So, it’s Argentina and Germany in the World Cup final 2014! Alan and Meleiza review today’s semifinal game, and Argentina’s win in a penalty shootout over the Netherlands. We speak with two members of the Bay Area’s Left Wing FC about futbol, community, and human potential; and Jennifer Doyle reflects on David Luiz’s tears and the triumph of the status quo.
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On today’s podcast, we talk about one of the most stunning results, perhaps in the entire history of national spectator sports. Alan and Meleiza try to process Brazil’s shocking 1-7 defeat to Germany, on its home soil in Belo Horizonte. Later in the hour, Alan speaks with Pablo Miralles about USA vs Germany and what it’s like to experience soccer in Shanghai, China; and KPFK’s Margaret Prescod continues her conversations with Coach Mickey.
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The world is in shock, and so are we – so much so that we need an extra podcast to make sense of today’s Mineracanazo – a stunning 7-1 defeat of the Brazilian national team, on home soil, in the World Cup semifinal against Germany. In this bonus podcast we feature an extended conversation with Francesco, an activist living in Brasilia, in which we unpack how we got to today’s result, and what the political economy of contemporary global soccer might have to do with it.
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On today’s podcast, we speak to Teo Ballvé in Bogota, Colombia, who relates the experience of being in a country whose team captured the imagination of the world. Miguel Paredes of the Futbolistas discusses the radical fútbol culture of Southern California, the world’s most ethnically diverse metropolitan area. Alan and Meleiza discuss the political contradictions of Alfredo di Stefano’s brilliant football legacy, and look forward to tomorrow’s Brazil-Germany semifinal.
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With a couple of days off until the semifinals, Alan and Meleiza mourn the underdogs, but also celebrate the radical traditions of the four soccer powerhouses left standing: Brazil, Argentina, the Netherlands, and Germany. We also speak with Costa Rican/Mexican fan David Orona on Costa Rica’s magisterial performance, and Karen Anzoategui, who watched the Argentina/Belgium quarterfinal live at the Estadio Nacional in Brasília. Finally, we feature our extended conversation with Laurent Dubois on the broader context of the 2014 World Cup.
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High drama at the World Cup quarterfinals continue as Argentina prevail over Belgium, losing Angel di Maria in the process, and Costa Rica takes the Netherlands all the way to penalties. Alan and Meleiza review today’s action, say goodbye to the last “underdog” team left standing, and look forward to the semifinals. Then, KPFK’s Margaret Prescod has an extended conversation about soccer and the World Cup with Coach Mickey.
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Today’s Podcast: Another super-hyper-mega dramatic day at the 2014 World Cup. Germany dominates, Brazil & Colombia play one for the ages, and Neymar exits. We review it all, and look forward to tomorrow’s matches. Plus, Meleiza’s brilliant interview with Amazonian scholar Professor Susanna Hecht on the deep history and political ecology of Latin American futbol, as well as the state of indigenous peoples in the Amazon.
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On today’s podcast we look forward to tomorrow when Germany and France will settle things once-and-for-all on the battlefield; and Colombia tries to conquer Brazil. We talk with Soccer blogger Elaine Teng from the New Republic, author of the article “Stop Treating Women like they don’t anything about soccer;” and also actor and writer Brendan Hunt, who is back from attending USMNT games in Brazil. We also check in with Margaret Prescod and Coach Mickey.