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The Assistant Professor of Football: Soccer, Culture, History.

Philipp Gollner

The academic treatment for English-speakers who get that soccer is more than gamedays, stars and goals. Who wonder about the histories, subcultures and politics that make the game so different from many American sports cultures; and who care about a critical take on soccer as a global capitalist machine. A European-guided journey, with one expert "visiting professor" each episode. 

Episodes
Hertha Berliner SC: In Memoriam Kay BernsteinApril 15, 2024
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Time Travel to Europe's Wild East: Stalinist Albania and SoccerMarch 18, 2024
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Rush Episode! German Bundesliga Investor Deal Dies Live on Air with Raphael Molter...February 21, 2024
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A Soccer Culture Playlist 2.0 - 12 Football-Related Songs from 8 CountriesFebruary 19, 2024
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How (not) to be a Premier League Tourist - with Felipe TobarFebruary 05, 2024
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Trauma, Diversity and Fanaticism: Israel and Soccer after October 7thJanuary 22, 2024
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At a Soccer Crossroads: Polish Football Culture in the 21st CenturyJanuary 08, 2024
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The War Game: a Holiday Read-AloudDecember 25, 2023
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Europe's Multicultural Bellwether and it's "Crazy Club:" The Wild Ride of Olympique MarseilleDecember 11, 2023
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FC St.Pauli: Rebellion and Commercialization, Punk and Social WorkNovember 13, 2023
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Cooler Little Sisters: The Graz Derby in Austria, Sturm vs. GAKOctober 30, 2023
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The Footballer who Defied the Nazis? The Myth of Matthias Sindelar, and the Myth of Austrian VictimhoodOctober 16, 2023
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The Shirt: A Material History of Soccer, from Rags to Fashion and Cotton to PolyesterOctober 02, 2023
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The Homeless World Cup: A Former Champions League Player and a Social Entrepreneur on Soccer's Transformative PowerSeptember 18, 2023
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Mr. Präsident: FC Bayern, a Holocaust Survivor, and the Almost Forgotten History of one of Europe's Most Famous ClubsSeptember 04, 2023
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Moldy Oranges in Karl-Marx-City: Berliner FC Dynamo, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, and the Forgotten Past of East German SoccerAugust 21, 2023
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How Are They Now? Season 1 Reunion with 7 Visiting Professors of Football (song links in the shownotes)July 24, 2023
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“Ordinary Morality is for Ordinary Football Clubs” - the Visions of Dulwich Hamlet F.C.July 10, 2023
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The Flight of the Bumblebee: Live from Degerfors in Sweden's Rustbelt, a Football Family on Soccer's Big StageJune 26, 2023
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Live from East London: Clapton CFC - Left-Wing Soccer on the Pitch that Fans MowedJune 12, 2023
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Teaching Soccer: Three Actual Professors of Football on their College Classes, and Soccer Literacy in the U.S.June 01, 2023
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California Dreamin': Who is Wacker Innsbruck, the new Austrian Partner of Los Angeles FC?May 09, 2023
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An Englishman Among Italian Ultras: Stadium Culture, Passion, and the Vibe of Calcio, with Richard HallApril 24, 2023
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A Soccer Culture Playlist - Preliminary Punk, Ballads, Ska and Indie About Fans, Footballers and ClubsApril 10, 2023
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Fan-Tastic Females: A Digital Exhibit on Women in Soccer Supporter CulturesMarch 13, 2023
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