Kaepernick and the Movement He Inspired Kaepernick and the Movement He Inspired
I once thought the protests of athletes after George Floyd’s murder would launch a new era of sports activism. Ten years after Kaepernick first kneeled, I revisit what I wrote.
Sep 3, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Enes Kanter Freedom’s Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women Enes Kanter Freedom’s Bigoted Stunts Have Nothing to Do With Protecting Women
The trans women in sports panic is nothing but a stalking horse for permitting violence against trans people—and we should celebrate players like Natasha Cloud who say so.
Aug 24, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Congressional Candidate Sam Husseini and Talking NBA Over-Unders Congressional Candidate Sam Husseini and Talking NBA Over-Unders
Green Party candidate Sam Husseini joins the show and Arya returns.
Aug 20, 2026 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Bogus Lakers Sale Is Exactly Why We Need Publicly Owned Sports Teams The Bogus Lakers Sale Is Exactly Why We Need Publicly Owned Sports Teams
These private-equity vampires will just keep strip-mining the things that give us joy if we let them.
Aug 14, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Anti-Trans Bigots Try to Divide/Destroy WNBA Anti-Trans Bigots Try to Divide/Destroy WNBA
Frankie de la Cretaz joins Edge of Sports to talk about what’s happening in the WNBA right now.
Aug 10, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Liberals Are Shaming Howard Zinn’s Memory Yet Again Liberals Are Shaming Howard Zinn’s Memory Yet Again
Zinn saw firsthand what happened when liberals did more to fight the left than the right—they sabotaged their own power.
Aug 4, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Trump’s Reverse Midas Touch Even Got the World Cup Trump’s Reverse Midas Touch Even Got the World Cup
Of course fans roundly booed the president at the World Cup final: Damaging the integrity of anything he touches is true to the Trump brand.
Jul 20, 2026 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Root for Spain for Their Play and Their Politics Root for Spain for Their Play and Their Politics
A World Cup victory will not just feel like a soccer triumph but a national triumph. For that reason, fans should support Pedro Sánchez’s Spain over Javier Milei’s Argentina.
Jul 16, 2026 / Dave Zirin
Did Trump Doom the US Men at the World Cup? Did Trump Doom the US Men at the World Cup?
We talk to authors Leander Schaerlaeckens and Dr. Vincent Intondi about the World Cup.
Jul 8, 2026 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Trump Is Trying to Rig the World Cup Trump Is Trying to Rig the World Cup
FIFA has a long history of corruption, and now soccer’s governing body is again bending to the will of an autocrat.
Jul 6, 2026 / Dave Zirin