Podcasts by Homeless World Cup Podcast

How to End Homelessness: How Football is Tackling Homelessness in South Africa from 2023-04-17T15:19:24

Welcome to the Homeless World Cup's new podcast - How to End Homelessness

Bongani Mathiso captained the South African side at the Homeless World Cup in Me...

S3E4: Cliffy Martinus from 2021-03-09T12:17:09

In this episode, we speak to Cliffy Martinus of Oasis Place, an NGO in South Africa. Oasis are the Homeless World Cup Foundation's Street Football Partner in South Africa.

Cliffy is the f...

S3E3: Homelessness and Pet Care from 2020-11-30T14:01:23

We all recognise that homelessness compunds difficulties that most of us take for granted. But what about pets?

Pet care in the UK can be too costly, and for many people who are homeless ...

S3E2: COVID and Renting in the UK, with Andy Wightman from 2020-10-23T14:21:22

The covid-19 pandemic has put tenants all over the world in a vulnerable position. In April, Scotland introduced an eviction ban for those affected by the crisis that could continue until March ...

S3E1: Football's Faithful Fans, with Iain Whyte from 2020-09-30T12:31:46

We’re back!

In this episode of the Homeless World Cup Podcast, Paul and Adam speak to the Reverend Dr Iain Whyte about his new anthology book Football’s Faithful Fans, a collecti...

S2E8: Home Fixtures, with Val McDermid from 2020-07-05T07:00

In this special episode of the Homeless World Cup Podcast, we speak to Scottish author Val McDermid. 

For Homeless World Cup Day 2020, Val has put together a digital collection of pr...

S2E7: FC Give, with Caleb Olson from 2020-06-19T11:00

In this episode, Paul and Adam speak to FC Give director Caleb Olson. FC Give is a US based grassroots organisation that aims for social change through football. As well as sponsoring Street Soc...

S2E6: Street Soccer USA, with Reed Fox from 2020-05-29T08:34:01

Street Soccer USA started in Charlotte, North Carolina by brothers Lawrence and Rob Cann in 2004. Initially conceived as a local programme at a soup kitchen, the organisation has since grown to ...

S2E5: The Power of Sport, with Dame Katherine Grainger from 2020-05-13T13:13:55

In this episode of the Homeless World Cup Podcast we speak to highly decorated athlete and Chair of UK Sport, Dame Katherine Grainger.

Katherine is a former rower and the UK’s most decora...

S2E4: Framing Homelessness, with Gavin Yates from 2020-04-24T12:40:23

In this episode of the Homeless World Cup Podcast we speak to Gavin Yates, Chief Executive of Homeless Action Scotland.

Homeless Action Scotland is the national membership organisation fo...

S2E3: Slum Soccer India, with Abhijeet Barse from 2020-04-15T13:33:20

We’re back… again!

There has been a bit of a delay between this episode and the last. The cancellation of the Tampere 2020 Homeless World Cup saddened all of us, and the sudden change of ...

S2E2: Street Soccer Northern Ireland, with Aidan Byrne from 2020-03-06T11:37:29

Last December Paul travelled to Belfast where Street Soccer NI hosted a Six Nations Homeless Football tournament. Participating in the event with Northern Ireland were teams from the USA, Republ...

S2E1: Coaching a Team, with Emily Cancienne from 2020-02-14T12:02:20

We're back! 

In the first episode of the Homeless World Cup Podcast's second season, Mariana speaks to Emily Cancienne, professional footballer who coached the Austrian Women's team ...

S1E6: Rough Sleeping, with Lindsay Cordery-Bruce and Mike Wright from 2019-12-02T12:00

As we move into the winter months it can be hard to imagine the challenges faced by those without a place to stay. In this episode we speak to Lindsay Cordery-Bruce, CEO of Wales-based homeless ...

S1E5: South Africa's Youngest Referee, with Fezile Hlophe from 2019-11-21T15:27:09

Fezile Hlophe, South Africa’s youngest professional referee and one of the stars of the new Amazon series “This Is Football”, visited the tournament in Cardiff back in July and sat down with us ...

S1E4: Life After Football, with Jason Lee and Terry Angus from 2019-10-30T16:05:04

Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) representatives (and former professional footballers) Jason Lee and Terry Angus sat down with Paul and Adam during the Cardiff HWC to give an insight ...

S1E3: Playing Your Part, with Katie Dalton from 2019-10-10T10:00:37

Katie Dalton, Director of Wales' housing-related support umbrella organisation Cymorth Cymru, joins us to discuss their Play Your Part '19 campaign. We go into the campaign's "Five Asks" which b...

S1E2: Michael Sheen - Bringing the Tournament to Cardiff from 2019-09-25T12:00

In this episode Adam speaks to Wales' own Michael Sheen about his journey bringing the Homeless World Cup to Cardiff. Michael kindly sat with us in the tournament HQ and discussed what led him t...

S1E1: The Beginning of the Homeless World Cup from 2019-09-03T14:20:05

The first episode of this new series details the origins of the annual global event. Adam and Paul chat to the Foundation’s co-founder, Mel Young MBE, about the journey from idea to reality, a c...