Month: July 2010

The People’s Game Radio Show interview with Thomas Geoghegan on Germany On the eve of Germany’s quarterfinal against Argentina we ask Thomas Geoghegan, author of the upcoming book Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?: How the European Model Can Help You Get a Life, about what the rest of the world can learn from…

The People’s Game Radio Show for Thursday July 1, 2010 In advance of tomorrow’s highly anticipated clash between Brazil and The Netherlands, we feature extended interviews with the two leading English-language commentators on Football culture in the two respective countries: first, we speak with Alex Bellos, author of Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life; and…

The People’s Game Radio Show interview with Global Girl Media in Soweto Jennifer Doyle speaks with four young women in Soweto, South Africa about their projects with Global Girl Media during the 2010 World Cup. Kamogelo Nlabizela tells about her report on how cell phones are transforming the lives of young South Africans. Annah Tseko…

The People’s Game Radio Show for Wednesday June 30, 2010 Supriya Nair of the sports blog Treasons, Stratagems & Spoils joins us from Mumbai, India to give her take on the 2010 World Cup. Then Jennifer talks with four young women journalists in Soweto, South Africa – Kamogelo Nlabizela, Annah Tseko, Mantombaana Khumalo, Zandile Dhlamini…