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The Edge of Sports Podcast is where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin. With new episodes each Tuesday, we talk to the trailblazers and earth shakers at the intersection of sports and politics. Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud and via RSS. Have something to say to the Edge of Sports team? Just dial 401-426-EDGE.

Black Athletes and the Civil Rights Movement

Black Athletes and the Civil Rights Movement Black Athletes and the Civil Rights Movement

Educator Jesse Hagopian joins the show to talk about the role sports played in knocking down racial barriers.

May 19, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Football

Power, Protest, and Politics in American Sports Power, Protest, and Politics in American Sports

Sportswriter Scoop Jackson joins the show to talk about his new book, Michael Jordan, and Chicago. 

May 12, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

The Ghosts of Dodger Stadium

The Ghosts of Dodger Stadium The Ghosts of Dodger Stadium

Author Eric Nusbaum joins the show to talk about his new book on the founding of Dodger Stadium

May 5, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

The Myth and Reality of Black Consumer Power

The Myth and Reality of Black Consumer Power The Myth and Reality of Black Consumer Power

Morgan State University Professor Jared Ball joins the show to talk about his new book on black consumer power.

Apr 28, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Michael Jordan during the first quarter of Game 5 of the NBA finals in Chicago, June 12, 1998.

Michael Jordan’s Last Dance Michael Jordan’s Last Dance

The Athletic’s NBA scribe Michael Lee joins the show again to talk about Last Dance, a documentary on Michael Jordan and the ’98 Chicago Bulls.

Apr 21, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

The Coronavirus in ‘the Other DC’

The Coronavirus in ‘the Other DC’ The Coronavirus in ‘the Other DC’

Serve Your City Executive Director Maurice Cook joins the show to talk the coronavirus’s impact on people of color in Washington, DC.

Apr 14, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Grant Wahl on Soccer’s Place in a Coronavirus World

Grant Wahl on Soccer’s Place in a Coronavirus World Grant Wahl on Soccer’s Place in a Coronavirus World

The preeminent soccer journalist in the United States talks sports during a pandemic.

Apr 7, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

E-Sports: The Only Game In Town

E-Sports: The Only Game In Town E-Sports: The Only Game In Town

Erin Ashley Simon and Rod Breslau join the show to talk e-sports.

Mar 31, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

The Sports World Tackles the Coronavirus

The Sports World Tackles the Coronavirus The Sports World Tackles the Coronavirus

The Brooklyn Nets’ Wilson Chandler joins the show to talk about the coronavirus and his career.

Mar 24, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

The Rise and Fall (and Possible Rise Again) of the Warriors Dynasty

The Rise and Fall (and Possible Rise Again) of the Warriors Dynasty The Rise and Fall (and Possible Rise Again) of the Warriors Dynasty

Sportswriter Ethan Strauss joins the show to talk about his upcoming book on the Golden State Warriors dynasty

Mar 10, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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