What's in It for Me?

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"There are some awful youth coaches out there, just absolutely terrible," says author. "Transitiona coach" at James garfield high school in seattle was transformational for his players and the team as a whole. Coach joe thomas broke down what is so racest about the star spangled banner by asking why it might matter to take a knee. The book will be released on September 11th.

In this recording of a Live Interview for Patrons from 9/22, we speak with The Nation sports editor Dave Zirin about his new book, The Kaepernick Effect, and how a series of protests in youth sports, namely among black youth, set off firestorms and backlash in dozens of small towns throughout the country. And what the "leave politics out of sports" ethos says about the evergreen importance of racial disciplining in sports media.