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Spike Lee and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at The Apollo's Spring Benefit held at The Apollo Theater on June 12, 2023 in New York City.

Solomon Hughes on Playing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in “Winning Time” Solomon Hughes on Playing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in “Winning Time”

On this episode of Edge of Sports, a reflection on the legendary “Showtime” era of the Lakers.

Jul 13, 2023 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Representative Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference calling for the expansion of the Supreme Court on July 18, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

Elie Mystal’s Court-Packing Plan Elie Mystal’s Court-Packing Plan

On this episode of Contempt of Court, Elie Mystal tells us how many justices we should add to the Supreme Court.

Jul 11, 2023 / Podcast / Elie Mystal

1968 Olympian Dr. John Carlos on the Legacy of the Black Athletic Revolt

1968 Olympian Dr. John Carlos on the Legacy of the Black Athletic Revolt 1968 Olympian Dr. John Carlos on the Legacy of the Black Athletic Revolt

On this episode of The Edge of Sports, Dr. John Carlos joins the show to reflect.

Jul 6, 2023 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

UPS workers and Teamsters members during a rally outside a UPS hub in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Friday, April 21, 2023.

Summer of Strikes—Plus, After Affirmative Action Summer of Strikes—Plus, After Affirmative Action

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Jane McAlevey talks about unions, and John Nichols comments on the politics of education.

Jul 6, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

The Reactionary Social Vision of the Supreme Court

The Reactionary Social Vision of the Supreme Court The Reactionary Social Vision of the Supreme Court

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Moira Donegan discusses the court’s rollback of a century of economic and social progress.

Jul 5, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) speaks

Why and How to Pack the Court Why and How to Pack the Court

On the first episode of the Contempt of Court podcast, Chris Kang and Representative Jamaal Bowman explore what court expansion actually is, and how attitudes around it are finally...

Jul 4, 2023 / Podcast / Elie Mystal

NFL player turned art teacher Aaron Maybin

Aaron Maybin: “Athletes Aren’t Superheroes, We’re Human Beings” Aaron Maybin: “Athletes Aren’t Superheroes, We’re Human Beings”

Aaron Maybin joins the Edge of Sports podcast to discuss a life after sports.

Jun 28, 2023 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Welcome to “Contempt of Court”!

Welcome to “Contempt of Court”! Welcome to “Contempt of Court”!

On this new podcast series, I’ll look at ways to make the Supreme Court stop hurting us.

Jun 27, 2023 / Podcast / Elie Mystal

voting booth

How Democrats Can Win Working-Class Voters and How Doctors Are Fighting Against Hospitals How Democrats Can Win Working-Class Voters and How Doctors Are Fighting Against Hospitals

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Katie Rader talks about politics and Eyal Press reports on medical care in America.

Jun 22, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Comedian W. Kamau Bell

W. Kamau Bell, The Reluctant Optimist W. Kamau Bell, The Reluctant Optimist

On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, W. Kamau Bell on where he finds hope and Cheryl Cooky on gender in sports.

Jun 21, 2023 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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