About this episode

Ben Joravsky and guest Kevin Blackistone discuss the U.S. media's coverage of soccer, colonialism, and various political figures.

Can the U.S. media objectively cover the U.S. soccer team? Ben riffs. Kevin Blackistone adds a riff of his own. And then they’re off. Talking soccer and colonialism, Caitlin Clark and MAGA, Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson’s take down of Clarence Thomas and Trump’s desecration of Kevin’s beloved hometown of Washington, DC. Kevin is a writer, TV commentator, and journalism professor. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Ben Joravsky

Guest: Kevin Blackistone

Topics covered

• U.S. media
• soccer
• colonialism
• Caitlin Clark
• Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson
• Clarence Thomas
• Trump

Keywords

• U.S. media
• soccer
• colonialism
• Caitlin Clark
• Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson
• Clarence Thomas
• Trump
• Washington DC

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Places: Washington, DC

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