Podcasts by Edge of Sports

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 14 Aug 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.651363

Episode 314: BOOMSHAKALAKA! Dave’s still out, but Coach, Mark, and D.C. Dan are in control again. They start off with a review of the NFL preseason so far and decide what team might jump from 4th t...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 21 Aug 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.644198

Episode 315: BOOM! Dave’s back! That’s right! He’s got one helluva show lined up for you this week. Ed Bollinger, Dave’s father in law, starts the show off with a brief history of football. Dave ca...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 28 Aug 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.637729

Episode 316: BOOM! We have a great show for you this week. Dave, Coach, and Mark delve into the Josh Gordon suspension and answer the question: Should he be allowed to play? Author Steve Almond det...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 04 Sep 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.633194

Episode 317: KABOOM! The NFL Season is finally here! David Steele of Sporting News and author of Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith, joins Dave, Mark, and Coach to preview the entire...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 11 Sep 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.599215

Episode 318: BOOM! Dave, Mark, and Coach cover the biggest story in sports and politics -- even bigger than the NFL itself -- the Roger Goodell denial of seeing the Ray Rice video. Dave explains wh...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 18 Sep 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.593928

Episode 319: BOOM! Dave’s writing a book on Jim Brown with the great Jim Brown, so Coach, Mark, and D.C. Dan have taken over the show once again! They debate how much criticism Jameis Winston reall...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 25 Sep 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.589871

Episode 320: BOOM! Dave is back in studio, and he’s bringing a packed showed with him. Today, Coach, Mean Mark, and Dave are joined by NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith to hear his take and ...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 02 Oct 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.586609

Episode 321: BOOM! Dave illustrates why Steve Smith of the Baltimore Ravens makes him love professional sports. Shereen Ahmed, VICE Sports writer, covers the ridiculous FIBA rule preventing players...

Edge of Sports Podcast Tue, 14 Oct 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.581352

Episode 322: BOOM! Dave, Coach, and “Mean” Mark delve into the recent news out of Ferguson, Missouri and the the protests that occurred at a St. Louis Cardinals game. The fellas debate the merit of...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 16 Oct 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.575215

Episode 323: BOOM! Dave, Coach, and “Mean” Mark discuss the Jameis Winston autograph scandal and tell us which famous athlete from his hometown is turning his back on the Florida State quarterback....

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 23 Oct 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.570766

Episode 324: BOOM! The NBA season is about to begin and with that, Dave, Coach, Mark, and Dan have all the predictions you need to hear! Will it be the San Antonio Spurs vs the Cleveland Cavaliers ...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 30 Oct 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.566343

Episode 325: BOOM! The World Series is over but Edge of Sports carries onward and upward. Three fantastic guests join Dave and Coach. First, hear from PBS News Hour’s William Brangham who is resear...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 06 Nov 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.562092

Episode 326: BOOM! We have a fantastic show for you this week! Dave, Coach, and Mark play courtroom and take Roger Goodell to task as if he was under oath in front of them. Then, Michael O’Keeffe o...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 13 Nov 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.556998

Episode 327: BOOM! A great show this week for you. Dave and Coach debate Derrick Rose’s latest comments about keeping an eye on the future as he play basketball now. Richard Kent, college basketbal...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 20 Nov 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.552616

Episode 238: BOOMSHAKALAKA! Dave, Coach, and Mark welcome back Richard Kent to break down UConn’s loss to Stanford. The guys debate whether or not the Kentucky Wildcats could really beat the Philad...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 04 Dec 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.548255

Episode 239: Dave and Coach try to do the impossible: Have a conversation about race. Dave explains the difference between something being racist and someone being racist. Something being racialize...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 11 Dec 2014 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.544223

Episode 240: BOOM! Dave, Coach, Mark and special in-studio guest-host Shireen Ahmed discuss another week where sports and politics met head on! From Roger Goodell’s complete mishandling domestic ab...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 08 Jan 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.541282

Episode 241: BOOM! Dave is back for 2015 and we’ve got exactly what you expect. A great show! Comic Hari Kondabolu explains why the Charlie Hedbo attacks in Paris should not be seen as black and wh...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 15 Jan 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.535012

Episode 242: BOOM! Dave has another fantastic show for you this week, right ahead of MLK Jr. Weekend. Dave and Coach explain how the great Civil Rights leader felt about sports. Then, Coach introdu...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 22 Jan 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.519235

Episode 243: Dave is in Seattle -- he’s got Super Bowl fever already! -- so Coach and DC Dan are taking over in studio. They talk about the Packers-Seahawks NFC Championship and the term of choking...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 29 Jan 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.516269

Episode 244: The Super Bowl is upon us! What better to talk about than Marshawn Lynch...not talking to the media! Dave, Coach, and Mark all give their take on what Lynch’s silence means to them. Ra...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 05 Feb 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.513432

Episode 245: BOOM! The New England Patriots are Super Bowl Champions and Dave, Coach, Mark, and D.C. Dan give their take on the wild ending. The great sportswriter David Steele joins the program to...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 12 Feb 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.510869

Episode 246: BOOM! Dave, Coach, and Mark dive right into the fiasco surrounding Jackie Robinson West having their Little League World Series title being stripped. They share memories about legendar...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 19 Feb 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.507529

Episode 247: BOOM! We have a great show for you this week. Fresh off the NBA All-Star weekend, Dave ponders the future of Kevin Durant. And not just because of his rant about the media. He and Coac...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 26 Feb 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.504166

Episode 248: BOOM! Dave, Coach, and Dan reflect on the latest injury to Derrick Rose. Sekou Smith, NBA Hangtime Blog, explains how the Atlanta Hawks making the NBA Finals would be one of the bigges...

Edge of Sports Podcast Mon, 02 Mar 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.500869

Episode 249: BOOM! We have a wonderful edition of Edge of Sports for you this week. Royce White, mental health advocate and former NCAA star basketball player, stops by the studio and gives his tak...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 12 Mar 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.497642

Episode 250: BOOM! Dave’s on the road but the show must go on so Daniel “DC Dan” Baker and “Mean” Mark Barry take the reigns. Dave checks in to discuss the recent incident at the University of Okla...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 19 Mar 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.494798

Episode 251: BOOM! We have a great show for you this week. Ahead of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, get the Final Four picks from Dave, Coach, Mark, and D.C. Dan. In the wake of Chris Borland...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 26 Mar 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.491458

Episode 252: BOOM! Dave, Mark and Coach dissect why Mark is still a fan of the NFL, but no longer his beloved Chicago Bears with the signing of Ray McDonald. Author, lawyer and basketball commentat...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 02 Apr 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.488089

Episode 253: BOOM! We have a great show for you this week! Dave opens it up with his response to Coach about what kind of punishment Ray McDonald, Jameis Winston and any player who commits an act o...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 09 Apr 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.484111

Episodes 254: BOOM! We have a fantastic show for you this week! Coach recaps the NCAA Men’s & Women’s Final Four from the bad -- Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan’s reaction and the game management ...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 23 Apr 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.480245

Episode 254: BOOM! A fantastic show for you this week. Shireen Ahmed of Footybedsheets joins Dave, Coach and Mark to talk about the future of women’s soccer ahead of the 2015 Women’s World Cup. Rob...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 30 Apr 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.476945

Episode 255: BOOM! We have an awesome show for you this week. Dave, Coach, and Mark discuss how sports has and should play a role in the Baltimore uprising. Dave heaps praise onto John Angelos, the...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 07 May 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.473531

Episode 255: BOOM! Heavy on the football talk this week as Dave, Coach, and Mark discuss Deflategate from the New England Patriots’ top players and executives knowingly cheating to the ramification...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 21 May 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.469368

Episode 256: BOOM! We have a great show for you this week. Dave, Coach and Mark touch on the NBA player as a father narrative being played out in the media after Steph Curry’s daughter “stole the s...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 28 May 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.465697

Episode 257: BOOM! We have a great show for you this week. Dave, Coach and Mark touch on the the FIFA Scandal, and if FIFA President Sepp Blatter will survive this latest controversy. Mark makes a...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 04 Jun 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.462889

Episode 258: BOOM! We have a fantastic show lined up for you this week. Dave, Coach and Mark touch on the latest in the FIFA Scandal after Sepp Blatter’s announcement that he is stepping down as FI...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 11 Jun 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.459367

Episode 259: BOOM! We have one helluva show for you this week. Dave, Coach, and Mark are joined by comedian, social commentator and most importantly, the host of Denzel Washington Is The Greatest A...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 18 Jun 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.455608

Episode 260: We have a wonderful show for you this week on Edge of Sports Radio. Coach Kevin McNutt has to explain why he thought the Cleveland Cavaliers would win the NBA title while Dave and “Mea...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 25 Jun 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.451774

Episode 261: BOOM! We’ve got an amazing show for you this week. Dave, Coach, and Mark prepare you for the 2015 NBA Draft and take a look at the top prospects. Dr. Cheryl Cooky discusses her latest ...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 02 Jul 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.447582

Episode 262: BOOM! We’ve got one heck of a show for you this week! As the dog days of summer approach, “Mean” Mark Barry tries to convince Dave and Coach to watch baseball. Dr. Brenda J. Elsey look...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 09 Jul 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.442001

Episode 263: BOOM! Dave, “Mean” Mark Barry, D.C. Dan, and Samantha Barry weigh in on the DeAndre Jordan free agency fiasco. Mark gives you his All-Star snubs and favorites for the major MLB awards ...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 30 Jul 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.438369

Episode 264: BOOM! We’ve got a fantastic show for you this week! Dave, Coach, Mark, and Dan weigh in on the NFL’s decision to uphold the 4-game suspension for Tom Brady in the wake of the Deflatega...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 06 Aug 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.398363

Episode 265: BOOM! We have a great show this week. Coach Kevin McNutt has a new book out and we dive head first into the world of youth sports. Dave discusses Playing Time: Tough Truths about AAU B...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 20 Aug 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.388797

Episode 266: BOOM! Dave gets right into the nitty gritty this week as he discusses neoliberalism in sports. How Northwestern University football players were denied the right to organize while coll...

Edge of Sports Podcast Sat, 29 Aug 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.383999

Episode 267: BOOM! We have a fantastic show for you this week as Dave, Coach, and Mark take a look at the dominance of Serena Williams and what she’s faced in becoming the best to ever play tennis....

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 10 Sep 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.377943

Episode 268: BOOM! It’s our NFL Season Preview, but first Dave discusses the great Williams’ sisters after their recent U.S. Open Quarterfinal matchup and the NYPD mistakenly handcuffing former #4-...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 17 Sep 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.373426

Episode 269: BOOM! We have one heck of a show for you this week! Coach looks back on what it was like to play against Moses Malone, who unfortunately passed away last week. Dave regales Coach and M...

Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 01 Oct 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.368624

Episode 270: BOOM! We have a fantastic show for you this week. Hear Coach Kevin McNutt and D.C. Dan Baker prepare Dave for his trip to San Antonio with Dr. John Carlos...to speak with Gregg Popovic...

Edge of Sports Podcast Wed, 07 Oct 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.363766

Episode 271: BOOM! Dave delves into his trip to San Antonio with Dr. John Carlos to speak to the Gregg Popovich and the Spurs about the 1968 Olympics. Dave was impressed by the intensity with which...

Chuck D of Public Enemy on LeBron, Ali, ... and Pilates? from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.358555

The all-new Edge of Sports podcast is here, and our host Dave Zirin calls on the Hard Rhymer himself, the legendary Chuck D of Public Enemy, to bless the first show. As it turns out, this activist ...

John Legend, Paul Hewitt on Missouri Tigers Football Strike from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.353450

Oscar and Grammy winner John Legend joins Edge of Sports to laud the Missouri Tigers football team, who made history by joining with protesting students and refusing to play until University presid...

The Soul of Sports After Paris&Beirut from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.347763

“Intellectual and material walls are not the way to progress.” The words of today’s guest, George Atallah from the NFLPA, in response to knee-jerk bigotry against refugees after attacks in Paris an...

Orioles Owner John Angelos Gets Real from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.342843

Orioles Owner John Angelos Gets Real, Son of Nun Raps In-Studio In April, protests in Baltimore over the police murder of Freddie Gray reached the gates of Camden Yards during a game. In response, ...

NBA Champs Craig Hodges&Samaki Walker Speak Out from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.339162

Today, we learn what it’s like to be blackballed from your job for speaking your mind, and what it means to play pro ball…in Syria. Craig Hodges was a three-point specialist during the dawn of the ...

'Concussion'Author Jeanne Marie Laskas from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.334606

“This is the conversation America keeps not having…” Today, we have that conversation on head injuries in football with Jeanne Marie Laskas, whose reporting on Dr. Bennet Omalu serves as the basis ...

A Chamique Holdsclaw Christmas from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.292819

Today, women’s basketball great Chamique Holdsclaw joins us to discuss the recent comments of Gilbert Arenas, and her own fascinating history in the game. For years, the #1 WNBA draft pick waged a ...

State of The Sports Union&The Best Guests Of 2015 from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.288338

“Life moves pretty fast…if you don’t stop and look around once in a while…you could miss it.” Wise words from Ferris Bueller animate the year’s final episode, where we revisit our favorite Edge of ...

Next Week: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.281786

This week, Edge of Sports is traveling to LA to interview Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Instead of taking the week off, Dave Zirin is dropping into your podcast feed to call for questions and give listeners...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: A Beautiful Mind from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.275678

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the consummate renaissance man of basketball. The all-time leading scorer in NBA history is also an author, historian, and now, a cultural commentator on the most hot-button ...

Who Killed Lawrence Phillips? from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.271055

Lawrence Phillips was a phenomenal football talent, a back-to-back National Champion at the University of Nebraska and a top NFL draft pick in 1996. But a childhood marred by trauma and violence un...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Video Out Now from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.264727

Today, the video of Dave Zirin's interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is available on TheNation.com, EdgeOfSportsPodcast.com, and YouTube. You'll hear and see aspects of this experience that ...

Noam Chomsky Super Bowl Special&Cam Newton: The Bridge to Somewhere from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.258907

The Edge of Sports Super Bowl Blockbuster Special features radical linguistic theorist Noam Chomsky giving his first-ever sports interview. Today, the MIT professor drops knowledge on the gladiator...

Super Bowl Aftermath: Beyoncé, Cam Newton, and"Unapologetic Blackness" from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.253723

In the aftermath of Super Bowl 50, we look at two figures who personify "Unapologetic Blackness." First, we discuss the indomitable of Cam Newton with former NFL pro, Harvard Business Schoo...

Martina Navratilova: The Refusal to Go Backward from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.249707

Edge of Sports welcomes Martina Navratilova, one of the greatest tennis players ever and one of host Dave Zirin’s political-athlete heroes. Martina made history not just with her utter on-court dom...

John Carlos&Wyomia Tyus LIVE from Cal State East Bay from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.245150

This week on Edge of Sports, we have two sports/politics legends of 1968 and we speak to them in front of 500 people in a packed Oakland auditorium. They are DR. JOHN CARLOS, who raised his fist on...

#NerdlandForever and Hall Of Famers Willie Lanier&Ken Houston from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.241707

We have a show this week that fills me with pride and anger. The pride comes from the fact that we interview two NFL Hall of Fame players who grew up in the Jim Crow south, went to Historically Bla...

Mick Foley: Reach for the Ring&Smell the Roses Simultaneously from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.237306

This is one of those dream shows for us at Edge of Sports. We’ve spoken to Kareem. We’ve spoken to Martina. Now we talk to Mick, as in pro wrestling legend Mick Foley. The hardcore legend is also a...

Dr. Harry Edwards on NCAAs: Stop the Madness of March from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.188394

As college basketball fans descend into March Madness, Edge of Sports offers a wake-up call from Dr. Harry Edwards, renowned sports sociologist and author of the seminal text “The Revolt of the Bla...

Judah Friedlander from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.182777

Amid political chaos, Edge of Sports looks to a comic mind for order: author and actor Judah Friedlander. As Frank Rossitano on 30 Rock, Friedlander was known for his “World Champ” trucker hats, an...

Remembering Miles&Phife with Don Cheadle&Bobbito Garcia from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.177650

Today we pay homage to two departed legends of music. First, we have Don Cheadle, star and director of the Miles Davis biopic “Miles Ahead.” Then, DJ Bobbito Garcia remembers his friend Malik Taylo...

Ken Burns:"Jackie Robinson is a true, authentic hero because he is complex." from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.172096

This week, we have the most acclaimed historical documentary filmmaker on earth, Ken Burns. He made ‘Baseball’ and ‘Jazz,’ and now we talk to Burns about his  new two-part PBS documentary 'Jack...

Robert Lipsyte Suffers No Fools, Takes No Prisoners from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.166092

Today's guest hold the informal title of "greatest living sportswriter," Robert Lipsyte. Lipsyte distinguished himself with multiple stints at the New York Times, covering Muhammad Ali ...

Student Athletes vs. Nike Sweatshops: Isabelle Teare of Georgetown Sailing from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.161825

This week, a show for all the student-athletes, student-activists, and the advocates like us who cheer them on. Isabelle Teare is a member of the Georgetown University Sailing Team. She’s also a le...

Glenn Greenwald, the Rio Olympics&Our Tribute to Prince from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.154933

Despite heavy hearts due to the passing of Prince, we are honored to welcome one of the most prominent journalists of our time, co-founder of The Intercept, Glenn Greenwald. We speak to Greenwald p...

Michael Sam: The first openly gay man in the NFL looks back, plans ahead from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.149855

Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted into the NFL, tells his fascinating story to Dave Zirin, on-stage at University of Colorado Denver. Despite a great college career at Mizzou and slo...

Roger Waters and The Occupation of the American Mind from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.145498

This week, an extensive interview with Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters on Israel, Palestine, US politics, and the power of music. We also discuss the role of sports in these ongoing discussions. Th...

The Olympics and the Battle for Rio's Future from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.102628

This is the Olympics edition of the Edge of Sports podcast, and it is a news making edition of the show. I am just back from Rio de Janeiro snd the show reflects this in rather dramatic fashion. I ...

Clap Back on WaPo's Bad Poll with Jacqueline Keeler from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.099058

The Washington Post caused a furor when they released a new poll, claiming that 90% of Native Americans are not offended by the home football team’s controversial name. We read this article with gr...

Roller Derby Star Fifi Nomenon on Being Trans in Texas from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.095600

Fifi Nomenon (say the name quickly) is a star of the Texas Rollergirls and team USA Roller Derby, and is one of the most prominent trans athletes in the United States. We break down roller derby, w...

Chuck D Honors Ali: “He Grabbed the Mic and He Rhymed.” from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.091048

The world shook last week as the greatest sports figure of the 20th Century, Muhammad Ali, passed away. Today begins a week of special podcasts devoted to The Champ, which will end with a trip to L...

Bob Lipsyte: Writing Black Superman’s Obituary from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.086735

Only one man who could write the New York Times obituary of Muhammad Ali. Bob Lipsyte covered Ali for 52 years and continues our special week of coverage for The Champ. Then, writer and commentator...

Muhammad Ali's Politics of Faith from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.082524

All week we are releasing interviews about the remarkable and singular legacy of The Champ, Muhammad Ali. Today we have Canadian sports journalist and social justice activist Shireen Ahmed, then Ba...

Muhammad Ali's Funeral: Live From Louisville from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.078056

Today we bring you the emotions, sounds, and voices of Muhammad Ali's funeral in Louisville. This was a day that will go down in history as the last act of resistance by the 20th century’s most...

LeBron’s Champion Cavaliers&Sports After Orlando from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.063665

The ascendancy of the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James to the top of the mountain has captivated hoop fans everywhere, including us. First, Dave Zirin sings the praises of LeBron and the Cavs, ...

Goodbye, Champ: A Final Tribute to Muhammad Ali from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.058917

Our final tribute to Muhammad Ali features Bill Siegel, director of ‘The Trials of Muhammad Ali,’ as well as cultural commentator and author Bijan C. Bayne, and finally, one icon says goodbye to an...

Kevin Durant Chooses His Own Adventure from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.054757

The Sports World is buzzing about NBA star's Kevin Durant's move from Oklahoma City to the Golden State Warriors. We break it down - the basketball and the political sides of this deal - wi...

Athletic Revolt and #BlackLivesMatter with Scoop Jackson from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.050516

The police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, followed by the sniper attack on police in Dallas, unleashed a wave of protests throughout the country. It also produced numerous respons...

The Premature Activist Athlete: Royce White on the ESPYs opening from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.046307

Today there is largely universal praise for the ESPY statements of Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwayne Wade and LeBron James. But what about athletes who stood up in much more difficult environment...

The Politics of Basketball ...or... Keeping Adam Silver Honest from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.041950

In response to North Carolina’s discriminatory HB-2 'bathroom bill,' NBA Commissioner Adam Silver stood up for LGBTQ rights and pulled the 2017 All-Star game from Charlotte. Yet in the very...

Road To Rio, Russia, and The Grief Of The Khans from 2023-12-12T16:08:07.037604

The Olympics are here and as I head to Rio, Edge of Sports has David W. Larkin, an attorney who focuses on the corruption of sports organizations like the International Olympic Committee, about the...

Live from Olympic Rio: O Bom, O Mau, O Feio from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.997996

We are in Olympic Rio shining light on the dark corners of these games. First up: Jules Boykoff, a razor-sharp critic of sports culture and the author of “Power Games: A Political History of the Ol...

The Other Olympic Rio with Favela Activist Theresa Williamson from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.991992

In the run-up to Brazil’s year of mega-events, Theresa Williamson made her website RioOnWatch.org into an essential independent news source. In our final Olympics podcast, Theresa Williamson joins ...

Real Olympic Drama: Caster Semenya, Feyisa Lilesa and Rio from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.985863

As Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia crossed the finish line to win silver in the olympic marathon in Rio, he raised his arms and crossed them above his head in protest against his own government. With thi...

Breaking: Colin Kaepernick and the backlash he faces. Guest: NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.979409

San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick decided to sit during the national anthem because he is "not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people o...

Swimming With Sharks: Kaepernick's Protest, Backlash and Resistance from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.973726

We speak to Olympic gold-medal swimmer Anthony Ervin about Colin Kaepernick's anthem protest against police violence, Ervin's book ‘Chasing Water,’ and life since winning gold in Rio. Then,...

The Fire Last Time: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.967221

Before Colin Kaepernick, there was Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. In 1996, the Denver Nuggets guard said that on principle he could not stand for the national anthem because the flag in many countries represe...

Face-to-Face with Olympian Feyisa Lilesa and the NFL's Weekend of Dissent from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.962042

When Feyisa Lilesa crossed won silver at the 2016 Olympics, he raised his arms in an X formation, a symbol of solidarity with the Oromo Liberation struggle in his home of Ethiopia. We speak to Lile...

Bob Costas on Covering Kaepernick and the Olympics from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.891148

Iconic NBC broadcaster Bob Costas speaks about balancing the real world and the sports world, when politics rip through the games we often turn to for escape. We also have some 'choice words...

John Carlos: “Follow Kaepernick to the Rainbow” from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.886634

We bring sports and politics icon John Carlos in-studio to talk about how it feels to see a new generation of athletes replicate his anthem protests of 1968. Dr. Carlos - who is having a wild week ...

Walter Beach to Colin Kaepernick: Black Radicals in Sports from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.881880

We speak to Dr. Walter Beach, starter on the Cleveland Browns 1964 Championship team and member of the famed Muhammad Ali Summit about the politics of sports and racism: what has changed and what r...

Not In My Locker Room: DeAndre Levy of the Detroit Lions Speaks Out from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.877339

In an attempt to excuse his own repugnant behavior, Donald Trump unwittingly started a real conversation on what he dubbed “locker room talk” about sexual violence against women. Our guest, Detroit...

Say Everything: John Cusack on Kaepernick, The Cubs, Snowden&Things that Can and Cannot Be Said from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.872673

John Cusack is a renowned actor, best known for classics like Being John Malkovich, Better Off Dead, Say Anything, and for my money, the greatest sports movie of all time, Eight Men Out. Cusack is ...

Institutional Betrayal: Jessica Luther on Josh Brown, College Football and the Politics of Rape from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.867139

In a week dominated by stories about former New York Giants place kicker Josh Brown and the NFL's continual coverup of domestic violence, we speak to Jessica Luther, author of the book “Unsport...

Lifelines, Not Pipelines: Jesse Jackson&Jackie Keeler from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.788991

We are honored to speak with Reverend Jesse Jackson about his trip to North Dakota to fight the Dakota access pipeline (DAPL,) giving Jackie Robinson's eulogy, and playing one-on-one against Ma...

Going Full Dissident with Howard Bryant from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.785348

ESPN The Magazine's Howard Bryant joins the podcast to talk about the only issue that matters. The election of Donald Trump was a slap in the face to anyone who believes that racism, sexual ass...

Dr. Harry Edwards On The Athlete-Activist Under Trump from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.781316

Legendary sports sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards has been working with Colin Kaepernick and speaking in locker rooms around the country. We speak with him about the recent elections and the challenge...

Next Week: Sonny Vaccaro from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.768490

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Advertising Inquiries: from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.669429

The REBOOTED PODCAST now sponsored by the Nation Magazine is officially underway! We start it off with an interview with legendary documentary filmmaker, and the producer of Hoop Dreams, Peter Gilb...

FightPlan: Muhammad Ali vs Donald Trump from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.665315

We speak to former U.S. attorney and current legal representative of Muhammad Ali, Jr. and Khalilah Camacho-Ali, Chris Mancini, about the Ali family's plan to challenge Donald Trump's Musli...

ESPN’s Jemele Hill on Hosting SportsCenter and Dealing With the Haters from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.640206

The co-host of ESPN's 6 PM SportsCenter show, Jemele Hill, joins us to talk about how she and her co-host Michael Smith are reshaping the sports institution, with a little bit of help from Bigg...

Colin Kaepernick vs. Donald Trump from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.635147

Does Colin Kaepernick not have an NFL job because of political collusion? Is Donald Trump behind it? We speak to Mike Tanier of Bleacher Report for the lowdown.Also, we talk about the US Women’s Ho...

How To Win A Sports Strike from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.596407

This week we speak to Hilary Knight one of the stars of the US Women's National hockey team and Johnette Howard from ESPN about how the US Women's National Team won so much in their recent ...

Hari Kondabolu on Baseball: ‘I’m Going to Throw This 100-Mile-per-Hour Missile at Your Head’ from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.591113

The comedian behind albums like Waiting for 2042 and the Politically Re-Active podcast stops by to talk sports, social justice, Dave Chappelle and comedy. Also, we have some Choice Words about anot...

The Raiders Are Going To Vegas!? from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.582952

Amy TraskTwitter: @AmyTraskhttps://www.amazon.com/You-Negotiate-Like-Girl-Reflections/dp/1629371874Bijan BayneTwitter: @bijancbaynehttps://www.amazon.com/Elgin-Baylor-Man-Changed-Basketball/dp/1442...

Anatomy of a Train Wreck: The Patriots White House Visit with"The Football Girl"Melissa Jacobs from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.575137

We speak to former Sports Illustrated editor Melissa Jacobs about the Aaron Hernandez suicide and the Pats trip to this abnormal White House. Also, we have choice words about Gov Scott Walker's...

21st Century Trailblazer: Talking Sports&Politics With Ibtihaj Muhammad from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.570496

This week we speak to the only Muslim American woman to ever medal at the Olympics and the first American woman to ever compete while wearing a hijab, Ibtihaj Muhammad. It's a fascinating insig...

John Angelos on the Orioles and Racist Incident at Fenway from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.558145

This week, we speak to Baltimore Orioles COO, John Angelos, about his stirring statement against racism after his team's star outfielder, Adam Jones, was hit with a barrage of racist insults at...

Colin Kaepernick Vs. Systemic Oppression from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.552510

This week on the Edge of Sports Podcast, we give an inside look at the Know Your Rights Camps being hosted by free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick, as he and a remarkable team of people try to e...

How Do NFL Blackballings Work? from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.547444

This week we speak to the lead football scout for Bleacher Report, former football scribe at Sports Illustrated, Doug Farrar. We talk about his extensive scouting of Colin Kaepernick as well as how...

Etan Thomas on Kaepernick Protests&A Radical Plan to Change the NCAA from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.501533

This week we talk to ten year NBA veteran and author Etan Thomas about why he attended a protest against the "blackballing" of free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick at NFL headquarters as...

Frank Deford: The Lost Interview from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.497860

A never before heard interview with the late Frank Deford from 2013. Topics ranged from personal interactions with legendary athletes such as Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, and Bill Russell to Def...

Donté Stallworth Explains the World from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.494912

This week, on the Edge of Sports Podcast, we talk foreign policy with 10 year NFL veteran Donté Stallworth. Also, I've got some choice words about the racist attack on LeBron James' home. I...

L.A. vs. the Olympics from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.491526

This week on the Edge of Sports Podcast we speak to journalist Molly Lambert and No Olympics LA organizer Anne Orchier about the forces behind the efforts to bring the Summer Olympics to Los Angele...

How an Anti-Racist Lawsuit Empowered the Most Racist Brand in Sports from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.487847

This week, we talk to the founder of Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry, Jacqueline Keeler and discuss the recent Supreme Court case that has Washington football team owner Daniel Snyder celebra...

NBA Free Agency Madness&the Strength of Kaepernick's Silence from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.484414

We speak to the NBA.com journalist Sekou Smith about the NBA as well as advice to young sports journalists. I also have some choice words about his store partnership between the Seattle storm and P...

Viva Baseball: The Latino Pageantry of Miami's 2017 All-Star Game from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.480671

This week, we speak to the editor-in-chief of La Vida Baseball, Adrian Burgos, about what he saw and experienced during a celebration of Latino baseball history at this year's MLB All-Star Game...

Inside Colin Kaepernick's Trip to Africa from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.477093

This week, we speak to Ameer Loggins, the lecture organizer for Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camps. Loggins traveled with Kaepernick for the quarterback's summer trip to Ghana and Eg...

The NFL's Concussion Calamity from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.473619

This week, we are joined in-studio by Dr. Christian Dotson-Pierson to speak withDr. Chris Nowinski, Co-Founder & CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, about the recently published study by D...

The Deportation of Teen Soccer Star Lizandro Claros from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.469532

One of the best 50 soccer players in the D.C. area was detained and deported by Trump's ICE, but his teammates are fighting back. This week, we speak to Lizandro Claros' former coach, Matt ...

Yawkey Way's Name Change&The Art of Pro Wrestling from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.465280

We speak to ESPN's Howard Bryant, author of Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston about the proposed name change of Yawkey Way at Fenway Park. Tom Yawkey was the team owner for decad...

Inside New York City's #IStandWithKap Rally from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.461240

This week, we bring you the to the heart of the several-thousand-strong #IStandWithKap rally held outside NFL Headquarters on Park Avenue, in New York City. We have engaging interviews and riveting...

Houston's Field of Schemes from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.457473

This week we speak to Neil deMause, co-author of the book Field of Schemes about the toll that publicly funded stadiums has taken on the infrastructure of Houston, & Hurricane Harvey's mani...

Sports Can Unlearn Toxic Masculinity from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.453631

This week we speak to Joe Ehrmann, former NFL Player and founder of Inside Out Coaching: How Sports Can Change Lives. Also, I speak about the solidarity statement we organized to support Seattle Se...

"U BUM!"Sports, Trump,&Resistance from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.449718

We discuss the explosive weekend of anthem protests with former San Francisco 49er Chris Borland, who famously walked away from the league after his stellar rookie season. We also go through everyt...

NBA&Player Protest: A Collision Course? from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.445706

This week we talk face-to-face with Michael Lee, senior writer at The Vertical for Yahoo! Sports, about the prospect of players protesting during the anthem in the NBA and how NBA Commissioner Adam...

Talking Collusion&Mental Health with Royce White from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.441436

This week, we speak to NBL MVP and former NBA player Royce White about mental health and what collusion looks like, in light of the recent news about Colin Kaepernick's NFL lawsuit. Also, we ha...

Three Generations of Athlete Activists from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.436936

This week, three generations of activist athletes take the stage at Wake Forest University. It's me your Edge of Sports host Dave Zirin, interviewing 1968 Olympic legend John Carlos, former NBA...

#MeToo: Sexual Assault&Sports from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.399987

We speak to three-time gold medalist and civil rights attorney Nancy Hogshead-Makar about how the #MeToo movement is shaping the world of sports as well as her own work in shedding light on sexual ...

Judah Friedlander: America is #1 from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.396284

Fresh off his Netflix Special, America Is The Greatest Country in the United States, Judah Friedlander takes a stab at defining American exceptionalism through humor. Friedlaner, a major soccer fan...

Militarism&Sports from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.392508

This week, we speak to Rory Fanning, who served in the Army Rangers with former NFL player Pat Tillman. Fanning would later become a member of Veterans for Peace and a critic of U.S. foreign policy...

Basketball in the Golden State with Legendary NBA Scribe Jack McCallum from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.388840

This week, we talk to Hall of Fame NBA journalist Jack McCallum about his new book Golden Days: West's Lakers, Steph's Warriors, and the California Dreamers Who Reinvented Basketball. McCal...

Maya Moore Talks Mass Incarceration from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.384985

We speak to a WNBA MVP and one of the greatest hoopsters to ever live: Maya Moore. We talk about her recent efforts to raise awareness about prosecutorial misconduct and mass incarceration.Later on...

Understanding the Split in the NFL Players Movement from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.380350

This week, we try and understand the splits in the players coalition that has been negotiating with the NFL over the anti-racist protests taking place during the national anthem. We speak with Tami...

The Washington RedHAWKS Culture Jam from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.374502

On this episode of the podcast, we take a look at a culture jam that occurred earlier this week, targeting the Washington football team and its racist team mascot. Jacqueline Keeler joins the show ...

The Heritage of the Black Athlete from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.364071

This is a good one. We speak to ESPN the Magazine's Howard Bryant about his forthcoming book "The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism." Bryant ex...

Big-Time Sports in the Big Apple from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.358868

This week, we speak to author Sean Deveney about his new book Fun City, which chronicles New York City in the 1960's -- an era of Broadway Joe Namath, the Amazin' Mets and some very interes...

10 Days To Shake The Super Bowl from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.353536

This week we talk to Hani Ali from the Black Visions Collective and Veronica Mendez-Moore from the Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En Lucha, both in the Twin Cities, about organizing a ten day resist...

Aaron Maybin: From NFL Athlete to Baltimore Art Teacher from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.349132

As Baltimore schools became refrigerators this month, former NFL linebacker turned Art teacher Aaron Maybin went viral with a video detailing their conditions. Aaron is also the author of a book ca...

USA Gymnastics&Michigan State: What's Next? from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.345546

This week, we speak to Jessica Luther, author of Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape, about Michigan State, USA gymnastics and what justice could look like for the gy...

"Fly Eagles Fly": Activist Players Win Super Bowl from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.341211

This week, we recap the Super Bowl with Melissa Jacobs from The Football Girl and host of The Football Girl Podcast. The Philadelphia Eagles sure didn't consider social justice a distraction en...

Sacred Forests: The Olympics Land on South Korea from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.336726

This week, we give a preview of the Winter Olympics with Jules Boykoff, co-author of Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics. We also talk about the geopolitics surrounding the games, the ...

Andrew Brandt on Kaepernick and the Business of the NFL from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.295516

This week, we talk all things NFL -- plus a new twist on the Lebron-Jordan debate -- with Andrew Brandt, columnist for The MMQB and The Athletic and the host of "Business of Sports" podcast...

Talking NCAA Scandals&Black Panther from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.292018

This week we got a special episode. We go full-length in conversation with  sports broadcaster and former Georgetown basketball captain Monica McNutt about the recent scandals plaguing the NCAA, se...

The End Of March Madness? from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.288499

This week we got a dope show. We talk to sportswriter and friend of the program Patrick Hruby in-depth about the political economy of revenue sports and it’s racialized superstructure, why athletes...

Why Athlete Activists Matter from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.284990

On this week’s pod, we speak to 10 year NBA veteran Etan Thomas about his new book "We Matter: Athletes and Activism,” where he speaks to sports figures ranging from Bill Russell to Russell Wes...

Royce White: The Truth About the NBA&Mental Health from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.281127

NBA All-Stars Kevin Love & Demar DeRozan recently went public with their mental health challenges. Here, former NBA player Royce White speaks about the NBA’s approach to mental health, and the ...

Why Minor League Baseball Needs To Organize from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.269801

This week we speak to longtime labor organizer, writer, and former head of TransAfrica Bill Fletcher about why the time is now for minor league baseball players to form a union. We also have ‘Choic...

Dr. King's Legacy of Sports&Politics from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.264071

This week we speak to Professor Louis Moore about his research on Dr. Martin Luther King's connection to world of sports and politics. Also, we have choice words about politicians who slam NFL ...

Can a Feminist Revolution Save Women's Soccer in South America? from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.258688

This week, we speak to Brenda Elsey, co-host of the Burn It Down Podcast, who is currently in Buenos Aires. She is researching and writing about women soccer players in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina...

Talking Court Justice&Kaepernick with Michael McCann from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.246353

This week we speak to Sports Illustrated journalist and attorney Michael McCann about his book written with Ed O’Bannon, Court Justice: The Inside Story of My Battle Against the NCAA. We also go in...

Too Much Testosterone? The Discrimination Women Face in International Sports from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.240306

This week, we speak to anthropologist and ethicist Katrina Karkazis about regulations passed down from the IAAF dealing with testosterone testing of women. We talk about how they came about, the la...

The Singularity of LeBron James from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.235836

This week, we speak to Yahoo Sports’ national NBA correspondent Michael Lee about what makes LeBron James unique and how he can be stopped (It involves quintuple coverage). We also delve into the L...

Can’t Eat A Medal: Black Women Athletes Under Jim Crow from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.198123

This week we speak to Professor Amira Rose Davis about her research on one of the most hidden aspects of sports history, black women before Title IX.  Also we’ve got some ‘Choice Words’ about the ...

The NFL Anthem Mess: Putting Out a Fire With Kerosene from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.193981

This week we have Bijan Bayne, social commentator and author of the book Elgin Baylor: The Man Who Changed Basketball to talk the NFL, the new anthem polcy, and the unholy mess created by unaccount...

The Greatest ‘What-Ifs’ In Sports History from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.184716

This week we speak to Mike Pesca from The Gist Podcast about his new book “Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs In Sports History.” This was a really fun conversation, and we talk about topic...

The Hidden Queer History Behind “A League of Their Own” from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.179001

This week we speak to Britni de la Cretaz, journalist and writer, about her recent piece that went viral titled “”The Hidden Queer History Behind “A League of Their Own.”” This was a very informati...

The Politics of the 2018 World Cup from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.174983

This week we speak to former US Olympic soccer player and the author of Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics, Jules Boykoff about the politics of the World Cup as well as the games them...

The World Cup&Remembering John McNamara from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.169469

This week we speak to Duke University professor and author of The Language of the Game: How to Understand Soccer, Laurent DuBois about the latest in the World Cup. Later in the show, we speak to Sp...

Deconstructing Les Bleus from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.155286

This week, we speak to sports journalist and Burn It All Down podcast cohost Shireen Ahmed about the politics of the French World Cup team. Also I’ve got Choice Words about Golden State Warriors Al...

Royce White on Mental Heath [Trigger Warning] from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.147910

Former - and we hope future - NBA player Royce White speaks about the suicide of one-time teammate Tyler Honeycutt. White also talks about NBA policy on mental health, his own challenges with the l...

The Samoan Pipeline To The NFL from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.135457

This week we speak to Rob Ruck, author of the new book Tropic of Football: the long and perilous journey of Samoans to the NFL. We talk about the history of American Samoa and the importance of foo...

The Predictable Scandals of Urban Meyer from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.094699

This week we speak to USA Today sports columnist Dan Wolken about Ohio State Buckeye football coach Urban Meyer and his three game suspension to start the 2018 season. We talk about the sport of co...

Colin Kaepernick&The Perils of the Swoosh from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.089783

This week we speak about the new Nike ad campaign centered on Colin Kaepernick. We look at this collision of politics and commerce by speaking to Jim Keady, onetime soccer coach at St. John’s who l...

Serena Williams&The Policing Of Anger from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.085056

This week we speak to Soraya Chemaly, author of the new book “Rage Becomes Her” about Serena Williams, Title IX, and how our society monitors women’s anger, particularly black women. We also have ...

Live With Author/Activist Kevin Powell from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.079799

This week we come to you live from Solid State Books in DC to talk to Kevin Powell about his new book "My Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of The Angry White Man."  W...

The Power of Sports Fans from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.074498

This week we speak to Brian Hess, director of the Sports Fans Coalition, about sports gambling and how to empower sports fans. We also have ‘Choice Words’ about Brett Kavanaugh, high school sports...

Sports, Rape Culture&Brett Kavanaugh (TW) from 2023-12-12T16:08:06.068505

This week we speak to Brenda Tracy about her experience with sports and sexual assault as well as her mission to enlist football teams in the fight against rape. We also ask this outspoken survivor...

Edge of Sports NBA Season Preview from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.998364

This week we forecast the NBA season with the one and only Michael Lee. Also we have choice words about the University of Maryland and elite football player Jordan McNair. I also have a historic ju...

How the NCAA Gaslights America from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.995209

This week we speak to economist Andy Schwarz about his Deadspin article “The NCAA Is Gaslighting You.” Schwarz’s piece looks at case in Oakland as well as the ongoing FBI case. We also talk about t...

Babe Ruth&the Birth of Modern Celebrity from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.990787

This week we speak to Jane Leavy, author of the new book ‘Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created.’ It’s a unique look at the foundational athlete of the 20th century and the birth of the mod...

LA Olympics: Draped in Disgrace from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.987353

This week we speak to Anne Orchier, an activist with NOlympics LA about the upcoming summer Olympics in the city and the pervasive problems the city of Los Angeles is facing.  Also we’ve got ‘Choi...

Nike&the Modern Neoliberal University from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.983487

This week we speak to Joshua Hunt, author of the new book University of Nike. He talks to us about the development of the multinational corporation, its relationship with the University of Oregon, ...

Heading a Hoops Conference In Era of Big Football from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.980110

This week we speak to the commissioner of the West Coast Conference, Gloria Nevarez, the first Latina commissioner of a Division I conference, about the challenges in a conference better known for ...

Dark Knight: Bob Knight’s Last Days at Indiana from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.976681

This week we speak to Robert Abbott, director, producer, and narrator of the 30 for 30 film The Last Days of Knight. We talk to the director about his film, Neil Reed’s courage, and why the coach r...

Chicago Bill Siegel: The Greatest from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.973486

This week we pay tribute to filmmaker Bill Siegel who passed away last week. Bill Siegel is known as the director of what I believe to be the best boxing documentary ever made, The Trials of Muhamm...

NFL Coaching Hires: How Racist Is This League? from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.970584

This week we speak to NY Daily News sports writer Charles Modiano about his writing on the NFL's coaching hires over the last month: hires that have all but practically eliminated black head co...

Talking NCAA Football Unions w/ Kain Colter from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.967412

This week we speak to Kain Colter, former quarterback at Northwestern and current organizer with the American Federation of Teachers. We talked about his experiences at Northwestern, challenges tha...

The Imagination of Martellus Bennett from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.964099

This week we talk to former pro-bowler and Super Bowl champ Martellus Bennett about his new children’s book Dear Black Boy. The former NFL standout also talks about his upbringing, how he’s been do...

The Worst Super Bowl Ever from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.952140

This week we talk to “The Football Girl” Melissa Jacobs about the worst Super Bowl ever. We also have ‘Choice Words’ about the political drama taking place off the field, ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just ...

Cubs Ownership Has a Racism Problem from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.947447

This week we talk to AM670’s Julie DiCaro about Joe Ricketts, whose family owns the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field was found to have sent racist and Islamophobic emails to his family. What will be ...

Will The Caps on Major League Heads Be Union Made? from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.943031

This week we speak to Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Dolittle and activist Eireann Dolan about their push to keep the caps union made after a relocation was announced from Derby, NY to non-union...

Robert Kraft: A Different Perspective from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.934355

This week we speak to Melissa Gira Grant, author of Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work about Robert Kraft’s arrest and the agendas that lurk behind charges of “human sex trafficking.”   We al...

The Attack on Trans Athletes from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.894390

This week we speak to Katie Barnes of ESPNW about the right wing movement against trans athletes particularly trans women, recent comments by tennis legend Martina Navratilova, and we get their tho...

NCAA Exploitation Word Association from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.891306

This week we speak to DC-based sports journalist and editor Patrick Hruby about the rot that envelops the NCAA, more visible than ever this March. We do all this through the prism of word associati...

The Wild and Crazy USFL from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.887807

This week we speak to NY Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman about his book Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL. We go into the league’s history, why it went under...

The NBA Season That Was from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.884344

This week we speak to the Athletic’s national NBA columnist about the 2018-2019 NBA season that has come and gone and whether anyone has a chance to upset the set up against the Warriors. We talk t...

The Preventable Death of Braeden Bradforth from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.880898

Today we speak to Joanne Atkins-Ingram, the mother of Braeden Bradforth, who died of exertional heatstroke in a non-contact practice at Garden City Community College. We also speak to the family’s ...

The Fight to Save Coach Fofo From Deportation from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.877342

Today we speak to Casa de Maryland Services Director George Escobar about the fight to save Agbegnigan Amouzou, also known as ‘Coach Fofo,’ from deportation. Coach Fofo, a native of Togo, has been ...

Antoine Fuqua on His New Ali Doc from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.872427

This week we speak to the director of the Academy Award winning film Training Day, Antoine Fuqua, about his new HBO documentary, “What’s My Name?” about the life of Muhammad Ali, a film produced by...

Wrestling’s Radical Champion from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.867790

"The Product" David Starr is a pro wrestler who is fighting to change the very economic foundation of his sport while also raising political critiques of Israel, corporate power, and Trump-...

Futbolera: Women, Soccer and Latin America from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.863085

This week we speak to the co-author of the new book Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America, Brenda Elsey. We talk about the development of soccer in Latin America among women, th...

The WNBA: Poised for a Breakthrough? from 2023-12-12T16:08:05.858818