Roger Bennet and Tommy Vietor are back for Season 2 of World Corrupt! And this time, Rog and Tommy are diving into how Saudi Arabia, the biggest exporter of oil in the world and a nation in the news for human rights abuses, became the latest geopolitical power player sweeping global soccer. The Saudis have poured billions of dollars into the world’s most popular sport, including signing superstar players like Cristiano Ronaldo to eye-popping contracts. But the crown jewel in the Saudi investment portfolio? That would be the take over of one of England’s most historic football clubs, Newcastle United. A team with a rich history from an impoverished corner of the country, Newcastle had fallen upon hard times…and they welcomed the Saudis with open arms. But at what cost? Listen to the first episode of this four part series to find out.
Vaccine diplomacy and Kushner bashing
Oprah upends the British Empire
President Biden, Saudi Arabia and human rights
Bobi Wine’s fight against a military dictatorship
Biden confronts the war in Afghanistan
Why Rihanna cares about the farmers' protests in India (and you should too)
The coup in Myanmar, explained
Putin's plush palace
The world Biden inherits
Samantha Power’s point
New year, new strain
Barack Obama, Worldo-in-Chief
Biden's controversial pick to run the Pentagon
Assassinations in Iran & Biden’s foreign policy team
A very Worldo mailbag
One last war for the road?
Trump lost, the world won
How the world sees our election
A Biden foreign policy
Rudy Giuliani's disinformation expo
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