Edge of Sports

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 Teams
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/los-angeles-lakers-sale-private-equity/
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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 Zinn
Zirin, Liberals Are Shaming Howard Zinn’s Memory Yet Again
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/howard-zinn-red-scare-american-veterans/

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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 76ers

Zirin, Trump’s Reverse Midas Touch Even Got the World Cup
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-world-cup-final-2026/

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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 Cup
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-usmnt-belgium-balogun-fifa/
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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 Cup
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/protest-joyless-world-cup/

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