Podcast

When Women’s Soccer Started a Revolution

When Women’s Soccer Started a Revolution When Women’s Soccer Started a Revolution

Rob Goldman joins the show to talk about his new book, The Sisterhood: The 99ers and the Rise of U.S. Women’s Soccer.

Nov 23, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Why Republicans Want to Ban the 1619 Project

Why Republicans Want to Ban the 1619 Project Why Republicans Want to Ban the 1619 Project

Martha Jones on history, plus  Father Greg Boyle on gangs.

Nov 18, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home

Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home

As the pandemic closed down New York City, Fitzgerald found her daughter and herself priced out of a place to live.

Nov 15, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project

Trump

Trump Will Be a Lousy Candidate in 2024, but the GOP Is Stuck With Him Trump Will Be a Lousy Candidate in 2024, but the GOP Is Stuck With Him

John Nichols on politics, plus Rebecca Solnit on George Orwell.

Nov 11, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

John Koopman: Stars and Stripes and Strip Clubs

John Koopman: Stars and Stripes and Strip Clubs John Koopman: Stars and Stripes and Strip Clubs

How a war correspondent found himself bouncing rowdy customers at a strip club—and what came next.

Nov 8, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project

Dollars and handcuffs

Cancel Bail Debt, Abolish Student Debt: Astra Taylor Cancel Bail Debt, Abolish Student Debt: Astra Taylor

Plus Adam Shatz on John Coltrane.

Nov 4, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The Hidden History of the National Women’s Football League 

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

Lisa Ventura

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

Haiti Kidnapping

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

Patrick Ewing #33 battles Chris Webber #2 of the Washington Bullets for the tip-off, 1995 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Md.

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

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