Backpost Runners episode 1: Cleated Rivalries

Mark Kastner and Tim Ostlund-Foss kick off their new podcast Backpost Runners with a discussion of the adversaries and rivalries that make soccer special. The episode features a conversation with Hugo Award winner G. Willow Wilson about villains and why their important, as well as the Guardian's Jeff Reuter diving into MLS's best rivalries and how they shape the league.

G. Willow Wilson can be found on Bluesky and her work on DC's Poison Ivy and Marvel's Black Cat can be found wherever comic books are sold. Jeff Reuter can be found on Bluesky and you can read his writing at the Guardian.

You can follow Mark and Tim on Bluesky at @mkstnr.bsky.social and @timostlundfoss.bsky.social

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