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The Footy Travelers PodcastEp 56 | FTP Presents: Counterspective Season 1, Ep 5 - Russia Beyond the World Cup (Art, Architecture, and Rap)Technically, FTP is on a production break, but we don't want you, our loyal listener, to go without great footy travel content, so we're bringing you episodes of other footy, travel, or footy-travel podcasts we think you'll enjoy. And we're starting with something very special… …the entire 1st season of Counterspective. Counterspective is another Fyper Media podcast, and Season 1 was the precursor to the Footy Travelers Podcast. It was released in the summer of 2019, a year after Mike and Colin's third World Cup: Russia 2018. As you'll quickly learn, it goes well-beyond the in-stadium experiences they had...
2024-01-1049 minThe Footy Travelers PodcastEp 55 | FTP Presents: Counterspective Season 1, Ep 4 - Georgia on my... plate?Technically, FTP is on a production break, but we don't want you, our loyal listener, to go without great footy travel content, so we're bringing you episodes of other footy, travel, or footy-travel podcasts we think you'll enjoy. And we're starting with something very special… …the entire 1st season of Counterspective. Counterspective is another Fyper Media podcast, and Season 1 was the precursor to the Footy Travelers Podcast. It was released in the summer of 2019, a year after Mike and Colin's third World Cup: Russia 2018. As you'll quickly learn, it goes well-beyond the in-stadium experiences they had...
2024-01-0330 minThe Footy Travelers PodcastEp 54 | FTP Presents: Counterspective Season 1, Ep 3 - Vodka BreakfastTechnically, FTP is on a production break, but we don't want you, our loyal listener, to go without great footy travel content, so we're bringing you episodes of other footy, travel, or footy-travel podcasts we think you'll enjoy. And we're starting with something very special… …the entire 1st season of Counterspective. Counterspective is another Fyper Media podcast, and Season 1 was the precursor to the Footy Travelers Podcast. It was released in the summer of 2019, a year after Mike and Colin's third World Cup: Russia 2018. As you'll quickly learn, it goes well-beyond the in-stadium experiences they had...
2023-12-2748 minThe Footy Travelers PodcastEp 53 | FTP Presents: Counterspective Season 1, Ep 2 - FIFA, Footy, & Russian HooligansTechnically, FTP is on a production break, but we don't want you, our loyal listener, to go without great footy travel content, so we're bringing you episodes of other footy, travel, or footy-travel podcasts we think you'll enjoy. And we're starting with something very special… …the entire 1st season of Counterspective. Counterspective is another Fyper Media podcast, and Season 1 was the precursor to the Footy Travelers Podcast. It was released in the summer of 2019, a year after Mike and Colin's third World Cup: Russia 2018. As you'll quickly learn, it goes well-beyond the in-stadium experiences they had...
2023-12-2031 minThe Footy Travelers PodcastEp 52 | FTP Presents: Counterspective Season 1, Ep 1 - This is CounterspectiveTechnically, FTP is on a production break, but we don't want you, our loyal listener, to go without great footy travel content, so we're bringing you episodes of other footy, travel, or footy-travel podcasts we think you'll enjoy. And we're starting with something very special… …the entire 1st season of Counterspective. Counterspective is another Fyper Media podcast, and Season 1 was the precursor to the Footy Travelers Podcast. It was released in the summer of 2019, a year after Mike and Colin's third World Cup: Russia 2018. As you'll quickly learn, it goes well-beyond the in-stadium experiences they had...
2023-12-1333 min
CounterspectiveCounterspective presents: the Footy Travelers PodcastIt's been a while since Season 2, but that doesn't mean the folks at FYPer Media haven't been busy. If you haven't heard FYPer's Footy Travelers Podcast, NOW is the time to start following, as Counterspective Season 1 duo, Colin & Mike, gear up for their trips to the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup, and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Subscribe to the Footy Travelers Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and follow them on Instagram (@footytravelers).
2022-11-0401 minThe Footy Travelers PodcastEpisode 0 | What is FTP?What exactly is The Footy Travelers Podcast (FTP)? Colin and Mike explain. If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and follow us on Instagram (@fypermedia). Get in touch with FYPer Media.
2022-02-2009 min
CounterspectiveEpisode 12: Desh AmilaHow could being profiled, called 'white supremacist adjacent', and nearly bullied out of hosting an event you conceptualized and planned possibly be part of someone's best year ever? Find out as we talk with Desh Amila, filmmaker and content creator, about his eventful 2019. We also explore Desh's take on where social media is pushing us, his appreciation for the freedoms that life in 'the global West' offers, and what we all need to consider if we're going to preserve them. Episode resources: Learn more about Desh's upcoming film, Better Left Unsaid. https://betterleftunsaidfilm.com/ Watch his previous film, Islam and...
2020-12-3150 min
CounterspectiveEpisode 11: Ryan Estes2017 wasn't all that long ago. Or maybe it wasn't… all that far from here. Was it a time? Or a place? Did Ryan travel to another dimension, or did he just 'go there' in his mind? What are we even talking about?! Find out in today's episode, as our guest and fellow podcast enthusiast, Ryan Estes, takes us all on a journey through his experiences with ayahuasca ceremonies, his best year ever, and the lessons he's brought along with him into the present. Episode resources: Still haven't seen "/the Social Dilemma_"? Check it out! https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/ While you're at...
2020-12-1139 min
CounterspectiveEpisode 10: Ben SturtzWhat was it about 2010 that made it the best year ever for yet another Season 2 guest? Find out as we talk to Ben Sturtz from Portland, OR. As a proud husband and father, Ben discusses his best year ever as one of culmination. One, that like the best years of many of our guests, involved travel - his being to one of my absolute favorite places in the world, New Zealand. And of course, we discuss some of the lessons he's brought forward from that year into 2020 - a year where he and his family have chosen to adapt rather...
2020-11-2630 min
CounterspectiveEpisode 9: Shana MuhammadWhat would you do with a million dollars? Surely we've all thought about it. Though what are the odds that any of us will ever come across an extra milli to blow? Ok, how about something more realistic, like half a million? If you're like Shana Muhammad, a thoughtful woman with a strong sense of family, you might build a house for your grandmother - and, just to be clear, she did. But exactly how did Shana come into that extra half a million? Find out as we explore her best year ever, which, along with a free trip through...
2020-11-1048 min
CounterspectiveEpisode 8: Sean DavisSean Davis is a talent. Whether it's in the kitchen, or at the snooker table, his passion and focus have seen him achieve successes some of us only talk about or dream of. But... Sean is humble about his talents. Not only that, he's very much aware of both his own and others' struggles on the road to success - especially this year. Join us as we explore what 2020 has been like for Sean and others in Bangalore, India, and what he would call his "best year ever." If like many others, you're finding yourself struggling with things this year...
2020-10-2226 min
CounterspectiveEpisode 7: Jack TaylorLesson 1: Don't use the term "life hack." Join us for Episode 7 with Jack Taylor, from Melbourne, Australia for other insights and lessons from the pandemic, and a look into his best "year" ever. "As long as you keep a positive perspective on things, then every decision is a winner, I guess."
2020-10-1521 min
CounterspectiveEpisode 6: Mike TironeJoin us as we travel back to 2010 with Mike Tirone and relive his best year ever. We'll hear stories about a Himalayan hike, a near-death experience in southern Africa, and the challenges of ordaining as a Buddhist monk, as well as Mike's perspective on getting through the last bit of 2020.
2020-10-0742 min
CounterspectiveSeason 2 TrailerJoin us for Season 2 as we go beyond the single story of COVID-19, global protests, and 2020 as the "worst year ever" and explore your BEST year ever.
2020-06-2805 min
CounterspectiveEpisode 1: This is CounterspectiveHaving already been to two World Cups together, both the 2010 edition in South Africa, and Brasil in 2014, why were Colin and Mike feeling a bit uneasy about their third one in 2018 - this time in Russia? Was it simply because they hadn't been there before? Were they embarrassed that the US Men's National Team had failed to qualify for the tournament (the answer here is 'yes')? Perhaps they were unnerved by all the news about Russia's geo-political 'muscle' as of late. Or maybe it was just a lack of information on food that had them feeling 'hangry' ahead of time...
2019-11-1729 min
CounterspectiveBONUS Episode 1: What is the Kremlin?Here in the U.S., it's not uncommon to hear "the Kremlin" referenced in a news story on Russia or the Russian government. But what exactly is it? Is it the equivalent of our White House? Is it where Parliament convenes? Is it another name for the KGB? Or, is it all of these things? Find out as Colin and Mike tour the Kremlin during their time in Moscow for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
2019-11-1713 min
CounterspectiveEpisode 2: FIFA, Footy, & Russian HooligansColin and Mike went to Russia for the footy, but what else would they discover about other Russian sports while they were there? Would their experience be dominated by FIFA's stranglehold on the world's game? Would all their positive experiences be overshadowed by a single negative one at the hands of Russian football hooligans? Find out in Episode 2 of Counterspective, the podcast that goes beyond the 'single stories' of the people, places, and things that inundate us through the lens of mass and social media.
2019-11-1728 min
CounterspectiveBONUS Episode 2: "Big Trouble" at the Russian BorderEver wonder what it's like to cross the Russian border in something other than an airplane? Curious what it might be like to visit the Russian healthcare system as a tourist? Listen to this bonus episode for some insight from a pair of Swedish fans Colin and Mike met on their last night in St. Petersburg.
2019-11-1712 min
CounterspectiveEpisode 3: Vodka BreakfastThe FIFA World Cup is an absolute world football party! Wherever it's held, the host nation immediately becomes a place where the beer flows like wine, where beautiful women (and the most passionate footy fans) instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. But Russia is known for vodka. Would that be all that Colin and Mike would find to drink? And do Russians really drink vodka with every meal? Even breakfast?! Find out in Episode 3 of Counterspective, the podcast that goes beyond the 'single stories' of the people, places, and things that inundate us through the lens of mass and...
2019-11-1746 min
CounterspectiveEpisode 4: Georgia on My...Plate?To some, Russians are known for their love of vodka. But what do they eat? More importantly, how would Colin and Mike find the food in Moscow and St. Petersburg as they looked to stay fueled for their third World Cup adventure together? Find out in Episode 4 of Counterspective, the podcast that goes beyond the 'single stories' of the people, places, and things that inundate us through the lens of mass and social media.
2019-11-1728 min
CounterspectiveEpisode 5: Russia Beyond the World Cup - Art, Architecture, and RapWe'll openly admit it. Visiting a country during the FIFA World Cup doesn't give you the most genuine view into what life is like in that country outside of the event. It can take effort to gain that perspective. So what do Colin and Mike do on non-match days? How did they gain a better understanding of Russian culture and its history? Find out in Episode 5 of Counterspective, the podcast that goes beyond the 'single stories' of the people, places, and things that inundate us through the lens of mass and social media.
2019-11-0247 min
CounterspectiveEpisode 0: TrailerThis is Counterspective - a show that explores the other stories about the people, places, and things that command so much of our attention through the lens of mass and social media. This is a show that looks at these things from another perspective. Join Season 1 host, Colin Martin, and his esteemed travel buddy, Mike Tirone, as they recall their trip to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup - as they go beyond the single story of Russia as a place of geo-political...'opportunists.' Five episodes, five stories other than geo-politics. We'll call this season: My Russian Five.
2018-06-2004 min