Ep. 202: Qatar and the World Cup of Shame

Burn It All Down

Sports

4.5 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In this episode Shireen Ahmed, Jessica Luther and Brenda Elsey discuss the (longstanding) controversy around the Qatar 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup including the ongoing inhumane working conditions and indentured servitude for migrant laborers building stadiums that have led to at least 6,500 deaths, the corruption of FIFA's host-country selection and the ways that European players are now voicing opposition to the Qatar-hosted event. Shireen will also preview her interview with Telegraph journalist Fadumo Olow on the proposed Super League and navigating the world of sports during Ramadan. They'll then burn the worst of sport this week in the Burn Pile, celebrate Torchbearers like softball pitcher Hope Trautwein, share what's good in their lives and what they are watching in sport this week. This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: teespring.com/stores/burn-it-all-down Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.5	I'm Shereen and I am joined by Brenda and Jessica on this fine, fine spring morning.
0:51.8	We have a fantastic episode for you today where we will be discussing
0:55.4	everything trash about Qatar, 2022 and stadiums, including the indentured servitude that takes
1:03.1	place there and all the politics around. At least 6,500 people have died and migrant workers
1:10.0	have frequently been categorized as dying of quote-unquote natural causes.
1:14.9	The deaths have not been investigated.
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