Despelote (2025): Do You Care About Your Country?

In 2002, Ecuador qualified for the world cup for the first time. This moment was so affecting, (future) game designer Julián Cordero became consious. This is a semi-autobiographical telling of those six wild months, and it works near flawlessly, transporting us back in time and across place. It's a wonder - but we've all kicked a ball around, and in this all humans are more alike than different. In this episode: liking sports, being eight, nationalistic pride, drone scans, google maps, very specific parks, baseball, California is the best country on earth. 2001 ALCS Game Four: Bernie's homer in eighth ties game Pinstripe Alley: Ranking All Time John Sterling Home Run Calls Sight-In Games Review – Despelote There are several parks in Despelote; the main one appears to be fictional but resembles Plaza Republica de Nicaragua, and the major park we discuss is La Carolina Park. The latter gets a shoutout in the ep. Somehow, GOD Factory: Wingmen ~~~ Our theme music is Glass Half Full by the incredible Cliff, you can find him on Bandcamp! Want to shout about the episode? Join us in the Infinite Cities Discord! You can find us on Twitter, and if you want to link to us, you can catch us at https://infinitecities.libsyn.com/! We are featherwings, willofchris, karpskryparn, and thegaryroby, and we are Infinite Cities. 🌆