Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
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This week on the Edge of Sports podcast, savant Arya Shirazi joins Dave to discuss what they have learned ten games into the season and what predictions they would do over if they had to do it again.
Zirin, What the Bosa/Kaepernick Double Standard Tells Us About the 2024 Elections
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/nick-bosa-maga-colin-kaepernick/
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This week, we are joined by Bill Fletcher. We talk about the story, the 2024 presidential election, and what to make of it. We discuss the appeal of Trump’s revanchism, why the election turned out the way it did, and what we can do. You don’t want to miss this episode.
Zirin, Your NBA Eastern Conference Preview
https://www.thenation.com/podcast/archive/eos-102124-nba/
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This week, we are joined by savant Arya Shirazi. We talk about the upcoming NBA season, specifically the Western Conference. Are the Thunder going to level up? Has the Denver Nuggets’ title window passed? What are we to make of this year’s Lakers? You won’t want to miss this one.
Zirin, Your NBA Eastern Conference Preview
https://www.thenation.com/podcast/archive/eos-102124-nba/
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This week, we are joined by savant Arya Shirazi. We talk about the upcoming NBA season, specifically the Eastern Conference. How much of the needle moved with the Karl Anthony Towns addition in New York? Are the Boston Celtics the prohibitive favorites in the East? Is this the year that the Philadelphia 76ers finally break through? You won’t want to miss this one.
Zirin, Chiefs Placekicker Harrison Butker Goes Wide Right and Finds Political Power
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/harrison-butker-upright-pac-chiefs-placekicker/
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This week, we talk to New York Times bestselling author Andrew Maraniss. His latest is a nonfiction chapter book series about athletes who have stepped up beyond sports to make a difference in the world: the first three books in this series, all written by Andrew, are about Pat Tillman, Maya Moore, and LeBron James.
Zirin, In a Glaring Double Standard, FIFA Fails to Suspend Israel
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/fifa-israel-double-standard/
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This week we speak to Dr. Louis Moore about his groundbreaking new book: The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback. You don’t want to miss this episode.
Zirin, Tyreek Hill and Player Policing, NBA Off-Season Intrigues
https://www.thenation.com/podcast/archive/eos-091324-tyreekhill/
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This week I have choice words about the police treatment of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill and the NFL franchise owners who endorse it. We also talk to basketball savant Arya Shirazi about an intriguing off-season time in the NBA.
Zirin, Police Violence, Tyreek Hill, and the NFL Owners Who Bankroll Brutality
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/police-violence-tyreek-hill-miami-dolphins/
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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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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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This week on Edge of Sports we have our last in a series with Arya Shirazi about the NBA playoffs in the victory of the Boston Celtics over the Dallas Mavericks. We discuss what we both got wrong, the larger playoffs, and more.
Zirin, “Reg-GIE! Reg-GIE! Reg-GIE!”
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/reggie-jackson-jim-crow-baseball/
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