Pete Carroll’s Magic Shoes and Brittney Griner’s Freedom

Pete Carroll’s Magic Shoes and Brittney Griner’s Freedom

Pete Carroll’s Magic Shoes and Brittney Griner’s Freedom

On this week’s episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, activist and educator Jesse Hagopian joins the show to talk about Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s decision to wear a pair of cleats.

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On this week’s episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, we interview radical educator Jesse Hagopian and how a crew of Seattle activists were able to get Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll to wear shoes with a bracing political message.

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