The 2 Best Edge of Sports Podcast Episodes
1) The Rise and Fall (And Possible Rise Again) of the Warriors Dynasty
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. We talk to Ethan about that Warriors dynasty, Ke...Show More
2) Dr. Céline Gounder on the Risks of Reopening Sports
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, how that undertaking could work, and how the nation...Show More
3) NFL Player In Solidarity With Trans Athletes
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 writing. Russell has some great advice for up-and-com...Show More
4) How Does Whiteness Operate In Sports?
This week we talk to the owner of the social justice education firm JenFryTalks, former volleyball coach Jen Fry, to speak about how whiteness operates in sports. Jen Fry facilitated workshops in the ...Show More
5) The Legendary “Cobra” Dave Parker
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 Parker about his career, Roberto Clemente, and even get a v...Show More
6) Whither Women's Sports Coverage?
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 talks about the study’s methodology, the origins of the ...Show More
7) Sports Media's Dance with Misogyny Featuring Julie DiCaro
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 talks about her process of writing the book, personally d...Show More
8) Chase Strangio on Countering Attacks on Trans Athletes
This week we talk to Chase Strangio, the Deputy Director for Transgender Justice at the ACLU, about countering the relentless state government attack on trans women and girls who want to play sports.W...Show More
9) Leroy Moore, Krip Hop Nation and the Politics of the Paralympics
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 his love of Hip-Hop, his favorite artists, and gr...Show More
10) How Texas Led A Sporting Revolution
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 remarkable look at how the intersection of resistance...Show More