USA Gymnastics & Michigan State: What's Next?

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

Sports, History, News, Politics, Sports News

4.8 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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This week, we speak to Jessica Luther, author of Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape, about Michigan State, USA gymnastics and what justice could look like for the gymnasts abused by Larry Nassar.Get ready for a surprising Choice Words segment where we make a progressive case for rooting on the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl...seriously. We keep your attention on the Super Bowl for our Just Stand Up award -- Chris Long and Malcolm Jenkins continue to prove that standing up for social doesn't inhibit a football team from winning games.The Just Sit Down award could only go to someone on the Michigan State board of trustees. Plus, we bring you a Kaepernick Watch that has to do with him playing football! Enjoy all that and more on this week's episode! Jessica Luther, Journalist & Author of Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of RapeFollow on Twitter @jessicawlutherDave Zirin, The Progressive Case for the New England Patriots (Seriously)https://www.thenation.com/article/the-progressive-case-for-the-new-england-patriots-seriously/—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 | I Need A Doctor - Dr. Dre | Most Girls - Hailee Steinfeld | Digital Witness - St. Vincent | Mass Appeal - Gang Starr | Desire - Pharoahe Monch | Mathematics - Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) | Lost Boyz - Renee | Who Am I (What's My Name) - Snoop Dogg | The Wire Theme Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	A quick note before we start the show, this episode was recorded before Lou Anna Simon stepped
0:06.4	down as president of Michigan State University.
0:09.6	There's a difference between reporting and coverage. And the reporting has been phenomenal.
0:14.3	It's the way we cover it, like how often in sort of the force with which it gets covered
0:18.8	and the way people respond
0:21.1	and we just haven't had a lot of that.
0:23.0	And I really do think it's because it's not football.
0:26.0	Like it's not a thing people care.
0:29.2	Like gymnastics is a thing that people care very deeply about
0:33.0	for one week every four years.
0:35.5	And then they sort of forget about it.
0:37.2	And then they sort of forget about it.
0:46.6	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast.
0:47.5	I'm Dave Ziron.
0:53.2	This week we speak to journalist Jessica Luther, the author of unsportsman-like conduct,
0:55.1	college football and the politics of rape,
1:01.7	about the USGA, about Michigan State, about Larry Nasser, and about the culture of cover-up and corruption when it comes to sexual assault and college athletics. Also, we got a special
1:08.4	Just Stand Up and Just Hit Your Ass Down Awards.
1:11.0	I'm very happy to do those this week as you will hear what they are, a Colin Kaepernick
1:15.4	watch that speaks about his playing future and so much more.
1:20.0	But first, Jessica Luther.
1:25.0	So, Jessica, just to kick it off here, your own work has been about college football in particular
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