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
Anti-Semitic Comments by Athletes Demand a Better Response Anti-Semitic Comments by Athletes Demand a Better Response
But not from the craven right wing that abides it in their own ranks—and not as an excuse for anti-Blackness.
Jul 16, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The NBA at the Breaking Point The NBA at the Breaking Point
NBA scribe Michael Lee joins the show to talk about the NBA restart and Stephen Jackson’s comments.
Jul 14, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Athletes Are Fighting the Olympic Ban on Protests Athletes Are Fighting the Olympic Ban on Protests
At a time of global uprisings, the Olympic ban on political dissent is under renewed scrutiny.
Jul 10, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff