18 | Interview w/ Dave Zirin, Sports Editor at the Nation Magazine & Tribute to Lee Evans
This week, Miguel is honored to speak to Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports), Sports Editor at the Nation Magazine, and host of the Edge of Sports podcast. Miguel spoke to Dave about various politically entangled sports topics such as pro athletes and Palestine, LeBron James and the LAPD, the Tokyo Olympics, Tim Tebow, and much more!
Miguel also gives you his Molotov MVPs for the week and highlights the first-ever Mexican baseball player to win an MLB batting title for this week’s Xicano sports history segment.
To end the podcast, Miguel pays tribute to two-time Olympic gold medalist, world recorder holder, and human rights activist Lee Evans, who passed away last week. Evans was 74 years old and left a great legacy. Miguel speaks on Evan’s legacy as a civil rights activist, Olympian, and member of San Jose State’s illustrious Track and Field program, dubbed “Speed City.” Miguel ends the podcast with some archival audio of Lee Evans throughout the decades.
Miguel Garcia produced this episode.
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More Reading and Videos:
Dave Zirin-Israel causes American sports stars like Kyrie Irving to break their silence. Here’s why it’s taken years.
Dave Zirin-LeBron James doesn’t need coffee with the LAPD. Police need to stop killing people.
Dave Zirin-Bringing the Black Freedom Struggle into Sports (2004)
Dave Zirin-Remembering Lee Evans, Athlete-Activist Legend
Spartan Gold Standard: Remembering Lee Evans (1947-2021)
SJSU Speed City (video)
Archive.org: Body and Soul, Part I: Body (1968)
History San Jose: 1968 Olympic track & field trials KNTV Channel 11 news footage (Video)
Olympic Project for Human Rights (Video)
Sky Sports News: Manchester United’s manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer supports his Pro-Palestinian players Paul Pogba and Amad Diallo.
The Irish Times: Riyad Mahrez carries Palestine flag as Man City celebrate title
