On this episode of Edge of Sports, we speak about the joy and politics of baseball movies.
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Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
This week, we speak about the joy and politics of baseball movies. First, we speak to Noah Gittell, author of the terrific romp of a book Baseball: The Movie. Then we speak to movie savant Arya Shirazi about the five most essential baseball movies of all time and whether they will hold up in 2024.
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https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-army-navy-game-daniel-penny/
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This week, we speak to Noah Gittell, author of the terrific romp of a book Baseball: The Movie. Then we speak to movie savant Arya Shirazi about the five most essential baseball movies of all time and whether they hold up in 2024.
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
This week, we speak to Paul Knepper about his new book, Moses Malone: The Life Of A Basketball Prophet. Also, we talked to the hoops savant Arya Shirazi about what we’ve learned so far this NBA season and which preseason prediction we wish we could do over.
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https://www.thenation.com/article/society/nfl-concussion-cte-sports-media/
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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.