We dive into the surprisingly narrow origins of much of modern global sporting culture, dissect the Olympics, and forget our PE kit.  We also cover the awful Wiley ordeal and the responses to it.  And is that the sound of distant sirens?  What could this mean?

 

As always, we conclude with our socialist of the week.  

 

Radiohead - The Headmaster Ritual  

 

Muscular Christianity  

 

Latin America: The Football War  

 

What are progressives for? by Chuka Umunna  

 

The Lula Interview - Part 1 w/ Michael Brooks & Brasil Wire  

 

The Lula Interview - Part 2 w/ Michael Brooks & Brasil Wire  

 

The Michael Brooks Show 136 - Quarantine Wisdom ft. Dr. Cornel West  

 

The Michael Brooks Show 149 - Remembering Michael Brooks (1983-2020)