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We're joined by sports editor David Zirin live from opening day at the Paris 2024 Olympics. We talk Palestine, Israel, Hijab Ban, France's social expulsions, Black Lives Matter and sports, and David's own upbringing with a Zionist father an an anti-Zionist mother (Jane Zirin Z"L Yehi zichra mahapecha / May her memory be a revolution). We opened with David Zirin's opening remarks from 2019's “Not Backing Down: Israel, Free Speech & the Battle for Palestinian Rights” panel at UMass-Amherst alongside Linda Sarsour, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, Professor Marc Lamont Hill and Vijay Prashad. We close with Jewish Voice for Peace's action against Netanyahu's speech and arming Israel this week at Congress and a song by friend of the show, Rachel Angel, called Baby Can I Come Home to You. Dave Zirin is the sports editor of the Nation Magazine. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports, including most recently, The Kaepernick Effect Taking A Knee, Saving the World. He's appeared on ESPN, NBC News, CNN, Democracy Now, and numerous other outlets. Follow David Zirin across all social media via @EdgeOfSports, at The Nation Magazine and on The Real News Network (TRNN). Let's keep this show going by becoming a buddy of the show at WBAI.org. Beyond The Pale airs live every Friday in NYC's 99.5 FM and the Tri-State Area after Democracy Now at 9AM. We release every show on your favorite podcast platform. Record your voicemails to ‪(917) 740-8971‬ and we'll play your questions and statements on air.

Published: April 18, 2024On April 10, OJ Simpson passed away at the age of 76. Although initially catapulted to fame by his career in the NFL and Hollywood, OJ's early success was ultimately eclipsed by his alleged murder of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her lover, Ron Goldman. The double-homicide, subsequent trial, and acquittal rocked the nation—sparking a media frenzy and a culture war that revolved around questions of racism, police corruption, domestic violence, and celebrity impunity. TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez joins Dave Zirin on 'Edge of Sports TV' for a retrospective on the OJ trial and its consequences.Studio Production: David HebdenPost-Production: Taylor HebdenAudio Post-Production: David HebdenOpening Sequence: Cameron GranadinoMusic by: Eze Jackson & Carlos GuillenJoin this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrmm_7RDZJeQzq2-wvmjueg/joinWatch all episodes of Edge of Sports here: https://therealnews.com/edge-of-sports-with-dave-zirinBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support.

Broadcast on December 1, 2022 Hosted by Chris Garlock Chad Pearson traces “the continuity of thuggery” by bosses in “Capital's Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century”. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @EdgeofSports

Last week, a settlement administrator uploaded a report showing that hundreds of Black former NFL players now qualify for compensation from the league, following adjustments to dementia tests that eliminated the discriminatory practice known as “race-norming.” Following a civil rights lawsuit by two former players, the NFL said last year that they would stop applying lower cognitive base scores to Black players compared with white players. The Takeaway spoke with former NFL running back and player advocate Ken Jenkins about the significance of this latest development. And to learn more about the use of "race-norming" as well as what else is going on in the sports world, The Takeaway checked in with Dave Zirin, sports editor at The Nation.

Last week, a settlement administrator uploaded a report showing that hundreds of Black former NFL players now qualify for compensation from the league, following adjustments to dementia tests that eliminated the discriminatory practice known as “race-norming.” Following a civil rights lawsuit by two former players, the NFL said last year that they would stop applying lower cognitive base scores to Black players compared with white players. The Takeaway spoke with former NFL running back and player advocate Ken Jenkins about the significance of this latest development. And to learn more about the use of "race-norming" as well as what else is going on in the sports world, The Takeaway checked in with Dave Zirin, sports editor at The Nation.

Broadcast on March 3, 2022 Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith Longtime labor reporter Steven Greenhouse on Two-Faced Anti-Unionism; sportswriter Dave Zirin on the MLB lockout, and Doug Crandell on Twenty-Two Cents an Hour: Disability Rights and the Fight to End Subminimum Wages. Plus labor news headlines: REI Workers in New York Vote to Unionize; Arizona Starbucks becomes first outside New York to unionize; Union Activists Arrested at Amazon warehouse in Staten Island. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Ciera Shine. @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod @greenhousenyt @EdgeofSports

Does the NFL have a problem hiring and retaining Black coaches? We explore that and whether or not the Rooney rule has made an impact on hiring black coaches or if it's just a bandaid on a larger problem plaguing the league with Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation.

Does the NFL have a problem hiring and retaining Black coaches? We explore that and whether or not the Rooney rule has made an impact on hiring black coaches or if it's just a bandaid on a larger problem plaguing the league with Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation.

This week on Talk World Radio, The Kaepernick Effect is a new book by our guest Dave Zirin who is sports editor for The Nation and the author of 10 books on the politics of sports, including Jim Brown: Last Man Standing. His website is at EdgeofSports.com.

Show Notes and Links to Dave Zirin's Work and Allusions/Texts from Episode 80         On Episode 80, Pete talks with Dave Zirin about his work as an activist and journalist, his early influences in reading and civic engagement, “ ‘Eureka' moments,” his fine work with The Nation and book publishing, and his 2021 release, the important book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee and Changing the World. With discussion of the book comes conversation about some of the forces repressing change, but more importantly, famous people and not-so-famous people enacting change through educating others and through direct action.    Dave Zirin, The Nation's sports editor, is the author of ten books on the politics of sports, most recently, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World. Named one of UTNE Reader's “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Zirin is a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and Democracy Now! He also hosts The Nation's Edge of Sports podcast. You can find all his work or contact him through his website EdgeofSports.com. Follow him on twitter @EdgeofSports. Buy The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World   Dave Zirin's Personal Website   Dave Zirin's Wikipedia Page   "Dave Zirin is The Kaepernick Whisperer" (The Ringer, 2018)   Support organization to which book proceeds go-Serve Your City DC   At about 2:00, Dave talks about his feelings as The Kaepernick Effect is a few days away from being published, and the mission he feels in publishing a book on such an important and underrepresented movement inspired by Colin Kaepernick; Dave highlights that proceeds from the book go to serveyourcitydc.org   At about 4:15, Pete asks Dave about his childhood relationship with the written word, including his love of sports and his older sister's outsized impact on him, especially with the fact that she was a heavy reader; he also mentions his love of books like Season on the Brink by John Feinstein   At about 7:00, Dave highlights James Baldwin as a writer who has thrilled him throughout his life, leading Dave to talk about his love for rereading great books like Baldwin's   At about 8:25, Dave talks about sportswriters like Frank DeFord, Leigh Montville, Selena Roberts, Ralph Wiley at Sports Illustrated and its power in his life, as well as his mother's providing the family access to local news   At about 10:40, Pete asks Dave about starting points for him as a journalist and an activist,    At about 12:30, Dave talks about turning points and how he came to write about sports and politics   At about 15:10, Pete asks Dave about his current reading, and Dave highlights David Maraniss and Howard Bryant, as well as Lindsey Adler At about 16:30, Howard and Pete talk about tennis and Howard Bryant's promotion of it and the text that Dave sent about playing on a tennis grass court At about 18:10, Pete asks Dave about connections between “older” athlete/activists and what he has seen in his years at The Nation regarding current activist-athletes  At about 20:45, Dave talks about the titanic changes that have come around regarding athlete/activism, due to  At about 23:20, Dave talks about The People's History of Sports in the United States and its genesis, as well as great interactions with his inspirations like Jim Bouton and Howard Zinn At about 26:20, Pete and Dave discuss his book, The Kaepernick Effect, and its genesis, and Dave's concern in summarizing and memorializing so much recent history; he talks about his inspiration by Howard Zinn's curating At about 30:15, Dave talks about how the largest protests in US history-regarding the police murder of George Floyd-changed the focus of his book At about 32:15, Pete asks Dave about the revisionist history of Colin Kaepernick as “simply not being a good quarterback” At about 34:20, Pete points to the juxtaposition of knees that starts off Dave's book At about 34:55, Dave talks about Steve Wyche's perspective five years after being the first to cover the Kaepernick kneeling At about 36:40, Dave and Pete discuss a few individual like April Parkerson and Rodney Axson who were the first athletes to follow Kaepernick's lead; Dave puts these courageous acts into context, including the fallout in Beaumont, Texas At about 39:50, Dave discusses the vitriol directed at Denby High School as discussed in the book At about 40:50, Dave highlights a coach in Minnesota, Marjaan Siddar, who educates his players and keeps them working for progressive causes At about 42:20, Pete asks Dave how he weighs and balances the future of the high school generation and their activism, as laid out in the book At about 44:30, Dave discusses the book's section about college player activists, as Pete and he highlight Alexis Bazen and the message that dave says “pays it forward”   At about 48:15, Dave is asked about the idea of an “ally” and how one acts in solidarity, and its connection to Megan Rapinoe and others discussed in his book who  At about 50:00, Pete asks Dave his thoughts on recent NCAA bylaws changing regarding selling one's likeness and how this affects the rights of college athletes At about 51:00, Pete and Dave highlight and discuss changemakers in the NFL and other pro sports, as outlined in the last chapter of the book, including Gwen Berry, Eric Reid, Kenny Stills, and Bruce Maxwell At about 53:15, Dave points to Howard Bryant's book, The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism, in explaining the expanded conflation of patriotism and sports, especially since 9/11 At about 55:00, Dave talks about Michael Bennett's worldview and work for change At about 56:00, Pete and Dave highlight Dr. John Carlos' inspiring words from the Epilogue, as well as his inspiring work for justice You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Spotify, Stitcher,  and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this episode and other episodes on YouTube-you can watch and subscribe on The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.   Please tune in for the next episode, Episode 81 with Cerise Castle, who has written for NPR, LAMag, and Vice News, among others, and has recently written an incredibly well-done history of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department gangs and cliques. 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The Latino Rebels Radio team is off this week for the holiday, but our friends at the Latino Media Collective (https://twitter.com/LMC_show) guest host with a show about the political legacy of the late Diego Maradona. For this episode, the LMC spends the hour with Dave Zirin (https://twitter.com/EdgeofSports) , sports editor for the Nation magazine, host of The Edge of Sports podcast and co-host of The Collision with Etan Thomas on WPFW. Featured image by Cadaverexquisito (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grafiti_Diego_Maradona.jpg) For more about our telehealth sponsor, click here (http://plannedparenthood.org/rebels) .

Many teams have been playing without crowds this year but stadiums still have a captive audience. Sports editor and “Edge of Sports” podcast host Dave Zirin joins us for the hour as we explore how and when in our history athletes have taken a stand for civil rights and social justice. WNBA point guard Renee Montgomery talks about what led her to sit out the 2020 season to pursue change and uplift Black communities.

On today’s show… Dave Zirin, from The Edge of Sports Podcast, will join us to discuss the role of athletes in society and why white Americans were polarized over the kneeling of Colin Kaepernick. Heather “Digby” Parton will, once again, help us get through the news of the week… And we will re-air our interview with Progressive, Andrew Romanoff, who is primarying John Hickenlooper for Senate in Colorado on June 30th.

Air Date 7/19/2016 Today we take a listen to a few of the reactions from people of color to the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and the police officers in Dallas Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 2: Act 1: Black Father in Letter to His Son "I Thought of You When I Saw the Son of Alton Sterling Weeping" - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 07-14-16 Ch. 3: Song 1: Sur Le Fil - Yann Tiersen Ch. 4: Act 2: Video of and reaction to Philando Castile - Code Switch - Air Date 7-9-16 Ch. 5: Song 2: End of the World - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin Ch. 6: Act 3: You can't reignite a fire that never stops burning - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 7-8-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote Ch. 8: Act 4: Tired of being strong, it's time to fix the system - The Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date 7-6-16 Ch. 9: Song 4: North bank upper - Plusplus Ch. 10: Act 5: The fatal shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile - The Daily Show - Air Date 7-7-16 Ch. 11: Song 5: Rain Begins To Fall (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy Ch. 12: Act 6: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Respond To Dallas Shooting - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-09-16 Ch. 13: Song 6: Silhouette - David Ari Leon Ch. 14: Act 7: Dallas shooter was banned from black activist groups - @CitizenRadio - Air Date 7-12-16 Ch. 15: Song 7: Untitled - Zoe Keating Ch. 16: Act 8: Black Surgeon Who Treated Dallas Officers On Race Relations with Law Enforcement - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 07-13-16 Ch. 17: Song 8: A Faraway Home (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy Ch. 18: Act 9: Scoop Jackson on the unnecessary, yet understood, killings of people and police - @EdgeofSports - w: Dave Zirin - Air Date 7-13-16 Ch. 19: Song 9: Whatchuwando - Krayzie Bone Ch. 18: Act 10: Pastor Michael McBride on what white people can do - Politically Re-Active - Air Date 7-13-16 Ch. 19: Song 10: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy Ch. 18: Act 11: People with privilege need to get up and stand shoulder to shoulder - The Read - Air Date 7-13-16 Voicemails Ch. 19: Response to police killing person during standoff - Colin from Cleveland, OH Ch. 20: Examining the police with an analogy with healthcare - Charlie from Cleveland Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 21: Final comments on what white people can do to get involved in the movement for black lives Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone TAKE ACTION Find Showing Up for Justice actions near you Sign the We Are Here Movement's Racial Justice Moonshot Petition  EDUCATE YOURSELF This is What White People Can Do to Support Black Lives Matter (Washington Post) Tim Wise Website (TimWise.com) It's Legal to Kill Black People (Hands Up United)  Rewire News - Racism (Rewire.com) Only White People Can Save Themselves From Racism and White Supremacism (Washington Post)    Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

On today’s show… Scot Nakagawa, from The Nation Magazine, will explain how Covid-19 has fueled the White Nationalist Movement resulting in anti-Asian violence and conspiracy theories. Josh Kovensky, from Talking Points Memo, will discuss the chaos that has been unleashed by a federal government that is procuring personal protection equipment for hospitals based on private profit instead of public need. Dave Zirin, from The Edge of Sports Podcast, will get us up to date with all the Covid-19 related stories involving the sports world. And Heather "Digby" Parton from Salon helps tackle this week's biggest headlines.

Air Date: 11/20/2018 Today we take a look at the gendered nature of anger and how the anger of women is feared as a potentially revolutionary force Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991   Episode Sponsors: BeFrugal.com/Best| HRW.org/Best| Madison-Reed.com+ Promo Code: Left Amazon USA| Amazon CA| Amazon UK| Clean Choice Energy Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content: Support our show on Patreon!   SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Rebecca Traister on women's anger and Kavanaugh's rage - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 10-9-18 Explaining anger as the founding lullaby of the nation that is still restricted to a chosen few Ch. 2: Soraya Chemaly: Author of "Rage Becomes Her" on the anger dynamics of the Kavanaugh hearings - @InDeepRadio w @AngieCoiro - Air Date 10-19-18 All kinds of ugly words are reserved for women who show anger. Where others see female anger as something to fear or reject, Soraya Chemaly sees strength, even opportunity. Ch. 3: Historical examples of political organizing around women's rage - Past/Present - Air Date 10-8-18 Rage as a driving force behind organizing for social change and historical examples of how this plays out Ch. 4: Rebecca Traister on women’s rage as the seed for organizing for change - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 10-3-18 When is anger constructive and important? Can it tie us together, rather than just pulling us apart? Rebecca Traister explains anger as an organizing tool. Ch. 5: Brittney Cooper, author of "Eloquent Rage" on how her rage gives her power - In the Thick - Air Date 7-2-18 Brittney Cooper explains how she went from rejecting the idea that she was angry to embracing it and harnessing it to make her work better Ch. 6: Serena Williams & the policing of anger - @EdgeofSports w Dave Zirin - Air Date 9-16-18 This week we speak to Soraya Chemaly, author of the new book “Rage Becomes Her” about Serena Williams, Title IX, and how our society monitors women’s anger, particularly black women. Ch. 7: Rebecca Traister - How “Good and Mad” Women Continually Reshape America - The Daily Show - Air Date 11-6-18 Rebecca Traister explains how women’s anger has historically been a catalyst for social change and how people can better listen and respond to women’s anger.   VOICEMAILS Ch. 10: I don't understand how people can believe Trump's rhetoric - Cindy from Pennsylvania Ch. 11: Generational divide on public voter history - Jeff from Charlotte, NC   Ch. 12: Final comments on three different types of privacy and how we should deal with each for the betterment of society   MUSIC: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Open Flames - Aeronaut (Blue Dot Sessions) Astrisx - Bodytonic (Blue Dot Sessions) When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions) Stale Case - Darby (Blue Dot Sessions) Streamer - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions) The Summit - K2 (Blue Dot Sessions) Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Listen on iTunes | Stitcher| Spotify| Alexa Devices| +more Check out the BotL iOS/AndroidApp in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunesand Stitcher!

Previously on Citations Needed, we discussed the notion of "Lotteryism," that is, the use of the media by large corporations to obscure solidarity in favor of morality tales of "making it."  It's a scam to extract resources from local governments in hopes they can "win" corporate cash, headquarters, facilities, and, of course, the promise of "jobs". Cities around the US and the world debase themselves to compete for the "honor" of hosting the Olympic Games, the World Cup, or just a new sports team - shelling out millions, if not billions, of public funds to build arenas and stadiums that average citizens often can't even afford to set foot in. On this episode we discuss how the media helps sports owners and other corporate forces fleece the public. With guest Dave Zirin, Sports Editor at The Nation. Follow him @EdgeofSports.

Air Date: 10/27/2017 Today we look at some of the recent and no-so-recent political problems plaguing the NFL including the protests against police abuse, institutional racism, sexism, homophobia and their coverup of the traumatic brain injuries suffered by countless players. And we discuss why it all matters Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Donate or become a Member to support the show!  Visit: https://www.patreon.com/BestOfTheLeft  Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Take the Knee Athletes Unite in Historic Protest Against Racism & Police Brutality, Defying Trump - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 09-25-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  The Summit - K2 Ch. 4: Act 2: Shaun King explaining Kaepernick's intention from the beginning - @Intercepted w @JeremyScahill - Air Date 9-13-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  Open Flames - Aeronaut Ch. 6: Act 3: How The Pentagon Paid For NFL's Patriotism - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-26-17 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Rotisserie Graveyard - Doctor Turtle Ch. 8: Act 4: These protests are just the tip of the iceberg - #PoliticallyReactive with @wkamaubell and @harikondabolu - Air Date 9-28-17 Ch. 9: Song 4:  The Envelope - Aeronaut Ch. 10: Act 5: Is It Time to Stop Watching Football? - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 10-09-17 Ch. 11: Song 5:  Moon Bicycle Theme - American Moon Bicycle Ch. 12: Act 6: Civil Rights revisionism as a weapon against current justice movements - Intercepted - Air Date 10-4-2016 Ch. 13: Song 6: Forgotten Land (ft. Gurdonark, Joanne Gabriel) - Doxent Zsigmond Ch. 14: Act 7: Lawsuit Time Kaepernick Going To War With NFL Owners - @theyoungturks - Air Date 10-17-17 Ch. 15: Song 7:  Floating Whist - Aeronaut Ch. 16: Act 8: The NFL protests are not a spectator sport - @EdgeofSports w Dave Zirin - Air Date 10-17-17 Ch. 17: Song 8:  daedalus - Kai Engel Ch. 18: Act 9: When Is the Right Time for Black People to Protest? - The Daily Show - Air Date 9-25-17 Voicemails Ch. 19: A liberal pro-gun perspective - Ani from Alabama Ch. 20: Better to not speak of "the other side" - Keith from New Hampshire Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 21: Final comments on why you should understand sports and guns Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions, CC Mixter and Free Music Archive)  Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Edition #1077 Today we look briefly at Trump’s cabinet, his communication style, his inaugural speech and the foreboding nature of it all Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 ​Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump's Dark Money Cabinet Is Going To Deconstruct The American Dream! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-28-16 Ch. 3: Song 1: ​Free Education (feat. Treez & Young DJ) - Jawaan Larue Ch. 4: Act 2: Trump's Cabinet Poised To Loot The Country - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 12-28-16 Ch. 5: Song 2: ​Crook - Niel Nasset Ch. 6: Act 3: Masha Gessen on the rules for surviving autocracy - Trumpcast from @Slate - Air Date 11-14-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: ​All You Fascists - Billy Bragg & Wilco Ch. 8: Act 4: A Taxonomy of Trump Tweets - On the Media - Air Date 1-13-17 Ch. 9: Song 4: ​Misinformation - Silvanus Ch. 10: Act 5: We Need To Talk About That Donald Trump Press Conference - Jay Smooth (@jsmooth995) - Air Date 1-12-17 Ch. 11: Song 5: ​Tobacco Road - Common Market Ch. 12: Act 6: Examining Trump's inauguration speech - The Bugle (@hellobuglers) - Air Date 1-20-17 Ch. 13: Song 6: ​Supervillain - Schaffer The Darklord Ch. 14: Act 7: The mood of the inauguration - @EdgeofSports w Dave Zirin - Air Date 1-25-17 Ch. 15: Song 7: ​Fake - Dhiego Ferraz Ch. 16: Act 8: Trump's team exhibits classic abuser behavior - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 1-23-17 Voicemails Ch. 17: Followup after receiving some advice - Matt from Pittsburg, PA Ch. 18: How Trump is tearing people apart - Evan from Texas Ch. 19: Thoughts on the cis-centeredness of the women's march - Megan from Seattle Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 20: Final comments on Mr. Money Mustache and, unrelatedly, the divide within feminism Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Edition #1057 Today we reflect on the 2016 election, examine the variety of feelings it has brought fourth and contemplate the next steps ahead of us Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Trump's America- This is What Happens Now - Jay Smooth - Air Date: 11-9-16 Ch. 3: Song 1: S.O.S. - The Suicide Machines Ch. 4: Act 2: 'This was a whitelash' Van Jones' take on the election results - CNN - Air Date 11-08-16 Ch. 5: Song 2: So Terrible It's Terrifying - Earmint Ch. 6: Act 3: Mourn, Resist, Organize - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 11-9-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: Call for Help - Clay Schneider Ch. 8: Act 4: Feel your feelings and get to work - Throwing Shade w: @BryanSafi and @gibblertron - Air Date 11-9-16 Ch. 9: Song 4: Run Screaming - Stockdale and Shapiro Ch. 10: Act 5: The day after, take care of yourself - @EdgeofSports - w: Dave Zirin - Air Date 11-11-16 Ch. 11: Song 5: Fear, Terror, and the Fear of Terror - Infinite Third Ch. 12: Act 6: Anger is an appropriate response - #PoliticallyReactive with @wkamaubell and @harikondabolu - Air Date 11-10-16 Ch. 13: Song 6: When Anger Shows - Editors Ch. 14: Act 7: National Popular Vote - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 6-13-15 Ch. 15: Song 7: Help - Howie Day Ch. 16: Act 8: Beyond the Electoral College: A State-Based Plan for Electing the President by National Popular Vote - @DemocracyNow - Air Date: 11-08-16 Voicemails Ch. 17: Kids in fear after the election - Anonymous Ch. 18: Mad as hell and sick to my stomach - Colin from Cleveland, OH Ch. 19: Moving forward with self care - Dave from Olympia, WA Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 20: Final comments on privilege as a superpower and the campaign for a national popular vote Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Edition #1051 Today we look at just a few of the manifestations of rape culture in society with plenty of focus on the need for affirmative consent education Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Pussy-Gate Vile Trump Audio Leaks, Exposes Classless Trump - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 10-11-16 Ch. 3: Song 1: GRAB'm by the PU$$Y - will.i.am ft Apl.de.ap and Liane V Ch. 4: Act 2: Job Fair for Future Women - Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@FullFrontalSamB) - Air Date: 02-23-16 Ch. 5: Song 2: Can’t Take No for an Answer - David Nunez Ch. 6: Act 3: #NotAllMen #SometimesAllMen - Trumpcast - Air Date 10-13-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: Backwards Blues - Adia Victoria Ch. 8: Act 4: Limbaugh- 'Here Come the Rape Police' After One Whiff Of Lack Of Consent - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 10-13-16 Ch. 9: Song 4: Consent - Jack and Dean Ch. 10: Act 5: How rape culture manifests itself - @InDeepRadio w: @AngieCoiro - Air Date 7-2-16 Ch. 11: Song 5: We Are the Kids - WALK THE MOON Ch. 12: Act 6: Trevor calls bullshit on Donald Trump's "locker room talk" defense. - The Daily Show - Air Date 10-10-16 Ch. 13: Song 6: Can't You Tell? - Aimee Mann Ch. 14: Act 7: What Exactly Do Rapists Look Like? - @TheYoungTurks - Air Date: 10-17-15 Ch. 15: Song 7: Boys Will Be Boys - Alisha Ch. 16: Act 8: Not in my locker room - @EdgeofSports - w: Dave Zirin - Air Date 10-15-16 Ch. 17: Song 8: Building Steam with a Grain of Salt - DJ Shadow Ch. 18: Act 9: #HikeforHealing to Support The #MonumentQuilt for Survivors of Rape and Abuse via @UpsettingRape (FORCE) - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 19: Song 9: This Fickle World - Theo Bard Ch. 20: Act 10: Your vagina is not a car - Clementine Ford at TEDxSouthBankWomen - Air Date: 02-05-14 Voicemails Ch. 21: Two book recommendations of the history of racial oppression - Tyler from Kentucky Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 22: Final comments on the documentary Audrie & Daisy and the need for early education on affirmative consent Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone TAKE ACTION Find a Hike for Healing team near you or start one at https://www.crowdrise.com/hikeforhealing View quilt squares, get information on making a quilt square, sign up to host a workshop and volunteer at https://themonumentquilt.org Check out #WhyWomenDontReport on Twitter  EDUCATE YOURSELF Our quilt project shares rape survivors' stories (CNN.com) Trump's Campaign Embraces Rape Culture (ThinkProgress.com) Everyone's talking to their daughters about Donald Trump. They need to talk to their sons. (Mic.com) The Conversation You Must Have With Your Sons (HuffingtonPost.com) 8 Societal Barriers That Make it Hard to Report Sexual Assault (EverydayFeminism.com) Women share stories of sexual assault to show Trump what rape culture looks like (HuffingtonPost.com)   Written by Best of the Left Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman. Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Edition #1045 Today we look at the systemically racist systems of policing currently in place in our country and the protest movement that continues to rise up against it, including Colin Kaepernick and the growing movement of support around him Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Deadly force in black and white - @Making_Contact - Air Date: 2-17-15 Ch. 3: Song 1: Oh, Freedom - Shirley Verrett Ch. 4: Act 2: Recorded proof of racially-targeted policing - The Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date 7-13-16 Ch. 5: Song 2: America - Neil Diamond Ch. 6: Act 3: Racist & Illegal Justice Department Slams Baltimore Police for Targeting Black Residents - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 08-11-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: This Land is Not Our Land - Utah Phillips Ch. 8: Act 4: How media gets it wrong on protests against police violence - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 9-23-16 Ch. 9: Song 4: House of Cards Main Title Theme - Jeff Beal Ch. 10: Act 5: Dave Zirin breaks down the Colin @Kaepernick7 protest - Start Making Sense from @TheNation - Air Date 9-14-16 Ch. 11: Song 5: American Land - Bruce Springsteen Ch. 12: Act 6: What we learned about our national anthem from @Kaepernick7 protest - #PoliticallyReactive with @wkamaubell and @harikondabolu - Air Date 9-7-16 Ch. 13: Song 6: Rockin' In the Free World - Neil Young Ch. 14: Act 7: Choice words on the anthem protesters and their detractors - @EdgeofSports - w Dave Zirin - Air Date 9-14-16 Ch. 15: Song 7: John Adams theme song - HBO Ch. 16: Act 8: Tell Your Legislators to Sign the “Pledge to Preserve & Protect Our Lives” via @NAACP #StayWokeandVote Ch. 17: Song 8: We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel Ch. 18: Act 9: Can the American Flag Survive Colin @Kaepernick7? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-03-16 Voicemails Ch. 19: Thoughts from working at the Sacred Stone Camp - Nick from Colorado Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 20: Final comments on the OTHER pipeline protest going on in Big Bend (Defendbigbend.org) Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone TAKE ACTION Send the NAACP's "Pledge to Preserve and Protect Our Lives to your legislators and candidates Read the "NAACP's Statement on Fatal Shooting of Terence Crutcher During Police Encounter in Tulsa, OK"  Get involved with the NAACP's #StayWokeandVote campaign and use the hashtag on Twitter EDUCATE YOURSELF "NAACP releases list of demands in response to Charlotte shooting" (WRAL.com) "If you don't understand Black Lives Matter after Terence Crutcher's death, you never will" (Vox.com) "How two police shootings of black men sent Tulsa and Charlotte in different directions" (LA Times)  "Tulsa police chief on fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher: 'There was no gun'" (Tulsaworld.com) "Colin Kaepernick explains why he sat during the national anthem" (NFL.com) "#VeteransforKaepernick: Veterans Stand in Solidarity with Colin Kaepernick" (The Root) Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Edition #1029 Today we take a listen to a few of the reactions from people of color to the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and the police officers in Dallas Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Black Father in Letter to His Son "I Thought of You When I Saw the Son of Alton Sterling Weeping" - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 07-14-16 Ch. 3: Song 1: Sur Le Fil - Yann Tiersen Ch. 4: Act 2: Video of and reaction to Philando Castile - Code Switch - Air Date 7-9-16 Ch. 5: Song 2: End of the World - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin Ch. 6: Act 3: You can't reignite a fire that never stops burning - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 7-8-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote Ch. 8: Act 4: Tired of being strong, it's time to fix the system - The Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date 7-6-16 Ch. 9: Song 4: North bank upper - Plusplus Ch. 10: Act 5: The falal shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile - The Daily Show - Air Date 7-7-16 Ch. 11: Song 5: Rain Begins To Fall (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy Ch. 12: Act 6: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Respond To Dallas Shooting - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-09-16 Ch. 13: Song 6: Silhouette - David Ari Leon Ch. 14: Act 7: Dallas shooter was banned from black activist groups - @CitizenRadio - Air Date 7-12-16 Ch. 15: Song 7: Untitled - Zoe Keating Ch. 16: Act 8: Black Surgeon Who Treated Dallas Officers On Race Relations with Law Enforcement - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 07-13-16 Ch. 17: Song 8: A Faraway Home (instrumental) - Silence Is Sexy Ch. 18: Act 9: Scoop Jackson on the unnecessary, yet understood, killings of people and police - @EdgeofSports - w: Dave Zirin - Air Date 7-13-16 Ch. 19: Song 9: Whatchuwando - Krayzie Bone Ch. 18: Act 10: Pastor Michael McBride on what white people can do - Politically Re-Active - Air Date 7-13-16 Ch. 19: Song 10: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy Ch. 18: Act 11: People with privilege need to get up and stand shoulder to shoulder - The Read - Air Date 7-13-16 Voicemails Ch. 19: Response to police killing person during standoff - Colin from Cleveland, OH Ch. 20: Examining the police with an analogy with healthcare - Charlie from Cleveland Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 21: Final comments on what white people can do to get involved in the movement for black lives Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone TAKE ACTION Find Showing Up for Justice actions near you Sign the We Are Here Movement's Racial Justice Moonshot Petition  EDUCATE YOURSELF This is What White People Can Do to Support Black Lives Matter (Washington Post) Tim Wise Website (TimWise.com) It's Legal to Kill Black People (Hands Up United)  Rewire News - Racism (Rewire.com) Only White People Can Save Themselves From Racism and White Supremacism (Washington Post)    Written by BOTL social media/activism director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Edition #1022 Today we take a look at the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Muhammad Ali on the Vietnam War-Draft Ch. 3: Song 1: Black Superman (Re-Recorded Version) - Johnny Wakelin Ch. 4: Act 2: John Legend Reads Muhammad Ali's 1966 Antiwar Speech "The Real Enemy of My People is Right Here" - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 06-06-16 Ch. 5: Song 2: Float Like a Butterfly - Pama International Ch. 6: Act 3: R.I.P. Muhammed Ali - Why Do We 'Sanitize' Our Heroes? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 06-06-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: Muhammad Ali - Big Head Todd & The Monsters Ch. 8: Act 4: "Just Take Me to Jail" Remembering Muhammad Ali's Refusal to Fight in Vietnam - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 06-06-16 Ch. 9: Song 4: I Am the Greatest - Cassius Clay Ch. 10: Act 5: Bob Lipsyte on getting past the hagiographies of Muhammad Ali - @EdgeofSports - w/ Dave Zirin - Air Date 6-10-16 Ch. 11: Song 5: Float Like a Butterfly (feat. Rasheed Ali) - 1968 Ch. 12: Act 6: Saying someone transcends race is bullshit - @CitizenRadio - Air Date 6-6-16 Ch. 13: Song 6: Cassius Clay - Jon Hardy & The Public Ch. 14: Act 7: "The Greatest" Ishmael Reed on the Untold History of Muhammad Ali - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 06-07-16 Ch. 15: Song 7: Doin' the Ali Shuffle - Alvin Cash Ch. 16: Act 8: Remembering the opposition Muhammad Ali faced for speaking out - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 6-10-16 Ch. 17: Song 8: Muhammad Ali - Cory Branan Ch. 18: Act 9: Don’t De-Islamize Muhammad Ali Scholar Says Muslim Faith was Central to His Views on Racism & War - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 06-10-16 Ch. 19: Song 9: Muhammad Ali - Tom Russell Ch. 20: Act 10: Live from Muhammad Ali's funeral - @EdgeofSports - w Dave Zirin - Air Date 6-16-16 Ch. 21: Final comments on my first introduction to Muhammad Ali Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

On his way to #MuhammadAli's memorial in Louisville, KY, Ali's hometown, Nation Magazine editor and @EdgeofSports podcaster Dave Zirin talks with @TheLFShow's Laura Flanders about the man, his message and his "last great act of resistance" -- his Muslim send-off. Zirin also weighs in on NY Governor Andrew Cuomo's week: celebrating Ali while simultaneously criminalizing a Palestine solidarity campaign that would have had Ali's support. Laura's been guest-hosting the @WBAI Morning Show on the first Friday of the month. Listen or watch her TV show at laurasflanders.com.

Edition #970 Today we look at the University of Missouri protests that ousted the university president and look back at the anniversary of the Tamir Rice police killing   Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill 00:00:45 Ch. 2: Act 1: The blueprint of how to exercise power on a college campus - @EdgeofSports with Dave Zirin - Air Date 11-11-15 Ch. 3: Song 1: "Common Enemies" - American Soft - Chris Staples 00:06:19 Ch. 4: Act 2: Fox News Outraged At Missouri College President Resignation - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-11-15 Ch. 5: Song 2: Old Days - Chicago 00:14:25 Ch. 6: Act 3: The importance of the solidarity in the Mizzou protests - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 11-13-15 Ch. 7: Song 3: The Shine - Jahzzar 00:23:39 Ch. 8: Act 4: The media skirmish in Missouri isn’t about the media. It’s about race. - @onthemedia - Air Date: 11-13-15 Ch. 9: Song 4: Perspective - Blueprint 00:31:33 Ch. 10: Act 5: A Conversation About Growing Up Black - Op-Docs - Air Date: 05-8-15 Ch. 11: Song 5: N/A 00:36:20 Ch. 12: Act 6: Michele Jawando on some potential elements of an actual criminal justice reform agenda - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 10-16-15 Ch. 13: Song 6: Changes - 2Pac 00:45:14 Ch. 14: Act 7: #YearWithoutTamir - Nov 20-23 via @FergusonAction - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 15: Song 7: The Poet - Shihan 00:48:26 Ch. 16: Act 8: One year later: A retrospective of the Tamir Rice killing - @IntersectionTNR - Air Date 11-16-15 Voicemails 01:02:17 Ch. 17: One anecdote of school policing - Colin from Cleveland, OH 01:04:17 Ch. 18: A question for Wade - Elka from Fort Wayne, IN 01:05:31 Ch. 19: How we conduct conversations - Nathan from Vancouver, WA Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics 01:08:59 Ch. 20: Final comments responding to Nathan with as much precision as possible Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Activism: #YearWithoutTamir - Nov 20-23 via @FergusonAction Take Action: SIGN: "I pledge to stand with the family of Tamir Rice…” via Ferguson Action JOIN: #YearWithoutTamir Actions around the country via Ferguson Action Sources/further reading: "2 Outside Reviews Say Cleveland Officer Acted Reasonably in Shooting Tamir Rice, 12” at The New York Times "New report finds Tamir Rice shooting tragic but reasonable” at Cleveland.com Intersection Episode 9: "Tamir Rice Has Been Dead for a Year: Host Jamil Smith looks back at the police killing of a 12-year-old boy in his hometown, Cleveland.” "Cleveland, On the Brink” by Jamil Smith at The New Republic "Tamir Rice's mother to testify before Grand Jury” at WKYC.com "Outrage Is Growing Over the Tamir Rice Investigation: Is the grand jury process stacked in favor of the cop who killed the 12-year-old?” at Mother Jones "STUDY: Half of Black Millenials Know a Victim of Police Violence, Still See Cops as Protectors” at Colorlines Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

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