Exploring the Sportwashing, Greed and Corruption of the 2026 World Cup

World Cup Quarterfinal Preview/Round of 16 Recap with Hayden Bird

The World Cup has completed two knockout rounds and the final stages are nearly here. The quarterfinals begin on Thursday in Foxboro and conclude on Saturday night. Hayden Bird from the Boston Globe and Boston.com is here to recap the round of 16 and get us all set for the quarterfinals. You can follow Hayden on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/haydenbird.bsky.social] and check out his soccer coverage on Boston.com [https://www.boston.com/author/hayden-bird/]. You can follow Thomas on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/tpinzone343.bsky.social]. Let us know what you think about the show, send us your suggestions and anything else at thebentmusketig@gmail.com. If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

World Cup Roundtable

The roundtable has assembled for a World Cup special! We got together to chart the US's path to the quarterfinals, figure out who the real contenders are, who's in trouble and what individually have impressed the most so far. We’ve got the usual crew here to talk about all of it… Our guests join from: United in Green [https://unitedingreen.podbean.com/] podcast covering the Vermont Green The Friggin Soccer Show [https://www.frigginsoccer.com/] podcast covering Portland Hearts of Pine Raising Anchor [https://www.raisinganchorpodcast.com/] a podcast covering Rhode Island FC The Average Fan Podcast [https://shows.acast.com/the-average-fan-hartford-athletic-podcast/episodes/early-season-success] that covers Hartford Athletic You can find all these podcasts on The Blazing Musket as part of our podcast network along with Revolution Recap and The Swan Dive. We hope you like this episode and be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review if you do wherever you get your podcasts from! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Early World Cup Impressions

It's only been seven days of games for the 2026 World Cup but there's much to dive into already! Oliver Scholes and Sam Latoff from The Blazing Musket is in fresh off the conclusion of England's first game to discuss the USMNT flying start, slow going for Canada, a setback for Brazil and more! Get caught up on all things World Cup as the tournament moves into the second week of group stage action. You can check out Oliver's work covering Hartford Athletic on The Blazing Musket and The Average Fan Podcast [https://shows.acast.com/the-average-fan-hartford-athletic-podcast]. You can follow Thomas on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/tpinzone343.bsky.social]. Let us know what you think about the show, send us your suggestions and anything else at thebentmusketig@gmail.com. If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

World Cup Preview Show!

The World Cup is here! We’re ready to dive into the local connections, teams to watch, players to watch and our best guesses as to how this whole thing shakes out. We're joined by none other than the leader of The Blazing Musket, Sam Lattof, and one of New England's best soccer journalists, Hayden Bird, from Boston.com, to get you ready for the biggest World Cup in the tournament's history. You can follow Hayden on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/haydenbird.bsky.social] and check out his soccer coverage on Boston.com [https://www.boston.com/author/hayden-bird/]. You can follow Thomas on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/tpinzone343.bsky.social] and Sam as well [https://bsky.app/profile/samlattof.bsky.social]. Let us know what you think about the show, send us your suggestions and anything else at thebentmusketig@gmail.com. If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

May 2026 Roundtable!

We’re just weeks away from the World Cup, in the midst of a women’s soccer revival in New England, while another USL team folds and MLS Next Pro embraces private equity investment to go to war with the USL. We’ve got the usual crew here to talk about all of it… Our guests join from: United in Green [https://unitedingreen.podbean.com/] podcast covering the Vermont Green The Friggin Soccer Show [https://www.frigginsoccer.com/] podcast covering Portland Hearts of Pine Raising Anchor [https://www.raisinganchorpodcast.com/] a podcast covering Rhode Island FC The Average Fan Podcast [https://shows.acast.com/the-average-fan-hartford-athletic-podcast/episodes/early-season-success] that covers Hartford Athletic You can find all these podcasts on The Blazing Musket as part of our podcast network along with Revolution Recap and The Swan Dive. We hope you like this episode and be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review if you do wherever you get your podcasts from! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.