Sports

LeBron James at Utah Jazz

The Singularity of LeBron James The Singularity of LeBron James

Writer Michael Lee joins the show to talk NBA Playoffs, the Jordan-Lebron debate, and more.

May 8, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Washington cheerleaders

NFL Washington Cheerleaders Go Public With Horrific Treatment NFL Washington Cheerleaders Go Public With Horrific Treatment

The New York Times tells a story of cheerleaders feeling “pimped out” to team sponsors. 

May 4, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Caster Semenya

Too Much Testosterone? The Discrimination Women Face in International Sports Too Much Testosterone? The Discrimination Women Face in International Sports

Katrina Karkazis joins us to talk about the IAAF's sex-testing rules.

May 2, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Kaepernick Reid Anthem Kneel

‘There’s No Substitute for Confrontation’: An Interview With Howard Bryant on Today’s Political Black Athlete ‘There’s No Substitute for Confrontation’: An Interview With Howard Bryant on Today’s Political Black Athlete

Bryant’s new book explores what happens when black athletic struggle is revived, but collides with our post-9/11 world. 

Apr 30, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Miami Dolphins cheerleaders

Ex-Cheerleaders Fight Back Against the NFL Ex-Cheerleaders Fight Back Against the NFL

And they’re willing to settle for $1 and a face-to-face meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Apr 27, 2018 / Dave Zirin

March Madness

Battling the NCAA in the Court Battling the NCAA in the Court

Legal analyst Michael McCann stops by to talk about the NCAA and Colin Kaepernick’s collusion case against the NFL.

Apr 25, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Jack Johnson

Donald Trump and Jack Johnson Would Have Despised One Another Donald Trump and Jack Johnson Would Have Despised One Another

Who is Trump to “pardon” anyone, least of all Jack Johnson?

Apr 23, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Chile Women’s Soccer Team

How a Feminist Uprising Is Saving South American Soccer How a Feminist Uprising Is Saving South American Soccer

Speaking to Brenda Elsey, who is in Buenos Aires, covering the sports and politics story that demands more attention.

Apr 20, 2018 / Dave Zirin

FC Cincinnati

Cincinnati’s Soccer Stadium Scam Cincinnati’s Soccer Stadium Scam

The city should be addressing its high rates of child poverty, not building a third publicly funded stadium.

Apr 19, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Can a Feminist Revolution Save Women’s Soccer in South America?

Can a Feminist Revolution Save Women’s Soccer in South America? Can a Feminist Revolution Save Women’s Soccer in South America?

Brenda Elsey explains how women are saving their soccer federations from near-oblivion.

Apr 17, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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