Dave Zirin
Sports Editor
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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
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SportsJuly 20, 2021
The Greatest: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon on Muhammad Ali
The directors of the new Ali documentary talk about bringing a larger-than-life figure back down to earth.
Dave Zirin
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SportsJuly 16, 2021
Anti-Asian Racism and the 2020 Olympic Games
How can IOC President Thomas Bach force through these games against the will of 80 percent of the population? It helps if you don’t even know who they are.
Dave Zirin
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SportsJuly 13, 2021
Talking NBA Finals, Sha’Carri Richardson, and Jazz Cigarettes
Friend of the show Coach Kevin McNutt joins us to talk about the latest happenings in sports.
Dave Zirin
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SportsJuly 8, 2021
Olympic Athletes Deserve Freedom of Speech
The IOC’s efforts to stifle dissent have no place in a free society.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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ActivismJuly 2, 2021
Gwen Berry Is the Hero We Need
The Olympic hammer thrower is facing attacks similar to those felt by anti-racist educators and activists around the country. And she is not backing down an inch.
Dave Zirin
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SportsJune 16, 2021
The IOC Says the 2032 Olympics Are Coming to Brisbane
Amid turmoil, the IOC selected Brisbane for the 2032 games under a shroud of secrecy.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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Higher EducationJune 15, 2021
‘Critical Race Theory’ at a Big Sports School
African American Studies department chair David Canton joins the show to talk sports, politics, and critical race theory
Dave Zirin
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SportsJune 8, 2021
The Tokyo Olympics Are In Peril
Staging the Olympics amid a state of emergency and a coronavirus upsurge has led top officials to question whether they should happen at all.
Dave Zirin