The People's Game

It’s the first Sunday of the World Cup – and on today’s podcast we focus on expressions of solidarity with the Palestinian people across the history of soccer. Guest Estee Chandler, from Jewish Voice for Peace, describes the circumstances that led up to the Argentinian national team refusing to play in Israel a few weeks…

It’s Day 3 of the World Cup and there were four matches today – and at the end of the show, Alan summarizes the dramatic action. Before that, KPFK’s Ali Lexa reflects on the most famous match of the century – Germany’s 7-1 thrashing of Brazil in the 2014 World Cup semi-final – from the…

Today’s exciting group games – Uruguay vs Egypt, Morocco vs Iran, Portugal vs Spain – delivered all the elements of a classic World Cup in the making. Co-hosts Alan Minsky and Meleiza Figueroa break down the state of play – each game’s dramatic moments, expectations for this year’s tournament, and the social and political significance…

On our inaugural podcast of World Cup 2018, Alan Minsky and Ian Masters reflect on the society & politics of the two opening countries, host Russia and Saudi Arabia: beacons of light in these troubled times, if you’re a 1-percenter realizing you have to crush the will of your people in order to hold on…

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