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Basketball Butterfly Effect: How the Pistons Clawed Their Way to Two Titles Feb 09, 2024

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The 1980s and 1990s were defined by basketball dynasties like the Lakers, Celtics, and Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls. Yet in the midst of this unprecedented stretch of dominance, the Detroit Pistons won two and could’ve very easily won four NBA titles. How did they do it? And why do we discount this incredible accomplishment?

Zirin, When Wearing a Sweater Is Antisemitic

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/naomi-klein-aaron-rodgers-colin-kaepernick/

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Why Haven't the Knicks Won a Championship In 50 Years? Jan 29, 2024

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New York is the Mecca of basketball. So what explains the city’s inability to score an NBA championship in the last half-century. Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about this historical oddity.

Zirin, What Naomi Klein Taught Me About Aaron Rodgers

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/naomi-klein-aaron-rodgers-colin-kaepernick/

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Basketball Butterfly Effect: Why Didn’t LeBron ever play Kobe in the Finals? Jan 12, 2024

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Kobe Bryant and Lebron James are two of the most defining players of their generation and NBA history. While a considerable portion of their careers overlapped, the two never met in the NBA finals. Why? What would have happened? Arya and I discuss on this week’s episode.

Zirin, “Will the IOC Do Anything About the Killing of Palestinian Athletes?”

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ioc-israel-palestine-olympics/

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Basketball Butterfly Effect: Steph Curry & the Knicks Nov 28, 2023

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In Part 6 of our series, Basketball Butterfly Effect, Arya Shirazi joins the show again to discuss the 2009 NBA draft and the Knicks coming close to getting Davidson sharpshooter Steph Curry, the most revolutionary player of his generation. You don’t want to miss this episode!

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Basketball Butterfly Effect: 1993 Draft Nov 13, 2023

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In Part 5 of our series, Basketball Butterfly Effect, Arya Shirazi joins the show again to discuss the 1993 NBA draft and a crucial trade that takes place that changes the course of 90s basketball. You don’t want to miss this episode!

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Trans athletes fight for inclusion in sports & racial economy of college football Oct 27, 2023

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Inclusion for trans athletes in sports has become a flashpoint in the culture war that extends from schools to international competitions. Katie Barnes joins Edge of Sports to discuss their new book, Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates, which offers one of the most comprehensive views yet on how the struggle for inclusion in the realm of sports has much wider social and political consequences. Dave Zirin also has Choice Words about why the public financing of stadiums is little more than corporate theft writ large. And on Ask a Sports Scholar we have Prof. Tracie Canada to speak about her cutting edge work about the racial economy of college football. Plus, we have a new segment called Ask Dave!

Katie Barnes

Twitter: katie_barnes3

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250276636/fairplay

Tracie Canada

Twitter: tracie_canada

https://www.traciecanada.com/

Zirin, Congressional Support for a Cease-Fire Isn’t Too Much to Ask

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/jamie-raskin-gaza-ceasefire/

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What makes Deion Deion And Adam Mansbach Makes It Plain Oct 23, 2023

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This week on the pod, we speak to Jean Jacques Taylor author of the new book Coach Prime. With near total access to Deion Sanders program at Jackson State and explains what makes Deion Deion. Also we speak to best selling author Adam Mansbach about his incredible book The Golem of Brooklyn. We also have some ‘Choice Words’ for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the NAIA.

Jean-Jacques Taylor

Twitter: JJT_Journalist

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Adam Mansbach

Twitter: @adammansbach

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737057/the-golem-of-brooklyn-by-adam-mansbach/

Zirin, How DeSantis Is Using Sports to Hijack a Florida College

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/new-college-sarasota-florida-desantis/

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Len Bias and the 1980s War on Drugs Oct 07, 2023

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This week on the pod, we welcome back Arya Shirazi to discuss another basketball butterfly effect: what if the NBA had handled the death of Len bias differently? How is that of affected that generation of 1980s players?

Zirin, How DeSantis Is Using Sports to Hijack a Florida College

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/new-college-sarasota-florida-desantis/

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Why Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Didn't Stand For The Anthem Sep 30, 2023

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In the early 90s, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had a promising career ahead of him in the NBA as an up-and-coming star. That all changed in 1996 when he refused to stand for the US National Anthem and called the US flag a symbol of oppression. The NBA retaliated by suspending him, and Abdul-Rauf spent the next two decades playing exclusively for international leagues.

On this episode of Edge of Sports, Abdul-Rauf looks back on his protest and how engaging the literature of revolutionary icons like Malcolm X influenced his decision. Elsewhere in the episode, Dave Zirin takes aim at Ron DeSantis’s use of sports to stage a political takeover at the New College of Florida, and Dr. Ron Bishop joins the show to discuss how sports media covers mental health.

Zirin, Will the UAW Picket Trump’s Rally in Detroit?

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-rally-uaw-detroit/

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Northwestern's hazing scandal and sports culture w/Byron Hurt Sep 16, 2023

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Officially, hazing is illegal and unwelcome just about everywhere you turn—but it continues as an open secret in far too many fraternities, sports teams, and other institutions. The latest revelations from Northwestern University's football team are a stark reminder that we have a long way to go to uproot the culture of hazing for good. Anti-gender violence activist and documentarian Byron Hurt joins Edge of Sports for a timely discussion on the harm hazing does and how we can stop it. Dr. Neftalie Williams joins us in our Ask A Sports Scholar segment to discuss the uniqueness and global influence of skateboarding.

Zirin, September 11, 1973, Was a Warning: Democracy Can Die in a Day

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/chile-september-11-coup-anniversary/

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