Dave Zirin was named one of the "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World" by The Utne Magazine. He writes about the politics of sports for the Nation magazine, and is their first sports writer in 150 years of existence as well as the Progressive, and a regular op-ed writer for the Los Angeles Times. . Zirin is also the host of the "Edge of Sports Podcast," and "The Collision with Etan Thomas and Dave Zirin" on WPFW in DC.