The Super Bowl Will Be a Spectacle of Black Excellence, but You’ll Need to Tune Out MAGA’s White Whine The Super Bowl Will Be a Spectacle of Black Excellence, but You’ll Need to Tune Out MAGA’s White Whine
The NFL, to my shock, has not prematurely surrendered to Trump and Elon Musk’s agenda of Black erasure.
Feb 4, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Robert Lipsyte On How YA Novels Can Save The World Robert Lipsyte On How YA Novels Can Save The World
Legendary sports writer Robert Lipsyte joins the show to discuss his new YA novel, Rhino’s Run.
Feb 3, 2025 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Trans Athletes Fight Back, and the Golden Age of NBA Centers Trans Athletes Fight Back, and the Golden Age of NBA Centers
On this episode of Edge of Sports, we have two guests, Harrison Browne and Arya Shirazi, talking about trans athletes and the golden era of NBA centers.
Jan 27, 2025 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
A Meteorologist Was Fired for Describing What We All Saw: “Dude Nazi Saluted TWICE” A Meteorologist Was Fired for Describing What We All Saw: “Dude Nazi Saluted TWICE”
A Milwaukee TV station dismissed Kuffel after she called Elon Musk’s gestures Nazi salutes on her Instagram page. Her community is not letting her firing stand.
Jan 27, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Should College Football Die? Should College Football Die?
On this episode of Edge of Sports, we're live at Politics & Prose talking about a new book titled The End of College Football.
Jan 23, 2025 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Why Did the US Block a Canadian Professor From His Own Book Event? Why Did the US Block a Canadian Professor From His Own Book Event?
Nathan Kalman-Lamb was barred entry into the US. This is a harbinger of the dark political future that Trump is ushering in.
Jan 21, 2025 / Dave Zirin
No Diamonds: The Most Important Sports Films That Aren’t Baseball No Diamonds: The Most Important Sports Films That Aren’t Baseball
On this episode of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about the best sports movies.
Jan 15, 2025 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Olympics Aren’t the Way to Rebuild Los Angeles The Olympics Aren’t the Way to Rebuild Los Angeles
The right opposes the LA Olympics on reactionary grounds, but the left must not embrace their arguments. There are better ways to help LA recover than LA28.
Jan 15, 2025 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin
In 2024, the Sports Leagues Watched the World Burn In 2024, the Sports Leagues Watched the World Burn
Looking back at the year, it’s clear that the anti-Trump movement we need won’t emerge from sports.
Jan 6, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Why Baseball Movies Matter Why Baseball Movies Matter
On this episode of Edge of Sports, we speak about the joy and politics of baseball movies.
Dec 18, 2024 / Podcast / Dave Zirin