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
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
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 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
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
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
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