Barry Bonds’s Hall of Fame Opponents Can’t Handle the Truth Barry Bonds’s Hall of Fame Opponents Can’t Handle the Truth
A mess of hypocrisy and bias has kept history’s best hitter out of the Hall.
Jan 28, 2022 / Dave Zirin
How the Democratic Party Alienates Young Jews: A Reply to Alexis Grenell How the Democratic Party Alienates Young Jews: A Reply to Alexis Grenell
A young generation of Jews are changing the rules of our community’s political positions, and all of us need to catch up.
Jan 27, 2022 / Dave Zirin
A Professor With an Alternative Way Forward for College Sports A Professor With an Alternative Way Forward for College Sports
USC professor Ben Carrington talks about Lincoln Riley and the systemic issues plaguing college athletics today.
Jan 25, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
How to Change the NFL’s Racist Hiring Practices How to Change the NFL’s Racist Hiring Practices
There is now one Black head coach in the NFL, and the league could buckle under the weight of its bigotry.
Jan 20, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Akwasi Frimpong’s Struggle to Represent Africa at the Winter Olympics Akwasi Frimpong’s Struggle to Represent Africa at the Winter Olympics
The IOC bureaucracy should let the skeleton competitor claim his rightful place at the Beijing Games.
Jan 18, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Eric Dickerson Brings the Smoke Eric Dickerson Brings the Smoke
We talk to NFL great Eric Dickerson about his new book.
Jan 18, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
What Do the 1984 Olympics Teach Us? What Do the 1984 Olympics Teach Us?
Sports Illustrated’s L. Jon Wertheim joins the show to talk about his new book.
Jan 11, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
There Are No Heroes in Djokovic vs. Australia There Are No Heroes in Djokovic vs. Australia
While the tennis star is petulant and selfish, the Australian state is racist and arbitrary.
Jan 11, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Antonio Brown Is a Damning Reflection of the NFL Antonio Brown Is a Damning Reflection of the NFL
The fact that the former Tampa Bay wide receiver was even on the field is an indictment of the entire league.
Jan 4, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Taking a Break With Viet Thanh Nguyen Taking a Break With Viet Thanh Nguyen
A special conversation with the Pulitzer Prize–winning author.
Dec 21, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin