<description>U.S. Foreign Service Career Minister (retired) Mark Ward has seen all sides of the U.S. foreign aid, humanitarian assistance, and foreign policy landscape.  In this conversation with Jackson School Director Danny Hoffman, Mark reflects on his career in some of the most difficult environments of the past 30 years; the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); and the emerging picture of what foreign aid and the foreign service may look like in the years to come.</description>

U.S. Foreign Service Career Minister (retired) Ma…

U.S. Foreign Service Career Minister (retired) Mark Ward has seen all sides of the U.S. foreign aid, humanitarian assistance, and foreign policy landscape.  In this conversation with Jackson School Director Danny Hoffman, Mark reflects on his career in some of the most difficult environments of the past 30 years; the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); and the emerging picture of what foreign aid and the foreign service may look like in the years to come.

A Past and the Many Futures of Foreign Aid and Foreign Service with Mark Ward

<description>Evangelicalism is not new in American political life. But the second Trump administration coincides with a surprising development in the role of Christian faith in the nation’s politics.  The once fringe notion of Christian Nationalism now sits squarely at the point of intersection of American culture, politics and the economy.  Danny Hoffman, Director of the Jackson School of International Studies, interviews Jim Wellman, Professor and former Chair of the UW's Comparative Religion Program, which is housed in the Jackson School, on what Christian Nationalism means and the tensions it creates in faith communities and secular politics. Wellman's latest book is "High on God: How Megachurches Won a Nation," published by Oxford University Press in February 2020.
Recorded Nov. 7, 2025</description>

Evangelicalism is not new in American political l…

Evangelicalism is not new in American political life. But the second Trump administration coincides with a surprising development in the role of Christian faith in the nation’s politics.  The once fringe notion of Christian Nationalism now sits squarely at the point of intersection of American culture, politics and the economy.  Danny Hoffman, Director of the Jackson School of International Studies, interviews Jim Wellman, Professor and former Chair of the UW's Comparative Religion Program, which is housed in the Jackson School, on what Christian Nationalism means and the tensions it creates in faith communities and secular politics. Wellman's latest book is "High on God: How Megachurches Won a Nation," published by Oxford University Press in February 2020.
Recorded Nov. 7, 2025

Christian Nationalism and Evangelicalism in American Political Life

<description>Dr. Tracie Canada is the author of Tackling the Everyday: Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football (2025) and the Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Duke University. She is a Black feminist anthropologist and ethnographer whose research uses sport to theorize race, kinship and care, gender, and the performing body. Tracie joined Dr. Alvin Logan, Jr., the Director of Unite.Ed at the University of Washington and a former Huskie football player, and Dr. Ron Krabill, Director of the Global Sport Lab, to discuss her research and what it tells us about how black players experience college football, masculinity and care, and the changing dynamics of college sports today. Recorded on November 6, 2025.

The Global Sport Lab, based in the UW's Henry M. Jackson School, is supported by over a dozen UW departments and schools and was founded in 2024. The Lab uses the lens of sport to explore the big challenges of our global world, such as inequity, politics, injustice, human rights, popular culture, democracy and the economy.

Music credit: “Merci Kylian” by Laurent Dubois. Full song "Merci Kylian": music.apple.com/us/album/merci-ky…0482?i=1734841106; Music label: www.wotiproduction.com/music-1
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Dr. Tracie Canada is the author of Tackling the E…

Dr. Tracie Canada is the author of Tackling the Everyday: Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football (2025) and the Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Duke University. She is a Black feminist anthropologist and ethnographer whose research uses sport to theorize race, kinship and care, gender, and the performing body. Tracie joined Dr. Alvin Logan, Jr., the Director of Unite.Ed at the University of Washington and a former Huskie football player, and Dr. Ron Krabill, Director of the Global Sport Lab, to discuss her research and what it tells us about how black players experience college football, masculinity and care, and the changing dynamics of college sports today. Recorded on November 6, 2025.

The Global Sport Lab, based in the UW's Henry M. Jackson School, is supported by over a dozen UW departments and schools and was founded in 2024. The Lab uses the lens of sport to explore the big challenges of our global world, such as inequity, politics, injustice, human rights, popular culture, democracy and the economy.

