On this episode of Edge of Sports, Author Michael Messner and friend of the pod Arya Shirazi join the show.
NCAA Final Four, Villanova team victorious over Georgetown, in Lexington, Kentucky, on April 1, 1985.(Richard Mackson / Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
This week, we talk to Michael Messner, author of the fascinating new book, about what we can learn by looking at sports and yearbooks over the course of a century. It’s called “The High School: Sports, Spirit, and Citizens, 1903-2024.” Also, I’m talking to the savant, Arya Shirazi, about the days when March was truly mad.
The High School
https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/the-high-school/9781978839533/
Zirin, With ICE Out of Control, How Can the US Cohost the 2026 World Cup?
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/ice-fifa-world-cup-north-america/
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This week on Edge of Sports, we talk to Michael Messner, author of a fascinating new book about what we can learn by looking at sports and yearbooks over the course of a century. It’s called The High School: Sports, Spirit, and Citizens, 1903–2024. Also, I’m talking to the savant Arya Shirazi about the days when March was truly mad
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Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
This week, we speak to the great bestselling author Dr. Eddie Glaude about his new book America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries.” We also speak to Hoops Savant Arya Shirazi about the Knicks-Spurs NBA finals.
From Brunson to Wemby, truly hoops nirvana.
Zirin, Soccer’s Shadow and Sunlight: the Fascist History of the World Cup and 20 Years of Soccer Without Borders
https://www.thenation.com/podcast/culture/eos-052826/
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Dave ZirinDave 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.