Best Chris Waugh Podcasts (2025)

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Optimising programmatic advertising: What publishers need to know 30:21

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Advertising has funded journalism and kept the lights on for democracy since the steam age. But in recent years many publishers have pulled away from relying so heavily on automated programmatic advertising as way of funding free online news. In this episode (sponsored by Assertive Yield) the company’s chief operating office Sherzod Rizaev explains…

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Carabao characters: Newcastle loving the league cup 58:20

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Hallowe'en it may be, but love is in the air on Pod on the Tyne this week. George loves the pub. "Don't we all!?" you say. Not this much. He REALLY loves the pub. Eddie Howe's team love the league cup, and they love beating Spurs at St James's Park. They usually love going to West Ham as well (fingers crossed). Taylor loves Sandro Tonali. And Fabia…

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Ep 181: Spam Valley, Rise of AI & Accidentally Getting Caught Amongst a Tommy Robinson Rally with Milo Edwards 1:05:06

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TICKETS FOR SOME LAUGH LIVE AT THE STAND GLASGOW 15TH DECEMBER ON SALE NOW: https://www.thestand.co.uk/performance/20534/some-laugh-live-show/20251215/glasgow Steve and Marc are joined by comedian and host of Trashfuture & Glue Factory Milo Edwards. They discusses the current vibe of British culture through the prism of the "Bosh-men" (Thomas Skinn…

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Box2Box - Newcastle Jets manager Mark Milligan, Rob Tanner’s EFL Championship round up 1:06:27

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Box2Box, with Rob Gilbert, Michael Edgley & Willem van Denderen! Mark Milligan has wasted no time in his start to life as Newcastle Jets manager, ending a long trophy drought, blooding the kids, and engendering spirit among the active support. He joins Box2Box for the first time, following Friday’s thumping 5-2 win over Melbourne Victory. Then to E…

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Matchday PotT: Fulham (h), Bruno's late booster 23:04

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Newcastle after a Champions League fixture; not a pretty story on the whole. That's not to say they painted a beautiful picture on Saturday at St James's Park, but they got the job done. Captain Bruno arrived late in the box, late in the day, to follow up Osula's saved effort and find the corner. It provides a huge boost to a team still finding its…

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Becky Langley departs, Benfica dismissed, but Sandro stays (sort of) 49:05

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Sad news this week as Becky Langley, the pioneering head coach of Newcastle's women's team, was relieved of her duties. We hear from Amanda Staveley on Becky's legacy. Sandro Tonali's stay at Newcastle already has a longer shelf life after it emerged he signed an updated contract during his twelve-month gambling ban. And, after Eddie Howe's slightl…

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Ep 180: Alison Spittle & Tamsyn Kelly on House of Games, New York with CMAT & Social Media Self Promotion 1:04:39

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Marc is joined by comedians Alison Spittle and Tamsyn Kelly ahead of their double-bill stand-up special recording at Blackfriars in Glasgow on 30th October. Alison discusses going on House of Games and pyschologically crumbling after taking a seemingly unassailable lead. Plus, Tamsyn and Alison detail looking for "floor drugs" at Primavera, Alison …

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Box2Box - Airton Andrioli underway at Adelaide, Rob Stevens on African World Cup Qualifiers 1:05:23

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Box2Box, with Michael Edgley & Willem van Denderen! Adelaide United kicked off the A-League Men’s season on Friday night at home, drew the weekend’s biggest crowd, and banked the three points. New manager Airton Andrioli is into his first senior club job after a working lifetime in youth development, and joins us for the first time. We then head to…

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Matchday PotT: Brighton (a), Wolte-magic not enough 26:26

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Newcastle returned to Brighton's Amex Arena on the south coast (as did Chris Waugh) and their rotten record continues despite the best efforts of Nick Woltemade. A poor first half saw Howe's men trailing, but the giant german produced a moment of golden-heeled inspiration to equalise. Sadly, that was the extent of Geordie joy on the day; Danny Welb…

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Wilson arrives, Academy in focus, Lasses draw with Bristol 58:35

