About this episode
The episode discusses the issues surrounding the World Cup, including visa problems and ticket prices, as well as French workers' productivity and Prada's new products for astronauts.
World Cup embarrassment before kick-off with visas blocked, a referee barred and tickets unsold with prices unaffordable for many. Then: are French workers really away from their desks as much as we think? And: we look at Prada’s new undergarments for Nasa astronauts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- World Cup
- visa issues
- French workers
- Prada
- Nasa astronauts
- affordability
Keywords
- World Cup
- visas
- referee
- tickets
- French workers
- Prada
- Nasa
- undergarments
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nasa, Prada
Places: France
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