Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast
Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast
Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 194 (Interview with Mr. Brian D. Bunk of UMass, revisiting his book ‘From Football to Soccer: The Early History of the Beautiful Game in the United States’ (2021))
This is the 194th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.
For this episode, I interview Mr. Brian D. Bunk, revisiting his book ‘From Football to Soccer: The Early History of the Beautiful Game in the United States’ (2021).
Mr. Bunk is a senior lecturer in the history department at the University of Massachusetts.
He is also the author of the following books:
‘Ghosts of Passion: Martyrdom, Gender, and the Origins of the Spanish Civil War‘ (2007)
and the coeditor of ‘Nation and Conflict in Modern Spain: Essays in Honor of Stanley G. Payne.’ (2008)
‘Beyond the Field: How Soccer Built Community in the United States (Sport and Society)’ (to be released in June 2025)
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Mr. Bunk ’s contact info:
Twitter (X): @SoccerHistoryUS
Bluesky: @brianbunk.bsky.social
Link to Mr. Bunk’s books:
https://www.amazon.com/Football-Soccer-History-Beautiful-Society/dp/0252085876
https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p085871
https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Field-Soccer-Community-Society/dp/0252046684?ref_=ast_author_dp
Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts:
Youtube Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXlLuAYJFdM
Blog Link:
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2025/06/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_26.html