Left Side of the Pitch

Chavez, Johnson & Romo review their World Cup predictions, discuss FIFA nonsense and discuss an alternate reality World Cup. Special thanks to Cristy Road Carrera @croadcore for the art and to Manu Chao @manuchaoofficial and Rage Against the Machine for the music. 

Johnson sits down with librarian, poet and futbolista, Yago Cura. Through his literary outlet, Hinchas Press, Yago has focused on the poetic side of the beautiful game and shares some of his odes to players as well as musings on life and art. Special thanks to Cristy Road Carrera @croadcore for the art and to Manu Chao @manuchaoofficial and Andres Segovia for the music. 

Chavez and Johnson are joined by pod debutants, Dora and Jessica. They discuss the final, the conflict of choosing a colonizer over a Latin American team and face off in an epic lightning round!Special thanks to Cristy Road Carrera @croadcore for the art and to Manu Chao @manuchaoofficial and Los Jornaleros del Norte for the music. 

Chavez, Johnson and Romo meet up to discuss proper penalties, dubious referee decisions and the lament of the knockout round. Special thanks to Cristy Road Carrera @croadcore for the art and to Manu Chao @manuchaoofficial and Reverie x Coyote x Louden for the music. 

Chavez, Johnson & Romo are joined by Madera for a deep discussion on politics and the beautiful game. Start, Sub, Bench gets silly and the Lightning Round pushes the participants soccer smarts!Special thanks to Cristy Road Carrera @croadcore for the art and to Miriam Makeba and Manu Chao @manuchaoofficial for the music. 

Johnson catches up with Chuy after his 6 days in DF. They discuss the city coming alive, seeing the Azteca for the first time, the future for El Tri and the political movements surrounding it all. 

Chavez, Johnson and Romo are back in action to discuss the end of the group stage matches, the amazing love between supporters and the usual insights on the beautiful game. We are joined by Tony and a surprise appearance from Victor!Special thanks to Cristy Road Carrera @croadcore for the art and Manu Chao @manuchaoofficial and Groupe MilanoYali for the music. 

Johnson and Romo hold it down in Chavez' absence and discuss the first round of the group stage, community resistance, and the overlap of geopolitics and football. Thanks to our special guests Alma and Bijan. Special thanks to Cristy Road Carrera @croadcore for the art and Manu Chao @manuchaoofficial, Tehran Vocal Ensemble, Milad Omranloo, and Baraye for the music. 

Chavez, Johnson and Romo discuss the kickoff of the World Cup, the social and political happenings around the tournament and analyze Mexico v. South Africa and South Korea v. Czechia. Special thanks to Cristy Road Carrera @croadcore for the art and Manu Chao @manuchaoofficial for the music.