On this episode of the There is No Spoon show, we talk about sports and politics, from connections between owners and the media, the labor politics in the NFL and NBA lockouts, the role of fans, and the connection between American society and the conflicts raging between owners and players in sports. Joining host
Fouad Pervez are Dave Zirin and Brian Fredrick.
Dave writes for The Nation, The Progressive, SLAM Magazine, and Sports Illustrated. He hosts the Edge of Sports radio show on Sirius XM, has appeared on numerous media outlets (including the Rachel Maddow Show, Last Call with Carson Daly, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Democracy Now!, All Things Considered, amongst many others) and has written several books, most recently
Bad Sports and
The John Carlos Story (collaborating with
John Carlos).
Brian is the Executive Director of the
Sports Fans Coalition, a national non-profit organization dedicated to giving sports fans a voice on public policy issues, including public subsidies for stadiums, TV blackouts, the NFL and NBA lockouts, and a college football playoff. Brian has a PhD in Communications and was a senior editor at
Media Matters for America. Check out this cool New York Times article about Brian
here.
All sports fans (liberal, conservative, or barely interested in politics) should
join the Sports Fans Coalition's email list, like them on Facebook, and
follow them on Twitter. It's an important group, and really the only one advocating on behalf of sports fans. You can email Brian directly if you have ideas or want to get more directly involved: brian@sportsfans.org. Follow
Dave and
Brian on Twitter as well.
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1 comment:
He has some good reviews about recent game events. His opinion isn't surprising to the sport.
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