This week, we speak to Ajamu Baraka of the Black Alliance for Peace and Daniel Loroña of Amnesty International about why they are organizing against the 2026 World Cup's presence in the United States. And then, just in time for Easter, a cinematic Easter egg as film savant Arya Shirazi and I talk about two forgotten films of our youth.

Zirin, Tiger Woods Plus Donald Trump: A Tragedy Made in the USA

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/tiger-woods-donald-trump-friendship/

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Body: We speak to Harrison Browne, the first transgender professional hockey player and co-author of the book Let Us Play, about the International Olympic Committee’s total ban on non- gender conforming athletes

Zirin, 2 FIFA Rulings on Israel, 1 Familiar Deference to MAGA

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/fifa-israel-rulings-complicity-world-cup/

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Maya Goldberg-Safir joins the show to talk about the new WNBA deal, and we talk about spending Iftar in NYC with Mayor Mamdani and Mohamed Diawara.

Body: This week, we speak to Maya Goldberg-Safir, who runs the blog Rough Notes about the WNBA labor deal. Also, we have Choice Words about spending Iftar with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Mohamad Diawara of the Knicks.

Zirin, Iftar With the Knick and the Mayor

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/iftar-mayor-mamdani-knick-mo-diawara/

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2026 marks the 60th anniversary of Gilles Pontecorvo’s classic film “The Battle of Algiers” and the 40th anniversary of Ron Howard’s flop Gung Ho. Yet both films aim to tell a story about capitalism, the working class and what comprises resistance in a certain time and place. I’m joined by film savant Arya Shirazi in breaking down these two films

Zirin, The Bombing of Iran’s Azadi Stadium Is Straight Out of Israel’s Gaza Script

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/us-hockey-olympics-gold-trump/

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n Conversation: The Battle of Algiers and Gung Ho.

This week, we speak with author Bijan Bayne about the late Rev. Jesse Jackson's relationship with the sports world. We also speak to sports journalist Frankie de la Cretaz about the off-field dramas surrounding the 2026 Winter Olympics

Zirin, The NFL Owners and Olympic Organizers in Epstein’s Inbox

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/nfl-owners-casey-wasserman-epstein-files/

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This week, I have some choice words about the athletic oligarchs who knew Epstein way too well. I am also joined by the hoops savant, Arya Shirazi, about the NBA at the All-Star Break and what to do about tanking.

Zirin, The NFL Owners and Olympic Organizers in Epstein’s Inbox

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/nfl-owners-casey-wasserman-epstein-files/

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This week, we talk to author Howard Bryant, whose towering new book is called Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America. It's an incredible look at these two trailblazing giants of the 20th century, how they navigated the racism of their day, and the ways both their lives were irrevocably changed by Jackie Robinson's 1949 testimony "condemning" Robeson at the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing.

Zirin, Get Ready for This Year’s Undemocratic, Debt-Ridden, and Mobster-Infused Winter Olympics

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/2026-winter-olympics-ice-debt/

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This week, we have an exclusive interview with Kenny Collins, an innocent man who survived 17 unjust years on Maryland's death row and now, at long last, will be leaving prison behind. Also, I have some choice words about why the world must boycott the World Cup.

Zirin, A Call Is Rising for Nations to Boycott the Trump World Cup

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/oke-goettlich-world-cup-boycott/

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