Ariyana Smith Has a Story to Tell Ariyana Smith Has a Story to Tell
Ariyana Smith joins the show to talk about the recent explosion of Black Lives Matter activism in sports.
Aug 25, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
When the LAPD Came Looking for a BLM Activist When the LAPD Came Looking for a BLM Activist
Melina Abdullah on police brutality, Katie Porter on voting by mail, and Jody Armour on unequal justice.
Aug 20, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Fighting for Vote-by-Mail: Pramila Jayapal Fighting for Vote-by-Mail: Pramila Jayapal
Plus Tom Frank on Trump, Biden, and “populism.”
Aug 13, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
NBA and BLM: Is It All Just Woke Marketing? NBA and BLM: Is It All Just Woke Marketing?
Writer Sekou Smith joins the show to talk NBA return, Black Lives Matter, and whether kneeling constitutes protest today.
Aug 11, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Trump’s Dangerous Push for a Vaccine by October Trump’s Dangerous Push for a Vaccine by October
Gregg Gonsalves on Trump, plus David Cole on the police.
Aug 6, 2020 / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Ice Cube on Anti-Semitism and the Contract With Black America Ice Cube on Anti-Semitism and the Contract With Black America
Ice Cube joins the show to talk anti-Semitism, and the Contract With Black America.
Aug 4, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
This Is Disaster Relief Under Corporate Power This Is Disaster Relief Under Corporate Power
David Dayen on the interests overpowering our democracy, plus Amy Wilentz on Mary Trump.
Jul 30, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Layshia Clarendon: Protest and Pushing the Envelope in the WNBA Layshia Clarendon: Protest and Pushing the Envelope in the WNBA
WNBA star and WNBPA Vice President Layshia Clarendon joins the show to talk about protest and the return of professional sports.
Jul 29, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Naomi Klein: Pandemic Capitalism and the Black Lives Matter Protests Naomi Klein: Pandemic Capitalism and the Black Lives Matter Protests
Plus Zoë Carpenter on Portland, and Ivy Meeropol on Roy Cohn.
Jul 23, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
To Fight the Coronavirus, We Need a Massive Campaign of Disruption To Fight the Coronavirus, We Need a Massive Campaign of Disruption
Gregg Gonsalves on Covid-19, plus Meagan Day on the eviction crisis.
Jul 16, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener