Please enjoy the Introduction chapter from Spitting in the Soup: Inside the Dirty Game of Doping in Sports by Mark Johnson.
Introduction from Spitting in the Soup: Inside the Dirty Game of Doping in Sports
Category: Spitting in the Soup
In Spitting in the Soup, sports journalist Mark Johnson explores how the deals made behind closed doors keep drugs in sports. Johnson unwinds the doping culture from the early days, when pills meant progress, and uncovers the complex relationships that underlie elite sports culture—the essence of which is not to play fair but to push the boundaries of human performance.
Why is doping so widespread? Mark Johnson on Red Kite Prayer Podcast
The Red Kite Prayer podcast spoke with Mark Johnson about sports doping.
To Clean Sports of Doping, Change the Culture First
Boston University has just profiled BU alum Mark Johnson.
Mark Johnson on the VeloNews Podcast: Was Dr. Ferrari Right?
Was Dr. Ferrari right about doping? Is it a black and white issue? The VeloNews Podcast hosts are joined by Mark Johnson.
How the U.S. Sent Doping Underground: Mark Johnson Interviewed by VICE Sports
When President Jimmy Carter created the U.S. Olympic Committee, it sent American sports doping underground.
Mark Johnson Discusses Sports Doping at University of California San Diego
Mark Johnson spoke to students and faculty at the University of California San Diego about the history, culture, and economics of sports doping.
The New Daily: Give Up on the War Against Doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is in crisis control. Again. Its latest fiasco concerns the Russian-based hacker outfit Fancy Bears, who have done sport a huge service, according to New Daily.
Hear Mark Johnson at UC San Diego on October 20
Mark Johnson will speak at the University of California San Diego on October 20.
Hear Mark Johnson on Trail Runner Nation
Spitting in the Soup author Mark Johnson speaks with Scott Warr of Trail Runner Nation about doping in endurance sports.
Outside Podcast: The Secret History of Doping
In this episode of the Outside podcast, Mark Johnson speaks with Outside Magazine and argues that performance-enhancing drugs are hardly a new thing.
Cyclingtips.com Excerpt from Spitting in the Soup: Moral Drift and the American Way
Cyclingtips.com has republished a chapter from Mark Johnson’s new book Spitting in the Soup: Inside the Dirty Game of Doping in Sports.
When American Swimmer Shirley Babashoff Claimed Her East German Rivals Were Doping, She Was Mocked
Shirley Babashoff is a two-time Olympic gold medalist — but it’s the four gold medals she didn’t win that stick with her the most. Forty years after her last Olympic Games, Babashoff still maintains that she was robbed by a Cold War-era doping regime that powered East German swimmers to victory over the Americans.
WHYY Radio Times Interviews Mark Johnson About Russian Doping at the Olympics
There’s a renewed discussion about doping at the Olympic Games, since a moment earlier this week when American swimmer Lilly King chided a Russian competitor who had been banned for drug use.
Pezcyclingnews Reviews Spitting in the Soup
Cycling website Pezcyclingnews offers this review of Spitting in the Soup by Mark Johnson.
PRI’s The World: Olympic gold medalist shames fellow Olympians over doping
Spitting in the Soup author Mark Johnson is interviewed on PRI’s The World about Lilly King, the teen-aged American breaststroker who shamed a Russian by winning gold.
Glenn Whitney interviews Mark Johnson on Sports Coach Radio
Sports Coach Radio is a series of weekly in-depth interview with world-class sports coaches, scientists and writers, hosted by Glenn Whitney.
Dr. Mark Shapiro Interviews Mark Johnson
Dr. Mark Shapiro is host of the Explore the Space podcast, which is dedicated to discussion the gap between healthcare providers and those seeking care.
Bob Babbitt interviews Mark Johnson on doping in sports and triathlon
Long-time cyclist and author Mark Johnson came on to Babbittville to chat about his new book Spitting in the Soup: Inside the Dirty Game of Doping in Sports.