Dave Zirin
Sports Editor
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SportsSeptember 14, 2021
Is Ballet at a Turning Pointe?
Journalist Dr. Chloe Angyal joins the show to talk about her book on the youth ballet pipeline, Turning Pointe.
Dave Zirin
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SportsSeptember 8, 2021
Unvaxxed Quarterback Carson Wentz Wants Your Trust
If the Colts players and fans trusted him before, he has now relinquished the right to any such dispensation.
Dave Zirin
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August 31, 2021
Five Years Later: Steve Wyche on Breaking the Kaepernick Story
NFL Network’s Steve Wyche joins the show to talk about breaking the Kaepernick story and what it all means five years later.
Dave Zirin
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SportsAugust 26, 2021
What Will Happen to the Athletes of Afghanistan?
The urgent case of “Jamil S.” highlights the need for emergency evacuation.
Dave Zirin and Shireen Ahmed
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August 24, 2021
High School Football in the Shadow of the Nation’s Capital
Author Devon Ashby joins the show to talk about his new book on Maryland high school football.
Dave Zirin
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SportsAugust 24, 2021
Tokyo Hosts a Dangerous Paralympics in the Shadow of Covid
The Paralympics are supposed to be a celebration of people with disabilities. Instead, they will put many immunocompromised people at enormous risk.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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SportsAugust 19, 2021
5 Years After Colin Kaepernick Refused to Stand, We Still Get the Story Wrong
More important than the man who took the knee is the movement he helped launch.
Dave Zirin
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SportsAugust 10, 2021
Despite the Ban, Protest Emerges at the Olympics
The IOC’s efforts to quell visible dissent failed.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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SportsAugust 3, 2021
A Covid Surge and Record Heat Have Created a Cursed Olympic Games
The “2020” Tokyo Olympics are being held in dangerous heat during a deadly pandemic.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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WorldJuly 21, 2021
The Human Costs of the Pandemic Olympics
The Tokyo Games should be a warning to potential Olympic hosts everywhere.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff