Best St Gallen Podcasts (2024)

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Emancipation and Migration: Hakoah Vienna, Austria's Jewish Champion 1925 1:17:32

1d ago1:17:32

1:17:32

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) In a bit of a parallel episode to Episode 24 ("The Footballer who Defied the Nazis? The Myth of Matthias Sindelar"), this is the story of Hakoach Vienna. A child of central European Jewish emancipation movements and of the "muscular…

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Tony 29:18

15d ago29:18

29:18

What does it mean to be a Lebanese and Protestant man with an Armenian father? Listen to Tony (alias) share his stories of growing up as a minority during the Lebanese Civil War, and how it shaped his perspective on the experiences he would make living in Denmark as an adult, as well as his understanding of "belonging".…

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Football Utopias: An English-Language Exclusive on Creating Better Footballing Worlds with Alina Schwermer 1:12:40

11d ago1:12:40

1:12:40

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) To critique the state of our world, our communities, to critique what is wrong with soccer in late stage capitalism is one thing. It actually isn’t a hard thing. But to dream, think and even plan for a better world, and a better foo…

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Iceland to Moldova in 50 Minutes: The Joy, Madness and Method of the UEFA Club Tournaments' Qualifying Rounds 58:46

25d ago58:46

58:46

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Gent in Belgium. Rasgrad in Bulgaria. Mostar in Bosnia. Borås in Sweden. Tiraspol in, well, Moldova. Or Differdange in Luxemburg If you know where these places are, have some sense of what it looks like there, what the vibe is, perh…

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"This Is Our Club!" The Summer Wind that Might Become a Fall Storm in England 1:15:45

1M ago1:15:45

1:15:45

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) If you follow a club that plays in the English Premier League, you may have gotten wind of it: over the Summer, quite a few clubs increased their season ticket prices, and phased out - or partially phased out - discounted tickets fo…

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Nicola Bardola zur Entwicklung der Sterbehilfe in Deutschland und der Schweiz (Nicola Bardola on the Development of Assisted Dying in Germany and Switzerland) 1:06:18

2M ago1:06:18

1:06:18

Der in München lebende Schweizer Schriftsteller Nicola Bardola hatte mit seinem 2005 publizierten Roman Schlemm, in dem er das gemeinsame Sterben seiner Eltern verarbeitet, die bundesdeutsche Debatte um Sterbehilfe befeuert. Im März 2024 ist der Roman in erweiterter Form neu erschienen unter dem Titel Der größtmögliche Beweis für Liebe. Im Gespräch…

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Bea 31:00

3M ago31:00

31:00

What does it mean to be a Spanish woman working in the medical field? Listen to Bea share her experiences being exposed to the pervasive racism and its effects on the medical system as a medical student in Spain, and the various stereotypes amongst Europeans and Spaniards.By #OUR_, Fumi

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Summer Round-Up: Sturm Graz, GAK, Degerfors, 1860, Bayern Munich, Olympique Marseille, FC St. Gallen, Bundesliga Investors, Football Tourism 1:16:01

3M ago1:16:01

1:16:01

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) The end of Season 2 of The Assistant Professor of Football is nigh, and we check in with guests from the last year to hear how their club, cause or research have been doing. Here are, in order: Peter K Wagner on Sturm Graz’s sensati…

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Support Your Local Club! Goshen City FC, and Semi-Professional Soccer in Small-Town America 1:09:24

3M ago1:09:24

1:09:24

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Goshen, Indiana is home to a private college without an American Football team - and, most recently, a semi-professional soccer club that serves as an - albeit unusual - case study for how grassroots soccer in the U.S. can thrive an…

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Alec 25:04

4M ago25:04

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What does it mean to be a U.S.-American martial artist of African descent? Listen to Alec share his stories and reflections on growing up in the U.S. and traveling to Sweden and Japan to train, coach, and compete in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.By #OUR_, Fumi

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Alfie. The Larrikin and the Legacy 17:23

3M ago17:23

17:23

Throughout the 1990’s, Allan Langer and Ricky Stuart engaged in an intense on-field rivalry. The star halfbacks of their respective club and state teams, the pair were virtually always opponents and locked into a perennial tussle to wear the Australian number 7 jersey. On this episode of Stories Of Origin, we explore the battle of Langer and Stuart…

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The 777 Files: Investigating the Strange Multi-Club-Owner that Wants to Buy Everton 1:17:58

4M ago1:17:58

1:17:58

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Today's episode is a mix between soccer detective story and true crime podcasting. British investigative journalist Paul Brown is our Visiting Professor for the day. He and his colleague Philippe Auclair have piled up pathbreaking r…

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Alfie & The Greatest Origin Comeback 24:50

4M ago24:50

24:50

After a humiliating defeat in the 2000 State of Origin series, Queensland turned to legendary coach Wayne Bennett to restore state pride. Bennett's bold move to select an entirely new Maroons team paid off with a victory in the opening game of the 2001 series. However, the Blues fought back, leveling the series with a dominant performance in game t…

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St George Can't Play... Alfie and the Beginning of the Broncos 25:30

4M ago25:30

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Allan Langer’s playing legacy still looms large over the Broncos. The clubs Inaugural halfback in 1988 would become their first premiership captain in ‘92, a title they defended in ‘93. He’d go on to lead a team rated among the greatest club outfits ever assembled to the Super League premiership of ‘97, and in ‘98 they reigned supreme again in a re…

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(No) Mustard at Continental Europe's Oldest Soccer Club: FC St. Gallen in Switzerland 1:12:54

4M ago1:12:54

1:12:54

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) We begin with the Eurovision Songcontest and end with Sturm Graz's cup win, but consider, most of all, FC St. Gallen. Saint who? True, if I would ask you who invented club football in Europe in continental Europe, would you guess th…

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Kevvie & The King… Alfie’s Wingmen 26:53

4M ago26:53

26:53

A Rugby League halfback is the beating heart of a football team, part drummer, part lead guitarist, but every seven needs a six. In the case of Alan Langer, his illustrious wingmen are as much a part of his story as himself. On this episode of Stories of Origin ‘Alfie’, we shine a light on Langer's leading men, playmaking champions Wally Lewis and …

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Fumi 31:39

5M ago31:39

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As #OUR_racism approaches its 50th episode next month, your host, Fumi, reshares her own episode that kickstarted the whole series in 2021 to go back to where we started and reflect upon our personal journeys in addressing race-related issues. A warm thank you to all speakers and listeners, both new and old, for keeping this podcast running and ali…

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Soccer is for the Fans? England’s proposed “Football Regulator” and the Struggle for the Soul of the Game 1:00:45

5M ago1:00:45

1:00:45

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) The excesses of global soccer capitalism are well documented on this podcast. Perhaps no footballing country is more affected than England, the birthplace of the modern game and home to arguably the wealthiest clubs and league. To t…

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Philosophical Reasoning in an Imperfect World – Daniel Weinstock on the Ethics and Politics of MAID in Canada 36:14

5M ago36:14

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Medical assistance in dying (MAID) has been legal in Canada since 2016, and is a widely accepted end-of-life procedure throughout the country. Philosopher Daniel Weinstock has been an observer of, and sometimes participant in, the consolidation and evolution of the legal framework governing MAID. In this conversation with Assisted Lab’s Vanessa Ram…

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Six More Songs... the Making of Alfie. 28:28

5M ago28:28

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One of the smallest men to have played the game, ‘Alfie’ rose to become a giant figure of the sport. On episode one of Stories of Origin, Alfie, we go back to where it all began. The sports loving, blue collar Queensland city of Ipswich, which has played a significant part in developing champions of the state. And we explore a truly unique relation…

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Stories of Origin - Season 3 Trailer 0:32

5M ago0:32

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Episode 1 available Monday 29 April 2024. Allan Langer. The diminutive playmaking whiz who bamboozled and befuddled opponents for decades remains Queensland’s most capped halfback and revered as ever. Tough, tenacious and talented beyond all comprehension. This season Stories of Origin shines the spotlight on the career of the little number 7 that …

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Hertha Berliner SC: In Memoriam Kay Bernstein 1:16:12

5M ago1:16:12

1:16:12

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Kay Bernstein was elected the president of Hertha BSC, then in the 1st Bundesliga, in June 2022. He died at his home near Berlin on January 16th of this year, with Hertha being in the 2nd Bundesliga. What sounds like a short and - o…

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Takeshi 30:32

6M ago30:32

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What does it mean to be the child of a Japanese father and a Salvadoran mother? Listen to Takeshi share his stories of growing up in El Salvador during the Civil War, and his journey to becoming an Olympic athlete who competes under the flags of both his parents’ home countries.By #OUR_, Fumi

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Time Travel to Europe's Wild East: Stalinist Albania and Soccer 1:28:14

6M ago1:28:14

1:28:14

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) "The era is brought to life by the accounts of Albanians who lived through it, which capture the importance of football to a populace starved of any other source of communal enjoyment. The otherworldliness and innate cruelty of the …

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Amalie 24:50

7M ago24:50

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What does it mean to be Danish of Palestinian background, and spiritual? Listen to Amalie share her stories of growing up in Aalborg, Denmark, and her journey of self-acceptance and introspection in better understanding her world.By #OUR_, Fumi

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Rush Episode! German Bundesliga Investor Deal Dies Live on Air with Raphael Molter... 1:07:36

7M ago1:07:36

1:07:36

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) ... of all people! Raphael is a German political scientist, whose book "Peace to the Terraces, War to the Federations and Leagues" is a pathbreaking materialist critique of "modern soccer" - the game as purely an entertainment marke…

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A Soccer Culture Playlist 2.0 - 12 Football-Related Songs from 8 Countries 38:00

7M ago38:00

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NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Indie, Hip Hop, Punk, Reggae, Ska and Choruses- from Leeds to Istanbul, from Vienna to Mexico City, from Darmstadt to Buenos Aires. Your second soccer playlist is here - with some background info, and plenty of quirky football lyric…

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Vikram 31:10

8M ago31:10

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What does it mean to be the child of a father working in the Indian Army? Listen to Vikram share his family’s and his own story of migrating within India, and how these collective experiences prepared him for the “real” immigrant life in North America.By #OUR_, Fumi

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How (not) to be a Premier League Tourist - with Felipe Tobar 1:12:16

7M ago1:12:16

1:12:16

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) If you are thinking of dreaming of going to England, seeing a Premier League game, dive into the atmosphere that you see on TV, or even have concrete travel plans already to finally see one game of the club you otherwise follow on T…

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Trauma, Diversity and Fanaticism: Israel and Soccer after October 7th 1:22:01

8M ago1:22:01

1:22:01

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) I thought today’s episode needed a long rationalization. But as I was writing it, I thought f*** it, I don’t need to be doing verbal gymnastics. I know human beings, there, and our guest does too. So we’ll just let these stories spe…

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At a Soccer Crossroads: Polish Football Culture in the 21st Century 1:12:39

8M ago1:12:39

1:12:39

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Just a few weeks ago, Poland elected a new parliament. The result was a change in power, from the national conservative camp to the centrist, pro-European one. And the campaign, yet again, highlighted, to use an overused term, the c…

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Tasnim 28:34

9M ago28:34

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What does it mean to be a Disabled British Bangladeshi Muslim woman based in the UK? Listen to Tasnim share her stories of growing up in a predominantly White neighbourhood with her various identities, and her journey in pursuing a career in the disability space.By #OUR_, Fumi

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The War Game: a Holiday Read-Aloud 31:33

9M ago31:33

31:33

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) A mini audiobook - for the time to think in the evenings after the presents have all been unwrapped, or for a listen with the children: As the story goes, on Christmas 1914, during world war 1, in the trenches of Belgium, German and…

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Europe's Multicultural Bellwether and it's "Crazy Club:" The Wild Ride of Olympique Marseille 1:23:22

9M ago1:23:22

1:23:22

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) An arranged marriage of a Greek and a Celt began the settlement of Massalia, today: Marseille. Europe’s bellwether of multiculturalism, 2nd city of France, one of Europe’s biggest ports, migrant destination for centuries, cauldron o…

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Daniel 30:45

10M ago30:45

30:45

What does it mean to be a British male of Chinese and Vietnamese descent? Listen to Daniel share his journey of becoming a dancer, actor, and creator of arts, and finding joy in expressing his identity in different spaces.By #OUR_, Fumi

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FC St.Pauli: Rebellion and Commercialization, Punk and Social Work 1:13:15

10M ago1:13:15

1:13:15

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) FC St. Pauli is a 2nd Bundesliga team from Hamburg. That’s one thing. It is also "Germany’s original cult club," an "antifascist pioneer," the "club of punk and techno, or a "swashbuckling left wing club." The history behind these l…

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Ana 30:14

11M ago30:14

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What does it mean to be a woman of Moldovan and Romanian nationality? Listen to Ana share her stories of growing up with a specific understanding of racism in Moldova, and how she began to question this understanding after leaving Moldova.By #OUR_, Fumi

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Cooler Little Sisters: The Graz Derby in Austria, Sturm vs. GAK 1:27:53

11M ago1:27:53

1:27:53

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) On Thursday, November 2nd, the second largest city of Austria, Graz, will see its second soccer derby in the last 16 years, in the Austrian cup tournament. Sturm Graz, currently leaders of the Austrian Bundesliga and Europa League s…

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The Footballer who Defied the Nazis? The Myth of Matthias Sindelar, and the Myth of Austrian Victimhood 1:21:36

11M ago1:21:36

1:21:36

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Matthias Sindelar was, and is, the most famous Austrian footballer between World Wars 1 and 2. Known for his elegant style of play during a period when Austrian soccer was admired as an innovative model, he defined Austria’s nationa…

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Pradeep 24:36

12M ago24:36

24:36

What does it mean to be a Singaporean man of Tamil descent in Singapore and eastern Switzerland? Listen to Pradeep share his stories of growing up as a minority in Singapore, and his experiences of learning, understanding, and navigating different manifestations of racism in a new context: Switzerland.…

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The Shirt: A Material History of Soccer, from Rags to Fashion and Cotton to Polyester 1:02:13

12M ago1:02:13

1:02:13

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Soccer jerseys, kits, football shirts - whatever the name, there is no shortage of opinions about them. Pretty or ugly, traditional or not, brands, costs, sponsors; whether to own only those we have connections to, or buy them for s…

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The Homeless World Cup: A Former Champions League Player and a Social Entrepreneur on Soccer's Transformative Power 59:37

12M ago59:37

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NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) When I was High School, Sturm Graz, one of the two teams of my hometown in Austria and the club I was born into, had its most successful phase. We made it to the CL group phase twice - and eventually went bankrupt from it. One of th…

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Mishti 28:15

1y ago28:15

28:15

What does it mean to be Singaporean? Listen to Mishti share her stories of growing up and living in Singapore and abroad as a Singaporean woman with a multifaceted identity, and her ongoing journey in asserting her identity.By #OUR_, Fumi

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Mr. Präsident: FC Bayern, a Holocaust Survivor, and the Almost Forgotten History of one of Europe's Most Famous Clubs 1:07:16

1y ago1:07:16

1:07:16

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) FC Bayern is the club of Franz Beckenbauer, Harry Kane, and countless fans across the world. However, Bayern is also the club of Kurt Landauer. A Jew from a businesspeople’s family, he served for Germany in World War I and got to kn…

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Moldy Oranges in Karl-Marx-City: Berliner FC Dynamo, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, and the Forgotten Past of East German Soccer 1:03:35

1y ago1:03:35

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NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Between the late 1970s and the late 1980s, Dynamo Berlin, a club closely associated with the Communist East German Republic’s secret police, won the country’s title ten consecutive times. The hatred of the team across the country un…

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How Are They Now? Season 1 Reunion with 7 Visiting Professors of Football (song links in the shownotes) 1:03:36

1y ago1:03:36

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NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Today's Season 1 wrap-up is a tour of Europe in 1 hour. Some listeners contacted me with the same great idea: check in with a lot of the visiting professors from season 1 again, and have them tell us briefly how they are now, and ho…

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“Ordinary Morality is for Ordinary Football Clubs” - the Visions of Dulwich Hamlet F.C. 1:18:01

1y ago1:18:01

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NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Probably no other English club below the professional leagues has gathered more media attention than Dulwich Hamlet, located South of the river in London and around in that neighborhood since 1893. Any quick search on the club will …

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Isaac 30:39

1y ago30:39

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What does it mean to be Isaac? Listen to Isaac share his stories of growing up and living without arms and with short legs, and his reflections on addressing issues regarding disability, mental health, and racism.By #OUR_, Fumi

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The Flight of the Bumblebee: Live from Degerfors in Sweden's Rustbelt, a Football Family on Soccer's Big Stage 1:21:02

1y ago1:21:02

1:21:02

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Degerfors IF in Sweden's top tier surely must have one of the most unusual, lovely and countercultural stories that professional football in Europe has to tell at the moment. It's roots lie in a rich history of steeltown football th…

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Live from East London: Clapton CFC - Left-Wing Soccer on the Pitch that Fans Mowed 1:14:51

1+ y ago1:14:51

1:14:51

NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Clapton Community Football Club is a very special member-owned club in East London, just two Tube stops east of West Ham United. Its members saved its own ground, rebuilt it, host workshops on how to monitor police violence in the n…

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