The People’s Game Podcast #1 – 6/12/14

On today’s podcast, Alan Minsky and Meleiza Figueroa discuss the opening game between Brazil vs. Croatia and the political environment in Brazil; KPFK’s Margaret Prescod speaks to former soccer player Jules Boykoff about this year’s tournament; Pablo Miralles gives us a sense of how the World Cup looks from Shanghai, China and provides insight on this year’s competition; and Truthdig’s Peter Scheer speaks to Al Jazeera’s Khalid Badoun about the World Cup’s opening.