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Lionel Messi's last World Cup? Plus, a 'Diasporican' Thanksgiving

It's Been a Minute

NPR

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.68.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

They call him a 21st-century god of soccer. One of the all time greats. A king. But Lionel Messi's crown is still missing one big jewel: a World Cup trophy for his home country, Argentina.

In this episode, host Brittany Luse explores Messi's long road to a World Cup victory with Jasmine Garsd, host of NPR's new podcast The Last Cup. Along the way, they go into how immigration, race and class coil around the world of international soccer.

Then, Brittany goes on a gastronomic journey with food columnist Illyanna Maisonet, whose new cookbook Diasporican weaves in diasporic influences with Puerto Rico's Indigenous, African and European culinary traditions.

You can follow us on Twitter @ItsBeenaMin or email us at [email protected].

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0:00.0

You're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.

0:03.8

I'm your host, Brittany Luce.

0:06.6

And I want to start today with a big news story that we haven't discussed yet on this show.

0:12.2

South Korea where the death toll now tops 150.

0:18.4

Declaring a national period of mourning after a deadly crowdsurge.

0:23.0

During Halloween celebrations in the capital soul.

0:27.6

It was the Friday before Halloween and what should have been a celebration turned into

0:31.6

a tragedy in Seoul, South Korea.

0:34.6

We've been following the news because our producer, Janet Ujung Lee, has a lot of ties to the

0:39.0

neighborhood, Itaewon, which is home to one of Seoul's most diverse communities.

0:46.0

Janet, I am so glad to have you on my today.

0:48.6

Welcome.

0:49.6

Thank you, Brittany.

0:50.6

I know you have family in South Korea, but what are your connections to the Itaewon

0:54.2

neighborhood?

0:55.2

I went to an international high school that was very close to Itaewon.

1:00.1

And I still have family and friends there, including my older brother who was actually out

1:05.6

that night in Itaewon.

1:07.4

And it was a little jarring because I was planning my costume here in New York when I got

1:13.8

a little message from my mom that there was this crowd crash in Itaewon.

1:18.3

So I remember staying up with my parents waiting for my brother to come home.

1:23.5

And by the time my brother came home, the death tolls were at four to five.

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