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Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

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Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

    Future of the Game

    Future of the Game

    Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about the current state of the NBA, and we discuss what the implications of this game are moving forward and how we feel about the direction it’s heading aesthetically and as an entertainment product. 


    Zirin, “Jonathan Glazer’s Brave Oscar Speech Represents the Best of Judaism”
    https://www.thenation.com/article/world/jonathan-glazer-oscar-speech-gaza-israel-judaism/


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    • 55 min
    Irish athlete activist on organizing a sports boycott of Israel

    Irish athlete activist on organizing a sports boycott of Israel

    Rebecca O'Keeffe helped spark an international firestorm within the world of sports when she called on the Irish women’s basketball team to boycott its Feb. 8 match against Israel. While O'Keeffe's calls for a boycott ultimately went unheeded, her actions have provoked serious debate within Ireland and internationally on the responsibility of athletes to stand up against genocide. 

    O'Keeffe joins Edge of Sports host Dave Zirin for an exclusive interview on why she took a stand, how the sports world responded, and why she refuses to back down.

    Zirin, “The First Athletes to Speak Out Are the Bravest”
    https://www.thenation.com/article/society/athletes-ceasefire-sports/


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    • 27 min
    Basketball Butterfly Effect: The Forgotten Stars of the NBA’s 1980s

    Basketball Butterfly Effect: The Forgotten Stars of the NBA’s 1980s

    In this episode, we talk about the truly forgotten players of the NBA, particularly during the 1980s, such a unique era in the history of the NBA, and theorize on why they are not remembered as intently as others. 


    Zirin, “What the Super Bowl Parade Shooting Has to Do With the Empire of the Gun”
    https://www.thenation.com/article/society/super-bowl-parade-shooting-guns-colonialism/


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    • 1 hr 14 min
    Basketball Butterfly Effect: How the Pistons Clawed Their Way to Two Titles

    Basketball Butterfly Effect: How the Pistons Clawed Their Way to Two Titles

    The 1980s and 1990s were defined by basketball dynasties like the Lakers, Celtics, and Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls. Yet in the midst of this unprecedented stretch of dominance, the Detroit Pistons won two and could’ve very easily won four NBA titles. How did they do it? And why do we discount this incredible accomplishment?

    Zirin, When Wearing a Sweater Is Antisemitic
    https://www.thenation.com/article/society/naomi-klein-aaron-rodgers-colin-kaepernick/


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    • 51 min
    Why Haven't the Knicks Won a Championship In 50 Years?

    Why Haven't the Knicks Won a Championship In 50 Years?

     New York is the Mecca of basketball. So what explains the city’s inability to score an NBA championship in the last half-century. Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about this historical oddity.

    Zirin, What Naomi Klein Taught Me About Aaron Rodgers
    https://www.thenation.com/article/society/naomi-klein-aaron-rodgers-colin-kaepernick/


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    • 1 hr 19 min
    Basketball Butterfly Effect: Why Didn’t LeBron ever play Kobe in the Finals?

    Basketball Butterfly Effect: Why Didn’t LeBron ever play Kobe in the Finals?

    Kobe Bryant and Lebron James are two of the most defining players of their generation and NBA history. While a considerable portion of their careers overlapped, the two never met in the NBA finals. Why? What would have happened? Arya and I discuss on this week’s episode. 

    Zirin, “Will the IOC Do Anything About the Killing of Palestinian Athletes?”
    https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ioc-israel-palestine-olympics/


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    • 1 hr 8 min

Customer Reviews

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595 Ratings

595 Ratings

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