In the latest episode of The Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah talk with Bhaskar Sunkara about all things NBA: success of the Knicks, struggles of the Celtics, whether the Jazz are title contenders, Blake Griffin's career, Draymond Green's take on double-standards in how NBA laborers are treated versus owners, and which teams are easiest to root for and against come playoff time.

Bhaskar Sunkara is the founder and publisher of Jacobin magazine and godfather of the Jacobin Sports Show. He's the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality and a columnist for The Guardian.

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In the latest episode of The Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah talk with Lyndsey D'Arcangelo about the Big Game that was anything but, Sarah Thomas and the NFL's efforts to promote hiring more women, WNBA free agency, and Lyndsey's new book about the overlooked but meaningful history of the National Women's Football League.

Lyndsey D'Arcangelo (@darcangel21) writes for The Athletic, covering the NFL and the National Women's Hockey League, and founded the Courtside newsletter, which covers the WNBA. She is also the co-author with Britni de la Cretaz of the book Hail Mary, about the rise and fall of the Natonal Women's Football League, available in November 2021.

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In the latest episode of The Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah discuss their Super Bowl feelings, differ over whether MLB Hall of Fame voters should discriminate against suspected drug cheats and are joined by Avantika Goswami (@aygoswami) to discuss all things English Premier League: Liverpool's struggles, Manchester City's rampaging form, Manchester United's title prospects, Chelsea's coaching change, West Ham United, Leeds and the Super League proposal.

Avantika Goswami covers Liverpool for SB Nation at The Liverpool Offside.

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In the latest episode of the Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah discuss the NFL's conference championship games. They're then joined by Dr. Robert Greene II (@robgreeneII) to discuss the late Hank Aaron's astonishing yet somehow overlooked career, the whitewashing of Aaron as a Black man and icon, and the complexities of his life in and out of baseball. The pod closes with a look back at the death of Kobe Bryant and what his life and passing signify to different people, both in and out of sports.

Dr. Robert Greene II is a professor of history at Claflin University, lead associate editor of the award-winning Black Perspectives blog and book review editor for the Society of U.S. Intellectual Historians.

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In the second episode of the Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah are joined by Dave Zirin (@EdgeOfSports) to discuss the recent NBA trade in which the Nets acquired James Harden, joining Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn. They discuss the news, compare other famous high-scoring trios, and chat about a sports-film crossover with the new Regina King movie "One Night In Miami...", which portrays the NFL player Jim Brown (who Dave wrote a book about) in conversation with Sam Cooke, Muhammad Ali, and Malcolm X. Plus: A preview of Zirin's upcoming project, The Kaepernick Effect.

Dave Zirin is a sports editor for The Nation, creator of the podcast and blog The Edge of Sports, and author of several books including, most recently, Jim Brown: Last Man Standing.

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In the premier episode of the Jacobin Sports Show, Matthew and Jonah discuss the beginning of the NBA season, the Knicks hot start, and the wide-open race in the Eastern Conference. Then they switch gears to talk about NFL playoff favorites. Recorded Friday, January 8, 2021.