘛𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝟺 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘡𝘰𝘰𝘮, 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬!) Our host, Stephen, sat down with long term season ticket holders Paul (father), Rochelle & Siobhan (daughters) to discuss the following topics: Early experiences and reasons for being a football fan - especially of black heritage (02:16) Current and past experiences of racism within football arenas (09:51) How 'The ARSENAL' handle and respond to certain aspects of racism in their community (29:36) Solutions for eliminating racism from the stands (45:04)𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯. The 'Beyond The Hashtag' team wishes all our listeners a Happy New Year! We hope & pray 2021 is filled with growth, joy and achievements for everyone. Thank you for your support in Season 1, we'll be going on a little break to prepare season 2, but will be back in February 2021 with bigger and better content.Always remember to continue taking these everyday issues #BeyondTheHashtag .Check out the girls' business ventures/careers below, it may benefit you or so...
2020-12-3159 minBeyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Episode 9: I'm Tired!Andddd we're back! Continuing the current news discussions in our 2 part Christmas special. Let's dive into the PSG vs Istanbul Başakşehir game (00:56), where the words of an official caused 2 teams to walk off the pitch and suspend a high profile Champions League Game.Then we fly back to England (18:28) and land on the roundabout topic that "Taking the Knee" has become; especially now that fans have returned to stadiums (cc: Millwall FC and the boo boys) . And finally rounding off with the solutions (33:48) for both episodes 8 & 9. From everyone at BTH Pod, we wish all...
2020-12-2248 minBeyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Episode 8: It’s a LOT!We normally spend the first section of each episode discussing some notable events in the world of discrimination in football. But the last couple of weeks has seen such a whirlwind of issues, we had to dedicate the entirety of the next TWO episodes to it!Plus we'll be releasing them within 1 week of each other, call it a BTH Christmas Present to our listeners ;)So much to discuss in part 1, but we start in chronological order with a review of The Anton Ferdinand documentary (04:14) and Edinson Cavani's offensive Instagram post (24:50).*Leave Beyond The...
2020-12-1546 minBeyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Episode 7: Lazy Commentary/Stereotypes in British FootballWhy is "Pace n Power" or "Beast" so wrong to use as a description of black footballers? How can co-commentators & pundits be educated to speak in an unbiased manner? (do they even know they're doing it?!)(02:52) Current Discrimination News Stories - including Nicolas Pepe, Marcus Rashford (again) & Mason Greenwood.(21:44) Review of "Racial bias in football commentary" study complete for 2019-20 season. https://runrepeat.com/racial-bias-study-soccerAlso a history of stereotypes and their detrimental effects.(51:23) BTH Proposed Solutions to racial bias & stereotypes in football & wider society.*Leave Beyond The Hashtag a 5-st...
2020-12-011h 10Beyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Episode 6: The FA(02:21) Recent high profile news stories regarding discrimination in football(12:43) Review of The FA's Football Leadership Diversity Code(42:48) Greg Clarke resigns(57:24) Episode 6 SolutionsEmail: hellobeyondhashtag@gmail.com Insta: @beyondhashtag_ Twitter: @BeyondHashtag *Leave Beyond The Hashtag a 5-star review on the Apple Podcast App!Audio Engineer: @PBOHouse (Twitter/Insta) Email: contact@pbohouse.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beyondthehashtag/support
2020-11-171h 08Beyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Episode 5: The FansThe life and soul of any football club. The game is nothing without them. So they should be the biggest drivers of change, no?And with the growing diversity in many areas of the country, why are British football crowds still “so white”?Special features from:• Gowdeep - @_1gad (Insta)• Conor - @conor_walker95 (insta), @ConorW95 (Twitter)Email: hellobeyondhashtag@gmail.com Insta: @beyondhashtag_ Twitter: @BeyondHashtagAudio Engineer: @PBOHouse (Twitter/Insta) Email: contact@pbohouse.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beyondthehashtag/support
2020-11-0357 minBeyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Episode 4: Black History MonthA time to recognise greatness, but why must it only be for one month? Do we forget all the heroes (past and present) for the other 11 months every year? And can someone tell us where the FA’s “Football Leadership Diversity Code” is?! It should have been launched by now! Email: hellobeyondhashtag@gmail.com Insta: @beyondhashtag_ Twitter: @BeyondHashtagAudio Engineer: @PBOHouse (Twitter/Insta) Email: contact@pbohouse.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beyondthehashtag/support
2020-10-2052 minBeyond The Hashtag#BTHPod Episode 3: Social MediaSocial Media has made global connections so beautiful in the last two decades. But unfortunately there is a dark side to the world of tweets and hashtags. This episode highlights the disgusting online abuse suffered by Black Premier League football stars and how little effect the repercussions have had (on the few occasions they are even implemented).We also discuss how we as consumers can take our social media footprint #BeyondTheHashtag!Connect with us to continue the discussion! Email: hellobeyondhashtag@gmail.com Insta: @beyondhashtag_ Twitter: @BeyondHashtagAudio Engineer: @PBOHouse (Twitter/Insta) Email: contact@pbohouse.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beyon...
2020-10-0649 minBeyond The Hashtag#BTHPod - Episode 2: The MediaNewspapers, TV, Radio - all influence the storytelling of the beautiful game in major ways.So why aren't they doing more to influence their consumers to continue the anti-racism battle?Why are they rather fuelling the fire?Beyond The Hashtag unpicks the famous British Media's relationship with football.Connect with us to continue the discussion! Email: hellobeyondhashtag@gmail.com Insta: @beyondhashtag_ Twitter: @BeyondHashtagAudio Engineer: @PBOHouse (Twitter/Insta) Email: contact@pbohouse.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beyondthehashtag/support
2020-09-221h 02Beyond The Hashtag#BTHPod - Episode 1: Premier League BLM ReviewTHE FIRST OF MANY! We won’t stop until the final whistle is blown and the victory trumpet sounds on our humanitarian fight! Connect with us to continue the discussion! Email: hellobeyondhashtag@gmail.com Insta: @beyondhashtag_ Twitter: @BeyondHashtag--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beyondthehashtag/support
2020-09-0845 minBeyond The HashtagWelcome to Beyond The HashtagA short hello to one and all as we embark on our journey of evolving solutions! There will be no performative acts and virtue signalling here. The focus is on practical actions only. Black, White, Asian, Hispanic - Male or Female; we must all play our part in taking the fight against racism #BeyondTheHashtagConnect with us to continue the discussion!Email: hellobeyondhashtag@gmail.comInsta: @beyondhashtag_Twitter: @BeyondHashtag--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beyondthehashtag/support
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