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Hari Kondabolu on Baseball: ‘I’m Going to Throw This 100-Mile-per-Hour Missile at Your Head’ Hari Kondabolu on Baseball: ‘I’m Going to Throw This 100-Mile-per-Hour Missile at Your Head’

Hari and Dave discuss the origins of their New York Mets fandom and how the NFL and MLB reflect American society.

Apr 11, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Chris Hayes: Donald Trump Is a Law-and-Order President In the Worst Possible Way

Chris Hayes: Donald Trump Is a Law-and-Order President In the Worst Possible Way Chris Hayes: Donald Trump Is a Law-and-Order President In the Worst Possible Way

Plus: Sarah Posner on evangelical politics and Gary Younge on kids who have been killed by guns.

Apr 6, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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How To Win a Sports Strike How To Win a Sports Strike

The Women’s Hockey Strike, the Oakland Raiders move, and Frank Martin.

Apr 4, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

President Donald Trump

Chris Hayes: Trump ‘Knew Literally—And I Mean Literally—Nothing About’ His Health-Care Bill Chris Hayes: Trump ‘Knew Literally—And I Mean Literally—Nothing About’ His Health-Care Bill

Plus Joan Walsh on Trump and the Russians, and Amy Wilentz on Ivanka.

Mar 30, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick vs. Donald Trump Colin Kaepernick vs. Donald Trump

Breaking down the reasons why Colin Kaepernick still hasn’t been signed, and debating the likelihood of a Final Four strike.

Mar 28, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Donald Trump Smiling

Jane Mayer on the Reclusive Billionaire Who Made Trump President Jane Mayer on the Reclusive Billionaire Who Made Trump President

Plus, Rick Perlstein on Trump and Nixon, and Steve Wasserman on Tom Hayden.

Mar 23, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

ESPN’s Jemele Hill on Hosting SportsCenter and Dealing With the Haters

ESPN’s Jemele Hill on Hosting SportsCenter and Dealing With the Haters ESPN’s Jemele Hill on Hosting SportsCenter and Dealing With the Haters

This week’s Edge of Sports podcast, with March Madness, women's hockey, and Kaepernick Watch.

Mar 21, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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Democrats Need to Understand Why the Rust Belt’s White Workers Still Support Trump Democrats Need to Understand Why the Rust Belt’s White Workers Still Support Trump

D.D. Guttenplan on working-class Ohio, plus Katha Pollitt on abortion politics and Ari Berman on voting in Texas.

Mar 16, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

MUHAMMAD ALI JR AIRPORT DETAINED

Why Does Muhammad Ali Jr. Keep Getting Detained at Airports? Why Does Muhammad Ali Jr. Keep Getting Detained at Airports?

Ali’s legal battle, FIFA-branded teams in illegal Israeli settlements, and the first openly gay Division I scholarship athlete.

Mar 14, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

A Day Without a Woman

This Is the Resistance: More Than 5,000 Grassroots Groups Have Sprung Up Since Trump Was Elected This Is the Resistance: More Than 5,000 Grassroots Groups Have Sprung Up Since Trump Was Elected

Joshua Holland on the growing resistance, Jeremy Haile on the group Indivisible, and Rebecca Solnit on fearless women.

Mar 9, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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