Howard Bryant on Race, Power, and Sports

Howard Bryant on Race, Power, and Sports

ESPN’s Howard Bryant joins the show to talk about his new book, Full Dissidence: Notes From An Uneven Playing Field.

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This week we talk to sportswriter Howard Bryant about his new book, Full Dissidence: Notes From an Uneven Playing Field. It is a searing look at race, power, and the real world beyond the sports world.

We have Choice Words about the Super Bowl and the spectacle that was. We’ ve got Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down awards to boxer Gary Russell Jr. for inspiring youth in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area, and Pete Rose, who’s still making a shameless play for Coopertown entry. All that and more on Edge of Sports!

Howard Bryant
Full Dissidence: Notes from an Uneven Playing Field
Twitter: @hbryant42

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