The Pickup Game

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The Pickup Game podcast is about street football or soccer in New York City. It's a portrait of a rich, diverse community that transcends societal divisions and politics. We're reaching out to players and communities everywhere to share their voices with us. Please write to us at info@pickup.nyc

  1. Joe Cogan

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    Joe Cogan

    In episode 22 of The Pickup Game, Joe Cogan of Parkit Management talks to me about the Goals for Good competition, the World Cup fever engulfing the U.S., and rewarding simple actions for the people who need it most.

    29 min
  2. David Briggs

    25 juin

    David Briggs

    In Episode 21 of The Pickup Game, I sit down with David Briggs, an architect, a painter, and a player aiming to still be on the pitch at 70. David takes us through his love of radio, the spaces between buildings, Milan Kundera, the power of religion and Caravaggio's use of prostitutes as models for his figures.

    33 min
  3. Johnny Gandelsman

    18 juin

    Johnny Gandelsman

    In Episode 20 of The Pickup Game, I chat with Johnny Gandelsman, a violinist, producer, MacArthur Fellow, and founding member of Brooklyn Rider. Our conversation ranges from the World Cup and Marjane Satrapi's views on two countries at war, to the love of New York and lifting people up in times of need.

    39 min
  4. Mark O'Brien

    11 juin

    Mark O'Brien

    In Episode 19 of The Pickup Game, I chat with Mark O'Brien, a pickup game player for the past 62 years. We talk about Bob Marley's pickup game at Battersea Park, the politics surrounding the World Cup, and his recommended summer read, Home and Away by Karl Ove Knausgård @karl.ove.knausgard and Fredrik Ekelund, a captivating book told through email exchanges about the beautiful game. Mark also co-founded Scale Justice, a digital tool aimed at making legal power more accessible.

    37 min
  5. Bill Siegmund

    4 juin

    Bill Siegmund

    In Episode 18 of The Pickup Game, I visit Digital Island Studios near the Flatiron, where I speak with its owner, Bill Siegmund. Bill, a Hawaii native, talks about recording live music, falling in love with Chelsea Football Club through Punch magazine, the pageantry of the World Cup, and the growing fear of traveling to the US.

    40 min
  6. Tom Montague

    28 mai

    Tom Montague

    In Episode 17 of The Pickup Game, I sit down with Tom Montague, a British American who grew up and studied in Michigan and has called New York City home for the past 15 years. We talk about holding on to what makes us who we are, the tarnished "special relationship" between our two countries, and the shame of politics poisoning a global event that was built to celebrate our differences.

    34 min
  7. David Slarskey

    21 mai

    David Slarskey

    In episode 15 of The Pickup Game, I hang out with David Slarskey, a lawyer, a teammate, and a one-time playwright, but ultimately a philosopher. Our conversation is a play written in three acts: conflict, merit, and the values of both success and failure.

    45 min
  8. Lorin Wertheimer

    14 mai

    Lorin Wertheimer

    In episode 15 of The Pickup Game, I sit down with Lorin Wertheimer for a conversation that spans his brush with British royalty, defining moments of boyhood, writing for soap operas and reality TV, and powering through creative roadblocks.

    40 min
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The Pickup Game podcast is about street football or soccer in New York City. It's a portrait of a rich, diverse community that transcends societal divisions and politics. We're reaching out to players and communities everywhere to share their voices with us. Please write to us at info@pickup.nyc

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  • Création
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  • Années d’activité
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  • Épisodes
    22
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