In this episode, we speak with sports writer Dave Zirin (@edgeofsports) about the wildcat strikes that shook the NBA in late August; the role of sports activists like Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James and Megan Rapinhoe; the increased resistance to the status quo in high school, college and professional sports; how sports are a medium to communicate with working class white and rural Americans; Lester "Red" Rodney (sports writer for the Daily Worker from the 30s-50s) and more.

Dave Zirin is The Nation's sports editor and host of the Nation's Edge of Sports podcast. He is the author of ten books on the politics of sports. He is also frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and Democracy Now!

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G&R Episode 45: Dave Zirin talks Sports Protests, LeBron, and Politics