Podcast / Edge of Sports / Nov 19, 2024

A Basketball Look Back

On this episode of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about the very young NBA season.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

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

A Basketball Look Back
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week on the Edge of Sports podcast, savant Arya Shirazi joins Dave to discuss what they have learned ten games into the season and what predictions they would do over if they had to do it again. 

Zirin, What the Bosa/Kaepernick Double Standard Tells Us About the 2024 Elections

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/nick-bosa-maga-colin-kaepernick/

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Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks at Spectrum Center on November 16, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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This week on the Edge of Sports podcast, basketball savant Arya Shirazi joins me discuss what we have learned 10 games into the season and what predictions they would do over if they had to do it again.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

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

How Unionization Can Solve the Crisis in College Football
byDave Zirin / The Nation

Body: This week, we speak to College Football Players Association founder Jason Stahl about how to compensate college athletes in a manner that makes sense.

Zirin, Protesting the World Cup (and a Cinematic Easter Egg)

https://www.thenation.com/podcast/society/eos-04062026/

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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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