Ariyana Smith Has a Story to Tell Ariyana Smith Has a Story to Tell
Ariyana Smith joins the show to talk about the recent explosion of Black Lives Matter activism in sports.
Aug 25, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
College Football Should Be Totally Shut Down, Even if It Hurts College Football Should Be Totally Shut Down, Even if It Hurts
Feel for the athletes missing their season, but understand the real game being played.
Aug 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Republicans Suddenly Have a Passion for College Football Republicans Suddenly Have a Passion for College Football
It’s the one thing that might distract Americans from the abysmal GOP-led response to the pandemic.
Aug 12, 2020 / Dave Zirin
NBA and BLM: Is It All Just Woke Marketing? NBA and BLM: Is It All Just Woke Marketing?
Writer Sekou Smith joins the show to talk NBA return, Black Lives Matter, and whether kneeling constitutes protest today.
Aug 11, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The NCAA Finally Faces a Reckoning The NCAA Finally Faces a Reckoning
The pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, and a long-thwarted push for economic justice has players on the march and the NCAA on defense.
Aug 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Ice Cube on Anti-Semitism and the Contract With Black America Ice Cube on Anti-Semitism and the Contract With Black America
Ice Cube joins the show to talk anti-Semitism, and the Contract With Black America.
Aug 4, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Should the World Boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics? Should the World Boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics?
We should carefully scrutinize who is making the calls to boycott and the demands being put forward. This is a time for solidarity, not jingoism.
Aug 3, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Layshia Clarendon: Protest and Pushing the Envelope in the WNBA Layshia Clarendon: Protest and Pushing the Envelope in the WNBA
WNBA star and WNBPA Vice President Layshia Clarendon joins the show to talk about protest and the return of professional sports.
Jul 29, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
WNBA Players—Again—Show the Meaning of Radical Dissent WNBA Players—Again—Show the Meaning of Radical Dissent
While the sports world rushes to cash in on “woke capitalism,” Layshia Clarendon and others in the WNBA are reminding us of the meaning of rebellion.
Jul 27, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up
In his first extended interview since our national uprising against racist violence, Bennett touches on the NFL, the importance of history, and what we can all do to reclaim societ...
Jul 20, 2020 / Dave Zirin