Podcast / Edge of Sports / Jan 23, 2025

Should College Football Die?

On this episode of Edge of Sports, we’re live at Politics & Prose talking about a new book titled The End of College Football.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

“Should College Football Die?”
byDave Zirin / The Nation

Body: This week, we come from the famed Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, DC, where I interview Derek Silva on the new book he co-authored, The End of College Football. His co-author, Nathan Kalman-Lamb, was denied entry to the U.S. from Canada, which we discussed. Thank you, Politics & Prose for permission to use the audio!

Zirin, Why Did the US Block a Canadian Professor From His Own Book Event?

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/nathan-kalman-lamb-end-college-football-barred-entry/

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This week, we come from the famed Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, DC, where I interview Derek Silva on the new book he co-authored, The End of College Football. His co-author, Nathan Kalman-Lamb, was denied entry to the United States from Canada, which we discussed. Thank you, Politics & Prose, for permission to publish the audio!

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

Gambling With the Future of Sports & Minneapolis Teacher Speaks Out
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week we speak to Danny Funt author of the new book “Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling.” We also talk to Minneapolis teacher Daniel Troccoli about what’s going on the ground in Trump’s fascist shitshow.

Zirin, A Minneapolis Teacher Wants the Whole Country in the Streets

https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/minneapolis-resistance-trump-ice/

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Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.

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