Ranked #1
Breaking: Colin Kaepernick and the backlash he faces. Guest: NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith
Breaking: Colin Kaepernick and the backlash he faces. Guest: NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith
San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick decided to sit during the national anthem because he is "not going to stand up to sh... Read more
27 Aug 2016
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21mins
Ranked #2
Houston's Field of Schemes
Houston's Field of Schemes
This week we speak to Neil deMause, co-author of the book Field of Schemes about the toll that publicly funded stadiums ... Read more
12 Sep 2017
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42mins
Ranked #3
Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 07 May 2015
Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 07 May 2015
Episode 255: BOOM! Heavy on the football talk this week as Dave, Coach, and Mark discuss Deflategate from the New Englan... Read more
7 May 2015
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41mins
Ranked #4
Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 25 Sep 2014
Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 25 Sep 2014
Episode 320: BOOM! Dave is back in studio, and he’s bringing a packed showed with him. Today, Coach, Mean Mark, and Dave... Read more
25 Sep 2014
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41mins
Ranked #5
Robert Lipsyte Suffers No Fools, Takes No Prisoners
Robert Lipsyte Suffers No Fools, Takes No Prisoners
Today's guest hold the informal title of "greatest living sportswriter," Robert Lipsyte. Lipsyte distinguished himself w... Read more
15 Apr 2016
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #6
Muhammad Ali's Politics of Faith
Muhammad Ali's Politics of Faith
All week we are releasing interviews about the remarkable and singular legacy of The Champ, Muhammad Ali. Today we have ... Read more
9 Jun 2016
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35mins
Ranked #7
Dr. Harry Edwards on NCAAs: Stop the Madness of March
Dr. Harry Edwards on NCAAs: Stop the Madness of March
As college basketball fans descend into March Madness, Edge of Sports offers a wake-up call from Dr. Harry Edwards, reno... Read more
16 Mar 2016
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37mins
Ranked #8
Talking Court Justice & Kaepernick with Michael McCann
Talking Court Justice & Kaepernick with Michael McCann
This week we speak to Sports Illustrated journalist and attorney Michael McCann about his book written with Ed O’Bannon,... Read more
25 Apr 2018
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39mins
Ranked #9
How Do NFL Blackballings Work?
How Do NFL Blackballings Work?
This week we speak to the lead football scout for Bleacher Report, former football scribe at Sports Illustrated, Doug Fa... Read more
23 May 2017
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59mins
Ranked #10
The Great Booing At Nationals Park
The Great Booing At Nationals Park
This week we speak to former Edge of Sports podcast producer Dan Bloom about his experience sitting in Nationals Park as... Read more
4 Nov 2019
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41mins
Ranked #11
Bob Costas on Covering Kaepernick and the Olympics
Bob Costas on Covering Kaepernick and the Olympics
Iconic NBC broadcaster Bob Costas speaks about balancing the real world and the sports world, when politics rip through ... Read more
22 Sep 2016
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1hr 25mins
Ranked #12
John Angelos on the Orioles and Racist Incident at Fenway
John Angelos on the Orioles and Racist Incident at Fenway
This week, we speak to Baltimore Orioles COO, John Angelos, about his stirring statement against racism after his team's... Read more
9 May 2017
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51mins
Ranked #13
Etan Thomas on Kaepernick Protests & A Radical Plan to Change the NCAA
Etan Thomas on Kaepernick Protests & A Radical Plan to Change the NCAA
This week we talk to ten year NBA veteran and author Etan Thomas about why he attended a protest against the "blackballi... Read more
30 May 2017
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #14
Dr. Harry Edwards On The Athlete-Activist Under Trump
Dr. Harry Edwards On The Athlete-Activist Under Trump
Legendary sports sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards has been working with Colin Kaepernick and speaking in locker rooms aroun... Read more
16 Nov 2016
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35mins
Ranked #15
Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 18 Sep 2014
Edge of Sports Podcast Thu, 18 Sep 2014
Episode 319: BOOM! Dave’s writing a book on Jim Brown with the great Jim Brown, so Coach, Mark, and D.C. Dan have taken ... Read more
18 Sep 2014
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41mins
Ranked #16
#MeToo: Sexual Assault & Sports
#MeToo: Sexual Assault & Sports
We speak to three-time gold medalist and civil rights attorney Nancy Hogshead-Makar about how the #MeToo movement is sha... Read more
1 Nov 2017
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #17
Sole By The Pound: Sonny Vaccaro on NCAA Sham Amatuerism
Sole By The Pound: Sonny Vaccaro on NCAA Sham Amatuerism
Today we speak to the most influential person in basketball who never laced up sneakers or coached on a sideline: former... Read more
1 Dec 2016
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44mins
Ranked #18
Ken Burns: "Jackie Robinson is a true, authentic hero because he is complex."
Ken Burns: "Jackie Robinson is a true, authentic hero because he is complex."
This week, we have the most acclaimed historical documentary filmmaker on earth, Ken Burns. He made ‘Baseball’ and ‘Jazz... Read more
6 Apr 2016
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32mins
Ranked #19
Colin Kaepernick & The Perils of the Swoosh
Colin Kaepernick & The Perils of the Swoosh
This week we speak about the new Nike ad campaign centered on Colin Kaepernick. We look at this collision of politics an... Read more
10 Sep 2018
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #20
Say Everything: John Cusack on Kaepernick, The Cubs, Snowden & Things that Can and Cannot Be Said
Say Everything: John Cusack on Kaepernick, The Cubs, Snowden & Things that Can and Cannot Be Said
John Cusack is a renowned actor, best known for classics like Being John Malkovich, Better Off Dead, Say Anything, and f... Read more
21 Oct 2016
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49mins