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Another weekly Pod on the Tyne rolls around and, with many of the lads away on international duty, you'd think it'd be a quiet one. How wrong you are, friend! Newcastle United now have a CEO AND a Sporting Director after they agreed a deal to bring Nottingham Forest's Ross Wilson to the North East. Chris has all the gen on our new football supremo.…

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Ep 179: Gareth Waugh on Whispering into V*ginas, Cruise Ships & Accidentally Receiving £250K 51:04

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This week the boays welcome back comedian Gareth Waugh, who discusses how he's adjusted to fatherhood, his experience of performing on cruise ships, and how an episode of this very podcast made him realise he'd misinterpreted a common sex tip and has now been performing it incorrectly for over a decade. Plus, Gareth chats about how the difference i…

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Box2Box - Teo Pellizzeri as Championship kick-off, Stephen Warnock with England closing on World Cup 58:59

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Box2Box, with Michael Edgley & Willem van Denderen! The Australian Championship kicked off over the weekend to widespread celebration around the country, with competitive fixtures and a couple of extraordinary goals claiming headlines. Teo Pellizzeri returns to wrap the round, and assess the latest Matildas squad. Thomas Tuchel’s England are close …

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Howe's international break; assessing Newcastle's season so far 46:40

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The September international break is an absurdity; great to see that (after George's comments on a recent PotT) the authorities are doing away with it (definitely related). But, the October break has a different feel. We're almost quarter of the way through the season... the Champions League campaign has started, and Newcastle players are dropping …

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Ep 178: Mike Rice on Riyadh Comedy Festival, Oasis & Meeting a Divorced Kill Tony Fan 1:06:29

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Box2Box - Daniel Garb as Newcastle Jets break drought, Mark Pougatch with Ange on shaky Forest ground 1:16:47

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Box2Box, with Rob Gilbert, Michael Edgley & Willem van Denderen! Newcastle Jets broke a trophy drought with their Australia Cup final win over Heidelberg, on a night that continued to showcase what could be possible should clubs old & new meet more frequently. Daniel Garb returns to reflect - and also to cast an eye on Tony Popovic’s latest Soccero…

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Matchday PotT: Forest (h), Bruno and Nick deliver "huge" win 34:26

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Plenty of intriguing angles going into Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. Both teams played in Europe in midweek, Ange Postecoglu under pressure just three weeks into his new job, and the home attack struggling to spark… …Not that Nick Woltemade’s stats would fit that particular narrative. A penalty saw …

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A fools' paradise? Woltemade and the wingers are Union-busters 51:27

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Newcastle United haven't scored many goals so far this season, especially away from home, but on Wednesday night they put four past Belgian champions Union Saint-Gilloise and with relative ease. Nick Woltemade has been the source of some "salty" comments from Bayern-related figures over the last few days, but he opened the scoring with a deft flick…

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PotT joins Supporting Cast 2:01

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Hate the ads? We have a solution for you. PotT has joined Supporting Cast which means you can pay a small fee to listen without any adverts. There's also a second tier of subscription which will have additional episodes; there's already a matchday episode with George from Brussels. Joy! Go to podonthetyne.supportingcast.fm/ to find out more and sub…

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The race to video with Goalhanger's Jack Davenport 40:31

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Whatever medium publishers started out on, many are now racing towards Youtube and other online video platforms as the fastest growing source of both audience and revenue. Goalhanger co-founder Jack Davenport joined Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford to discuss this phenomenon alongside consultant Connie Krarup of Q5 Partners. He revealed how th…

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Ep 177: Grand Ole Opry, Paesano Theory & CEXbox 59:48

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Steve discusses moving up the property ladder after selling his flat to buy a house, Marc reveals his theory about how the "I'm Alright Jack" mentality is shown through the queue at Paesano, and the boays take a look at an American TV segment on Glasgow's Grand Ole Opry. Plus, Stu takes a trip to CEX to pawn his pal's XBox, and they discuss how the…

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Box2Box - Australia Cup final preview with Robbie Thomson, Kieran Maguire as Manchester City trial appears nearing close 1:17:50

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Box2Box, with Rob Gilbert & Willem van Denderen! Heidelberg & Newcastle Jets will meet in Saturday’s Australia Cup final, with Robbie Thomson to call the action for Network 10. Will Alexander become the first state-league side to lift the trophy, or will the Jets win their first silverware since 2008? That, and plenty more on the local agenda. Then…

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Matchday PotT: Arsenal (h)... a tale of three headers 30:36

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Heartbreak at St James's as Mikel Arteta's Gunners laid siege to Newcastle's wall of giant defenders and were able to break them down twice to take all three points back to North London. Chances were few and far between for the home side but Nick Woltemade did make the most of a corner he had earned and kept up his 100% record of headed-league-goal…

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Matchday PotT: Bradford City (h), Carabao Beer!?! 25:23

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The Bantams of Bradford came to St James's Park on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for them, Newcastle United are now heavyweights, especially in the Carabao Cup. Our defence of the trophy began in deliriously routine style despite a rocky spell early doors and a spectacular hit by Bishop Auckland's Andy Cook. With a one-two from Joelinton and Will …

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Personalisation is paying off for Hamburger Morgenpost 26:47

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Hamburger Morgenpost head of product Dana Schluenzen tells Dominic Ponsford how offering readers a personalised selection of homepage stories has paid off with higher click-throughs and more returning visitors. This podcast also features insights from the CEO of website personalisation specialists Kilkaya, Tarjei Gilbrant. This episode is sponsored…

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Ep 176: Chris Cantrill on Flag Sh*ggers, Rubbish Jobs & Cats Does Countdown 1:07:17

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The boays are joined by comedian Chris Cantrill. They discuss the recent rise in flag shagging across the UK, Chris's move to Hadrian's Wall and the joys/perils of camping. Plus, they discuss previous jobs (with Chris and Stu both Argos alumni), travelling around the UK & Chris details his experience of appearing on Cats Does Countdown. You can lis…

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What is this version of Newcastle United? 41:56

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Recorded a mere 24 hours after the snore-fest at the Vitality Stadium, with George barely back through the marble portico which fronts Caulkin Manor, we're already moving on to a new week and yet more interesting football challenges. League One leaders Bradford City will be the visitors in the Carabao Cup as Eddie Howe's Newcastle begin their first…

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Box2Box - Andrew Mangan as Arsenal draw with City, Chris Waugh on life at Newcastle without Isak 1:13:55

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Box2Box, with Rob Gilbert and Derek Dyson! When Box2Box launched 2015, one of our earliest guests was a pioneer of Podcasting and sports blogging from the iconic Arseblog, Andrew Mangan. Andrew returns to dissect all things Arsenal …then, Chris Waugh from The Athletic chats about the mid table tightrope the Magpies are walking. Plus World Cup Ticke…

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Matchday PotT: Bournemouth (a) 34:20

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Eddie Howe’s record with Newcastle against his old side AFC Bournemouth is, it’s fair to say, not a proud one. Less than 72 hours after an emotionally charged Champions League fixture against Barcelona, the trip to the Vitality Stadium looked a tricky one; especially with the Cherries having won three of their first four Premier League fixtures. In…

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Champions League Matchday PotT: Barcelona (h) 42:38

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Here we go again... Champions League football returns to St James's Park with all the hallmarks of elite European competition... big name players... athleticism... skill... and, of course, tabards. But is it different this time? The arrival of Barcelona brings with it incredible memories, of course, but Newcastle's history in this tournament is jus…

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Why The Economist isn't doing deals with OpenAI 36:54

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Unlike many publishers, The Economist has chosen not to do any licensing deals with the likes of OpenAI - but isn't looking to sue them either. The Economist's president Luke Bradley-Jones appeared at Press Gazette's Future of Media Technology Conference in London and explained how the brand is adapting for a "post-search world", including by launc…

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Ep 175: Is All-Inclusive Worth It? Steve's Gripes With His "5-Star" Hotel 1:09:45

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The boays are back together as Steve is back from holiday detailing gripes with his "Five Star" hotel, which sounds a bit more like it was Some-Inclusive than All-Inclusive. Tickets for Marc's Glasgow Comedy Festival Show at the King's Theatre on Friday 20th March are on sale now: ⁠⁠https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/marc-jennings-bread-and-circuses/…

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Barcelona beware: Newcastle return to the Champions League 32:36

