When a Coach Kneels With His Players When a Coach Kneels With His Players
Former St. Michael’s College coach Joshua Meyer and former player Winston Jones join the show to talk about their team’s courageous decision to kneel before a basketball game.
Jan 5, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
2020: The Year Sports Should Have Stopped 2020: The Year Sports Should Have Stopped
In this awful year, sports didn’t deliver normalcy. But they did nudge us toward justice.
Dec 29, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The USOPC Defends Olympic Athletes’ Right To Protest The USOPC Defends Olympic Athletes’ Right To Protest
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee sent an unmistakable rebuke to the IOC.
Dec 23, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
A Journey to Mindfulness with Former NFL Player Prince Daniels Jr. A Journey to Mindfulness with Former NFL Player Prince Daniels Jr.
The former Ravens running back joins the show to talk about his new book.
Dec 22, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Why the Cleveland Indians Will Change Their Name Why the Cleveland Indians Will Change Their Name
We have a younger generation that is more diverse and less tolerant of intolerance—and Major League Baseball knows it.
Dec 15, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Attacking the Rim With NBA Hall-of-Famer Dave Bing Attacking the Rim With NBA Hall-of-Famer Dave Bing
The legendary basketball player joins the show to talk about his new book.
Dec 15, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
English Soccer Players Take a Knee English Soccer Players Take a Knee
Two Queen’s Park Rangers players looked directly at Millwall supporters and took a knee in a show of radical defiance.
Dec 9, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Producer of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Explains the Show’s Unlikely Success The Producer of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Explains the Show’s Unlikely Success
The Queen’s Gambit producer William Horberg joins the pod to talk about his much discussed show.
Dec 8, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
‘Sports Illustrated’ Chose the Wrong Activist Athletes ‘Sports Illustrated’ Chose the Wrong Activist Athletes
The real Sportspeople of the Year aren’t merely “activist athletes”; they are those who expanded the very definition of the phrase.
Dec 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Baltimore Ravens’ Cautionary Covid Tale The Baltimore Ravens’ Cautionary Covid Tale
With two dozen players on the NFL’s Covid list, the Ravens are a pitch-perfect example of how not to do sports during a pandemic.
Dec 3, 2020 / Dave Zirin