SPS Podcast Episode 7- Carl Anka

We caught up with Carl Anka, a legend in the making. Carl Anka is a journalist and broadcaster covering Southampton FC for The Athletic. His previous bylines include the BBC, the Guardian, VICE, and BuzzFeed.

We spoke about football, his journey into his career, moving from London to Southampton, mental health, black lives matter movement, spreadsheets, rap music, wrestling, and so much more.


0:00- 19:50- Intro/ career journey/ mundial mag/ importance of reading/ career advice/ importance of spreadsheets

20:00- 25:00-Beef/ using twitter/ helping black folks out

25:20- 29:00- overreaching, last dance, politics of people, creating relationships

29:11-41:22- Transfer rumors, David Orenstein

41:23- 48:00- the internet, using Twitter and social media

48:00- 1:00:09- Black lives matter movement, Musa Okongwa, Second civil rights movement, pandering, Raheem Sterling x media, racism in football, stereotypes of black footballers.

1:00:09- end- Questions for Carl