June 19, 2025 • 67 mins
The sports arena is a microscope into our culture, and Dave Zirin is peering through the glass with a thoughtful and searing eye. A longtime sportswriter and commentator, Dave is the sports editor for The Nation, a weekly progressive magazine dedicated to politics and culture. He joins AirGo on this episode to chat about the role of sports as both distraction and prism in a time of fascism, how militarism has coopted sports culture, and his relationship to the sports discourse mainstream.
SHOW NOTES
Read Dave's work at The Nation - https://www.thenation.com/authors/dave-zirin/
Peep his site Edge of Sports - https://www.edgeofsports.com/
Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio
Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events
Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com
CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producer - Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio
Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events
Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com
CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
SHOW NOTES
Read Dave's work at The Nation - https://www.thenation.com/authors/dave-zirin/
Peep his site Edge of Sports - https://www.edgeofsports.com/
Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio
Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events
Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com
CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producer - Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgoradio
Find us live! - www.respairmedia.com/events
Bring us to your community by hitting us up - contact@respairmedia.com
CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Mark as Played
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
The Breakfast Club
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!