Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Video Out Now

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2016

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Today, the video of Dave Zirin's interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is available on TheNation.com, EdgeOfSportsPodcast.com, and YouTube. You'll hear and see aspects of this experience that had to be cut out of the podcast.Short clip: https://youtu.be/hP5aTGcXMwgFull interview: https://youtu.be/9xtI8c0Dg8QIn honor of this release, we're bringing back our conversation with Kareem in its entirety. You can hear something new with every listen.3:11 “These Terrorist Attacks Are Not About Religion”http://ti.me/1x57Sgy10:13 “This is the difference between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders” http://wapo.st/1NY53ug10:59 “The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race“http://ti.me/1mZr2Rc30:27 “College Athletes of the World, Unite”http://jacobinmag.com/2014/11/college-athletes-of-the-world-unite/33:53 “Mycroft Holmes” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbarhttp://titanbooks.com/mycroft-holmes-7528/Kareem's latest article: Why Black People Are 'Invisible to Oscar Voters hollywoodreporter.com/news/kareem-abdul-jabbar-why-black-859551The HBO Documentary 'Minority of One' hbo.com/kareemLinks to Kareem: kareemabduljabbar.com | twitter.com/kaj33 | facebook.com/kajLinks to Dave: edgeofsportspodcast.com | twitter.com/edgeofsports | fb.com/edgeofsports | email: [email protected]—This episode is brought to you by Harry’s Razors. Save half the price on name brand blades with Harry’s factory-direct prices and a money-back guarantee. When you use the code EDGE at Harrys.com, you save $5 off your $15 starter set AND you’re supporting this program.—Music: Bobby Hutcherson (Goin’ Down South, Black Heroes) bluenote.com/artists/bobby-hutcherson | Gil-Scott Heron (The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Who’ll Pay Reparations On My Soul?, Late Last Night) gilscottheron.net | Ibrahim Maalouf (Alf Leila Wa Leila - Introduction) ibrahimmaalouf.com—Special thanks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Deborah Morales, Audy & Janice. Thirsty Tiger TV: Valerie Chow, Angie, Alessandro, Wayne, Scott & Tim. Panoply: Brendan & Andy. The Nation: Frank Reynolds. Produced by Dan Bloom. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	This episode of Edge of Sports is brought to you by Harry's Razors. I use Harry's
0:04.2	razors and they make my always stubbly face super smooth. And Harries will give you $5 off your
0:09.4	first order by just entering the promo code Edge. Go to harries.com right now. Support Harries and
0:14.5	you support Edge of Sports.
0:25.5	Karim, thank you, first of all, so much for sitting down.
0:26.1	You're welcome.
0:27.6	I really do appreciate it.
0:56.1	Hello, and welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziren. Two weeks ago, we first brought you the audio of our memorable visit to Los Angeles to meet the one and only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The audience's response from that show was truly humbling. And we're grateful to everyone who heard that episode and shared it with their friends and family.
1:01.8	Today, we're thrilled to announce that the video of this epic encounter is now available at the nation.com and edge of sportspodcast.com.
1:06.4	Adding a visual component to this conversation reveals a whole new level of emotion. It's something
1:11.8	you really have to see with your own eyes. In this era of podcasting, there's so much content out
1:18.0	there that sometimes true magic just sifts right between your fingertips. And we wanted to take
1:23.4	another chance to expose our audience to this interview to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar because it's that
1:28.3	incredible. And also, we're taking this week to prepare for our show next week, where we travel
1:34.1	to Boston to interview Noam Chomsky about politics, sports, and the intersection of the two.
1:54.5	Now, in honor of the video release, we're bringing back, in its entirety, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,
1:55.7	a beautiful mind.
2:03.6	Why did you choose now to start having this persona of writing and being very public about your political beliefs? I really kind of backed into it. I just started, I started writing things after I retired,
2:09.6	and as things presented themselves to me that I felt that I should comment on, I got more into it and finally started to share it
2:20.9	with the public. Yeah, it's like these short, sharp, 800, 200 word pieces that, and I see people
2:27.3	left and right just tweeting them all over the internet. How does that feel to be like on social
2:32.4	media and have people like debating and commenting what you're saying about contemporary politics, not so much history, but like the issues of the moment?
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