Edge of Sports
Episodes
Jake’s Takes on the NBA Playoffs
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We got a special episode this week as Jake Zirin joins the show to talk about the NBA playoffs as well as who he thinks is going to win the regular se...
Aaron Maybin Is In The True Trenches
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Former NFL player, artist, and author Aaron Maybin has a new book about history, politics and his work doing mutual aid organizing and education in th...
Why The Right Is So Mad About Trans Athletes
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Purdue University’s Cheryl Cooky about her column defending trans swimmer Lia Thomas and the hellacious backlash that followed...
From Auschwitz To The NBA
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Dan Grunfeld, author of the new book By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented America...
Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues Is Beyond Belief
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to NBA legend Muggsy Bogues and his co-author Jake Uitti about their new book, Muggsy: My Life from a Kid in the Projects to the Go...
Talking Baseball Lockout With “The Real Ben Shapiro”
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we speak to baseball commentator Ben Shapiro about the MLB lockout.We also have ‘Choice Words’ about the move by organ...
Hunter S. Thompson’s Sporting Life
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Peter Richardson, author of Savage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road to Gonzo, a new book about Thompson’s life a...
The Stories of Baseball Legends
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to legendary sportswriter Peter Golenbock about his new book, Whispers of the Gods: Tales from Baseball’s Golden Age, Told by the...
Why France Is Attacking Muslim Women Athletes
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Shireen Ahmed from the "Burn It All Down" podcast and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation about a prospective law in F...
Talking '90s Knicks with Chris Herring
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are talking to Chris Herring, New York Times best-selling author of Blood in the Garden: the Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knick...
A Professor with an Alternative Way Forward for College Sports
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Ben Carrington about USC’s new head coach Lincoln Riley and the bloated contract the university offered him. Carrington goes i...
Eric Dickerson Brings the Smoke
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Eric Dickerson about his new book Watch My Smoke: The Eric Dickerson Story, cowritten with Greg Hanlon.We also have Choice Words...
What do the 1984 Olympics Teach Us?
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to L. Jon Wertheim about his new book Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever. We ta...
Taking A Break with Viet Thanh Nguyen
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer and USC professor Viet Thanh Nguyen. It’s a great conversation and we ho...
Ryan Shazier On His Perilous Football Journey
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to former Pittsburgh Steeler Ryan Shazier about his new book: Walking Miracle: How Faith, Positive Thinking, and Passion for Footb...
Jake's Takes
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I give my take on the vaccine wars in the NBA. It’s a thorny subject and I break it down. Also we have Jake’s Takes as my kid will tell ...
When Women’s Soccer Started A Cultural Revolution
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Rob Goldman, author of the new book, The Sisterhood: The 99ers and the Rise of U.S. Women's Soccer. This book looks at the ...
Hidden History of the National Women’s Football League
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Britni de la Cretaz & Lyndsey D’Arcangelo, authors of the new book, Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women...
Talking About The Knicks of the 90s
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are talking to Paul Knepper, author of the book “The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It...
Talking NFL E-Mails with Andrew Brandt
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to long-time former Green Bay Packers executive Andrew Brandt about the leak of NFL emails and what they say about the league. Also...
Giving the NFL’s Jackie Robinsons Their Do
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Bob Glauber joins the show to discuss the new book that he co-wrote with Keyshawn Johnson, The Forgotten First. Such an informative intervi...
The NBA’s Vaccine Conundrum
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I give my take on the vaccine wars in the NBA. It’s a thorny subject and I break it down. Also we have Jake’s Takes as my kid will tell ...
Should Sports Be Happening At All?
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast we have “Choice Words” about whether, given the Delta variant, we should once again shut sports down for the public good....
“What is The Kaepernick Effect?” A Conversation with Eddie Glaude
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a special episode—Dave Zirin in conversation with Eddie Glaude about his new book Kaepernick Effect. You won’t want to miss it. ...
Is Ballet At A Turning Pointe?
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to journalist Dr. Chloe Angyal about her book on the ballet pipeline, Turning Pointe. The parallels to youth sports are uncanny you...
Five Years Later: Steve Wyche On Breaking THE Kaepernick Story
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to NFL Network journalist Steve Wyche about the night he interviewed Colin Kaepernick after noticing that he was sitting during the ...
High School Football in the Shadow of the Nation's Capital
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Devon Ashby, author of the fascinating new book PG vs MoCo: A Memoir of High School Football in the Shadow of the Nation's C...
The Greatest: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon on Muhammad Ali
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On September 19, PBS will debut the new documentary “Muhammad Ali” by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon. This week we speak to them about ...
Talking NBA Finals, Sha'Carri Richardson, and Jazz Cigarettes
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are BACK! This week we talk to the Coach Kevin McNutt about the suspension of track and field star Sha'Carri Richardson for smoking weed and so...
Taking a Break & NBA Takes
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Critical Race Theory at a Big Time Sports School
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Dr. David Canton, the new head of the African-American studies department at the University of Florida about how he intends to t...
Talking to the Director and Producer of Changing the Game
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is a new and groundbreaking film about trans youth athletes called Changing the Game. This week on the Edge of Sports podcast, we speak to direc...
The Politics of Tailgating
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to authors Maria J. Veri and Rita Liberti about their new book, Gridiron Gourmet, which explores tailgating culture and sports. The...
Hope Solo Wants Soccer Justice
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to legendary goalkeeper Hope Solo about her 20 year career in USA Soccer and what she would do if she was in charge of the Federati...
How the 1948 Indians Explain the World
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Luke Epplin, author of the new book, Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball. Luke goes i...
Women’s Hoops 16 Years After Shattering the Glass
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Pamela Grundy and Susan Shackleford, authors of the groundbreaking book, “Shattering The Glass: The Remarkable History Of Women...
NFL Player In Solidarity With Trans Athletes
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to free agent NFL player RK Russell about his oped in The Guardian in defense of transgender athletes as well as his process of wri...
How Does Whiteness Operate In Sports?
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to the owner of the social justice education firm JenFryTalks, former volleyball coach Jen Fry, to speak about how whiteness operate...
The Legendary “Cobra” Dave Parker
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to former baseball MVP, Dave “The Cobra” Parker about his new book “Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood.” We talk to P...
Whither Women's Sports Coverage?
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Professor Cheryl Cooky, co-author of the new study One and Done: The Eclipse of Women’s Televised Sports, 1989–2019. Cooky ta...
Sports Media's Dance with Misogyny Featuring Julie DiCaro
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to the author of the new book, “Sidelined: Sidelined: Sports, Culture, and Being a Woman in America,” by Julie DiCaro. Julie tal...
Chase Strangio on Countering Attacks on Trans Athletes
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Chase Strangio, the Deputy Director for Transgender Justice at the ACLU, about countering the relentless state government attack ...
Leroy Moore, Krip Hop Nation and the Politics of the Paralympics
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Leroy Moore, one of the founders of the hip hop organization, Krip Hop Nation about the Paralympics. We also talk to Moore about...
How Texas Led A Sporting Revolution
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Professor Frank Guridy, author of the new book, The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics, a rem...
Japanese Internment, Football, And A Legendary Team
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Bradford Pearson, author of the new Book, The Eagles of Heart Mountain. It’s the true story of a group of Japanese American tee...
Natalie Weiner on the Failures of Sports' “White Feminism”
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we speak to journalist Natalie Weiner about her piece on White Feminism and the ways in which Barstool Sports is utilizing different techni...
Talking to NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the lead-up to the Super Bowl, we speak to the NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith about the state of the players union and the state of polit...
Talking Jim Brown. Remembering Sekou Smith
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are speaking to the cowriter of Jim Brown's 1989 autobiography Out of Bounds, former ESPN Outside the Lines reporter Steve Delsohn. W...
Taking a Trip With Bill “Spaceman” Lee
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to former All-Star pitcher and cosmic genius Bill “Spaceman” Lee. Bill talks to us about his unique life, his new book, and his ...
Chris Mosier: In Defense of Trans Athletes
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Mosier is a hall-of-fame triathlete, and six-time member of Team USA, the first transgender man to represent the United States in international ...
They Didn't Just Breach a Capitol. They Breached a City.
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we—a DC-based show—talk about the fascist mob that hit the Capitol on Wednesday, January 6th, and explain why this should be seen as an ...
When a Coach Kneels With His Players
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to former St. Michael's College coach Joshua Meyer and one of his former players, Winston Jones about their experience taking a...
A Journey to Mindfulness with Former NFL Player Prince Daniels, Jr.
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to former NFL player Prince Daniels, Jr. about his book Mindfulness for the Ultimate Athlete: Mastering the Balance Between Power an...
Attacking the Rim With NBA Hall-of-Famer Dave Bing
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Dave Bing about his new book, Attacking the Rim. Dave talks about his legendary basketball career, the deep influence of his par...
Talking to The Producer of The Queen’s Gambit
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to producer William Horberg about The Queen’s Gambit, one of the most watched Netflix productions of the year. We talk to William...
Sportswriting Trailblazer Melissa Ludtke
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Melissa Ludtke about her legendary career, her iconic lawsuit that broke many barriers for women sportswriters, and women in spo...
Pandemics & Protest with Marc Lamont Hill
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Marc Lamont Hill about his new book, We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, Protest, and Possibility. We talk to Marc about the BLM ...
An Election’s Eye View From The Streets
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Deadspin’s Chuck Modiano about street protests in DC against police violence. We also talk to Chuck about DC’s mayor Muriel ...
Rugby’s Political Athlete David Pocock Retires
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to the great David Pocock about his retirement from rugby. We talk to him about leaving the game, his experiences playing rugby and...
So Why Are People Watching Less Sports?
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Jane McManus, New York Daily News’ sports columnist and Director of the Center for Sports Communication at Marist College. We ...
Bubblicious: What the Bubble Meant for the NBA
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to NBA writer Michael Lee about the NBA Finals. We also talk about the remarkable success of the NBA Bubble, Jimmy Butler’s fit in...
Spencer Haywood: Origins of an Icon
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to NBA Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood on the occasion of the new book, The Spencer Haywood Rule: Battles, Basketball, and the making ...
Kobe, Shaq, and the Lakers’ Circus Maximus
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to the best selling author of the new book Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty, Jeff Pear...
How Shocking Is The “Shocking” Return Of The Big Ten?
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to one of the leading critics of revenue-producing college sports, journalist Patrick Hruby. Hruby goes into detail about the Big T...
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf On This Moment of Sports And Struggle
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have audio of a webinar that I did with NBA legend Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf for the show Talking BLM hosted by Felicia Eaves for the organizati...
A Sportsbook For Our Times
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to acclaimed sportswriters Jessica Luther and Kavitha Davidson about their new book Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back...
Howard Bryant on the Sports Strikes Against Racism
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Full Dissidence author and ESPN columnist Howard Bryant about a historic week in the world of sports and what it could mean goin...
Ariyana Smith Has A Story To Tell
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2014, the first athlete to bring the Black Lives Matter movement to a place of protest during the National Anthem wasn’t an NBA or NFL player. It...
NBA & BLM: Is it Just Woke Marketing?
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the show we speak to NBA.com’s Sekou Smith about the NBA’s return, black lives matter, and protest. Smith gives us his take on activi...
Ice Cube on Anti-Semitism and The Contract With Black America
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the show we speak to rapper/actor/mogul Ice Cube about his recent postings of anti-Semitic cartoons and how he answers for them. We also ...
Layshia Clarendon, the WNBA, and Pushing the Envelope
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the show we speak to Layshia Clarendon of the New York Liberty about a protest Layshia was at the forefront in organizing. We also talk t...
NBA at the Breaking Point
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the show we speak to Michael Lee of The Athletic about the prospects of playing the remainder of the NBA season in the Orlando bubble. We...
NFL Pro Bowler Michael Bennett on the Power of Protest
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the show, we speak to author and NFL Pro Bowler Michael Bennett about recent protests over the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, ...
Kevin Powell: When We Get Free
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the show, we speak to author and activist Kevin Powell about his new book, When We Free The World. Powell talks to us about recent protes...
Tear Down The Statues, Change The Names
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the show, I speak about the remarkable development of athletes taking part in street protests around the country against police violence ...
Craig Hodges: NBA Freedom Fighter Speaks
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to former Chicago Bull Craig Hodges about recent protests and uprisings taking place all over the country in the wake of the killi...
Minneapolis One Week Later: How Things Have Changed
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to former NBA basketball player and Minnesota native Royce White about the week that was. White has been at the heart of the protest...
Royce White: On the Frontlines in Minneapolis
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to former NBA basketball player and Minnesota native Royce White about the police murder of George Floyd. White has been at the hear...
Dr. Céline Gounder on the Risks of Reopening Sports
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to CNN medical expert and NYU professor Dr. Celine Gounder about Covid-19. We talk to Dr. Gounder about the push to reopen sports, h...
Hidden History: The Civil Rights Movement and the Black Athlete
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's show is a talk I did with educator and author Jesse Hagopian about the history of Black athletes and their intersection with the Civil...
Scoop Jackson Makes it Plain
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Scoop Jackson, author of the new book, The Game is Not a Game: The Power, Protest and Politics of American Sports. We talk to Sco...
Ghosts of Dodger Stadium
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Eric Nusbaum, author of the new book, “Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between.” We talk to ...
The Myth and Reality of Black Consumer Power
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Jared Ball, professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore. We talk to him about his new book, The My...
Jordan’s Last Dance
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to friend of the show Michael Lee to talk about Last Dance, a documentary on Michael Jordan and the ’98 Chicago Bulls. We talk abo...
Coronavirus In "The Other DC"
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a sidestep from sports and talk to Maurice Cook from the Ward 6 Mutual Aid Network. We talk about coronavirus’ impact on DC, how i...
Grant Wahl on Soccer's Place In a Coronavirus World
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to the preeminent soccer journalist in the United States, Grant Wahl, about the role of soccer amidst the coronavirus pandemic. We ...
Esports: The Only Game In Town
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
“If I knew the answers I’d run for President.”
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to NBA veteran Wilson Chandler about how he is maintaining amid the pandemic as well as his experience playing on basketball’s bi...
The Rise and Fall (And Possible Rise Again) of the Warriors Dynasty
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to ace NBA journalist Ethan Sherwood Strauss about his new book The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty...
A Turning Point in Women’s Sports & Inside Report From Kobe’s Memorial
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are talking to Power Plays sports reporter Lindsay Gibbs about the promising albeit volatile state of women’s sports and then to Kevin ...
Former NBA Star David West on Political Journey & Bernie Support
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to retired NBA All Star David West about his life, politics, and support for the Bernie Sanders campaign. We also talk about his wo...
Howard Bryant & Full Dissidence
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to sportswriter Howard Bryant about his new book, Full Dissidence: Notes From an Uneven Playing Field. It is a searing look at race,...
The Kansas City Chiefs Name: Racist Or “Just Sports?”
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Vincent Schilling, associate editor from Indian Country Today about the origin and present ramifications of the Kansas City Chief...
Racism's Persistence in Sports
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Professor Kenneth Shropshire about a host of issues pervading sports and how today's students are taking them in. We have ...
NFL Player Says It Loud and Proud: “I consider myself a Berniecrat.”
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chop it up with LA Chargers running back Justin Jackson, who has become a big of a lightning rod on social media in recent months. Jackso...
Legacy of David Stern and a Look Back at 2019
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss the towering and complicated legacy of former NBA commissioner David Stern. We look at his success in guiding the league through ...
Can Youth Football Save Us From Gun Violence?
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk with journalist Natalie Weiner from SB Nation about her recent longform piece on how gun violence has affected youth football around...
Talking to Legendary Olympic Sprinter And Activist Wyomia Tyus
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are honored to speak to gold medalist at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and the first-ever back-to-back gold medalist in the 100 meters, athl...
The Hidden History of the 1936 US Olympic Basketball Team
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to author Andrew Maraniss about his new book Games of Deception about the 1936 US Olympic Basketball team’s foray into the Hitler...
The Great Booing At Nationals Park
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to former Edge of Sports podcast producer Dan Bloom about his experience sitting in Nationals Park as the thousands rose up last Su...