The Tony Michaels Podcast
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America Was Supposed to Hate These Strangers | TMP #1077
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There’s a story America keeps telling itself.
That we’re angry.
That we’re divided.
That we’ve forgotten how to welcome people who come from somewhere else.
Then a soccer team from Algeria arrived in Lawrence, Kansas.
And ruined the whole story.
In this Opening Argument, Tony Michaels tells the remarkable true story of how a Midwestern college town embraced visitors from North Africa during the 2026 World Cup. From marching bands learning a foreign national anthem to strangers exchanging jerseys and hugs, Lawrence reminded the country what community looks like.
This isn’t a story about politics.
It’s a story about people.
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