Toggle Menu

Emergency Pod: IOC Ruling on Banning Trans Athletes

Trailblazing former pro hockey player Harrison Browne joins Edge of Sports to talk about the recent IOC ruling.

Dave Zirin

March 30, 2026

International Olympic Committee IOC President Kirsty Coventry is pictured during the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Verona Olympic Arena in Verona, Italy, February 22, 2026. (Li Ming / Xinhua via Getty Images)

Edge of Sports

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

Emergency Pod: IOC Ruling on Trans Athletes
byDave Zirin / The Nation

Body: We speak to Harrison Browne, the first transgender professional hockey player and co-author of the book Let Us Play, about the International Olympic Committee’s total ban on non- gender conforming athletes  

Zirin, 2 FIFA Rulings on Israel, 1 Familiar Deference to MAGA

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/fifa-israel-rulings-complicity-world-cup/

http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We speak to Harrison Browne, the first transgender professional hockey player and co-author of the book Let Us Play, about the International Olympic Committee’s total ban on trans athletes from women’s events.

Zirin’s latest: “2 FIFA Rulings on Israel, 1 Familiar Deference to MAGA

Subscribe to The Nation to support all of our podcasts: thenation.com/podcastsubscribe.

Edge of Sports

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

At Long Last, the Knicks Make History
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we speak to hoops savant Arya Shirazi about the New York Knicks’ first championship in 53 years. We break down how the Knicks answered the call and we also ask the question: is this in fact the greatest New York sports moment… ever 

Zirin, Raucous Protest Is Coming to the Joyless World Cup

https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/protest-joyless-world-cup/

http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Subscribe to The Nation to Support all of our podcasts

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.


Latest from the nation