The People’s Game Podcast #31 – 7/12/14

On the eve of the final, we bring a range of radical perspectives on the 2014 World Cup. Alan and Meleiza recap Brazil’s unprecedented second loss in the third-place match, and share thoughts, prospects, and hopes for the big final tomorrow, and feature Laurent Dubois’ reflections on the World Cup and its stories. Brazilian professor Maria-Luisa Mendoza speaks with KPFK’s Sonali Kolhatkar about the protest movement in Brazil in the context of the World Cup, and KPFA’s Doug Henwood discusses soccer and politics with Professor Sean Jacobs, who blogs at Africa Is A Country/Futbol Is A Country.