This week, we talk to the founder of Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry, Jacqueline Keeler and discuss the recent Supreme Court case that has Washington football team owner Daniel Snyder celebrating. Don't miss the powerful Choice Words about Philando Castile, Colin Kaepernick and the lost wisdom of Roger Goodell's father. We also have a very special just stand up award to a group of NFL players supporting socially conscious middle school kids who took part in a protest earlier this year. And a question for Phil Jackson: Are you deliberately trying to destroy the New York Knicks? All that and more on this week's show!Jacqueline Keeler, Founder of Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry & Creator of #NotYourMascotFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jfkeeler—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod |https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Stadium Pow Wow - A Tribe Called Red | Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Devils Blues - Charles Mingus | Bach Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude - Yo Yo Ma | Shook Ones Pt. 2 - Mobb Deeb | I Seen A Man Die - Scarface | Flava In Ya Ear - Craig Mack | Sabotage - Beastie Boys | Quiet Storm - Mobb Deep | Prelude - Foals | Changed It - Nicki Minaj | The Wire Outro

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This week on the Edge of Sports Podcast we speak to journalist Molly Lambert and No Olympics LA organizer Anne Orchier about the forces behind the efforts to bring the Summer Olympics to Los Angeles and the movement to try to stop them. We also have commentary about the Golden State Warriors NBA championship victory and the trip to the White House that will never happen. In addition we have some Kaepernick watch and much more.NOLYMPICSLAhttps://www.nolympicsla.com/Molly LambertTwitter: @Mollylamberthttp://www.mtv.com/news/author/lambertm/Anne OrchierTwitter: @Body_SchemesWill the Warriors Turn Down a Trip to the White Househttps://www.thenation.com/article/will-the-warriors-turn-down-a-trip-to-the-white-house/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Thirsty - E40 | My Favorite Mutiny - The Coup | Who Got Da Props - Black Moon | Blow the Whistle - Too Short | Brooklyn - MC Lyte | Amen - The Impressions | Amen - Meek Mill | Gotta Eat - Lupe Fiasco | Dig for Fire - The Pixies | Let's Get Ready to Rumble - Jock Jams | Manute Bol, Block the Ball | The Wire Outro

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This week, on the Edge of Sports Podcast, we talk foreign policy with 10 year NFL veteran Donté Stallworth. Also, I've got some choice words about the racist attack on LeBron James' home. In addition, we have a very special Kaepernick Watch with the biggest doozy of an excuse for why the quarterback has not been signed. Lastly, we have a letter from an Edge of Sports listener, that I will read, about the use of the word "blackballing."Donté Stallworth, 10-year NFL Veteran WRFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DonteStallworth—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Intergalactic - The Beastie Boys | Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | I'm Broke - Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears | Live Your Life - T.I. featuring Rihanna | We Didn't Start the Fire - Vitamin String Quartet | Hell on Earth - Mobb Deep | Tonite - DJ Quik | Studio - Schoolboy Q | How We Do - The Game | Memories Live - Reflection Eternal | The Wire Outro

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A never before heard interview with the late Frank Deford from 2013. Topics ranged from personal interactions with legendary athletes such as Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, and Bill Russell to Deford's perspective on the state of sports journalism today.  Frank Deford's Wicked Gracehttps://www.thenation.com/article/frank-defords-wicked-grace/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music:  Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Frontin' - Jay-Z feat. Pharrell | Brain - Jungle Brothers | Still Fly - Big Tymers | Don't Sweat the Technique - Eric B & Rakim | The Wire Outro

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This week we talk to ten year NBA veteran and author Etan Thomas about why he attended a protest against the "blackballing" of free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick at NFL headquarters as well as the role of Kaepernick's black critics in the media. Also, we speak to economist Andy Schwarz who has "concocted a plan to radically challenge the college industrial complex." We also have words about the racist murder of Richard Collins III on the UMD campus.Etan ThomasTwitter: @etanthomas36https://twitter.com/etanthomas36https://www.amazon.com/Fatherhood-Ultimate-Challenge-Etan-Thomas/dp/0451414896Andy SchwarzTwitter: @andyhrehttps://twitter.com/andyhrehttp://www.oskr.com/who-we-are/andy-schwarz-partner/http://sportsgeekonomics.tumblr.com/Zirin, A Lynching on the University of Maryland Campushttps://www.thenation.com/article/lynching-university-maryland-campus/Zirin, Why I Called the Murder of Richard Collins III a Lynchinghttps://www.thenation.com/article/called-murder-richard-collins-iii-lynching/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Good Day - Greg Street Feat. Nappy Roots | The Rain - Missy Elliott | Still Fly - Big Tymers | Favorite Song - Chance the Rapper | One Day - UGK |  Don't Sweat the Technique - Eric B & Rakim | Still Dre - Dr. Dre | Respiration - Black Star | The Wire Outro—

