The Hidden History of the National Women’s Football League The Hidden History of the National Women’s Football League
Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D’Arcangelo join the show to talk about their new book, Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League.
Nov 2, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
There’s a Term for the Avalanche of Paperwork We All Deal With There’s a Term for the Avalanche of Paperwork We All Deal With
When Lisa Ventura’s father needed help filing for unemployment, she got an overload of what experts call “administrative burden.”
Nov 1, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
The Politics of Kidnapping in Haiti: Amy Wilentz The Politics of Kidnapping in Haiti: Amy Wilentz
Plus Dave Zirin on The Kaepernick Effect.
Oct 28, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Why the Knicks of the ’90s Are a Timeless Team Why the Knicks of the ’90s Are a Timeless Team
Author Paul Knepper explains why that classic lineup remains an obsession for so many.
Oct 26, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
I Spent a Pandemic Behind a Grocery Store Cash Register I Spent a Pandemic Behind a Grocery Store Cash Register
Ann Larson, a pandemic-era grocery store clerk and social critic, is determined to make visible how workers like her really live and think.
Oct 25, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
How Dems Can Turn Texas Blue How Dems Can Turn Texas Blue
John Nichols on politics, plus Adam Shatz on Richard Wright.
Oct 21, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Talking NFL E-Mails With Andrew Brandt Talking NFL E-Mails With Andrew Brandt
Former NFL executive Andrew Brandt joins the show to discuss Jon Gruden’s e-mails, the NFL, and the Washington Football Team.
Oct 19, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
A Veteran Journalist Finds Himself the Center of the Story A Veteran Journalist Finds Himself the Center of the Story
How did Ray Suarez end up jobless and worrying about how he was going to pay his dental bills?
Oct 18, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
When Sleep Deprivation Compounds the Struggle of Being Unhoused When Sleep Deprivation Compounds the Struggle of Being Unhoused
Lori Yearwood hadn’t thought much about sleep—until she found herself homeless, and unable to catch a wink.
Oct 18, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project
Do Democrats Need to Stop Talking About Climate, Immigration, and Policing? Do Democrats Need to Stop Talking About Climate, Immigration, and Policing?
John Nichols says no, plus Melina Abdullah on the LAPD, and Ray Suarez on the new podcast Going for Broke.
Oct 14, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener