10 Days to Shake the Twin Cities’ Super Bowl Sunday 10 Days to Shake the Twin Cities’ Super Bowl Sunday
Organizing against Super Bowl priorities in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Jan 16, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Jaylen Brown and the Evolution of the Activist Athlete Jaylen Brown and the Evolution of the Activist Athlete
By offering a systemic critique of racism and poverty, the 21-year-old is demonstrating how to bring depth to our political discussions.
Jan 11, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Colin Kaepernick Has Shown That Courage Is Contagious Colin Kaepernick Has Shown That Courage Is Contagious
And sports, of all things, has become an arena of tenacious resistance.
Jan 11, 2018 / Feature / Dave Zirin
Big-Time Sports in the Big Apple Big-Time Sports in the Big Apple
Author Sean Deveney on Joe Namath and New York City in the 1960s.
Jan 9, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Donald Trump and College Football: A Match Made in Hell Donald Trump and College Football: A Match Made in Hell
Trump and the NCAA agree on the fundamentals: silencing black athletes and exploitation.
Jan 8, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Aaron Maybin Stands Up for Baltimore Students on the Brink Aaron Maybin Stands Up for Baltimore Students on the Brink
Palace intrigue makes for good copy. But real suffering takes place in its shadows.
Jan 5, 2018 / Dave Zirin
The NFL Chose to Tank Its Season Rather Than Sign Colin Kaepernick The NFL Chose to Tank Its Season Rather Than Sign Colin Kaepernick
Billion dollar teams choosing to fail rather than sign Kaepernick is a scandal for reasons beyond wins and losses.
Jan 2, 2018 / Dave Zirin
The Israeli Sports Minister Is Using the NBA to Further an Anti-Palestine PR Campaign The Israeli Sports Minister Is Using the NBA to Further an Anti-Palestine PR Campaign
Miri Regev, who once called African migrants “a cancer,” claims to have pressured the NBA into removing mention of Israeli occupation of Palestine from its website.
Dec 29, 2017 / Dave Zirin
The Washington Redhawks Culture Jam The Washington Redhawks Culture Jam
Jacqueline Keeler joins the show to talk native mascotry.
Dec 19, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
2017 in Sports and Politics: The Return of the Backlash 2017 in Sports and Politics: The Return of the Backlash
Following an old script, right-wing racist minions spent this year trying to make athlete activists pay a price for being conscious.
Dec 19, 2017 / Dave Zirin