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Macklemore Is a Seattle Sports Superfan. Now, He Is Also a Target.
Macklemore Is a Seattle Sports Superfan. Now, He Is Also a Target.

September 25, 2024
The Seattle sports establishment loved the Grammy Award–winning rapper until he dared criticize the United States for funding Israeli war crimes.

The History and Future of the Black Quarterback
The History and Future of the Black Quarterback

September 20, 2024
On this episode of Edge of Sports, Dr. Louis Moore joins the show to talk about his new book.

NFL Head Injuries Are Part of the Product
NFL Head Injuries Are Part of the Product

September 20, 2024
The league creates spectacles that distract from the dangers—but that doesn’t mean they’re not there.

Tyreek Hill and Player Policing, NBA Off-Season Intrigues
Tyreek Hill and Player Policing, NBA Off-Season Intrigues

September 13, 2024
On this episode of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the pod to talk upcoming NBA season and Tyreek Hill.

Police Violence, Tyreek Hill, and the NFL Owners Who Bankroll Brutality
Police Violence, Tyreek Hill, and the NFL Owners Who Bankroll Brutality

September 9, 2024
The NFL does not cross the police. The NFL partners with the police.

The Dark Side of the Democratic Party’s Embrace of Football
The Dark Side of the Democratic Party’s Embrace of Football

August 26, 2024
The hypermasculinity and violence of football connects to Kamala Harris’s bellicose convention speech. It could repel young voters.

LeBron, Steph, Wemby, and the Greatest Olympic Basketball Game of All Time
LeBron, Steph, Wemby, and the Greatest Olympic Basketball Game of All Time

August 19, 2024
On this episode of Edge Of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the pod to talk Olympic basketball.

What Was the Paris Olympics?
What Was the Paris Olympics?

August 15, 2024
The Olympic Games supercharge the problems that already exist in a host city. We saw that in Paris—but what will happen in LA?

The Man Using Sports to Fight Israeli War Crimes
The Man Using Sports to Fight Israeli War Crimes

August 13, 2024
Jibril Rajoub, the head of the Palestine Olympic Committee, says sports can be a nonviolent tool to resist occupation.

Israel shouldn't be allowed at the Olympics w/Jibril Rajoub
Israel shouldn't be allowed at the Olympics w/Jibril Rajoub

August 9, 2024
Edge of Sports host Dave Zirin speaks with Jibril Rajoub, head of the Palestinian Olympic Committee, for an exclusive interview. Rajoub describes the hardships and obstacles Palestine's athletes have overcome from the "fascist, racist occupation" to attend the Paris Olympics, and calls out the silence from the IOC regarding Israel's genocide.