The Tragic Absurdity of Qatar’s World Cup Sportswashing The Tragic Absurdity of Qatar’s World Cup Sportswashing
Labor abuses, homophobia, corruption? Qatar and FIFA will use the men’s World Cup to put a happy gloss on it all.
Jun 21, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
50 Years of Title IX 50 Years of Title IX
Kim Turner of the Positive Coaching Alliance joins the Edge of Sports podcast to talk about the past and future of Title IX.
Jun 17, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Golfers Gonna Golf Golfers Gonna Golf
Phil Mickelson’s embrace of Saudi cash is an indictment of both himself and the PGA Tour he flees.
Jun 15, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Baseball’s Hidden Resistance Baseball’s Hidden Resistance
Author Robert Elias joins the Edge of Sports podcast to talk about his new books on baseball.
Jun 10, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding
The refusal of five Tampa Bay Rays to wear the Pride flag should raise questions about strategies in the struggle for LGBTQ rights.
Jun 8, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Toni Smith-Thompson Comes Home Again Toni Smith-Thompson Comes Home Again
Manhattanville College welcomed back the activist athlete who turned her back to the national anthem in 2003 thanks to students who saw themselves in her struggle.
May 31, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Are Colin Kaepernick and the NFL Going to Reunite? Are Colin Kaepernick and the NFL Going to Reunite?
On this week's episode of The Edge of Sports, we discuss the significance, or lack thereof, of Kaepernick’s tryout with the Las Vegas Raiders.
May 31, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Colin Kaepernick Gets His Chance—and It’s Tough to Care Colin Kaepernick Gets His Chance—and It’s Tough to Care
If Kaepernick is in fact signed by the Las Vegas Raiders, the NFL media machine will work in overdrive to rewrite history.
May 27, 2022 / Dave Zirin
When “Jackie Robinson” Is Used as a Racial Slur When “Jackie Robinson” Is Used as a Racial Slur
What happened at Yankee Stadium is not about one incident. It’s about how Major League Baseball chooses to remember Robinson’s legacy.
May 24, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Toni Smith-Thompson Travels Full Circle Toni Smith-Thompson Travels Full Circle
The activist joins the show to talk about a huge recent development in her story.
May 24, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin