Maya Moore Talks Mass Incarceration

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

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4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2017

⏱️ 55 minutes

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We speak to a WNBA MVP and one of the greatest hoopsters to ever live: Maya Moore. We talk about her recent efforts to raise awareness about prosecutorial misconduct and mass incarceration.Later on the show, we have some Choice Words about Amazon's sleazy search for a new corporate home and how stadium scams paved the way for this kind of graft. We also have Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down awards for Warriors coach Steve Kerr and the NCAA respectively. We also got some Kaepernick watch and a very special announcement you won’t want to miss.Maya MooreTwitter: @MooreMayaWebsite: MayaMoore.ComWNBA star Maya Moore pushing for change to criminal justice systemZirin, Sports Tax Scams Laid the Groundwork for Amazon Bidding Madnesshttps://www.thenation.com/article/sports-tax-scams-laid-groundwork-for-amazon-bidding-madness/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Broke - Lecrae | Besos - Atmosphere | Ocean - Hillsong | Selfish - Slum Village | Da Joint - EPMD | Just Begun - Reflection Eternal | Survival of the Fittest - Mobb Deep | Universal Mind Control - Common Feat. Pharrell | What They Do - The Roots | The Wire Theme Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	We've been around great leaders.
0:02.0	Some of the most formative years of our lives happened under awesome leadership with
0:07.0	Gino and our assistant coaches.
0:10.0	And so I think we get outraged a little more in a certain way because we know how it's supposed
0:17.0	to look.
0:18.0	We were trained to be leaders and know, leaders and to take ownership
0:21.6	of our people and our teammates and our team and our journey. And so when we see things
0:27.6	that are done in a way that isn't about the group and the team and what's best for all of us
0:34.6	and doing it together, I think it just gets under our skin.
0:37.9	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron. This week, we have one of the great basketball players to ever walk the earth, four-time
0:54.4	WMBA champion, MVP, and two-time gold medalists from the Minnesota links, Maya Moore.
1:01.5	Now, we're not necessarily talking hoops with Maya Moore, but instead we're going to be speaking
1:05.3	about her new project, which is about the criminal justice system and fighting against
1:10.4	prosecutorial misconduct and mass incarceration.
1:14.4	Also, I've got some choice words about what the sports world can tell us and teach us
1:20.3	about the mad rush by cities to bend over backwards for Amazon in the bidding process to secure the new location for Amazon
1:29.5	headquarters 2.0. Lastly, we got our Just Stand Up and Just Sit Your Ass Down Awards. We got a special
1:36.3	Kaepernick watch and a special announcement about our new Patreon page. But let's start
1:42.6	with Maya Moore.
1:59.9	So happy to be talking about criminal justice reform, mass incarceration, and the importance of athlete activism with Maya Moore. Maya, how are you doing?
2:02.9	Hey, you're doing well. Awesome. No, I saw this interview that you did with Jerry Stackhouse. It was
2:08.4	terrific on the Players Tribune. And you said at one point that you were not aware of this issue of
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