This week, we're deconstructing Gareth Southgate's waistcoat literally and metaphorically. We discuss the 2018 World Cup and the origins of the man's waistcoated mystique. There's a quick tour through the history of the waistcoat. And of course we talk about Southgate himself: is it the waistcoat, or is it his comments on dismantling white privilege that make him look good?

Episode cover image by Ritika. Intro: "Hotshot" by Scott Holmes (CC BY NC). Outtro: "Heliotrope" by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY NC).

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