The Trans History Embedded in Hitler’s 1936 Olympics
On this episode of Edge of Sports, author Michael Waters joins the show to talk about his new book, The Other Olympians.
Edge of Sports
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
The Trans History Embedded in Hitler’s 1936 Olympics
This week we speak to Michael Waters, author of the book The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports. An incredible eye-opening discussion about a part of Olympic history we are simply not taught
Zirin, Palestinian Olympians Are Competing as Their World Burns
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/palestinian-olympians-paris-olympics/
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On this episode of Edge of Sports, we speak to Michael Waters, author of the book The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports. An incredible, eye-opening discussion about a part of Olympic history we are simply not taught.
Edge of Sports
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
LeBron, Steph, Wemby, and the Greatest Olympic Basketball Game of All Time
This week, we have a particular installment of hoops talk with my friend Arya Shirazi, where we talk about Olympic basketball, Team USA, their incredible final against France, and the future of international basketball. We talk about Steph Curry, Lebron James, and Victor Wembanyama and we theorize about where it could all be going.
Zirin, What Was the Paris Olympics?
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/paris-olympics/
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