Gareth L. Powell on Jitterbug
The 15 Minute Book Club
06/03/26
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After much pestering, we have the author of Alex's favourite recent read joining us! Gareth L. Powell's latest is Jitterbug, in which a crew of bounty hunters find themselves ensnared in a conspiracy on the very fringes of the devastated solar system, in a ship that acts like a parrot. Alex was very happy.
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The Fifth Crusade was unlike any other. It was the first to invade Egypt, a story filled with adventure and intrigue, yet it often gets overshadowed by its predecessors. Dr. Thomas Smith joins us to tell the untold tale of this epic campaign, where the Crusaders faced more than just battles; they encountered a land filled with ancient history and the remnants of powerful empires.
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The Long Game with Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 17
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Leander Sharlockens joins us to discuss his new book about the US Men's National Team, The Long Game: U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts, and we trace the uneven history of the U.S. men’s national team, from its early struggles and the 1950 win over England through the long period when the programme was underfunded and disorganised to today's hopes in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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0:00 Introduction to U.S. Soccer
3:17 Title IX’s Soccer Boom
6:19 From Glory to Collapse
7:34 Team America Disaster
10:28 Youth Soccer and Dropout
11:51 A Country, Not a Nation
13:53 Europe Beckons American Players
16:33 Adu’s Rise and Fall
17:56 Choosing the Book’s Profiles
19:45 The Berhalter Debate
21:24 World Cup Expectations
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