Podcast / Edge of Sports / Jul 23, 2024

The Trans History Embedded in Hitler’s 1936 Olympics

On this episode of Edge of Sports, author Michael Waters joins the show to talk about his new book, The Other Olympians.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

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

The Trans History Embedded in Hitler’s 1936 Olympics
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week we speak to Michael Waters, author of the book The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports. An incredible eye-opening discussion about a part of Olympic history we are simply not taught 

Zirin, Palestinian Olympians Are Competing as Their World Burns

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/palestinian-olympians-paris-olympics/

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On this episode of Edge of Sports, we speak to Michael Waters, author of the book The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports. An incredible, eye-opening discussion about a part of Olympic history we are simply not taught.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

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

Journalist and Trans Athlete Karleigh Webb & Great Point Guards of Yesteryear
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we speak to Outsports journalist and Connecticut Ambush football player Karleigh Webb about her journey and insights on trans issues in sports. Also, we speak to hoops savant Arya Shirazi about the long-lost days of the court general, who was the point guard. We also remember the late great John Feinstein. 

Karleigh Webb

https://www.outsports.com/author/karleigh-webb/

https://www.instagram.com/rocketdyne1965/?hl=en

Zirin, “I’m Terrified”: Trans-Feminine Athletes in Their Own Words

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trans-women-athletes-forum/

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