Trailblazing former pro hockey player Harrison Browne joins Edge of Sports to talk about the recent IOC ruling.
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)
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
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/
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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”
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Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
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Zirin, Raucous Protest Is Coming to the Joyless World Cup
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/protest-joyless-world-cup/
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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.