Music credit: “Merci Kylian” by Laurent Dubois. Full song "Merci Kylian": music.apple.com/us/album/merci-ky…0482?i=1734841106; Music label: www.wotiproduction.com/music-1


Big-Time College Football and the Everyday Lives of Black Players-UW Global Sport Lab (ep. 8)

<description>Nikita Gicanda is the newly elected Commissioner of Women’s Football for the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) and the founder of Local Champions Africa, an organization dedicated to the empowerment of women and girls through sport. Nikita sat down in Kigali with Ron Krabill, Director of the Global Sport Lab, and Layan Arrabi, a mathematics major at the University of Washington Bothell who participated in a study abroad program with Ron which focused, in part, on sport as a tool for development. They discussed the work of Local Champions, the ways in which sport can help empower women and girls, and the challenges and opportunities for women’s football in Rwanda today. Recorded on Sept. 19, 2025. 

The Global Sport Lab, based in the UW's Henry M. Jackson School, is supported by over a dozen UW departments and schools and was founded in 2024. The Lab uses the lens of sport to explore the big challenges of our global world, such as inequity, politics, injustice, human rights, popular culture, democracy and the economy.

Music credit: “Merci Kylian” by Laurent Dubois. Full song "Merci Kylian": music.apple.com/us/album/merci-ky…0482?i=1734841106
Music label: www.wotiproduction.com/music-1</description>

Nikita Gicanda is the newly elected Commissioner …

Nikita Gicanda is the newly elected Commissioner of Women’s Football for the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) and the founder of Local Champions Africa, an organization dedicated to the empowerment of women and girls through sport. Nikita sat down in Kigali with Ron Krabill, Director of the Global Sport Lab, and Layan Arrabi, a mathematics major at the University of Washington Bothell who participated in a study abroad program with Ron which focused, in part, on sport as a tool for development. They discussed the work of Local Champions, the ways in which sport can help empower women and girls, and the challenges and opportunities for women’s football in Rwanda today. Recorded on Sept. 19, 2025. 

The Global Sport Lab, based in the UW's Henry M. Jackson School, is supported by over a dozen UW departments and schools and was founded in 2024. The Lab uses the lens of sport to explore the big challenges of our global world, such as inequity, politics, injustice, human rights, popular culture, democracy and the economy.

Music credit: “Merci Kylian” by Laurent Dubois. Full song "Merci Kylian": music.apple.com/us/album/merci-ky…0482?i=1734841106
Music label: www.wotiproduction.com/music-1

Women’s Empowerment Through Football in Rwanda-UW Global Sport Lab (ep.7)

<description>Zaria Court is a newly-opened sports, entertainment, and cultural district located next to Amahoro Stadium and BK Arena (home of the Basketball Africa League) in the heart of Kigali, Rwanda. Zaria Court seeks to become a model for African urban development centered around sports and related activities. Join the Director of the Global Sport Lab, Ron Krabill, as he sits down with Che Rupari, Brand and Campus Manager for Zaria Court Kigali, and UW professor Ben Gardner to discuss the challenges and opportunities of using sports and sports infrastructure for economic development, tourism, and nation building in post-genocide Rwanda.

The Global Sport Lab, based in the UW's Henry M. Jackson School, is supported by over a dozen UW departments and schools and was founded in 2024. The Lab uses the lens of sport to explore the big challenges of our global world, such as inequity, politics, injustice, human rights, popular culture, democracy and the economy.

Music credit: “Merci Kylian” by Laurent Dubois. Full song "Merci Kylian": music.apple.com/us/album/merci-ky…0482?i=1734841106; Music label: www.wotiproduction.com/music-1</description>

Zaria Court is a newly-opened sports, entertainme…

Zaria Court is a newly-opened sports, entertainment, and cultural district located next to Amahoro Stadium and BK Arena (home of the Basketball Africa League) in the heart of Kigali, Rwanda. Zaria Court seeks to become a model for African urban development centered around sports and related activities. Join the Director of the Global Sport Lab, Ron Krabill, as he sits down with Che Rupari, Brand and Campus Manager for Zaria Court Kigali, and UW professor Ben Gardner to discuss the challenges and opportunities of using sports and sports infrastructure for economic development, tourism, and nation building in post-genocide Rwanda.

The Global Sport Lab, based in the UW's Henry M. Jackson School, is supported by over a dozen UW departments and schools and was founded in 2024. The Lab uses the lens of sport to explore the big challenges of our global world, such as inequity, politics, injustice, human rights, popular culture, democracy and the economy.

Music credit: “Merci Kylian” by Laurent Dubois. Full song "Merci Kylian": music.apple.com/us/album/merci-ky…0482?i=1734841106; Music label: www.wotiproduction.com/music-1

Sport in Post-Genocide Rwanda-UW Global Sport Lab (ep. 6)

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