Bob Lipsyte's guest appearances

Bob Lipsyte

Edge of Sports

Living in the USA

Dave Zirin

Ken Burns

Donald Trump

Bowe Bergdahl

John Sayles

Chris Hayes

Michelle Obama

Rebecca Traister

Gail Collins

LeBron James

Yanis Varoufakis

Lawrence Phillips

Martellus Bennett

Judah Friedlander

Jemele Hill

OwlTail

Harold Meyerson

Eric Foner

Ella Taylor

The impeachment vote barely papered over the growing crisis in the Republican party, says Harold Meyerson of The American Prospect.  Harold comments also on security at the Biden inauguration.Also: Eric Foner provides some historical perspective on the attack last week on the capitol.Plus: Ella Taylor talks about the new documentary “MLK/FBI”, on J. Edgar Hoover’s attempt to “destroy” Martin Luther King--“destroy” is the FBI’s own term.And finally, the PGA is cancelling their longstanding plans to hold the US Open at Trump’s Bedminster golf course in New Jersey.  Trump, we are told, is more devastated by this than by impeachment. The legendary sportswriter Robert Lipsyte comments on Trump and golf.  (broadcast originally in August 2017)

The impeachment vote barely papered over the growing crisis in the Republican party, says Harold Meyerson of The American Prospect. Harold comments also on security at the Biden inauguration. Also: Eric Foner provides some historical perspective on the attack last week on the capitol. Plus: Ella Taylor talks about the new documentary “MLK/FBI”, on J. Edgar Hoover’s attempt to “destroy” Martin Luther King--“destroy” is the FBI’s own term. And finally, the PGA is cancelling their longstanding plans to hold the US Open at Trump’s Bedminster golf course in New Jersey. Trump, we are told, is more devastated by this than by impeachment. The legendary sportswriter Robert Lipsyte comments on Trump and golf. (broadcast originally in August 2017)

Impeachment: Harold Meyerson; History: Eric Foner; “MLK/JFK”: Ella Taylor; Trump & Golf: Bob Lipsyte

Only one man who could write the New York Times obituary of Muhammad Ali. Bob Lipsyte covered Ali for 52 years and continues our special week of coverage for The Champ. Then, writer and commentator Kavitha Davidson speaks about Ali’s cultural impact and examines the possible link between two degenerative brain diseases: Parkinson’s, which plagued Ali, and CTE, which is detected in the brains of more and more football players. Our closing song today is by Johnny Wakelin &amp; The Kinshasa Band, “Black Superman, Muhammad Ali.”Lipsyte: Muhammad Ali Dies at 74: Titan of Boxing and the 20th Century http://nyti.ms/1sUHBHjLipsyte articles in the Times: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/robert_lipsyte/index.htmlKavitha Davidson: http://twitter.com/kavithadavidsonKavitha Davidson articles in Bloomberg View: http://www.bloomberg.com/view/contributors/ARmrUVik0io/kavitha-a-davidsonMuhammad Ali, Black Superman: https://youtu.be/cq04qeVMCQE—http://edgeofsportspodcast.com | http://twitter.com/edgeofsports | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@slate.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy &amp; Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Only one man who could write the New York Times obituary of Muhammad Ali. Bob Lipsyte covered Ali for 52 years and continues our special week of coverage for The Champ. Then, writer and commentator Kavitha Davidson speaks about Ali’s cultural impact and examines the possible link between two degenerative brain diseases: Parkinson’s, which plagued Ali, and CTE, which is detected in the brains of more and more football players. Our closing song today is by Johnny Wakelin &amp; The Kinshasa Band, “Black Superman, Muhammad Ali.”Lipsyte: Muhammad Ali Dies at 74: Titan of Boxing and the 20th Century <a href="http://nyti.ms/1sUHBHjLipsyte" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nyti.ms/1sUHBHjLipsyte</a> articles in the Times: <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/robert_lipsyte/index.htmlKavitha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/robert_lipsyte/index.htmlKavitha</a> Davidson: <a href="http://twitter.com/kavithadavidsonKavitha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/kavithadavidsonKavitha</a> Davidson articles in Bloomberg View: <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/view/contributors/ARmrUVik0io/kavitha-a-davidsonMuhammad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bloomberg.com/view/contributors/ARmrUVik0io/kavitha-a-davidsonMuhammad</a> Ali, Black Superman: <a href="https://youtu.be/cq04qeVMCQE—http://edgeofsportspodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/cq04qeVMCQE—http://edgeofsportspodcast.com</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/edgeofsports" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/edgeofsports</a> | <a href="http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod</a> | email us: edgeofsports@slate.com Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Bob Lipsyte: Writing Black Superman’s Obituary