An Election’s Eye View From The Streets

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Dave Zirin / The Nation

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4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

This week we speak to Deadspin’s Chuck Modiano about street protests in DC against police violence. We also talk to Chuck about DC’s mayor Muriel Bowser, the presidential election coming up, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ recent World Series, win and the greatness of Stevie Wonder.

We also have Choice Words about Clemson’s quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his recent coronavirus diagnosis. In addition, we have Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down awards to soccer star Marcus Ashford for bringing attention to child hunger in the UK and old white millionaire athletes for Trump. All this and more on this week’s show!

Chuck Modiano
Twitter: @ChuckModi1
Modiano at Deadspin

Zirin
College Football’s Great Defender Has Covid-19

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0:00.0	This young generation, they really know their stuff.
0:02.4	They know their background.
0:04.0	They know Joe Biden's background.
0:06.2	And when you get on TV and you say, we're not going to defund the police at a Democratic primary, they know that that is opposition.
0:13.8	Yet many, including myself, will vote for Joe and then go move on after two days and go continue to fight joe's policies
0:26.7	but more importantly fight locally welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast.
0:42.6	I'm Dave Ziron.
0:43.7	This is our pre-election episode, and we're talking to Deadspins Chuck Modiano.
0:48.4	Now, Chuck, in addition to being a great sports writer at the intersection of sports and politics,
0:53.9	is also somebody who is, in my mind,
0:56.6	the great chronicler in D.C. of the movements against police violence. And we're going to speak to him
1:01.2	about what's not getting media publicity here at the absolute fulcrum of politics in this country.
1:08.6	Also, I've got some choice words about Trevor Lawrence's COVID diagnosis.
1:12.9	I've also got Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down Awards and more, but first, Chuck Modiana.
1:20.9	Where am I catching you? I'm home.
1:24.3	That's awesome, dude. I know you've been very busy.
1:27.1	Yeah, I've been out in the protest last four nights.
1:31.6	Well, let's start right there.
1:33.1	I mean, this is a podcast, so we're recording right now.
1:36.3	Oh, great.
1:37.3	And so, you know, just jumping right at you, Chuck, with this.
1:41.3	Look, everybody's talking about the elections, obviously. But in the streets of D.C., we're seeing a very
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