Ep. 12 How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer -- The Stacks Book Club (Aaron Dolores)
This week Aaron Dolores, founder of Black Arrow FC is back and we're discussing How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization by Franklin Foer. This book takes a look at the world's most popular sport, and how changes in the social and political landscapes are mirrored on the pitch. With The World Cup in full swing, we discuss racism in soccer, we hypothesize as to why Americans aren't that into the sport, and we encourage you to pick a team and start rooting.
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Everything we talk about on today’s episode can be found below in the show notes and on Bookshop.org and Amazon
"Jury: Dodgers partly responsible for Stow beating" (Kurtis Alexander, SF Gate)
"The Bear of Highbury" (Jon Spurling, Eight by Eight Magazine)
"'We're Manchester United, we'll sing what we want!' Fans respond to being told not to chant Romelu Lukaku song" (Sports Staff at The Independent)
"Men Arrested At Philadelphia Starbucks Speak Out; Police Commissioner Apologizes" (Amy Held, NPR)
Scarface (Universal Pictures)
The Sopranos (HBO)
Welcome to the Terrordome by David Zirin
Broken Bananah by Ross Asdourian
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