Dave Zirin
Sports Editor
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ActivismYesterday 12:31 pm
Palestine: The Unexpected Star of the 2022 World Cup
From player demonstrations to unfurled flags, Palestinian struggle has been visible and fearless at the World Cup.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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BiographyYesterday 10:00 am
The Political Story of Charles Barkley
On this week’s episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Tim Bella joins the show to talk about his new biography of Charles Barkley.
Dave Zirin
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Jails and PrisonsNovember 29, 2022
The Response to Brittney Griner’s Capture Is an Indictment of the Right and the “Left”
Why is commonsense solidarity so difficult?
Dave Zirin
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SportsNovember 23, 2022
Brittney Griner’s Jail Conditions Speak to the Urgency of Bringing Her Home
If the US doesn’t bring her back, the basketball star’s nine-year prison sentence in Russia’s “land of prisons” will likely be brutal.
Dave Zirin
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SportsNovember 22, 2022
Is NFL Football a Blood Sport?
On this week’s episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, we speak to filmmaker Isaac Solotaroff to talk about his new film, Bloodsport.
Dave Zirin
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Middle EastNovember 16, 2022
Will Players Help Raise Awareness About the Horrors Surrounding the World Cup?
We are seeing some people from the soccer world speak out about the Qatar World Cup. We need more.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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Racism and DiscriminationNovember 8, 2022
Unpacking Kyrie Irving
This week on the Edge of Sports podcast, basketball coach Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about the young NBA season, plus Dave Zirin revisits Irving’s anti-Semitism.
Dave Zirin
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SportsNovember 7, 2022
The NBA’s Hypocrisies Are Sabotaging Its Response to Kyrie Irving
The league won’t acknowledge its own culpability for the current climate of hate.
Dave Zirin
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SportsNovember 1, 2022
Kyrie Irving and the Fraught History of Our Collective Liberation
Kyrie’s anti-Semitism isn’t new, but his allies are. And that’s terrifying.
Dave Zirin
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October 31, 2022
Why Did the Football World Reject Geno Smith?
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, sportswriter Chuck Modiano joins the show to talk about Geno’s success.
Dave Zirin