A Professor With an Alternative Way Forward for College Sports A Professor With an Alternative Way Forward for College Sports
USC professor Ben Carrington talks about Lincoln Riley and the systemic issues plaguing college athletics today.
Jan 25, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
California Dems’ Big Moves on Health Care California Dems’ Big Moves on Health Care
Sasha Abramsky on politics, plus Ellen Schrecker on the ’60s.
Jan 20, 2022 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Eric Dickerson Brings the Smoke Eric Dickerson Brings the Smoke
We talk to NFL great Eric Dickerson about his new book.
Jan 18, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Beto Can Win Beto Can Win
Steve Phillips on Texas, plus Dave Lindorff on atom spies.
Jan 13, 2022 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
What Do the 1984 Olympics Teach Us? What Do the 1984 Olympics Teach Us?
Sports Illustrated’s L. Jon Wertheim joins the show to talk about his new book.
Jan 11, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Omicron: A Kinder, Gentler Covid? Omicron: A Kinder, Gentler Covid?
Mike Davis on the pandemic, plus John Nichols on January 6.
Jan 6, 2022 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Remembering Rennie Davis, Remembering Joan Didion Remembering Rennie Davis, Remembering Joan Didion
Interviews with two we lost in 2021.
Dec 30, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
What Were Ivanka, Jared, Don Junior, and Eric Doing on January 6? What Were Ivanka, Jared, Don Junior, and Eric Doing on January 6?
Amy Wilentz on the insurrection, plus Tom Lutz on The Kindness of Strangers.
Dec 23, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Taking a Break With Viet Thanh Nguyen Taking a Break With Viet Thanh Nguyen
A special conversation with the Pulitzer Prize–winning author.
Dec 21, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Why Trump Won’t Be the Candidate in 2024 Why Trump Won’t Be the Candidate in 2024
David Cay Johnston on Trump, plus Eric Foner and Henry Louis Gates on W.E.B. Du Bois.
Dec 16, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener