In this episode of Edge of Sports, host Dave Zirin highlights two takes on the gender politics of sports culture. Dr. Cheryl Cooky joins the Ask a Sports Scholar segment to discuss the history of sports and gender equality, as well as her book, No Slam Dunk: Gender, Sport, and the Unevenness of Social Change. Finally, W. Kamau Bell climbs aboard for a special interview looking back on his career as a media personality, from the early days of ‘Totally Biased’ to ‘United Shades of America’.
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Looking forward to the doc. But characterizing Cuba as a country unfriendly to progressive politics? Wtf
Great show, Dave. Loved both of the interviews. Stay frosty. 🙂
You're right that Ja shouldn't be scapegoated as the face of gun misuse. Great point Dave. I really enjoyed the show, good luck with it going forward!
29:50 We do need a mental health Marshall plan for everyone who lives in Merica. The U.S. may never get around to healthcare for all, but I'd settle for mental healthcare for all. #MericaFirstWorst
He's nothing but old sell out Kamu bell can go to h***.
Do you guys feel stupid about how you supported BLM without question?….like a bunch of sheep?
Comments are off on many of their videos. This is propaganda and their arguments are weak. I'll never be amazed by how anyone can pad out a video with so much talk and so little content.
Brilliant video. Smart coverage. Thank you!
I love W. Kamau Bell, thank you for this interview 🙏
disappointed.
wkb is lauded for his expose on Cosby … wkb's stance has been quoted as wanting to "hold Black men with power, accountable."
i've listened to your audio podcast for a while and know you are racially conscious – but a Black man, wkb, supposedly holding "Black men with power accountable" – Cosby – when Cosby has never had "power" like someone like, say … Les Moonves … a person who, as former CEO of CBS (a powerful position AND a powerful person in the Hollywood/Mass media scene) and who has had "allegations" of sexual assault and abuse – his “wanting to hold accountable” is meaningless if he’s not going after people with real power. (has any Black man, and I mean Black as is the descendants of slavery Black – not no diaspora stuff – ever had power like a Les Moonves?) has Cosby ever held that much "power" as a Les Moonves? Les Moonves actually paid a settlement of 30 million dollars due to "allegations" of sexual assault … "allegations," similarly how Cosby is alleged to have committed the acts. if the "allegations" against Cosby were severe enough to initially put him in jail, then why wasn't the same for Les Moonves? it's because Les Moonves holds(held?) power. a 30 million dollar settlement to a person who amassed in the area of 800 million dollars in wealth … that's nothing, but tellingly, no jail time. why were there no questions posed to wkb asking him why he hasn't commissioned an expose called "We Need to Talk About Moonves?" or on the many other rich, white men who really hold power and whose misdeeds aren't held to the same scrutiny as the supposed Black men with "power" wkb want to hold accountale?
W Kamau Bell is not funny and is a shill;
He need to keep his paycheck so he can NEVER do an expose on someone with power like Les Moonves … as Showtime is owned by CBS … and, I betcha Mr Bell don't wanna shake up brass in CBS with an expose about someone who i''m sure still has connects to top brass at CBS.
unsubscribed from both audio and youtube.
#BuyLargeMansions
Loved W Kamau Bell FX Comedy Show & his CNN Special.