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The future of FIFA, making the most out of retirement, Fosselman's Ice Cream, FilmWeek and more
FIFA President Gianni Infantino looks on after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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- The mounting outcry over FIFA’s plan to sell stakes in World Cup
- How to live a retired life well
- Fosselman’s Ice Cream Co. has been scooping for well over a century
- FilmWeek: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘I Want Your Sex,’ ‘Middle Life’ and more!
- One of LA’s premiere IMAX projectionists on the format and why audiences are flocking to theaters
Today's show: AirTalk Friday host Austin Cross discusses the future of FIFA after plans were announced to sell stake in World Cup, making the most out of retirement, Fosselman's Ice Cream Co, FilmWeek and the IMAX format. Cross also hosts LAist's Morning Edition.
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The mounting outcry over FIFA’s plan to sell stakes in World Cup
The topic:
European nations agreed Thursday to boycott the World Cup and all other FIFA competitions to protest FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in soccer’s biggest tournament to private equity investors. The North American soccer body rejected his plan later the same day.
The latest: FIFA issued a statement early Friday saying that “nobody is selling football” and that it plans to continue the consultation process. But it appeared to back off from establishing the public equity move — what it calls the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) — if member countries do not agree.
Background: Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday. FIFA said that without the support of FIFA’s 211 member associations, “FIFA’s commercial activities would remain unchanged. FFE would not be established.”
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With files from the Associated Press
Guests:
- Joshua Robinson, sports editor for the Wall Street Journal
- Bret Myers, professor of sports business at Villanova; he’s a former consultant with the Philadelphia Union, the Columbus Crew, and Toronto FC
How to live a retired life well
How you plan on spending your days after retirement?
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The topic:
For most of us working people, retirement is the end goal of it all. But once you actually reach this goal — what do you do? Today on AirTalk, we look at how to make the most out of retirement.
Purpose: Studies have shown that leaving the workforce can lead retirees to feel a lack of purpose. On the flip side, a lot of us don’t necessarily want to work, and retiring can actually increase a sense of purpose depending on your line of work.
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“Free” time: Retirement isn’t cheap, and it isn’t a luxury everyone can afford. Even for those that retire, AARP surveys have shown that over the last two years, between 6-7% of retirees return to the workforce, with nearly half doing so for financial reasons.
Join the conversation: So how do you make the most of your new free time? How do you make your newly gained daylight hours feel used well? What tips or questions do you have about living a retired life well? What surprised you the most about retirement? Give us a call at (866) 893-5722 or you can email us at atcomments@laist.com.
Guest:
- Teresa Amabile, professor emerita of business administration at Harvard Business School and co-author of Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You (Routledge, 2024)
Fosselman’s Ice Cream Co. has been scooping for well over a century
A customer gets her ice cream at Fosselman's in Alhambra.
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The topic:
Since its opening in 1919, Fosselman’s has really honed in on the art of ice cream, with more than 50 different flavors ranging from classics to regional inspirations. Four generations of family members have kept the establishment open. With folks looking to cool down from the summer heat, we’ll talk to Fosselman’s about how they’ve changed in that time all while maintaining their longstanding quality.
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Shop details:
- Originally started in Iowa in 1919, they eventually came to California’s San Gabriel Valley in 1924.
- After starting as a wholesale dairy company, they shuttered most of those operations in the 1970s and turned attention to their ice cream shop in Alhambra. In 2019, as they reached their centennial, they opened The Ice Cream Shop in Glendora.
- John and Chris, both third-generation Fosselmans, have led operations for decades.
- Aside from ice cream, they serve shakes, malts, smoothies, sundaes, banana splits and brownies.
How to visit:
Address: 1824 W Main Street, Alhambra, CA 91801
Hours: Monday - Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Sundays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Cost: A single scoop is $4.50, a double scoop is $6.50, and a triple scoop is $7.75.
A look back: Fosselman's Turns 100 — And Opens A New Ice Cream Shop In Glendora
Guest:
- John Fosselman, owner of Fosselman’s Ice Cream Company
FilmWeek: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘I Want Your Sex,’ ‘Middle Life’ and more!
Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman in I WANT YOUR SEX, directed by Gregg Araki.
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The topic:
Julia Paskin and the LAist film critics talk about the fourth installment to the Tom Holland Spider-Man series that takes an introspective look at the superhero, and they applaud Olivia Wilde’s performance as a sexually dominant boss in Gregg Araki’s new film I Want Your Sex.
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The films:
Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Wide Release
I Want Your Sex, Wide Release
Wild Inside, In Select Laemmle Theaters
Everybody Calls Me Mike, Available on Indiepix
The Samurai and the Prisoner, Landmark Nuart Theater [West L.A.]
The Best Pizza is in LA, Available on VOD
Middle Life, Laemmle Glendale
Guests:
- Lael Loewenstein, film critic for LAist
- Maureen Lee Lenker, freelance journalist who's written for Gold Derby, The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter and Turner Classic Movies. She's the author of three novels set in the Golden Age of Hollywood.
One of LA’s premiere IMAX projectionists on the format and why audiences are flocking to theaters
Director Christopher Nolan on set of his film The Odyssey, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.
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The topic:
Don’t understand the 70mm IMAX craze for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey? We talked to one of L.A.’s top IMAX projectionists to understand why the format is becoming a filmmaker favorite and why audiences are clamoring for tickets to see the film in the largest format possible.
Guest:
- Taylor Umphenour, IMAX projectionist
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