170. Why America Doesn’t Love Soccer (Yet)

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🗓️ 12 June 2014

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Every four years, the U.S. takes a look at the World Cup and develops a slight crush. What would it take to really fall in love?

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0:00.0	Okay, time for a guessing game.
0:06.3	I'm thinking of something that only happens every four years and everyone gets really excited
0:12.4	about.
0:13.4	Well, this year's a leap year.
0:15.3	Anyone with a special leaf day birthday today can get in on some good deals.
0:18.8	How does a dozen free cupcakes sound?
0:21.4	Sounds fancy.
0:22.4	No, not leap year.
0:24.3	The race for 2016.
0:25.3	2016.
0:26.3	2016.
0:27.3	There are still almost a thousand days before the first vote in the 2016 contest.
0:31.1	Yeah, presidential elections are pretty exciting, but that's not what I'm after.
0:35.9	So when am I after?
0:37.7	Here's what I'm after.
0:38.7	I have to get into the one part.
0:40.7	That can't be a shot.
0:41.7	I don't know.
0:42.7	I don't know.
0:43.7	This one drops in.
0:44.7	Are you forgetting me?
0:45.7	It's ecstasy.
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