Israel’s Most Racist Soccer Club Renames Itself After Donald Trump Israel’s Most Racist Soccer Club Renames Itself After Donald Trump
If there were ever two entities that deserve each other, it’s Beitar Jerusalem and Donald Trump.
May 18, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Black Women Athletes Under Jim Crow Black Women Athletes Under Jim Crow
Historian Amira Rose Davis joins the show to talk about black women athletes in the age of Jim Crow, before Title IX.
May 16, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Affirmative Case for Becky Hammon The Affirmative Case for Becky Hammon
The opportunity to see Becky Hammon become the first woman to be a head coach in the NBA is not a “social experiment.”
May 14, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Roger Goodell Tries to Pass Buck on Protests Staged During Anthem Roger Goodell Tries to Pass Buck on Protests Staged During Anthem
Giving team owners power to determine anthem policy would be a violation of the collective-bargaining agreement, and the union is putting its foot down.
May 9, 2018 / Dave Zirin
The Singularity of LeBron James The Singularity of LeBron James
Writer Michael Lee joins the show to talk NBA Playoffs, the Jordan-Lebron debate, and more.
May 8, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
NFL Washington Cheerleaders Go Public With Horrific Treatment NFL Washington Cheerleaders Go Public With Horrific Treatment
The New York Times tells a story of cheerleaders feeling “pimped out” to team sponsors.
May 4, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Too Much Testosterone? The Discrimination Women Face in International Sports Too Much Testosterone? The Discrimination Women Face in International Sports
Katrina Karkazis joins us to talk about the IAAF's sex-testing rules.
May 2, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
‘There’s No Substitute for Confrontation’: An Interview With Howard Bryant on Today’s Political Black Athlete ‘There’s No Substitute for Confrontation’: An Interview With Howard Bryant on Today’s Political Black Athlete
Bryant’s new book explores what happens when black athletic struggle is revived, but collides with our post-9/11 world.
Apr 30, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Ex-Cheerleaders Fight Back Against the NFL Ex-Cheerleaders Fight Back Against the NFL
And they’re willing to settle for $1 and a face-to-face meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
Apr 27, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Battling the NCAA in the Court Battling the NCAA in the Court
Legal analyst Michael McCann stops by to talk about the NCAA and Colin Kaepernick’s collusion case against the NFL.
Apr 25, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin