Italia: which circle of Dante’s Inferno?
June 24, 2010
How to write about Italy? What words effectively convey something so truly horrid? Initially I thought about scurrying to my thesaurus – a synonym for utter wretchedness escaping me – lifeless, of course, but in the land of Berlusconi there’s also the stench of the sordid, corrupt, malign. Then it struck me, the Italians were…
The People’s Game – Radio Show – 06/23/10
June 24, 2010The People’s Game Radio – Special Edition – 06/23/10
June 23, 2010The People’s Game – special USA edition – June 23, 2010 Winning goal in the 92nd minute! Landon Donovan! Co-hosts Jennifer Doyle, Pablo Miralles, and Alan Minsky reflect on most dramatic moment in the history of U S Men’s Soccer! Analyze the game itself and reflect on the implications of the victory for soccer in…
The People’s Game – Radio Show – 06/22/10
June 23, 2010The People’s Game – Radio Show for Tuesday June 22, 2010 Perfecting the art of watching two TVs simultaneously – co-host Jennifer Doyle conveys what it means for Southern California to have Mexico and South Korea both advance. Lazar Treschan reports from cloud nine in La Celeste. Fernando Romero reflects on a less impressive Mexico…
Uruguay > Mexico > RSA > France
June 22, 2010The People’s Game – Radio Show #15 – 06/21/10
June 22, 2010The People’s Game – Radio Show for Monday June 21, 2010 Halfway through the tournament: 32 games played, 32 to go. The roundtable with Jennifer, Alan, Pablo, and Spanish partisan Tony Presido takes a critical look at the media coverage of Les Blues’ implosion and ponders the success of South America vs. the failings of…
The People’s Game – Radio Show #14 – 06/20/10
June 20, 2010The People’s Game – Radio Show for Sunday June 20, 2010 A Sunday show of epic length! Alan speaks with Martin McQuillan, who follows the North Korean People’s Team for the Guardian. Then an extended dialogue with the radical media and cultural critic (and full-on soccer fan) Toby Miller about the coverage of the tournament…
Call for Solidarity to Honduran National Team
June 20, 2010Interview with Ancelmo Ramos for The People’s Game — The Call for Solidarity to the Honduran National Team As the Honduras National Team prepares to play the biggest game in its history against Spain, Ancelmo Ramos of the Honduran Resistance of Los Angeles calls upon the players on Honduras to make a show of solidarity…
The People’s Game – Radio Show #13 – 06/19/10
June 20, 2010The People’s Game – Radio Show for Saturday June 19, 2010 Today’s show was live-to-air on our home station, KPFK Radio Los Angeles. We open with a roundtable (Alan, Jennifer, Pablo, and Fernando) that takes the temperature of the tournament then shifts to Jennifer’s commentary in today’s Guardian, which calls on FIFA to use this…
The People’s Game – Radio Show #12 – 06/18/10
June 19, 2010The People’s Game – Radio Show for Friday June 18, 2010 Three games, surprises at every turn – curiouser and curiouser. In the roundtable Jennifer, Alan, Pablo, and Fernando celebrate Team USA’s amazing comeback vs Slovenia and rationalize their support for the Yankee imperialists. Matthew Cobb, a Man City supporter, has a fertile theory about…