Podcast / Edge of Sports / Oct 15, 2024

Teaching Complicated Athletes to Children

On this episode of Edge of Sports, Author Andrew Maraniss on his new book.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

Teaching Complicated Athletes to Children
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we talk to New York Times bestselling author Andrew Maraniss. His latest is a nonfiction chapter book series about athletes who have stepped up beyond sports to make a difference in the world: the first three books in this series, all written by Andrew, are about Pat Tillman, Maya Moore, and LeBron James. 

Zirin, In a Glaring Double Standard, FIFA Fails to Suspend Israel

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/fifa-israel-double-standard/

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On this episode of Edge of Sports, we talk to New York Times best-selling author Andrew Maraniss. His latest is Beyond the Game, a nonfiction children’s book series about athletes who have stepped up beyond sports to make a difference in the world: The first three books, all written by Andrew, are about Pat Tillman, Maya Moore, and LeBron James.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

How Racism Shadows the 250th with Eddie Glaude… and The Knicks!
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we speak to the great bestselling author Dr. Eddie Glaude about his new book America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries.” We also speak to Hoops Savant Arya Shirazi about the Knicks-Spurs NBA finals. 

From Brunson to Wemby, truly hoops nirvana. 

Zirin, Soccer’s Shadow and Sunlight: the Fascist History of the World Cup and 20 Years of Soccer Without Borders

https://www.thenation.com/podcast/culture/eos-052826/

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Dave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.

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