World Corrupt
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
The world’s most-watched sporting competition this year will not be a feel-good affair. FIFA, soccer’s corrupt governing body, awarded the 2022 edition of the World Cup to Qatar via bribery. The teams, players, and fans of the game must now grapple with the complexities of an ethically fraught, morally bankrupt tournament already soaked in blood and oil– a sportswashed public relations exercise for Qatar that has cost an untold amount of migrant workers their lives since the announcement was made. This dilemma is at the core of World Corrupt, a joint effort from Men in Blazers and Crooked Media. The series will be hosted by two friends, Men in Blazers’ Roger Bennett and Pod Save the World’s Tommy Vietor. Roger’s deep understanding of football history and Tommy’s geopolitical analysis will combine to help listeners understand the tectonic plates shifting under the sporting events they love, and empower them to simultaneously revel in the sporting genius on display, and take action against the grave injustices that have been wrought.
Location:
United States
Description:
The world’s most-watched sporting competition this year will not be a feel-good affair. FIFA, soccer’s corrupt governing body, awarded the 2022 edition of the World Cup to Qatar via bribery. The teams, players, and fans of the game must now grapple with the complexities of an ethically fraught, morally bankrupt tournament already soaked in blood and oil– a sportswashed public relations exercise for Qatar that has cost an untold amount of migrant workers their lives since the announcement was made. This dilemma is at the core of World Corrupt, a joint effort from Men in Blazers and Crooked Media. The series will be hosted by two friends, Men in Blazers’ Roger Bennett and Pod Save the World’s Tommy Vietor. Roger’s deep understanding of football history and Tommy’s geopolitical analysis will combine to help listeners understand the tectonic plates shifting under the sporting events they love, and empower them to simultaneously revel in the sporting genius on display, and take action against the grave injustices that have been wrought.
Language:
English
Can Saudi Money Whitewash a Murder?
Duration:00:59:51
Saudi Arabia: The New Home of Global Football
Duration:00:59:20
Saudi Arabia’s Despotic Ruler
Duration:00:49:06
Football in the House of Saud
Duration:00:48:02
World Corrupt Season 2: Trailer
Duration:00:02:20
World Corrupt Episode 7: Stoppage Time!
Duration:00:59:07
World Corrupt Episode 6: A Dystopian World Cup
Duration:01:13:14
World Corrupt Episode 5: A Call to Action
Duration:00:41:56
World Corrupt Episode 4: The Dark Side of the 2022 World Cup
Duration:00:40:02
World Corrupt Episode 3: Qatar’s path to the World Cup
Duration:00:41:11
World Corrupt Episode 2: The Most Corrupt Thing I’ve Ever Seen
Duration:00:41:51
World Corrupt Episode 1: A Toxic Love Affair between Politics and Sports
Duration:00:47:31
World Corrupt from Crooked Media & Men in Blazers
Duration:00:03:03