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W. Kamau Bell, the reluctant optimist | Edge of Sports

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In this episode of Edge of Sports, host Dave Zirin highlights two takes on the gender politics of sports culture. Dr. Cheryl Cooky joins the Ask a Sports Scholar segment to discuss the history of sports and gender equality, as well as her book, No Slam Dunk: Gender, Sport, and the Unevenness of Social Change. Finally, W. Kamau Bell climbs aboard for a special interview looking back on his career as a media personality, from the early days of 'Totally Biased' to 'United Shades of America'.

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Music by: Eze Jackson & Carlos Guillen

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