Edge of Sports

Episodes

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  Congressional candidate Sam Husseini and talking NBA over-unders 20.08.2026 1h 33m

  This week we talk to Maryland Green Party candidate and longtime activist Sam Husseini about his insurgent congressional campaign. We also bring in the hoops savant Arya Shirazi to talk over/under win totals for the forthcoming NBA season. Zirin, The Bogus Lakers Sale Is Exactly Why We Need Publicly Owned Sports Teamshttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/los-angeles-lakers-sale-private-equity/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Anti-Trans Bigots Try To Divide/Destroy WNBA 09.08.2026 39m

  This week we speak to Frankie de la Cretaz of the indispensable website “Out of Your League,” which looks at the intersection of sports and gender, about Sophia Cunningham, ugly transphobia, and why the WNBA is tolerating hate rallies at their games. Also, I have Choice Words about lessons from the life of Howard ZinnZirin, Liberals Are Shaming Howard Zinn’s Memory Yet Againhttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/howard-zinn-red-scare-american-veterans/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  LeBron in Philly?!?! 31.07.2026 37m

  This week on the edge of Sports, the hoops Savant Arya Shirazi joins us to discuss one of the most shocking NBA moves in recent years, LeBron James, choosing to join the Philadelphia 76ersZirin, Trump’s Reverse Midas Touch Even Got the World Cuphttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-world-cup-final-2026/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Did Trump Doom the US Men at the World Cup? / Edge of Sports 08.07.2026 1h 2m

  This week we speak to sports journalist and author Leander Schaerlaeckens. He has covered the US Men's National team at four World Cups and is the author of the terrific new book The Long Game U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts. We also talk to Dr. Vincent Intondi, Executive Director of Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, about how their organization is using the World Cup to reach people politically. Zirin, Trump Is Trying to Rig the World Cuphttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-usmnt-belgium-balogun-fifa/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  At Long Last, the Knicks Make History 15.06.2026 1h 14m

  This week, we speak to hoops savant Arya Shirazi about the New York Knicks’ first championship in 53 years. We break down how the Knicks answered the call and we also ask the question: is this in fact the greatest New York sports moment… ever Zirin, Raucous Protest Is Coming to the Joyless World Cuphttps://www.thenation.com/article/activism/protest-joyless-world-cup/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  How Racism Shadows the 250th with Eddie Glaude... and The Knicks! 03.06.2026 1h 39m

  This week, we speak to the great bestselling author Dr. Eddie Glaude about his new book America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries.” We also speak to Hoops Savant Arya Shirazi about the Knicks-Spurs NBA finals. From Brunson to Wemby, truly hoops nirvana. Zirin, Soccer’s Shadow and Sunlight: the Fascist History of the World Cup and 20 Years of Soccer Without Bordershttps://www.thenation.com/podcast/culture/eos-052826/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Soccer’s Shadow And Sunlight: the fascist history of the World Cup and 20 years of soccer without borders 28.05.2026 1h 6m

  This week, we talk to Karim Zidan from Sports Politika about his new podcast, Power Plays, which delves into the relationship between authoritarian governments and FIFA’s World Cup. We also talk to Ben Gucciardi on the 20th anniversary of the incredible immigrant and refugee rights children’s organization Soccer Without BordersZirin, Dr. Harry Edwards on the NAACP’s Call to Boycott Gerrymandering Stateshttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/harry-edwards-naacp-voting-rights/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  The NBA Lottery, Those Nova Knicks, and Movies We Love to Hate 13.05.2026 1h 16m

  This week, we talk to hoops and cinema savant Arya Shirazi about the world of pro basketball and movies the world loves that we could do without. Zirin, WNBA Players Should Have Picketed, Not Attended, the Met Galahttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/wnba-met-gala/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  How De La Soul Changed Hip Hop And Changed The World 06.05.2026 1h 3m

  This week, we talk to Professor Austin McCoy about his incredible new book, Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age, which explores the seminal rap trio De La Soul. We talk about the group, its records from Three Feet High and Rising to their most recent release last November. We talk about the enduring importance of jazz in hip-hop, and a lot more!Zirin, May Day and the Reclamation of the Jewish Radical Traditionhttps://www.thenation.com/article/activism/may-day-jewish-radical-tradition/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  How Unionization Can Solve the Crisis in College Football 20.04.2026 29m

  Body: This week, we speak to College Football Players Association founder Jason Stahl about how to compensate college athletes in a manner that makes sense. Zirin, Protesting the World Cup (and a Cinematic Easter Egg)https://www.thenation.com/podcast/society/eos-04062026/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Protesting The World Cup (And A Cinematic Easter Egg) 06.04.2026 1h 47m

  This week, we speak to Ajamu Baraka of the Black Alliance for Peace and Daniel Loroña of Amnesty International about why they are organizing against the 2026 World Cup's presence in the United States. And then, just in time for Easter, a cinematic Easter egg as film savant Arya Shirazi and I talk about two forgotten films of our youth. Zirin, Tiger Woods Plus Donald Trump: A Tragedy Made in the USAhttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/tiger-woods-donald-trump-friendship/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Emergency Pod: IOC Ruling on Trans Athletes 30.03.2026 14m

  Body: We speak to Harrison Browne, the first transgender professional hockey player and co-author of the book Let Us Play, about the International Olympic Committee’s total ban on non- gender conforming athletes  Zirin, 2 FIFA Rulings on Israel, 1 Familiar Deference to MAGAhttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/fifa-israel-rulings-complicity-world-cup/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  The WNBA Union Scores a Win and Iftar with Mayor Mamdani 24.03.2026 27m

  Maya Goldberg-Safir joins the show to talk about the new WNBA deal, and we talk about spending Iftar in NYC with Mayor Mamdani and Mohamed Diawara.Body: This week, we speak to Maya Goldberg-Safir, who runs the blog Rough Notes about the WNBA labor deal. Also, we have Choice Words about spending Iftar with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Mohamad Diawara of the Knicks.Zirin, Iftar With the Knick and the Mayorhttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/iftar-mayor-mamdani-knick-mo-diawara/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  In Conversation: The Battle of Algiers and Gung Ho 14.03.2026 1h 1m

  2026 marks the 60th anniversary of Gilles Pontecorvo’s classic film “The Battle of Algiers” and the 40th anniversary of Ron Howard’s flop Gung Ho. Yet both films aim to tell a story about capitalism, the working class and what comprises resistance in a certain time and place. I’m joined by film savant Arya Shirazi in breaking down these two films Zirin, The Bombing of Iran’s Azadi Stadium Is Straight Out of Israel’s Gaza Scripthttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/us-hockey-olympics-gold-trump/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)n Conversation: The Battle of Algiers and Gung Ho. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  How Rev. Jesse Jackson Understood Sports & a Winter Olympics Round-up 25.02.2026 58m

  This week, we speak with author Bijan Bayne about the late Rev. Jesse Jackson's relationship with the sports world. We also speak to sports journalist Frankie de la Cretaz about the off-field dramas surrounding the 2026 Winter OlympicsZirin, The NFL Owners and Olympic Organizers in Epstein’s Inboxhttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/nfl-owners-casey-wasserman-epstein-files/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  The Sports Owners In Epstein's Inbox and the NBA At The All-Star Break 17.02.2026 1h 17m

  This week, I have some choice words about the athletic oligarchs who knew Epstein way too well. I am also joined by the hoops savant, Arya Shirazi, about the NBA at the All-Star Break and what to do about tanking.Zirin, The NFL Owners and Olympic Organizers in Epstein’s Inboxhttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/nfl-owners-casey-wasserman-epstein-files/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  The Collision between Paul Robeson & Jackie Robinson 09.02.2026 53m

  This week, we talk to author Howard Bryant, whose towering new book is called Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America. It's an incredible look at these two trailblazing giants of the 20th century, how they navigated the racism of their day, and the ways both their lives were irrevocably changed by Jackie Robinson's 1949 testimony "condemning" Robeson at the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing. Zirin, Get Ready for This Year’s Undemocratic, Debt-Ridden, and Mobster-Infused Winter Olympics   https://www.thenation.com/article/society/2026-winter-olympics-ice-debt/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Death Row Survivor Kenny Collins & Why We Should Boycott the World Cup 28.01.2026 35m

  This week, we have an exclusive interview with Kenny Collins, an innocent man who survived 17 unjust years on Maryland's death row and now, at long last, will be leaving prison behind. Also, I have some choice words about why the world must boycott the World Cup. Zirin, A Call Is Rising for Nations to Boycott the Trump World Cuphttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/oke-goettlich-world-cup-boycott/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Gambling With the Future of Sports & Minneapolis Teacher Speaks Out 19.01.2026 45m

  This week we speak to Danny Funt author of the new book “Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling.” We also talk to Minneapolis teacher Daniel Troccoli about what’s going on the ground in Trump’s fascist shitshow.Zirin, A Minneapolis Teacher Wants the Whole Country in the Streetshttps://www.thenation.com/article/activism/minneapolis-resistance-trump-ice/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  The Atlanta Braves or the Atlanta Bravest? Also, the March for Mumia 11.12.2025 40m

  This week, we speak to Chris Buccafusco about his organization, Atlanta Bravest, and what they are doing to combat indigenous mascoting. Also, sound from the March for Mumia onto the grounds of his prison, which took on the issue not only of Mumia’s incarceration but also of elder and medical abuse inside our prisons. Zirin,“This Is Historic”: FIFA and UEFA Presidents Are Accused of Aiding Israel’s War Crimeshttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/fifa-uefa-war-crimes-israel/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy