Matthew Barrett joins Craig Hoffman to tell the story of Goal Click. Matthew's interests in geopolitics and sports collided to create a unique and inspiring storytelling platform. Matthew shares his story in creating it and why it's been so successful in it's eight years of existence.

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Craig Hoffman shares his thoughts on the current violence in Israel and Palestine including some relevent history and description of the actors at play, context about his views of their collective responsibilities and why he thinks Israel is not living up to it's purpose as a Jewish state.

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Josh Burch, founder of Neighbors for DC Statehood, joins Craig Hoffman to talk about the case for making Washington, DC as the 51st state. They discuss then history both of DC's representation, how other states were admitted to the union and how the partisanship of the argument isn't new. 

They also discuss what DC residents and those with representation can do to help the cause, where current representatives stand and the progress that has been made in the last decade.

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This week's episode is a compilation of two recent interviews from the radio. First, Craig Hoffman chats with Crooked Media co-founder and co-host of Pod Save The World Tommy Vietor about the potential for an Olympic Boycott in 2022 in Beijing. Why is it being considered? Why would it probably not work? What could be done to accomplish the goal of ending human rights abuses in China instead? Plus, what if an athlete protested in China during the games?

Next, Craig chats with epidemiologist, physician and author Dr. Abdul El-Sayed about sports and the coronavirus. How should teams, fans and leagues be handling fans returning to arenas? What is safe and what precautions still need to be taken? Plus, what can we do to ensure stadiums are full in the fall?

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VA State Delegate Ken Plum (D) joins Craig Hoffman for part two of his series of interviews with the people running to represent him. Plum has been in the Virginia General Assembly for 40 years and has represented the 36th District since 1982.

Ken and Craig talk about Ken's reaction to being challenged in the primaries, how he has survived 40 years as a progressive in a conservative state and how that very state has changed from conservative to progressive in the last decade.

Plum also describes how he has and desires to continue to pass progressive legislation and what are reasonable expectations for progressive citizens in the state.

Finally, Craig reflects on the two interviews including who he plans to vote for in the upcoming primary.

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Craig Hoffman talks to VA HD 36 Candidate Mary Barthelston about why she's running to unseat a 40 year incumbent in the Virginia State House. Mary is a 27-year-old systems engineer who wants to apply those skills to fix problems in our society. How do those skills translate and what specific policies and solutions does she have in mind? 

Next week: Craig talks to Ken Plum, the incumbent in the seat about being primaried and his plans to move Virginia forward.

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Soccer journalist André Carlisle joins Craig Hoffman for a frank discussion on race in America on the heels of the US Women's National Team's decision to no longer kneel in protest during the national anthem. The podcast conversation follows a radio interview last week that left Craig with more to be desired. The guys talk about why the radio conversation had to be the way it was compared to the framing with more room to talk and a different audience on a podcast.

They then dive into race and racism itself. André combines his journalism and personal anecdotes as a black man in America what he sees are the questions that need to be answered and, just as importantly, who needs to be answering them.

He also unwraps why self-interrogation is so important to the discussion, which is talked about in the context of the national team. Craig and André also discuss the role sports can play to push progress and specifically where the USWNT can go from here.

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In this compilation episode, Craig Hoffman takes the best of his President's Day radio show for your listening pleasure!

First, Hoffman talks about why it's time to end the national anthem at sporting events. The Dallas Mavericks didn't play it for the first 13 games of their season. The NBA responded by mandating its playing for all future games by all teams. Craig explains why this is a mistake and gives perspective of the pressure it puts on athletes to take a public stand they never asked to make.

Then, Hoffman discusses a story that's made headlines from the perspective of the people at the center of it. The Washington Football Cheerleading program has been put on pause, but it seems no one asked the cheerleaders what they thought. Craig explains why this is just another example of the patriarchy run amok.

Finally, Craig talks to new Washington Mystics guard Alysha Clark. The two go back a decade to their days at MTSU where Clark lead the nation in scoring and back-to-back Sun Belt titles. They talk about her journey to the WNBA and how her game has evolved from a college scoring machine to a 2x WNBA Champion, all-defensive team guard.

For the full radio show, check out the Overtime feed from 106.7 The Fan.

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Dr. James Goldgeier is without a doubt the most decorated guest in the history of Chasing Interesting. He is a Professor of International Relations and served as Dean of the School of International Service at American University from 2011-17. He is also a Robert Bosch Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution. 

Dr. Goldgeier has spent his career studying democracy and America's role in the world. He started studying the topic as a graduate student in the shadow of the Cold War and continued as he started his professional career in the early 90's after the USSR dissolved.

He chats with Craig Hoffman about how America's role has evolved over time and how the current decline democracy in the United States plays out in foreign policy on a world stage. Plus, how we fix democracy in America and the ways in which multiple actors can help save it.

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Courtney Emerson, author of After You Vote: A Woman's Guide to Making an Impact, from Town Hall to Capitol Hill, joins Craig Hoffman for a conversation on civic engagement. Emerson discusses how and why women have historically been less active in politics and some of the remedies that could correct that course.

Plus, Craig and Courtney talk about the basic civics deficiency in the United States and the problems presently making it more difficult to correct them.

Stay tuned for the last 15 minutes of the podcast for a special, behind-the-scenes post-script as Craig and Courtney continued their discussion in an even more frank and honest manner that attacked the issues in a way that they had to include on the pod.

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