Howard Bryant on Race, Power, and Sports Howard Bryant on Race, Power, and Sports
ESPN’s Howard Bryant joins the show to talk about his new book, Full Dissidence: Notes From An Uneven Playing Field.
Feb 11, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Pete Rose Thinks He Has a Chance at the Hall of Fame Pete Rose Thinks He Has a Chance at the Hall of Fame
Pete Rose should think again.
Feb 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin
This Year’s Super Bowl Was Blatantly Propagandistic This Year’s Super Bowl Was Blatantly Propagandistic
Kansas City won the big game, but that was a sideshow compared to the political bombast on display.
Feb 4, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The Kansas City Chiefs Name: Racist or ‘Just Sports’? The Kansas City Chiefs Name: Racist or ‘Just Sports’?
Indian Country Today associate editor Vincent Shilling joins the show to talk about the Kansas City Chiefs and the mascotization of indigenous culture.
Feb 4, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Super Bowl Is a Grift of Epic Proportions The Super Bowl Is a Grift of Epic Proportions
While the wealthy party during Super Bowl week, a heist is happening in plain sight.
Jan 31, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Tennis Legends Protest at the Australian Open Tennis Legends Protest at the Australian Open
Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe demonstrated against the homophobia and transphobia of Margaret Court.
Jan 29, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Racism Is Not Dead in Sports Racism Is Not Dead in Sports
Professor Kenneth Shropshire joins the show to talk about racism and resistance in sports.
Jan 28, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Remembering Kobe Bryant Remembering Kobe Bryant
The NBA great died today in a helicopter crash with eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.
Jan 26, 2020 / Dave Zirin
NFL Player Justin Jackson: ‘40 Years of Neoliberalism Has Brought Our Country to the Brink’ NFL Player Justin Jackson: ‘40 Years of Neoliberalism Has Brought Our Country to the Brink’
Justin Jackson is creating space for himself this election year as an unapologetic “Berniecrat” with a progressive critique of what ails this country.
Jan 24, 2020 / Dave Zirin
NFL Player Says It Loud and Proud: ‘I Consider Myself a Berniecrat’ NFL Player Says It Loud and Proud: ‘I Consider Myself a Berniecrat’
Los Angeles Chargers running back Justin Jackson joins the show to talk politics, Bernie Sanders, and more.
Jan 21, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin