thePodcast: Life in the shadow of FIFA

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Jun 14 2026 | 00:22:03

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Show Notes

For the week of June 14, 2026: Vancouver author and journalist Keith Morgan went to the World Cup in his native England in 1966. In 2026, the World Cup has come to him. Morgan is among thousands of Vancouverites who live within the so-called controlled area, a 2-kilometre radius around B.C. Place Stadium, site of seven matches until July 7. Morgan is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition of thePodcast. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.

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