On this episode, Ryan and Todd discuss the World Cup and its status as a unique theoretical object. As the hosts argue, the World Cup is a spectacle where the lay reader can and does see the sport (and sport in general) just as clearly as the heavily invested viewer. Their discussion includes reference to Badiou's theory of the event, Sartre's notion of self-transcendence, and the complex positioning on nationalism and one's relationship to the law that the World Cup affords.