When Women’s Soccer Started a Revolution When Women’s Soccer Started a Revolution
Rob Goldman joins the show to talk about his new book, The Sisterhood: The 99ers and the Rise of U.S. Women’s Soccer.
Nov 23, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Where Is Peng Shuai? And What Is the IOC Going to Do About It? Where Is Peng Shuai? And What Is the IOC Going to Do About It?
With the 2022 Beijing Olympics looming, the IOC’s silence in the case of a missing tennis star who accused a Chinese official of sexual assault speaks volumes.
Nov 20, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
We Need Barcelona’s Hidden Radical History Now More Than Ever We Need Barcelona’s Hidden Radical History Now More Than Ever
The 1992 Barcelona Olympics changed a city that in the 1930s wanted to change the course of world history.
Nov 18, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Colin Kaepernick, the Virginia Elections, and the Canary in the Coal Mine Colin Kaepernick, the Virginia Elections, and the Canary in the Coal Mine
The recent controversy sparked by his Netflix special’s depiction of slavery and the NFL is a microcosm of the political battles defining our country.
Nov 3, 2021 / Dave Zirin
The Hidden History of the National Women’s Football League The Hidden History of the National Women’s Football League
Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D’Arcangelo join the show to talk about their new book, Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League.
Nov 2, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
100 Days to the Beijing Olympics 100 Days to the Beijing Olympics
As the countdown to the Winter Olympics begins, the games are already engulfed in controversy.
Oct 27, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Why the Knicks of the ’90s Are a Timeless Team Why the Knicks of the ’90s Are a Timeless Team
Author Paul Knepper explains why that classic lineup remains an obsession for so many.
Oct 26, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Kyrie Irving Needs to Say “Not In My Name” Kyrie Irving Needs to Say “Not In My Name”
The right wing is now using the basketball star’s name as an anti-vaccine rallying cry.
Oct 25, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Congress Escalates Pressure on the NFL to Release the Washington Football Team Report Congress Escalates Pressure on the NFL to Release the Washington Football Team Report
In a surprise move, two representatives are calling on the NFL to release a report many fear will be buried without public pressure.
Oct 22, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Talking NFL E-Mails With Andrew Brandt Talking NFL E-Mails With Andrew Brandt
Former NFL executive Andrew Brandt joins the show to discuss Jon Gruden’s e-mails, the NFL, and the Washington Football Team.
Oct 19, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin