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Muhammad Ali is widely recognized as one of the greatest athletes of all-time and one of the most important figures of the 20th century. In addition to his long and celebrated career as a boxer and three-time heavyweight champion of the world, Ali changed the conversation about race, religion, and politics in America. Ali's refusal to be inducted into the U.S. military during the Vietnam War on religious grounds—a profound act of resistance that resulted not only in Ali's three-plus-year exile from professional boxing, but also a criminal conviction and five year-prison sentence that Ali almost had to serve until it was reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court—represented a pivotal moment of the 1960s. Ali has been the subject of numerous books and documentary films, including the Oscar-winning When We Were Kings (1996) and The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013). He is also the subject of the 2001 Hollywood biopic, Ali (co-written and directed by Michael Mann and starring Will Smith as Ali), which focuses on the ten-year period from Ali's capture of the heavyweight crown from Sonny Liston in 1964 to Ali's fight against George Foreman in Zaire in 1974 (the famed “Rumble in the Jungle”). Once a sharply polarizing figure, Ali became one of the most celebrated and eulogized individuals in America, whose rich, if not incomparable, legacy reverberates around the world today.  Timestamps:0:00    Introduction2:22      Formative experiences5:00     From Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali10:26    Opposition to the Vietnam draft13:16     Ali's loss of his prime years15:42     The broader significance of Ali's opposition to induction 18:08    Ali's legal challenges and the U.S. Supreme Court22:48:   The Fight of the Century24:06    From a symbol of resistance to reconciliation27:50     Becoming a global icon: The Rumble in the Jungle35:30    Ali and Howard Cosell 36:57    Ali and Malcolm X41:08    Some problems of the Ali biopic44:12     Ali's post-boxing career47:53    Sports and resistance: Ali's legacy      Further reading:Hauser, Thomas, Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times (1991)Kindred, Dave, Sound and Fury: Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship (2006)Lederman, Marty, “The story of Cassius Clay v. United States,” SCOTUSBlog (June 8, 2016)Lipsyte, Robert, Free to Be Muhammad Ali (1978)Marqusee, Mike, Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties (2017)Remnick, David, King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero (1998)Zirin, Dave, Muhammad Ali Handbook (2007)Zirin, Dave, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World (2022)Law on Film is created and produced by Jonathan Hafetz. Jonathan is a professor at Seton Hall Law School. He has written many books and articles about the law. He has litigated important cases to protect civil liberties and human rights while working at the ACLU and other organizations. Jonathan is a huge film buff and has been watching, studying, and talking about movies for as long as he can remember. For more information about Jonathan, here's a link to his bio: https://law.shu.edu/profiles/hafetzjo.htmlYou can contact him at jonathanhafetz@gmail.comYou can follow him on X (Twitter) @jonathanhafetz You can follow the podcast on X (Twitter) @LawOnFilmYou can follow the podcast on Instagram @lawonfilmpodcast

Il mondo aveva bisogno di una campagna così. Porta il volto di Colin Kaepernick, giocatore di football che aveva lanciato la protesta degli atleti a favore dei diritti delle minoranze, ritrovandosi disoccupato. È firmata dalla Nike e il claim recita: "Credi in qualcosa. Anche se significa sacrificare tutto". È l'inizio dell'attivismo dei brand, il momento in cui prendono consapevolezza di poter cambiare il mondo. Ma qual è davvero il ruolo delle marche nella società? E che influenza hanno sulla nostra cultura? Ospite della puntata: Graziano Giacani, fondatore di Premiata Fonderia Creativa, ideatore del Brand Festival e autore di Inversione di marca. Bibliografia - Graziano Giacani ha pubblicato Inversione di marca. I valori che trasformano i brand, Hoepli. - Le proteste sociali iniziate da Colin Kaepernick sono raccontate nel libro di Dave Zirin, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World, New Press. Sono descritte anche in molti articoli, tra cui: La protesta silenziosa di Colin Kaepernick, Il Post, 6 settembre 2018; e Breve storia dello sport americano contro Trump, L'Ultimo Uomo, 29 settembre 2017. Il fatto che fosse senza contratto non per una questione di talento è riportato in Colin Kaepernick Is Not Supposed To Be Unemployed, FiveThirtyEight, 9 agosto 2017. - Sulla storia personale di Colin Kaepernick c'è la docuserie di Netflix Colin in bianco e nero, che parla anche delle discriminazioni in NFL. - Sull'impatto economico della campagna di Nike "Dream Crazy" si può leggere: Colin Kaepernick Pushes Nike's Market Value Up $6 Billion, to an All-Time High, Fortune, 23 settembre 2008. - La storia del negozio del Colorado che ha boicottato Nike e poi è fallito è raccontata nell'articolo A Colorado store that refused to sell Nike apparel after the brand released its Colin Kaepernick ad is going out of business, Business Insider, 14 febbraio 2019. - Sulla storia di Nike cfr. Phil Knight, L'arte della vittoria, Mondadori. - Sull'attivismo dei brand il libro di riferimento è Philip Kotler, Christian Sarkar, Brand activism. Dal purpose all'azione, Hoepli. - Sull'interazionismo simbolico il libro di riferimento è Herbert Blumer, Interazionismo simbolico, Il Mulino. - Il saggio citato di Wolfram Eilenberger è Il tempo degli stregoni, Feltrinelli. - Il saggio citato di Jeff Chang è Who We Be: The Colorization of America, Picador. Disclaimer: con alcuni dei siti linkati l'autore ha un'affiliazione e ottiene una piccola quota dei ricavi, senza variazioni dei prezzi al pubblico. La prossima puntata esce venerdì 23 settembre: I brand nella vita delle persone, con Paolo Iabichino, scrittore pubblicitario, fondatore dell'Osservatorio Civic Brands e autore di molti libri tra cui Invertising, Scripta Volant, #Ibridocene e Scrivere civile.

With the NFL season beginning this week, millions of fans will be watching America's most popular sport.  But beyond  the play on the field, the NFL is still grappling with big problems off the field.  Whether it be fair compensation for former players suffering from brain injuries, racial equity in the hiring of coaches, or how the NFL has handled players accused of sexual and domestic violence, the NFL's past and recent handling of social and political issues have cast a shadow over the game. We speak with Dave Zirin, Sports Editor for The Nation, author of The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World, and co-producer, co-writer and star of the new documentary, Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL, about the upcoming season, football's place in American society, and the continued issues that the league faces.

With the NFL season beginning this week, millions of fans will be watching America's most popular sport.  But beyond  the play on the field, the NFL is still grappling with big problems off the field.  Whether it be fair compensation for former players suffering from brain injuries, racial equity in the hiring of coaches, or how the NFL has handled players accused of sexual and domestic violence, the NFL's past and recent handling of social and political issues have cast a shadow over the game. We speak with Dave Zirin, Sports Editor for The Nation, author of The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World, and co-producer, co-writer and star of the new documentary, Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL, about the upcoming season, football's place in American society, and the continued issues that the league faces.

This week on The Limits, Jay talks to author and editor Dave Zirin about the intersection of sports and politics. Dave has written 11 books on these topics, covering the many ways that activist athletes have unveiled larger systemic issues of racism and injustice in America. Dave gets into it with Jay on overlooked female athletes like Wyomia Tyus and Brittney Griner, on whether the NFL is better safeguarding players from longterm brain damage, and the hypocrisy of criticizing the business of sports while remaining a lifelong fan.Dave also talks to Jay about Colin Kaepernick, whose taking of the knee in 2016 sparked protests across America, and the framing of Dave's latest book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World. Dave has a different take on Kap's NFL journey than last week's guest, Stephen A. Smith. He argues instead that the NFL was setting Colin Kaepernick up to participate in a media circus--and Kap has chosen not to be a clown. For sponsor-free episodes, weekly bonus content, and more, subscribe to The Limits Plus. This week, Dave talks more about how Colin Kaepernick's taking of the knee inspired his predecessors to speak out more about their own history of activism. Follow Jay on Instagram and Twitter.

It’s been nearly six years since Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the national anthem, and in doing so sparked a wave of protests that spread across the nation. Today, the Lefty Specialists are thrilled to be joined by the great political sportswriter Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) to discuss his most recent book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World, about the young athletes who carried the torch after Kaepernick, what they can teach us about activism and sports, and the legacy of those protests in 2022. It’s a great a discussion, so enjoy!Check out the rest of Dave’s work here, and make sure to subscribe to the Lefty Specialists wherever you get your podcasts!Thanks for reading Undrafted! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit undrafted.substack.com

On this edition of Parallax Views, investigative journalist Karim Zidan, whose work has been featured in Foreign Policy, The Guardian, and the MMA-news website Bloody Elbow, joins us to discuss the intersection between politics and Mixed Martial Arts from Chechnya's Ramzan Kadyrov's Akmat Fight Club to Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White's appearances on Fox News. We'll discuss how figures from Ted Cruz to Vladimir Putin are interested in MMA and how they attempt to use it politically. We also delve into such topics as sportswashing and propaganda, Abuzayed Vismuradov (the powerful Chechnya associated with Ramzan Kadyrov and the Akmat Fight Club who is known simply as "Patriot" and is considered one of Chechnya's most dangerous men), "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko (and the shady history of his brother), self-described anarcho-communist fighter "The Snowman" Jeff Monson and his relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin, Conor MacGregor, Saudi Arabia and the WWE, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and much, access journalism in MMA reporting, unionization efforts and the UFC, and much, much more! In the second segment of the show, progressive sports journalist David Zirin joins the show to discuss the intersection of sports and politics more broadly and his latest book The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World. We discuss how David began his now almost 20-year run of writing about politics and sports before delving into such issues as leftist aversion to sports, sports and nationalism (and militarism), cheerleaders who supported Black Lives Matter, the Kaepernick Effect as about the Effect even more so than Colin Kaepernick himself, the film National Champions and efforts of NCAA college football to receive fair compensation, exploitation of athletes by owners, and more!

In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of Black people, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By taking a knee, Kaepernick's simple act spread like wildfire throughout American society, becoming a powerful symbol of resistance to the systemic racism in this country.Listen in to hear author Dave Zirin speak about his latest book The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World, as well as sports and resistance in the recent period. Dave Zirin is the sports editor of The Nation, a columnist for The Progressive, and the host of the Edge of Sports podcast. His many other books include A People's History of Sports in the United States, Game Over, Bad Sports, and Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports.

In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By “taking a knee,” Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes making powerful political statements. This time, however, Kaepernick's simple act spread like wildfire throughout American society, becoming the preeminent symbol of resistance to America's persistent racial inequality. Critically acclaimed sports journalist and author of A People's History of Sports in the United States, Dave Zirin chronicles “the Kaepernick effect” for the first time, through interviews with a broad cross-section of professional athletes across many different sports, college stars and high-powered athletic directors, and high school athletes and coaches. In each case, he uncovers the fascinating explanations and motivations behind a mass political movement in sports, through deeply personal and inspiring accounts of risk-taking, activism, and courage both on and off the field. A book about the politics of sport, and the impact of sports on politics, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World (New Press, 2021) is for anyone seeking to understand an essential dimension of the new movement for racial justice in America. Paul Knepper covered the Knicks for Bleacher Report. His first book, The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All was published in 2020. You can reach Paul at paulknepper@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @paulieknep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By “taking a knee,” Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes making powerful political statements. This time, however, Kaepernick's simple act spread like wildfire throughout American society, becoming the preeminent symbol of resistance to America's persistent racial inequality. Critically acclaimed sports journalist and author of A People's History of Sports in the United States, Dave Zirin chronicles “the Kaepernick effect” for the first time, through interviews with a broad cross-section of professional athletes across many different sports, college stars and high-powered athletic directors, and high school athletes and coaches. In each case, he uncovers the fascinating explanations and motivations behind a mass political movement in sports, through deeply personal and inspiring accounts of risk-taking, activism, and courage both on and off the field. A book about the politics of sport, and the impact of sports on politics, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World (New Press, 2021) is for anyone seeking to understand an essential dimension of the new movement for racial justice in America. Paul Knepper covered the Knicks for Bleacher Report. His first book, The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All was published in 2020. You can reach Paul at paulknepper@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @paulieknep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By “taking a knee,” Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes making powerful political statements. This time, however, Kaepernick's simple act spread like wildfire throughout American society, becoming the preeminent symbol of resistance to America's persistent racial inequality. Critically acclaimed sports journalist and author of A People's History of Sports in the United States, Dave Zirin chronicles “the Kaepernick effect” for the first time, through interviews with a broad cross-section of professional athletes across many different sports, college stars and high-powered athletic directors, and high school athletes and coaches. In each case, he uncovers the fascinating explanations and motivations behind a mass political movement in sports, through deeply personal and inspiring accounts of risk-taking, activism, and courage both on and off the field. A book about the politics of sport, and the impact of sports on politics, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World (New Press, 2021) is for anyone seeking to understand an essential dimension of the new movement for racial justice in America. Paul Knepper covered the Knicks for Bleacher Report. His first book, The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All was published in 2020. You can reach Paul at paulknepper@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @paulieknep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By “taking a knee,” Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes making powerful political statements. This time, however, Kaepernick's simple act spread like wildfire throughout American society, becoming the preeminent symbol of resistance to America's persistent racial inequality. Critically acclaimed sports journalist and author of A People's History of Sports in the United States, Dave Zirin chronicles “the Kaepernick effect” for the first time, through interviews with a broad cross-section of professional athletes across many different sports, college stars and high-powered athletic directors, and high school athletes and coaches. In each case, he uncovers the fascinating explanations and motivations behind a mass political movement in sports, through deeply personal and inspiring accounts of risk-taking, activism, and courage both on and off the field. A book about the politics of sport, and the impact of sports on politics, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World (New Press, 2021) is for anyone seeking to understand an essential dimension of the new movement for racial justice in America. Paul Knepper covered the Knicks for Bleacher Report. His first book, The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All was published in 2020. You can reach Paul at paulknepper@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @paulieknep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By “taking a knee,” Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes making powerful political statements. This time, however, Kaepernick's simple act spread like wildfire throughout American society, becoming the preeminent symbol of resistance to America's persistent racial inequality. Critically acclaimed sports journalist and author of A People's History of Sports in the United States, Dave Zirin chronicles “the Kaepernick effect” for the first time, through interviews with a broad cross-section of professional athletes across many different sports, college stars and high-powered athletic directors, and high school athletes and coaches. In each case, he uncovers the fascinating explanations and motivations behind a mass political movement in sports, through deeply personal and inspiring accounts of risk-taking, activism, and courage both on and off the field. A book about the politics of sport, and the impact of sports on politics, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World (New Press, 2021) is for anyone seeking to understand an essential dimension of the new movement for racial justice in America. Paul Knepper covered the Knicks for Bleacher Report. His first book, The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All was published in 2020. You can reach Paul at paulknepper@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @paulieknep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sports

In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By “taking a knee,” Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes making powerful political statements. This time, however, Kaepernick's simple act spread like wildfire throughout American society, becoming the preeminent symbol of resistance to America's persistent racial inequality. Critically acclaimed sports journalist and author of A People's History of Sports in the United States, Dave Zirin chronicles “the Kaepernick effect” for the first time, through interviews with a broad cross-section of professional athletes across many different sports, college stars and high-powered athletic directors, and high school athletes and coaches. In each case, he uncovers the fascinating explanations and motivations behind a mass political movement in sports, through deeply personal and inspiring accounts of risk-taking, activism, and courage both on and off the field. A book about the politics of sport, and the impact of sports on politics, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World (New Press, 2021) is for anyone seeking to understand an essential dimension of the new movement for racial justice in America. Paul Knepper covered the Knicks for Bleacher Report. His first book, The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All was published in 2020. You can reach Paul at paulknepper@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @paulieknep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By “taking a knee,” Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes making powerful political statements. This time, however, Kaepernick's simple act spread like wildfire throughout American society, becoming the preeminent symbol of resistance to America's persistent racial inequality. Critically acclaimed sports journalist and author of A People's History of Sports in the United States, Dave Zirin chronicles “the Kaepernick effect” for the first time, through interviews with a broad cross-section of professional athletes across many different sports, college stars and high-powered athletic directors, and high school athletes and coaches. In each case, he uncovers the fascinating explanations and motivations behind a mass political movement in sports, through deeply personal and inspiring accounts of risk-taking, activism, and courage both on and off the field. A book about the politics of sport, and the impact of sports on politics, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World (New Press, 2021) is for anyone seeking to understand an essential dimension of the new movement for racial justice in America. Paul Knepper covered the Knicks for Bleacher Report. His first book, The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All was published in 2020. You can reach Paul at paulknepper@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @paulieknep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

In this episode, from our series on Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, our host, Jesse Hagopian, a high school teacher, speaks to The Nation sports editor and host of the Edge of Sports Podcast, Dave Zirin, about his book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World. Zirin talks in-depth about the “Kaepernick Effect” and the similarities between the NFL quarterback's protest and the legendary Olympic medal stand protest in 1968, and the countless actions they inspired. Zirin shares some of the stories he came across during the writing of the book, including high school students and specifically Black girls. Zirin also discusses the consciousness of younger people, their political awakening, and how the 2020 uprising influenced these dynamics. Read about the event and find related resources.

 What Kneeling in Protest Means To a New Generation of Athletes Dave Zirin, Sports Editor for The Nation, talks to The Takeaway about his new book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World.  The Takeaway talked with Zirin about the long history of activism by athletes and what this new generation risked as they stood up for equality by taking a knee. "High on the Hog" Celebrates Black Food Culture In the new Netflix series “High on the Hog,” host and food writer Stephen Satterfield traces the history and significance of African American foodways. The show is based on a book of the same name by the renowned historian and cookbook author Dr. Jessica B. Harris. We're joined by Osayi Endolyn, a James Beard Award-winning writer and co-author of "The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food," for more on Black food culture.  In His New Book, Chef Bryant Terry Explores Black Foodways Earlier this year, the Netflix series “High on the Hog” brought the stories of the Black people who have shaped U.S. food culture past and present to a mainstream audience. It turns out there's a lot of appetite right now in recognizing and celebrating Black foodways and culinary traditions.     For transcripts, see individual segment pages.  

 What Kneeling in Protest Means To a New Generation of Athletes Dave Zirin, Sports Editor for The Nation, talks to The Takeaway about his new book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World.  The Takeaway talked with Zirin about the long history of activism by athletes and what this new generation risked as they stood up for equality by taking a knee. "High on the Hog" Celebrates Black Food Culture In the new Netflix series “High on the Hog,” host and food writer Stephen Satterfield traces the history and significance of African American foodways. The show is based on a book of the same name by the renowned historian and cookbook author Dr. Jessica B. Harris. We're joined by Osayi Endolyn, a James Beard Award-winning writer and co-author of "The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food," for more on Black food culture.  In His New Book, Chef Bryant Terry Explores Black Foodways Earlier this year, the Netflix series “High on the Hog” brought the stories of the Black people who have shaped U.S. food culture past and present to a mainstream audience. It turns out there's a lot of appetite right now in recognizing and celebrating Black foodways and culinary traditions.     For transcripts, see individual segment pages.  

Maggie discusses The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World with author Dave Zirin.  Riveting and inspiring first-person stories of how “taking a knee” triggered an awakening in sports, from the celebrated sportswriter. “The Kaepernick Effect reveals that Colin Kaepernick's story is bigger than one athlete. With profiles of courage that leap off the page, Zirin uncovers a whole national movement of citizen-athletes fighting for racial justice.” —Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an AntiracistIn 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By “taking a knee,” Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes making powerful political statements. This time, however, Kaepernick's simple act spread like wildfire throughout American society, becoming the preeminent symbol of resistance to America's persistent racial inequality.Critically acclaimed sports journalist and author of A People's History of Sports in the United States, Dave Zirin chronicles “the Kaepernick effect” for the first time, through interviews with a broad cross-section of professional athletes across many different sports, college stars and high-powered athletic directors, and high school athletes and coaches. In each case, he uncovers the fascinating explanations and motivations behind a mass political movement in sports, through deeply personal and inspiring accounts of risk-taking, activism, and courage both on and off the field.A book about the politics of sport, and the impact of sports on politics, The Kaepernick Effect is for anyone seeking to understand an essential dimension of the new movement for racial justice in America.Source: https://thenewpress.com/books/kaepernick-effectSource: https://www.thenation.com/authors/dave-zirin/This episode is from an archive from the KPFK program Profiles adapted for podcast. Host Maggie LePique, a radio veteran since the 1980's at NPR in Kansas City Mo. She began her radio career in Los Angeles in the early 1990's and has worked for Pacifica station KPFK Radio in Los Angeles since 1994. Support the show

*Content Warning* This episode of the Agony of Defeat contains swear words. Listeners Beware. In this episode of Agony of Defeat, Matt and Jonathan sit down to talk with political sportswriter Dave Zirin. Zirin is the author of 11 books including his most recent "The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World," and is also the first sports editor in the history of The Nation magazine.

David Zirin, author of "The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a knee, Changing the world." The book chronicles the experiences of an array of high school, collegiate and professional athletes who have followed the lead of quarterback Colin Kaepernick and taken a knee during the national anthem - sometimes at great personal cost.

It's been five years since then-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick (in)famously kneeled during the national anthem in protest of the systemic oppression of Black people and people of color in the US. "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick famously explained. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."In his new book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World, author Dave Zirin explores the historical valences of Kaepernick's game-changing protest—from the long tradition of athletes making powerful political statements that preceded Kaepernick to the many athletes who have been inspired by Kaepernick and are carrying on that tradition today. In this installment of The Marc Steiner Show, Marc talks with Zirin about his new book and the political and cultural significance of “The Kaepernick Effect.” Dave Zirin is the sports editor for The Nation, where he also hosts The Nation's Edge of Sports podcast. Along with The Kaepernick Effect, he is the author of ten books on the politics of sports and a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and Democracy Now!Tune in for new segments of The Marc Steiner Show every Tuesday and Friday on TRNN

It's been five years since then-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick (in)famously kneeled during the national anthem in protest of the systemic oppression of Black people and people of color in the US. "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick famously explained. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."In his new book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World, author Dave Zirin explores the historical valences of Kaepernick's game-changing protest—from the long tradition of athletes making powerful political statements that preceded Kaepernick to the many athletes who have been inspired by Kaepernick and are carrying on that tradition today. In this installment of The Marc Steiner Show, Marc talks with Zirin about his new book and the political and cultural significance of “The Kaepernick Effect.” Dave Zirin is the sports editor for The Nation, where he also hosts The Nation's Edge of Sports podcast. Along with The Kaepernick Effect, he is the author of ten books on the politics of sports and a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and Democracy Now!Tune in for new segments of The Marc Steiner Show every Tuesday and Friday on TRNN

What Kneeling in Protest Means To a New Generation of Athletes Dave Zirin, Sports Editor for The Nation, talks to The Takeaway about his new book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World.  The Takeaway talked with Zirin about the long history of activism by athletes and what this new generation risked as they stood up for equality by taking a knee. State Legislation Seeks to Restrict Rights of Transgender Athletes Texas is just one of many states that have placed restrictions on transgender student athletes in recent years. In total, at least 30 states have introduced similar legislation, with eight having passed these laws. For more on this, The Takeaway spoke to Katie Barnes, features writer at ESPN.  How Sports Media Coverage Affects An Athlete's Power We take a look at the ways sports media coverage or the lack of it, affects the power that athletes have when they seek to make change through activism. Amira Rose Davis, Co-Host of the feminist sports podcast “Burn it All Down” and Bradford William Davis, an investigations reporter for Insider join us to discuss the way this is seen on both a local and national level. For transcripts, see individual segment pages. 

What Kneeling in Protest Means To a New Generation of Athletes Dave Zirin, Sports Editor for The Nation, talks to The Takeaway about his new book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World.  The Takeaway talked with Zirin about the long history of activism by athletes and what this new generation risked as they stood up for equality by taking a knee. State Legislation Seeks to Restrict Rights of Transgender Athletes Texas is just one of many states that have placed restrictions on transgender student athletes in recent years. In total, at least 30 states have introduced similar legislation, with eight having passed these laws. For more on this, The Takeaway spoke to Katie Barnes, features writer at ESPN.  How Sports Media Coverage Affects An Athlete's Power We take a look at the ways sports media coverage or the lack of it, affects the power that athletes have when they seek to make change through activism. Amira Rose Davis, Co-Host of the feminist sports podcast “Burn it All Down” and Bradford William Davis, an investigations reporter for Insider join us to discuss the way this is seen on both a local and national level. For transcripts, see individual segment pages. 

On the second and last Madison BookBeat show during the fall pledge drive, Stu Levitan welcomes a long-time friend of community radio and other alternative media, Dave Zirin. His new book The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World was just published by our friends at The New Press, and brought him to a Madison book event at the Cap Times Idea Fest earlier this month.You probably know about Colin Kaepernick, the former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. In 2012, he led the Niners to their first Super Bowl appearance since 1994 – a playoff run that you might recall included a record-setting performance against the Green Bay Packers. The next year, his first full season as a starter, the 49ers almost made it back to the big game, narrowly losing the NFC championship game to the Seattle Seahawks, led by former Badger Russell Wilson. 2014 and 2015 weren't that hot for either Kap or the Niners, and after several coaching changes, by 2016 he was back to being the backup.In the 49ers' third preseason game in august 2016, again against the Packers, Kaepernick sat on the bench during the playing of the U.S. national anthem, rather than stand. It was a low-key, personal protest against systemin racism and police literally getting away with murder. When a reporter for the NFL Network, Sam Wyche, asked him why, Kaepernick gave a direct answer: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color,” he said. “There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.” And his comments were prophetic: “If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right.”There was a fair amount of outrage, but nothing that would compare to what happened after Kaepernick and former Green Beret and NFL player Nate Boyer discussed the matter and concluded that taking a knee rather than sitting on the bench would be a more powerful and more respectful protest.Of such miscalculations is history made.Kaepernick regained his status as the starting QB, and had an excellent season – 16 touchdowns against just four interceptions, and a league-leading 6.8 yards per carry. But he also knelt before every game, and was vilified from the White House to the outhouse. He became a free agent, but no other team would sign him. He has not played professional football since.But what of other athletes, not just fellow professionals, but athletes in high school and college, athletes who felt as he did about police brutality and systemic racism, athletes whom he inspired and gave language to, athletes who also knelt, or raised their fists, in the years 2016 to 2018. How did they come to take that action, and what reaction did they face when they did? It is their stories, not Colin Kaepernick's, which Dave Zirin tells in this powerful and important new book.It is a book Dave Zirin is supremely qualified to write. As sports editor for The Nation, columnist for the Progressive, host of the Edge of Sports podcast, and past winner of the NY Press Club Award for Sports Journalism, he is one of the foremost analysts of the role of sports in society. Which is why Named one of UTNE Reader's “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World.” The Kaepernick Effect is his eleventh book since 2005, when What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States was published by Haymarket Books, which has also published Things That Make White People Uncomfortable¸ written with former NFL star Michael Bennet, Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports, with a forward by Chuck D; and The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World, written with that great athlete and social activist, and other books. Among his earlier books from the New Press, A People's History of Sports In The United States, part of Howard Zinn's People's History Series. ; Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down, and Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love. His website is davezirin.com, his twitter handle @edgeofsports.It is a pleasure to welcome to Madison BookBeat, Dave Zirin

Sportswriter Dave Zirin talks about his book, "The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World".

In this episode, Amira Rose Davis interviews sportswriter Dave Zirin about his most recent book "The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee Changing the World," which tells the stories of athletes and teams across the country who contributed to rising tide of political action through sport. They also talk about what it has been like to write about sports and politics in this moment, the impact of celebrity and cultural capital, and the joy -- and pains -- of coaching your kid's sports teams. This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Game of Thrones" gave us "bend the knee." Colin Kaepernick showed us the meaning of taking a knee. My favorite sports journalist Dave Zirin has always reported on the intersection of sports and politics, and this is right in his wheelhouse. His new book, "The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World" examines how Kap's private protest turned into a global cry for justice, pointing a finger directly at the horrific treatment of Black men and women at the hands of police. Dave joins in at the :30 minute mark. Before that, the latest news, and sadly, it's not very good.

Today we're joined by sportswriter, journalist, and podcaster Dave Zirin to discuss his new book The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World. We talk about the impact of Colin Kaepernick's NFL protest in 2016, the psyche of young activists, and the best sports protest moments of all time. You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2021/09/22/ep-182-dave-zirinThe Stacks Book Club selection for September is Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson. We will discuss the book with Derecka Purnell on Wednesday September 29th.SUPPORT THE STACKSJoin The Stacks Pack on PatreonApostrophe - Go to apostrophe.com/thestacks and use the code THESTACKS for $15 off your dermatologist consultation.Better Help - To enjoy 10% off your first month of Better Help counseling head to betterhelp.com/thestacks. Connect with Dave: Twitter | Instagram | WebsiteConnect with The Stacks: Instagram | Twitter | Website | Patreon | Shop | GoodreadsPurchasing books through Bookshop.org or Amazon earns The Stacks a small commission. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. The episode will air on September 28.

This generation is more diverse and less tolerant of intolerance than any generation in the history of the United States.Author Dave Zirin's new book The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World is out this week.In this conversation we talk:Did Jay-Z sell out when he partnered with the NFLThe role of WNBA players in progressive movementsThe NBA response to the shooting of Jacob BlakeBarack Obama squashing the NBA players strikeSteve Kerr's advice to let the youth leadMegan Rapinoe on the role of white people in activism: If someone is getting arrested, you should too.Eric Reid asking himself, “Am I living how Christ would want me to live?”Meeting PrinceApple/Spotify This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit benbo.substack.com

Five years ago, Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the National Anthem to protest police brutality, sparking nationwide support, outrage, and effectively stalling his NFL career. This moment was a turning point in protest and resistance in professional sports. Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation and author of the new book, The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World, joins us to reflect on how Kaepernick has changed activism in sports.

Episode Notes and Links for Episode 79 with Matt Ortile    In this episode, Pete speaks with Matt Ortile about, among other things, his upbringing in Manila and the United States, his relationship with language and identity, his writing and reading journeys, and themes around queer identity, colonization and the colonized, and writing as “catharsis,” as illustrated in his stellar essay collection.    Matt Ortile is the author of the essay collection The Groom Will Keep His Name. The Groom Will Keep His Name is an essay collection about sex, power, and the myths of American society. BuzzFeed called the book “witty and insightful.” Oprah said it's one of many queer books that are “changing the literary landscape in 2020.” Matt is also the managing editor of Catapult magazine, and a contributing writer at Condé Nast Traveler. Previously, he was the founding editor of BuzzFeed Philippines. He is a MacDowell Fellow and has written for Vogue, Self, Out, Into, and BuzzFeed News, among others. He is a graduate of Vassar College, which means he now lives in Brooklyn.   Buy The Groom Will Keep His Name: And Other Vows I've Made About Race, Resistance, and Romance   Matt Ortile's Personal Website   “Why I Ended a Perfectly Fine Relationship” from Buzzfeed, 2014 At about 1:50, Matt answers Pete's questions regarding the Vassar/Simpsons' connections    At about 3:00, Matt talks about growing up with both English and Tagalog (and a little  in his Manila hometown and its connections to Filipino history and the effects of colonialism   At about 5:40, Matt talks about his childhood reading fare, including the importance of the Harry Potter series in both his time in the Philippines and the US, and the shift to reading nonfiction/memoir with David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs   At about 8:15, Matt talks about the draw of David Sedaris and his work   At about 10:55, Pete asks Matt about “representation” in what he read growing up   At about 13:00, Pete asks Matt about fiction that has thrilled him   At about 14:30, Matt shouts out Mia Alvar and the work she does that resonates with him    At about 16:00, Matt talks about the expectations that come with art that is touted as representing a certain group   At about 19:00, Pete asks Matt if Tagalog specifically has informed his writing in English    At about 22:45, Matt discusses “ ‘Eureka' moments,” especially when his work was recognized through a lot of traffic for a Buzzfeed article connecting his own relationship with a Barthes piece    At about 27:20, Pete wonders what it's like for Matt to “put himself out there” in writing honestly about his life and the people in it, and this leads Matt to talk craft and about writers succeeding when they stop keeping readers at “arms length”    At about 31:30, Matt talks about his mother's beautiful legacy and how he found the balance between their shared lives by asking her to read any page in the book where she was mentioned, pre-publication   At about 34:25, Matt responds to Pete asking about the experience being “cathartic” or emotionally cleansing    At about 40:00, Matt talks about the idea of memory and how his book is a part of him and his mom and others, at a certain time, memorialized    At about 41:15, Matt and Pete discuss the bookend stories of Matt's collection    At about 41:45, Matt explains his personal usage and larger communities' usage of “queer” and its connection to the fluidity of identity    At about 44:15, Matt talks about the “Americana” and decolonization and colonial attitudes of the Philippines   At about 45:15, Matt expands upon his reference to the Romans “weapon[izing] oblivion” and its implications, including “erasure” with regards to American colonization and Filipino history   At about 48:00, Matt talks about questions of identity for him and others who are Filipino or Filipino-American   At about 51:30, Pete references an ignorant comment from one of Matt's teacher regarding his English proficiency, as described in his book   At about 52:00, Matt talks about the concept of kapwa, in the context of community and safety and family   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 Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to 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. I'm excited to share my next episode with 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. The episode will be published on September 21. I hope you can tune in.  

Andrew chats with author Dave Zirin about his new book, "The Kaepernick Effect: Taking a Knee, Changing the World." They discuss the origin of the book & how it evolved during the 2020 protests. They also get into how Kaepernick's "Kneel" became a story & eventually a phenomenon, the 2018 NFL league 'try out," & much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices