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Giving the NFL’s Jackie Robinsons Their Due

Giving the NFL’s Jackie Robinsons Their Due Giving the NFL’s Jackie Robinsons Their Due

Bob Glauber joins the show to talk about his new book about the athletes who broke football's color barrier.

Oct 12, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Anti-mask protest

America’s Lunatics: Katha Pollitt America’s Lunatics: Katha Pollitt

Plus John Powers on Percival Everett’s Emmett Till novel.

Oct 7, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Woman holds up needle and vial of vaccine

The NBA’s Vaccine Conundrum The NBA’s Vaccine Conundrum

There is a vaccine war underway, and it’s not clear who will win.

Oct 5, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Capitol police

Can Policing Be Reformed? Can Policing Be Reformed?

Erwin Chemerinsky on police brutality, plus Eyal Press on dirty work.

Sep 30, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Should Sports Be Happening At All?

Should Sports Be Happening At All? Should Sports Be Happening At All?

We discuss whether it makes sense to continue as normal in the world of sports

Sep 29, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

US-Mexico border

Biden’s Disastrous Deportation of Haitians Biden’s Disastrous Deportation of Haitians

Amy Wilentz on the situation at the border, plus Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce on Occupy Wall Street 10 years after.

Sep 23, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

What Is the “Kaepernick Effect”?

What Is the “Kaepernick Effect”? What Is the “Kaepernick Effect”?

Princeton University Professor Eddie Glaude and Dave Zirin in conversation on Dave's new book, The Kaepernick Effect.

Sep 21, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Mosque

How Mosques Became FBI Targets After 9/11 How Mosques Became FBI Targets After 9/11

Ahilan Arulanantham on state secrets, plus Amy Wilentz on The Chair.

Sep 16, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Is Ballet at a Turning Pointe?

Is Ballet at a Turning Pointe? Is Ballet at a Turning Pointe?

Journalist Dr. Chloe Angyal joins the show to talk about her book on the youth ballet pipeline, Turning Pointe.

Sep 14, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Introducing “Going for Broke,” Our Latest Podcast

Introducing “Going for Broke,” Our Latest Podcast Introducing “Going for Broke,” Our Latest Podcast

Subscribe today to learn more about the new show from the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation, launching October 18.

Sep 14, 2021 / Podcast / Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation

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