[BRENDA] I can't help but wonder, the more you politicize professional sports, the less exciting they become.
[SARAH] Oh come on, you wouldn't get excited if, every time Steph Curry shot a three pointer,
he pulled a big protest sign out of his shorts?
[BRENDA] No, I'd probably be confused, like, 'how did he fit that sign in there?'
[SARAH] What can I say? He's one of the greats.
(intense intro music)
[DAVID] Would football be more exciting if, before kicking a field goal, you had to announce your stance on single-payer healthcare?
I don't know! But I'm willing to find out.
[BRENDA] The owners probably wouldn't though.
[STEVE] I'm sick and tired of hearing about what the owners think.
You know, professional sports would be so much better if we just got rid of the owners.
[BRENDA] You literally wouldn't have professional sports if you didn't have owners.
[STEVE] Yeah, we get it man, you're afraid of change.
[BRENDA] No, I'm not afraid of change.
It just seems like you're needlessly complicating something which, at its heart, is just entertainment.
[VINNY] Hey, sports and politics have always been connected.
[BRENDA] Yes! Okay, you're right, let's talk about that.
Throughout history, sports have had some huge political milestones.
Like Muhammad Ali's protests against the Vietnam War.
[STEVE] Ali may have spoken out on Vietnam, but where was he on Edwards v. South Carolina,
which extended the power to the people to peacefully assemble and protest state governments?
[BRENDA] I don't know.
[STEVE] (sighs loudly)
[VINNY] And then there's Jackie Robinson!
[BRENDA] Of course, when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1948 to become the first black player in major league baseball.
That was a huge moment in American culture.
[VINNY] Being the first black baseball player is great,
but did Jackie Robinson ever steal second base and give a speech on gay marriage?
[BRENDA] No. [VINNY] Missed opportunity!
[DAVID] Look, the bottom line is, no one enjoys sitting in the stands and actually watching the game anymore.
[BRENDA] I do.
[DAVID] Well, you're in the minority.
[RON] Yeah, I mean, I watch for 10 minutes, maybe 15 at most, and then I'm on my phone. Okay?
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook...
[STEVE] And why are we doing that instead of watching the game?
[BRENDA] Because you don't actually care about sports.
[STEVE] Because we want to change the world.
One hashtag at a time.
[RON] Now, what if professional sports took the hashtags off the phones,
and finally put them on the fields.
[BRENDA] I don't understand.
[RON] It's simple, okay? Instead of the New York Jets painting their logo in the end zone, what if they painted #abortionismurder?
[SARAH] And then, in the other end zone, #mybodymychoice.
[BRENDA] You guys, that's not going to drive up the ratings.
[DAVID] But it would start the conversation!
[BRENDA] People don't watch sports to talk about abortion.
[BRIAN] You're wrong!
And to prove it to you, I'm going to make it to the big leagues.
[BRENDA] Oh yeah? [BRIAN] Yeah!
[BRENDA] Okay. Here, catch.
[BRIAN] I didn't want to catch it. Under protest.
(all guests snapping)
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Is there too much politics in sports or not enough?
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