Kain Colter's guest appearances

Kain Colter

Edge of Sports

The Intercollegiate

The End of Sport Podcast

Jessica Luther

Patrick Hruby

Maya Moore

Michael Bennett

Natalie Weiner

Dave Zirin

Sonny Vaccaro

Jacqueline Keeler

David West

Marc Lamont Hill

Hari Kondabolu

Kevin Blackistone

Matt Brown

John Legend

Harry Edwards

OwlTail

Daniel Libit speaks with Kain Colter, the former Northwestern quarterback who led the unprecedented effort in 2014 to unionize his college football team.

26: Kain Colter

In this episode, Derek and Nathan are beyond thrilled to be joined by Kain Colter, former quarterback at Northwestern University, organizer and co-founder of the College Athletes Players Association, and organizer and face of the union drive of the Northwestern football team. Kain provides a vital oral history of how the union drive at Northwestern went down, from his time reading Marx at Goldman Sachs to the NLRB. This history is required listening for all those involved in and following the current college football labor movement. Then, in the latter part of the conversation, the three delve into the current labor dynamics in college football, including a discussion of tactics and the shared admiration for and solidarity with current players trying to overturn a fundamentally exploitative system. Check out this terrific story by Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss on the NW unionization saga here. Follow Kain Colter on Twitter @kaincolter. For a transcription of this episode, please click here. (Credit @punkademic) After listening to the episode, check out our most recent pieces on the college football: "Canceling the College-Football Season Isn't Enough" published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. “'We are being gaslit': College football and Covid-19 are imperiling athletes” in The Guardian “Canceling the college football season is about union busting, not health” also in The Guardian __________________________________________________________________________ As always, please like, share, and rate us on your favorite podcast app, and give follow us on Twitter or Instagram. @Derekcrim @JohannaMellis @Nkalamb @EndofSportPod www.TheEndofSport.com

In this episode, Derek and Nathan are beyond thrilled to be joined by Kain Colter, former quarterback at Northwestern University, organizer and co-founder of the College Athletes Players Association, and organizer and face of the union drive of the Northwestern football team. Kain provides a vital oral history of how the union drive at Northwestern went down, from his time reading Marx at Goldman Sachs to the NLRB. This history is required listening for all those involved in and following the current college football labor movement. Then, in the latter part of the conversation, the three delve into the current labor dynamics in college football, including a discussion of tactics and the shared admiration for and solidarity with current players trying to overturn a fundamentally exploitative system. Check out this terrific story by Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss on the NW unionization saga <a href="https://www.si.com/college/2016/02/24/northwestern-union-case-book-indentured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Follow Kain Colter on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/kaincolter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@kaincolter</a>. For a transcription of this episode, please <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1icGrdff3k7TbVjO8Z2odDfomFsRZlpN-rRmSe9hHPKE/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here. </a>(Credit <a href="http://www.twitter.com/punkademic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@punkademic</a>) After listening to the episode, check out our most recent pieces on the college football: <a href="https://www.chronicle.com/article/Canceling-the-College-Football/249198?key=O01RVfHGcmvIBQW9wWAeoNEUFVBVFcYW-0Abd_LAxfA8DHLaLapX5n7dLOFaNZkoWm81S2xEXzJGWURfT0hmN09WYUZ4bE9Gc3pnTllGVml0anloZ0hXTzNkRQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Canceling the College-Football Season Isn't Enough"</a> published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/aug/03/college-football-coronavirus-athletes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“'We are being gaslit': College football and Covid-19 are imperiling athletes”</a> in The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/aug/12/cancelling-the-college-football-season-is-about-union-busting-not-health" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Canceling the college football season is about union busting, not health”</a> also in The Guardian __________________________________________________________________________ As always, please like, share, and rate us on your favorite podcast app, and give follow us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/EndofSportPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.instagram.com/EndOfSportPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/derekcrim" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Derekcrim</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JohannaMellis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@JohannaMellis</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/nkalamb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Nkalamb</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/EndofSportpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@EndofSportPod</a> <a href="http://www.theendofsport.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheEndofSport.com</a>

Episode 36: Solidarity Forever with Kain Colter

This week we speak to Kain Colter, former quarterback at Northwestern and current organizer with the American Federation of Teachers. We talked about his experiences at Northwestern, challenges that college athletes face, and the labor movement today.   Also we got ‘Choice Words’ about the picket line developing at the Super Bowl halftime show by artists,’Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Donovan Mitchell and a recent recipient. All that and more on this week’s show.  Kain Colter  https://www.si.com/college-football/2016/02/24/northwestern-union-case-book-indentured    Zirin, The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show  https://www.thenation.com/article/travis-scott-colin-kaepernick-super-bowl-halftime-show/  —  http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)  —  Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Freaks and Geeks - Childish Gambino | Fast Car - Tracy Chapman | Sometimes I Rhyme Slow - Nice &amp; Smooth | Lean Back - Fat Joe | Aquemini - Outkast | It’s Been A Long Time - Rakim | All I Need - Jay-Z | Livin’ It Up - Pharoahe Monch | The Wire ThemeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy &amp; Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we speak to Kain Colter, former quarterback at Northwestern and current organizer with the American Federation of Teachers. We talked about his experiences at Northwestern, challenges that college athletes face, and the labor movement today.  Also we got ‘Choice Words’ about the picket line developing at the Super Bowl halftime show by artists,’Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Donovan Mitchell and a recent recipient. All that and more on this week’s show. Kain Colter <a href="https://www.si.com/college-football/2016/02/24/northwestern-union-case-book-indentured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.si.com/college-football/2016/02/24/northwestern-union-case-book-indentured</a> Zirin, The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/travis-scott-colin-kaepernick-super-bowl-halftime-show/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thenation.com/article/travis-scott-colin-kaepernick-super-bowl-halftime-show/</a> — <a href="http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod</a> | <a href="http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod</a> | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Freaks and Geeks - Childish Gambino | Fast Car - Tracy Chapman | Sometimes I Rhyme Slow - Nice &amp; Smooth | Lean Back - Fat Joe | Aquemini - Outkast | It’s Been A Long Time - Rakim | All I Need - Jay-Z | Livin’ It Up - Pharoahe Monch | The Wire Theme 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>

Talking NCAA Football Unions w/ Kain Colter