Lionel Messi's last World Cup? Plus, a 'Diasporican' Thanksgiving

They call him a 21st-century god of soccer. One of the all time greats. A king. But Lionel Messi's crown is still missing one big jewel: a World Cup trophy for his home country, Argentina.<br/><br/>In this episode, host <a href="https://twitter.com/bmluse">Brittany Luse</a> explores Messi's long road to a World Cup victory with <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/297147616/jasmine-garsd">Jasmine Garsd</a>, host of NPR's new podcast <em>The Last Cup</em>. Along the way, they go into how immigration, race and class coil around the world of international soccer. <br/><br/>Then, Brittany goes on a gastronomic journey with food columnist <a href="https://twitter.com/eatgordaeat?s=20&t=CNvoRU_0YtmzUXQguEKsfA">Illyanna Maisonet</a>, whose new cookbook <em>Diasporican</em> weaves in diasporic influences with Puerto Rico's Indigenous, African and European culinary traditions. <br/><br/>You can follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin">@ItsBeenaMin</a> or email us at <a href="mailto:ibam@npr.org">ibam@npr.org</a>.