The Imagination of Martellus Bennett

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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This week we talk to former pro-bowler and Super Bowl champ Martellus Bennett about his new children’s book Dear Black Boy. The former NFL standout also talks about his upbringing, how he’s been doing post-football, and his creative projects. Also we got ‘Choice Words’ about Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke and why he’s making it hard to root against the Patriots, ’Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to a coalition of civil rights groups and an odious white supremacist group. We also have a new Kaepernick Watch. All that and more on this week’s show. Martellus Bennett https://www.theimaginationagency.com/ http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/martellus-bennett-police-brutality-louisiana-minnesota-dallas-shootings-black-lives-matter/v8v8s4zhus8e1n1clc880tb31 Twitter: @MartysaurusRex Zirin, The Rams’ Stan Kroenke Represents the Worst of the NFL https://www.thenation.com/article/rams-stan-kroenke-patriots-super-bowl/ — 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: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Dreams - Little Brother | Batman Theme - Danny Elfman | Men In Black - Danny Elfman | Away From Me - Little Brother | 24s - T.I. | Trap House - Gucci Mane | Recognize - Scarface | Murder Was The Case - Snoop Dogg | Y’all Don’t Hear Me Though - Fabolous | The Wire Theme Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:54.4	everything secure. We've been empathizing for the white culture through creativity for a long
1:00.4	time. We empathize with Harry Potter. We empathize with Charlie Bucket. We empathize with, we
1:05.2	become, we see these characters so we know how they feel. We empathize for these characters.
1:09.9	And we do the same thing in real life.
1:11.7	But, like, never growing up, is there a lot of books where everyone's reading where they
1:16.3	empathize with kids of color?
1:18.0	Because I think that empathy goes through reading, it also translates into real life.
1:32.8	Welcome to the Edge of sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron.
1:43.5	This week we speak to former NFL player, pro bowler, and Super Bowl champ, and children's book author, Martellus Bennett, about his new book, Dear Black Boy. So looking forward to this discussion with
1:46.4	Martellus Bennett. Also, I've got some choice words about Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Cranky.
1:53.7	Yes, this is our Super Bowl episode, so I'm going to take down the owner of the Rams. He's
1:59.4	very bad and he's making it very difficult to root against the New England Patriots.
2:03.9	I've also got just stand up and just sit your ass down awards to people who are protesting
2:09.6	at the Super Bowl.
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