No to Nike: College coach stands up to sweatshop labor | Edge of Sports

Published: Sept. 1, 2023, 1:39 a.m.

b'Edge of Sports is back! In this Season 2 premiere, former St. John\\u2019s University Assistant Soccer Coach Jim Keady joins Dave Zirin to talk about why he left college coaching in protest of Nike sweatshop labor. He then spent a month in Indonesia exposing the company\\u2019s sweatshop abuses, making the film \\u201cBehind the Swoosh.\\u201d We also discuss the recent film \\u201cAir,\\u201d about Nike\\u2019s relationship with Michael Jordan, and the ways Hollywood is whitewashing Nike\\u2019s sins.

Studio Production: David Hebden, Cameron Granadino
Post-Production: Taylor Hebden
Audio Post-Production: David Hebden
Opening Sequence: Cameron Granadino
Music by: Eze Jackson & Carlos Guillen

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