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Here we go again! Newcastle United return to Champions League action after a year away, and it's our old pals Barcelona coming to St James's Park on Thursday night. We're all excited, but George really has the fever. No, really, he has the fever (get well soon, bud!). Only one thing to do; summon Jacob Whitehead in from a windswept beach in the Wes…

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Football Victoria interim-CEO Dan Birrell, Simon Stone as Ange arrives in Nottingham 1:06:33

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Box2Box, with Rob Gilbert and Willem van Denderen! Football Victoria held their men’s and women’s end of season playoffs over the weekend, and its clubs are at the forefront of the rebirth of NSL clubs on the national stage. But the actions of Preston & Dandenong City fans over the past fortnight have given the need to pause for thought. Interim-Fo…

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Matchday PotT: Wolves (h), Big Nick Energy! 23:16

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Newcastle returned to Premier League action, after the ludicrously early September international break, needing to beat bottom-placed Wolves to notch their first win of the season. They would have to do so without two big new signings; young midfielder Jacob Ramsey and £55m centre-forward Yoanne Wissa. Ramsey is out for about a month, while Wissa f…

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Reach versus Newsquest, publishers versus AI and the break-up of Google 29:51

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In which Charlotte and Dom discuss: the latest mass job cuts at Reach, the latest attacks on journalism from AI bots and what the proposed break-up of Google's adtech business could mean for publishers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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W for Victory: Wissa or Woltemade v Wolves? 37:27

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A little boutique edition of your favourite Newcastle United podcast this week as: a) it's been a men's international week and, 2) the Great North Run clashed with the women's fixture, so nobody's watched any live football at all. There was plenty of interesting stuff going on in the international fixtures, if you like that sort of thing, with Newc…

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Ep 174: Josie Long on Glaswegian Words, Teenage Diaries and All-Girl's Schools 1:13:42

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Marc, Stu and Tamsyn are joined by returning guest comedian Josie Long. Josie discusses her joy at learning Glaswegian words since moving to the city a few years ago, finding her nemesis on the streets of the Southside, and what she found when opening up her teenage diary. Plus, there's chat of all-girl's schools, Spanish AI on Marc's Instagram vid…

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Daniel Garb on Soccer Ashes First Leg, Preston supporter conduct makes headlines 1:14:30

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Box2Box, with Rob Gilbert, Michael Edgley and Willem van Denderen. Tony Popovic’s Socceroos remain undefeated through nine starts and while Friday’s first leg of the Soccer Ashes won’t live too long in the memory, there was plenty to be excited about. Simultaneously, the performance has been considered underwhelming. Daniel Garb returns to assess t…

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NUFC's new CEO: David Hopkinson + WSL Preview 45:52

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Newcastle United have appointed David Hopkinson as their new CEO to replace the outgoing Darren Eales. David arrives with a powerful reputation in business built in his hometown of Toronto as well as New York and Madrid. It's been a tumultuous year at executive level and we welcome David's leadership although time will be a finite resource as he ge…

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Relief and regret as Isak saga concludes with transfer deadline 57:43

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The overwhelming emotion, and there have been many, is 'thank heavens that's all over with' but to suggest it's simple relief is to dramatically understate the complicated feelings we're left with. Whatever we think or feel, Alexander Isak is now a Liverpool player, Yoanne Wissa is our new number 9, and we can concentrate on the football with a str…

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Ep 173: Krystal Evans on the new Mitchell & Webb Sketch Show, Anthony Scaramucci & American Tipping 58:20

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Tickets for Marc's Glasgow Comedy Festival Show at the King's Theatre on Friday 20th March are on sale now: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/marc-jennings-bread-and-circuses/kings-theatre-glasgow/ This week Stuart and Marc are joined by comedian Krystal Evans. Krystal discusses how she turned her childhood trauma of her house burning down into a Ed…

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PFA’s Beau Busch with Western United players at crossroads, Phil McNulty on Tuchel’s England & Premier League 1:02:48

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Box2Box, with Rob Gilbert, Michael Edgley and Willem van Denderen. Western United’s future continues to look exceptionally bleak, with forty-four players across men’s and women’s senior sides facing the prospect of being without a club when the season kicks off next month. PFA chief-executive Beau Busch returns at a very trying time for a section o…