The People's Game

The People’s Game Radio Show for Saturday July 3, 2010 We begin today’s show with Josephina Schmidt from Alpine Village in Torrence CA where 900 euphoric Germany fans watched the rout of Argentina – then, in the round table, Jennifer, Alan, and Pablo discuss the ascendant Germans and look back on the life of Robert…

The People’s Game Radio Show for Friday July 2, 2010 The tournament’s, and then the home-continent’s, favorite fall in a day of ridiculously dramatic action. Nick Green from 100% Soccer joins Jennifer, Alan, and Fernando to review the matches and preview tomorrow’s. Uruguayan blogger Lazar Treschan relates the joy of surviving cardiac arrest. Then Miguel…

The People’s Game Radio Show interview with Thomas Geoghegan on Germany On the eve of Germany’s quarterfinal against Argentina we ask Thomas Geoghegan, author of the upcoming book Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?: How the European Model Can Help You Get a Life, about what the rest of the world can learn from…

The People’s Game Radio Show for Thursday July 1, 2010 In advance of tomorrow’s highly anticipated clash between Brazil and The Netherlands, we feature extended interviews with the two leading English-language commentators on Football culture in the two respective countries: first, we speak with Alex Bellos, author of Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life; and…

The People’s Game Radio Show interview with Global Girl Media in Soweto Jennifer Doyle speaks with four young women in Soweto, South Africa about their projects with Global Girl Media during the 2010 World Cup. Kamogelo Nlabizela tells about her report on how cell phones are transforming the lives of young South Africans. Annah Tseko…

The People’s Game Radio Show for Wednesday June 30, 2010 Supriya Nair of the sports blog Treasons, Stratagems & Spoils joins us from Mumbai, India to give her take on the 2010 World Cup. Then Jennifer talks with four young women journalists in Soweto, South Africa – Kamogelo Nlabizela, Annah Tseko, Mantombaana Khumalo, Zandile Dhlamini…

The People’s Game Radio Show for Tuesday June 29, 2010 We keep it simple today with a roundtable discussion about the latest games and the ill-fated Inarritu Nike add where, with Ronaldo’s exit, all the featured stars are now exiled from the mundial. Tony Presido joins us to examine how Spain has turned it around.…

The People’s Game Radio Show for Monday June 28, 2010 Pablo and Alan review today’s matches and preview tomorrow’s – and take a long view of the Mexican national team in the wake of their exit from the 2010 world stage. Then Fatima Marquez, a Portuguese national in Southern California describes the excitement felt by…

The People’s Game Radio Show for Sunday June 27, 2010 Mexico and England exit – Argentina and Germany advance. We ask Gustavo Arellano what defeat for El Tri means for Greater Mexico. Then the BBC’s Paul Mason reports from the gloom that has descended on England. Peter Alegi, author of African Soccerscapes, joins us from…