It's been five years since colin cabernick first took a knee. He consulted with some which wel talk to about with dave zyron. Jim brown, last man stannen also joins us on this week's episode of the edge of sports pod casta. Dave is the author of numerous books, including what's my name fool,. A people's history of sports in the united states.
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.