302: World Corrupt: Coming October 8th

302: World Corrupt: Coming October 8th

Soccer is a game which has often been called “the world’s most important least important thing.” However this November’s World Cup, the most-watched sporting competition on the planet, forces fans to grapple with the complexities of a tournament which has been twisted into a public relations exercise for Qatar, a country smaller than the state of Connecticut, with a shocking human rights record, that has built the tournament’s infrastructure with migrant labor practices that have been likened to modern slavery. This dilemma is at the core of World Corrupt, a six-episode collaboration from Men in Blazers Media Network and Crooked Media. Starting October 8, Men in Blazers’ Roger Bennett and Pod Save the World’s Tommy Vietor will join forces to explore what it means to be a fan and a responsible citizen of the world while navigating a sports landscape that is increasingly being co-opted for geo-political and corporate gain.

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231: An assassination in Haiti and protests in Cuba

231: An assassination in Haiti and protests in Cuba

Tommy and Ben discuss the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, the ongoing protests in Cuba, how President Biden should respond to ransomware attacks, new US ambassador nominations, the i...

14 Jul 20211h 9min

230: World’s worst space race

230: World’s worst space race

Tommy and Ben discuss the US withdrawal from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, why billionaires are racing to ride rockets, Xi Jinping’s speech celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist...

7 Jul 20211h 13min

229: Private mercenaries and naked sunbathers

229: Private mercenaries and naked sunbathers

Tommy and Ben discuss updates on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the discovery of hundreds of bodies at former residential schools for Indigenous children in Canada, Saudi mercenaries getting trai...

30 Jun 20211h 36min

228: Iranian elections and Justin Bieber’s state visit

228: Iranian elections and Justin Bieber’s state visit

Tommy and Ben discuss the results of the presidential election in Iran, regional elections in France and why Justin Bieber went to visit the French president, the impact of the Putin-Biden summit, Bit...

23 Jun 20211h 9min

227: Bye bye Bibi!

227: Bye bye Bibi!

Tommy and Ben discuss President Biden’s first foreign trip and meeting with Vladimir Putin, the end of Bibi Netanyahu’s 15 year hold on power, a Twitter ban in Nigeria, a breakthrough in the fight aga...

16 Jun 20211h 13min

226: Joe's Eurovision 2021

226: Joe's Eurovision 2021

Tommy and Ben discuss how Bibi Netanyahu has gone full Trump in an attempt to break up the opposition coalition in Israel, presidential elections in Nicaragua and Peru, crackdowns on journalists in My...

9 Jun 20211h 10min

225: Boris elopes, Bibi on the ropes (with Afua Hirsch)

225: Boris elopes, Bibi on the ropes (with Afua Hirsch)

Ben and guest co-host journalist Afua Hirsch do a deep dive into the biggest stories in British politics including Dominic Cummings' damning testimony, Boris Johnson's secret wedding, why Viktor Orbán...

2 Jun 20211h 26min

224: Belarus hijacks a plane (and Samantha Power)

224: Belarus hijacks a plane (and Samantha Power)

Tommy and Ben discuss how the Belarusian president forced a plan to land so he could arrest a journalist, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a spike in coronavirus cases in Japan ahead of the Tok...

26 Mai 20211h 32min

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