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Chicago Bill Siegel: The Greatest Chicago Bill Siegel: The Greatest

We remember the legendary documentary filmmaker.

Dec 18, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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Rest in Power, Ali Documentarian Bill Siegel Rest in Power, Ali Documentarian Bill Siegel

The sudden loss of the filmmaker is a blow to our political world.

Dec 12, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Bob Knight Saying Something Bad

Dark Knight: Bob Knight’s Last Days at Indiana  Dark Knight: Bob Knight’s Last Days at Indiana 

Robert Abbott, director of the ESPN 30 for 30 film Last Days of Knight, stops by to talk film.

Dec 11, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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A Team With a Racist Name Passes Judgment on Colin Kaepernick A Team With a Racist Name Passes Judgment on Colin Kaepernick

The Washington football team has decided to tank their season rather than sign Colin Kaepernick.

Dec 7, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Heading a Hoops Conference in the Era of Big Football

Heading a Hoops Conference in the Era of Big Football Heading a Hoops Conference in the Era of Big Football

WCC commissioner Gloria Nevarez joins the show to talk aspirations and challenges of leading a non-power 5 conference.

Dec 4, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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The NFL Still Only Cares About Violence Against Women When There’s Video The NFL Still Only Cares About Violence Against Women When There’s Video

Without public outcries, this is a league that constantly does the wrong thing.

Dec 3, 2018 / Dave Zirin

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What Is Major League Baseball Doing in Mississippi Politics? What Is Major League Baseball Doing in Mississippi Politics?

MLB’s now-recanted support of Cindy Hyde-Smith raises a series of ugly questions.

Nov 26, 2018 / Dave Zirin

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Calgary Olympic Bid Goes Down in Flames Calgary Olympic Bid Goes Down in Flames

The host city for the famed 1988 Winter Games decided overwhelmingly that it did not want a second bite at the poisoned Olympic apple.

Nov 20, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

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Le’Veon Bell and the Politics of Anti-Solidarity Le’Veon Bell and the Politics of Anti-Solidarity

Pittsburgh Steelers players ransacked their teammate’s locker, and NFL owners were assuredly licking their chops as the scene unfolded.

Nov 16, 2018 / Dave Zirin

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It’s Time for the US Government to Take Control of US Olympic Efforts It’s Time for the US Government to Take Control of US Olympic Efforts

In the wake of the revelations of USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual predation, US Olympic efforts need to be put in government hands.

Nov 16, 2018 / Ronald Katz

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