The People’s Game Podcast #15: 6/26/14

The group stages are over, and the stakes are high going into the knockout rounds. On today’s podcast, Pablo Miralles analyzes Team USA’s 0-1 “victory” as they lose to Germany, but go on to the Round of 16. Alan and Meleiza recap Algeria’s historic advance to the knockout stages in light of the team’s inextricably political history, and examine the many relationships between soccer and nationalism. Meleiza interviews Dave Zirin, just back from Rio and on his speaking tour about Brazil and the World Cup; and we feature two segments with Alan Minsky on the People’s Game that aired on KPFK’s Truthdig Radio and KPFA’s Letters and Politics. Finally, KPFK’s Lila Garrett relates the World Cup with the buildup to the USA’s re-engagement with Iraq.