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Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
This week on the Edge of Sports podcast, we are speaking with Evan Brown, a fellow with the Sports Fans Coalition, about the brewing stadium deal for the Washington Commanders and why it isn't suitable for the District.
We also speak to education activist and author (#TeachTruth) Jesse Hagopian about the Little League team he coaches, the Steelheads, and their remarkable run to the city championship.
Zirin, The Defeat of Andrew Cuomo Would Be a Devastating Loss for Scumbag Centrism
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/andrew-cuomo-scumbag-centrism/
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This week on the Edge of Sports podcast, we are speaking with Evan Brown, a fellow with the Sports Fans Coalition, about the brewing stadium deal for the Washington Commanders and why it isn’t suitable for the District.
We also speak to education activist and author (#TeachTruth) Jesse Hagopian about the Little League team he coaches, the Steelheads, and their remarkable run to the city championship.
Zirin’s latest: “The Defeat of Andrew Cuomo Would Be a Devastating Loss for Scumbag Centrism”
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Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
This week, we speak with Tamryn Spruill, author of the remarkable new book The W: A History of the WNBA. We also talk to Rebecca O’Keeffe, chairperson of Irish Sport for Palestine and a former international basketball player.
Zirin, Irish Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu’s Refusal to Play Against Israel Puts Him on the Right Side of History
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ireland-gaza-gavin-bazunu-bolton-wanderers/
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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 the author of a new book, The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn.