• Chris Lee: The Defiant

  • May 15 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • I'm joined for this episode by Chris Lee, author of The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism, as well as the man behind the podcast and website Outside Write (https://outsidewrite.co.uk/) We talk about the relationship between football and politics, the growth of left-wing fanbases, his favourite football books and more!

    The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism by Chris Lee

    Severance by Ling Ma

    Ultramarine by Mariette Navarro, translated by Cory Stockwell 

    Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World by Chris Lee

    In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin

    Football Against the Enemy by Simon Kuper

    How Football Explains the World by Franklin Foer

    Soccer Vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics by Gabriel Kuhn

    The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football by David Goldblatt

    Working Class Heroes: The Story of Rayo Vallecano, Madrid's Forgotten Team by Robbie Dunne

    Calcio: A History of Italian Football by John Foot

    Ultra: The Underworld of Italian Football by Tobias Jones

    1312: Among the Ultras: A Journey with the World’s Most Extreme Fans by James Montague

    Erbstein: The Triumph and Tragedy of Football's Forgotten Pioneer by Dominic Bliss

    A Social History of English Cricket by Derek Birley

    A Season With Verona by Tim Parks

    The Miracle of Castel di Sangro by Joe McGinniss

    Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football by Phil Ball 

    Tor! The Story of German Football by Uli Hesse

    Angels With Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina by Jonathan Wilson

    Matchdays: The Hidden Story of the Bundesliga by Ronald Reng

    Scheisse! We’re Going Up!: The Unexpected Rise of Berlin’s Rebel Football Club by Kit Holden

    Ren by Deborah McFadyen

    Chatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)
    Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music

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