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This week we speak to the lead football scout for Bleacher Report, former football scribe at Sports Illustrated, Doug Farrar. We talk about his extensive scouting of Colin Kaepernick as well as how a blackballing works in the NFL.We also have an extended clap-back at Stephen A. Smith for his ugly remarks about Michael Bennett -- plus, Bennett's response. Finally, I have some choice words about Robert Mueller's appointment to investigate Donald Trump, by looking at his time overseeing the investigation of the NFL.Doug Farrar | Bleacher Report, NFL Lead ScoutFollow on Twitter: @BR_DougFarrar—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)--Music: Sunday Morning - k-OS | Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Behold - Grayskul | Immortal - Panacea | The Worlds Gone Mad - Handsome Boy Modeling School | The Real Slim Shady - Eminem | Dance with the Devil - Immortal Technique | Oasis (ft. Foxes) - Kygo | Show Me How to Live - Audioslave | The Creator - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth | Guess Who's Back - Scarface | 2 Dope Boys in a Cadillac | Everything is Everything - Lauryn Hill | The Wire Outro

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This week on the Edge of Sports Podcast, we give an inside look at the Know Your Rights Camps being hosted by free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick, as he and a remarkable team of people try to educate youth on their legal rights, health, history and financial literacy. We also tear apart the disinformation campaign being put forward by nameless NFL executives about why Colin Kaepernick is without a job. This episode also includes a six minute interview that I did with Kaepernick at the camp. Then, assessing Kaepernick's  impact and putting it in a historical continuum with Professor Lou Moore. We also have a dramatic reading of Nigel Hayes' "commencement" speech to the University of Wisconsin, Lastly we take a ton of listener phone calls. An unforgettable show.Know Your Rights CampaignTwitter: @yourrightscamphttp://kaepernick7.com/know-your-rights-camp/Professor Louis Moorehttps://www.gvsu.edu/history/louis-moore-47.htmTwitter: @Loumoore12https://twitter.com/loumoore12Zirin, Colin Kaepernick's Message to Chicago Youth: Know Your Rightshttps://www.thenation.com/article/colin-kaepernicks-message-to-chicago-youth-know-your-rights/Nigel Hayes Essayhttps://www.theplayerstribune.com/nigel-hayes-wisconsin-basketball-graduation/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Brooklyn's Finest - Jay-Z | The Questions - Common | Goodlife - Kanye West | Be - Common | Day 'N Nite - Kid Cudi | Mass Appeal - Gang Starr | Where My Dogs At - DMX | The Game - Jurassic 5 | OK - Madeon | So Much for Love - Gramatik | I Didn't Know, Didn't I - DJ Nu-Mark | The Wire Outro

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This week, we speak to Baltimore Orioles COO, John Angelos, about his stirring statement against racism after his team's star outfielder, Adam Jones, was hit with a barrage of racist insults at Boston's Fenway Park. We also have a Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down award, both connected to this incident, a special Kaepernick Watch and much more.John Angelos, Baltimore Orioles COORead his statement after the incident in Boston: 'We Must Actively Stand Up': John Angelos's Response to Racism at Fenway Parkhttps://www.thenation.com/article/we-must-actively-stand-up-john-angelos-response-to-racism-at-fenway-park/Dave Zirin, MLB and Boston Sports Fans Have to Stand Up to Racism in the Standshttps://www.thenation.com/article/the-mlb-and-boston-sports-fans-have-to-stand-up-to-racism-in-the-stands/--http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)--Music: Don't Say Nuthin' - The Roots | Eye Examination - Del The Funky Homosapien I California Love - Tupac |  Airplanes - B.o.B. I Hold On - Alabama Shakes | Why You Wanna - T.I. | Straight Up Menace - MC Eiht | Nobody Speak - DJ Shadow | Gonna Make It - Jadakiss | The Wire Outro

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This week we speak to the only Muslim American woman to ever medal at the Olympics and the first American woman to ever compete while wearing a hijab, Ibtihaj Muhammad. It's a fascinating insight into what makes her excel. We also have choice words about the ESPN layoffs, our just stand up and just sit down words, Kaepernick watch, and the question for our listeners; are you done with football? Tell us at 401-426-3343.

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We speak to former Sports Illustrated editor Melissa Jacobs about the Aaron Hernandez suicide and the Pats trip to this abnormal White House. Also, we have choice words about Gov Scott Walker's awkward attempt to jump on the Milwaukee Bucks bandwagon, a very special Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down section, and a Kaepernick Watch.Melissa JacobsTwitter: @thefootballgirlEditor, The Football GirlDave Zirin, Scott Walker Just Cluelessly Exploited the Milwaukee Bucks to Suck Up to Trumphttps://www.thenation.com/article/scott-walker-just-cluelessly-exploited-the-milwaukee-bucks-to-suck-up-to-trump/ --http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)--Music: Eye Examination - Del The Funky Homosapien | Put You On The Game - The Game I The Symphony - Marley Marl I Itzsoweezee - De La Soul I The Next Movement - The Roots | Capumcap - Nightmares on Wax | Body Language - The Outskirts | Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley | Who Run - Three 6 Mafia | Chris Columbus - Head Roc | The Wire Outro

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