Dave Zirin
Sports Editor
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SportsApril 13, 2021
The Legendary ‘Cobra’ Dave Parker
Legendary baseball player Dave Parker joins the show to talk about his recent book and his storied career.
Dave Zirin
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SportsApril 12, 2021
MLB, NBA, and NHL Games Are Canceled in the Twin Cities
Following the police killing of Daunte Wright just outside of Minneapolis, three major league games have been called off.
Dave Zirin
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SportsApril 9, 2021
The Last Time People Tried to Get Baseball to Move the All-Star Game
A decade ago, a similar call to move the All-Star Game failed. What has changed?
Dave Zirin
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SportsApril 6, 2021
Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0
Major League Baseball is a conservative institution. It speaks volumes that it moved the All-Star Game from Brian Kemp’s Georgia.
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April 6, 2021
What Is the Future for Women’s Sports Coverage?
Professor Cheryl Cooky joins the show to talk about her recent research into televised women’s sports.
Dave Zirin
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SportsMarch 31, 2021
Will MLB Celebrate Jackie Robinson While Holding Its All-Star Game In Georgia?
For baseball to celebrate Jackie Robinson while providing financial and ideological support to the state of Georgia is an exercise in profound cognitive dissonance.
Dave Zirin
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Housing and HomelessnessMarch 26, 2021
The Olympic Battle for Echo Park
An LAPD crackdown on an encampment of the unhoused augurs more conflicts in the lead-up to the 2028 Olympics.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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SportsMarch 24, 2021
Appreciating the Legend of Elgin Baylor
Baylor changed the way the game was played, on and off the court.
Dave Zirin
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Social JusticeMarch 23, 2021
Sports Media’s Dance With Misogyny
Julie DiCaro joins the show to talk about her new book on misogyny in sports media.
Dave Zirin
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SportsMarch 18, 2021
Will the NFL Survive the New Science of Brain Damage?
A new study moves us one step closer to diagnosing CTE in the living, which could turn football on its head.
Dave Zirin