This week we speak to Rod “Slasher” Breslau,  and Erin Ashley Simon, two experts on Esports. We speak to them about the impact of coronavirus on Esports, the political economy of the sport, and why traditional sports fans that aren’t on board yet should give them a look. 

We also have some ‘Choice Words’ about the activist athlete in the time of coronavirus. In addition, we have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Joel Embiid for both donating money to employees of Sixers while implicitly shaming team ownership to do the same, and Tilman Fertitta, Houston Rockets owner, for furloughing 40,000 employees and downplaying COVID-19 among other heinous actd. All that and more on this week’s Edge of Sports!

Erin Ashley Simon

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCae1JCaKGwUV_x6OAaP5blg/featured

Twitter: @erinasimon

Rod Breslau

https://www.facebook.com/Breslau

Twitter: @Slasher

Zirin, Athlete Activists Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-athletes/

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