What are the societal implications? Arya Shirazi joins an Edge of Sports emergency pod.
Head coach Tom Thibodeau of the New York Knicks reacts against the Indiana Pacers during the fourth quarter in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 25, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Gregory Shamus / Getty Images))
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
In a special emergency pod, Arya Shirazi joins the show to chop it up about the New York Knicks' decision to let go of Tom Thibodeau.
Zirin, Trump Threatens to Withhold New York’s Education Funding Unless Racist Mascoting Returns
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/linda-mcmahon-trump-massapequa-chiefs/
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In a special emergency pod, Arya Shirazi joins the show to chop it up about the New York Knicks’ decision to let go of coach Tom Thibodeau.
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Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
This week, we speak to Chris Buccafusco about his organization, Atlanta Bravest, and what they are doing to combat indigenous mascoting. Also, sound from the March for Mumia onto the grounds of his prison, which took on the issue not only of Mumia’s incarceration but also of elder and medical abuse inside our prisons.
Zirin,“This Is Historic”: FIFA and UEFA Presidents Are Accused of Aiding Israel’s War Crimes
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/fifa-uefa-war-crimes-israel/
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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.