Aaron Maybin: “Athletes Aren’t Superheroes, We’re Human Beings” Aaron Maybin: “Athletes Aren’t Superheroes, We’re Human Beings”
Aaron Maybin joins the Edge of Sports podcast to discuss a life after sports.
Jun 28, 2023 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Paris Olympics Are Developing a Familiar Stench The Paris Olympics Are Developing a Familiar Stench
A recent raid shows that the Olympic corruption follies aren’t going anywhere.
Jun 27, 2023 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
W. Kamau Bell, The Reluctant Optimist W. Kamau Bell, The Reluctant Optimist
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, W. Kamau Bell on where he finds hope and Cheryl Cooky on gender in sports.
Jun 21, 2023 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
“I Write Things I Cannot Play”: The Secret of Liz Phair “I Write Things I Cannot Play”: The Secret of Liz Phair
Thirty years after the release of her classic album Exile in Guyville, the singer-songwriter is taking the record back on the road.
Jun 20, 2023 / Q&A / Dave Zirin
How Michael Franti Finds Hope in Troubled Times How Michael Franti Finds Hope in Troubled Times
A music legend, and longtime Nation reader, talks about music, optimism, and Howard Zinn.
Jun 13, 2023 / Dave Zirin and Dave Ashton
Get Ready for AI Surveillance at the 2024 Paris Olympics Get Ready for AI Surveillance at the 2024 Paris Olympics
The Olympics don’t make authoritarian countries more democratic; they make democratic countries more authoritarian.
Jun 6, 2023 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Boston Tears: Why the Sports World Rejoiced at the Celtics’ Loss Boston Tears: Why the Sports World Rejoiced at the Celtics’ Loss
The sense that Boston possesses a special sporting sparkle is grating. It’s also, at least in recent history, true.
Jun 1, 2023 / Dave Zirin
Shine On, Denver Nuggets Shine On, Denver Nuggets
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Michael Lee joins the show to talk about Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets.
May 26, 2023 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Jim Brown’s War Within Himself Jim Brown’s War Within Himself
The passing of the football great is an opportunity to speak about his tangled legacy.
May 22, 2023 / Dave Zirin
Ja Morant and This Country’s Sick, Hypocritical, and Racist Relationship to the Gun Ja Morant and This Country’s Sick, Hypocritical, and Racist Relationship to the Gun
The media shouldn’t be so sanctimonious about the NBA All-Star while ignoring the origins of American gun lust.
May 16, 2023 / Dave Zirin