This edition: Dave Zirin on Sports and Society
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Original tape date: October 20, 2020. First aired: October 26, 2020.Bob is joined by sports writer Dave Zirin, whose work brings extraordinary insight, and a deep understanding of the ways in which sports are linked to culture, politics and the economy. The two discuss how the politicalization of professional sports has evolved, and the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on both the youth and professional sports worlds. Dave Zirin is the sports editor of The Nation magazine, and is the host of the podcast, “The Edge of Sports.”
Guest List
Dave Zirin Sports Editor & Host, The Nation, Edge of Sports Podcast
- Remembering Bill Moyers
- Monday, April 13 - 1:30pm
- Tuesday, May 5 - 1:30pm
- Diane Ravitch: An Education - Pt 1/3
- Tuesday, April 14 - 1:30pm
- Tuesday, April 21 - 1:30pm
- Wednesday, May 6 - 1:30pm
- Diane Ravitch: An Education - Pt 2/3
- Wednesday, April 15 - 1:30pm
- Wednesday, April 22 - 1:30pm
- Thursday, May 7 - 1:30pm
- Diane Ravitch: An Education - Pt 3/3
- Thursday, April 16 - 1:30pm
- Thursday, April 23 - 1:30pm
- What if Artists Packed Their Bags and Left New York City!
- Monday, April 20 - 1:30pm
- Prof. James F. Booth: Earth & Atmospheric Science - CCNY
- Monday, April 27 - 1:30pm
- TBA
- Tuesday, April 28 - 1:30pm
- Wednesday, April 29 - 1:30pm
- Thursday, April 30 - 1:30pm
- Monday, May 4 - 1:30pm
- Diane Ravitch: An Education - Pt 3/3
- Tuesday, March 31 - 1:30pm
- Tuesday, April 7 - 1:30pm
- Diane Ravitch: An Education - Pt 2/3
- Monday, March 30 - 1:30pm
- Monday, April 6 - 1:30pm
- Diane Ravitch: An Education - Pt 1/3
- Thursday, March 26 - 1:30pm
- Thursday, April 2 - 1:30pm
- Remembering Bill Moyers
- Wednesday, March 25 - 1:30pm
- Prof. James F. Booth: Earth & Atmospheric Science - CCNY
- Tuesday, March 24 - 1:30pm
- Thursday, April 9 - 1:30pm
- What if Artists Packed Their Bags and Left New York City!
- Monday, March 16 - 1:30pm
- Tuesday, March 17 - 1:30pm
- Wednesday, March 18 - 1:30pm
- Thursday, March 19 - 1:30pm
- Monday, March 23 - 1:30pm
- Wednesday, April 1 - 1:30pm
- Wednesday, April 8 - 1:30pm

