{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6961268923ce58f14615840d/6973ccd46c5100c2bbe50dd6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Are We Ready for the World Cup?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6961268923ce58f14615840d/1769196733463-7c37b6f2-f45f-4967-a1f4-ba4b976a8a51.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>When the US won a bid to co-host the World Cup, Trump was midway through his first term. Eight years later, he’s back in office, and giving soccer fans eager to watch the tournament this summer good reasons to squirm.</p><p><br></p><p>Guest: <a href=\"https://x.com/ArnoldcommaJon?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Arnold</a>, sports journalist and author of the <a href=\"https://getconcacafed.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Getting CONCACAFed</a> substack.</p><p><br></p><p>Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at<a href=\"http://slate.com/whatnextplus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> slate.com/whatnextplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}