Dear Adam Silver

Dear Adam Silver

Dear Adam Silver

Episodes 97
Avg. Duration 1h 8m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (46)
Since Aug 2018
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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This show is an artist's take on sports — I believe both art and sports have the power to translate and help us reconsider the largest social issues we face. On each episode, we will be discovering and discussing the many connections between the two alongside artists, athletes, journalists, commentators, critics and fans.

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Episode 96: Blake Gillespie on Basketball Hoops in Concentration Camps

Mar 31, 2026 1h 3m

Blake Gillespie, H-O-R-S-E nemesis and the thinker/writer behind Spirit of Hoops is on the show to discuss his recent essay Will Basketball In Concentration Camps Wake You To Action? This episode…

Episode 95: Rafi Kohan says accountability is key to healthy trash talk + more

Feb 22, 2026 1h 24m

Author and editor Rafi Kohan returns to the show to discuss some recent happenings in regards to a keynote speech he gave this past fall at a conference for the Association for Applied Sport…

Episode 94: Ivan Salcido and the Myth of Hoops

Jan 24, 2026 53m

Artist and educator Ivan Salcido is back on the show to discuss his artwork about basketball, how his family history informs his work and his all time favorite logo design. Ivan was first featured in…

Episode 93: Maryam Amirvaghefi, My Personal Art Crush Who Embraces Losing

Nov 27, 2025 50m

Maryam Amirvagehfi is back on the show (first featured in episode 28) to discuss her art practice in the context of a book that Abigail and Kyle are writing about basketball and art (more on this…

Episode 92: James Hamilton and the Why of It All

Oct 16, 2025 1h 27m

Kyle Green cohosts as we welcome Emmy Award-winning writer, comedian and producer James Hamilton to the show. We talk about aging as a basketball fan and player, favorite jerseys, dusty GOAT lists…

Episode 91: Austin Bell and a Drone Over Every Court

Aug 05, 2025 56m

Austin Bell joins the show to talk all about his project and book Shooting Hoops, where he documented 2,549 in Hong Kong. Whew. That's a lot. We dig into the process, the visuals, the energy of each…

Episode 90: Whereas Hoops is back and a court has been built!

Jan 07, 2025 1h 4m

The collaborative team from Whereas Hoops, Noah Cohan and John Early,  are back on the show to discuss the recent opening of basketball courts in Forest Park. Are you interested in history? Public…

Episode 89: Mirin Fader and Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon

Oct 19, 2024 54m

Hey Dear Adam Silver listeners! We are back with a new interview with writer and New York Times Bestselling author Mirin Fader who is on the show to talk about her new book Dream: The Life and Legacy…

Episode 88: Talking Trash with Rafi Kohan and Kyle Green

Jul 14, 2024 1h 13m

Dear Adam Silver listeners! It has been awhile. After a cross country move and settling into my new home in northern northern California, we are back with our 88th episode. Author Rafi Kohan joins…

Episode 87: Andrew Maraniss and Inaugural Ballers

Aug 27, 2023 1h 19m

New York Times Bestselling author Andrew Maraniss is back on the show to discuss Inaugural Ballers, his 2022 book that tells the story of the first US women's Olympic basketball team that played in…

Episode 86: A Summer Sports Stories Reunion with Kyle Green and Tunisha Singleton

Aug 09, 2023 1h 46m

The always charming and witty Kyle Green (Ph.D. in Sociology) and Tunisha Singleton (Ph.D. in Media Psychology) join the show to discuss the sports stories from the summer that are on our minds!…

Episode 85: Maria Molteni is Back and Senda + Sedna are Here

May 15, 2023 1h 22m

Dear Adam Silver listeners! It has been a minute! I am glad to be back at the mic and sharing a conversation that touches on themes of family, expectations of gender and health trauma all via the…

Episode 84: Blake Gillespie on Basketball Amidst War in Ukraine

Sep 29, 2022 1h 4m

Journalist, photographer and writer Blake Gillespie is back on the pod to discuss his article for SLAM entitled In War-Torn Ukraine, these Ukrainian Hoopers are Trying to Uplift Others Through the…

Episode 83: Dr. Johanna Mellis on Understanding History through Sports

Feb 28, 2022 1h 1m

Dr. Johanna Mellis is an Assistant Professor of History at Ursinus College where her research focuses on international sport during the Cold War, namely in the Eastern Bloc and Hungary especially, in…

Episode 82: Mikey Yates on the Joy of Slam Ups and Painting as a Form of Witness

Jan 31, 2022 59m

Mikey Yates is a painter currently based in Kansas City, MO and a resident at the Charlotte Street Foundation, where our interview took place. Mikey paints tiny moments that carry a significant…

Episode 81: Blake and Giovanni on Pickup B-ball and the Instagram Community

Aug 01, 2021 1h 3m

Blake and Giovanni are on the pod today to discuss pickup basketball and the creative culture around the game. We touch on playing during COVID and post vaccines, including their personal…

Episode 80: Whereas Hoops with Noah Cohan and John Early

Jul 12, 2021 1h 10m

Noah Cohan and John Early who are on the show to discuss their project Whereas Hoops. Noah Cohan is the Assistant Director of American Culture Studies at Washington University St. Louis and is a…

Episode 79: Sidelined by Julie DiCaro

May 30, 2021 57m

Episode 79 features a conversation with Julie DiCaro, author of the recently published book Sidelined: Sports, Culture and Being a Woman in America. This book unpacks sexism in sports media for fans…

Episode 78: Brian Tran on the Excitement of the Play In Tournament

May 25, 2021 1h 3m

Long time Dear Adam Silver supporter and returning guest Brian Tran is back on the show to discuss our feelings about the first weekend of the NBA playoffs, including the play in tournament, the long…

Episode 77: Glauco Adorno and Our Letters to Senda

May 01, 2021 1h

Glacuo Adorno is back on the pod today (listen to episodes 40, 25 and 3 for more)! Long time listeners will remember that we collaborated in Lithuania on a body of artwork made about women’s…

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