What if Muhammad Ali Had Received a Draft Deferment? What if Muhammad Ali Had Received a Draft Deferment?
Writer Mike Pesca stops by to talk about his new book about the greatest “what-ifs” in sports history.
Jun 5, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Dawuane Smoot and the Subterranean Fire in the NFL Dawuane Smoot and the Subterranean Fire in the NFL
A little-known player’s response to the NFL’s punitive anthem decision just shows how badly the league screwed this up.
May 30, 2018 / Dave Zirin
The NFL Anthem Mess: Putting Out a Fire With Kerosene The NFL Anthem Mess: Putting Out a Fire With Kerosene
Writer Bijan Bayne stops by to talk new NFL anthem policy.
May 29, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Roger Goodell’s Father Had a Political Backbone—Why Doesn’t Roger? Roger Goodell’s Father Had a Political Backbone—Why Doesn’t Roger?
The NFL commissioner is bending to pressure from a reactionary Republican president—something Senator Charles Goodell refused to do.
May 27, 2018 / John Nichols
The Real Reason NFL Owners Want to Punish Players for Protesting During the Anthem The Real Reason NFL Owners Want to Punish Players for Protesting During the Anthem
This is about labor rights, and whether NFL players will exercise them in the face of a craven crackdown.
May 23, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Uncovering the Hidden Resistance History of Black Women Athletes Uncovering the Hidden Resistance History of Black Women Athletes
Professor Amira Rose Davis reveals forgotten heroines of athletic resistance.
May 21, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Israel’s Most Racist Soccer Club Renames Itself After Donald Trump Israel’s Most Racist Soccer Club Renames Itself After Donald Trump
If there were ever two entities that deserve each other, it’s Beitar Jerusalem and Donald Trump.
May 18, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Black Women Athletes Under Jim Crow Black Women Athletes Under Jim Crow
Historian Amira Rose Davis joins the show to talk about black women athletes in the age of Jim Crow, before Title IX.
May 16, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Affirmative Case for Becky Hammon The Affirmative Case for Becky Hammon
The opportunity to see Becky Hammon become the first woman to be a head coach in the NBA is not a “social experiment.”
May 14, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Roger Goodell Tries to Pass Buck on Protests Staged During Anthem Roger Goodell Tries to Pass Buck on Protests Staged During Anthem
Giving team owners power to determine anthem policy would be a violation of the collective-bargaining agreement, and the union is putting its foot down.
May 9, 2018 / Dave Zirin