EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 1H 6M
BOBP 155: How Soccer Explains the World
from The Brothers on Books Podcast · host Jack and Alex Allweil
A summary and discussion of the book: How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer. In this episode we discuss a couple of chapters in the book particularly "The Jewish Question", "The Black Carpathians" and "The Sentimental Hooligan". We also go over our picks for the world cup, going through our group stage picks and our selected bracket picks. Stick around to the end of the episode to hear who we predict to win. If it's a dark and stormy night and you need a drink to warm the depths of you heart we at the Brothers on Books go with Encha Matcha! The best Matcha for the best brothers and now our listeners will get 10% off when they use the coupon code BOBP at checkout. A link to the book can be found below: How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization - With a New Preface Covering the 2026 World Cup: Foer, Franklin: 9780063486768: Amazon.com: Books
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A summary and discussion of the book: How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer. In this episode we discuss a couple of chapters in the book particularly "The Jewish Question", "The Black Carpathians" and "The Sentimental Hooligan". We also go over our picks for the world cup, going through our group stage picks and our selected bracket picks. Stick around to the end of the episode to hear who we predict to win. If it's a dark and stormy night and you need a drink to ...
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