Dave Zirin

Sports Editor

Dave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.

Barry Bonds’s Hall of Fame Opponents Can’t Handle the Truth

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

Five Palestinian flags planted in a row among rolling hills

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 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

Mike Tomlin

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

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

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

1984 Olympics

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

Australian Open Serbian Team

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

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

Viet Thanh Nguyen

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

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