Best Rumpus Podcasts (2026)

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Koen Jansens: Australia's NWBL & WNWBL 2025 Season Preview 1:21:39

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It’s not every day a club from the other side of the world gets in touch out of the blue and volunteers a legend of the sport to give you the low-down on their continent’s upcoming season. In an episode recorded on 13th June, Mark is joined by Koen Jansens. Koen’s list of attributes contains gold and silver Paralympic medals, but most recently his …

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U23 Worlds/Anfernee Simons Emergency Trade Podcast (Not Really) 1:11:33

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Aaaand season. For our last recorded episode of the 20245/25 season, we break down the final standings and dramatic closing games, of the U23 World Championships. We try and pick out what Germany's crowning as champion might mean in the big picture, and pick out some potential future stars. Available now, wherever you get your podcasts! Get full ac…

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U23 World Championships Update 1:21:06

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The U23 World Championships are reaching boiling point. Ahead of today's semifinal action, we bring you our takes on the competition so far and predictions of how the medal games are going to pan out. We also give a nod to the newly-crowned French Champions after a stunning finals series. Available now, wherever you get your podcasts. Get full acce…

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Weekend Round-Up: Underhanded 1:29:46

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Spain concludes the season with a Final Four that lead to one final, seemingly inevitable, clash of the titans. And a team lifting the trophy after going 35-2 across all competitions. In France, we got two do-or-die second legs of the playoff semi-finals, culminating in two of the gutsiest wins of the year as the matchup is set for the Finals. To c…

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Weekend Round-Up: The Rumpus 51:12

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This week we ponder an existential question: why do we even play the games? Spain’s Final Four is locked in, with the same semifinal matchups as last year. Meanwhile, two longtime stalwarts of the league are each halfway to the French Finals. If it sounds familiar, that's because there are only two certainties in wheelchair basketball: the same tea…

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Weekend Round-Up: Happening In A Simulation 1:17:11

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In Italy and Germany, we have our champions! In Spain and France, our final four is set! Get full access to Bench Units at benchunits.substack.com/subscribeBy Bench Units

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Champions Cup Review: Overwhelming Underdogs and Underwhelming Overdogs with Ben Fox 1:06:20

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Death, taxes, and Albacete winning the Champions Cup. We're pleased to be joined by a long-time friend of the show, as Ben Fox stops by to discuss the most recent (and maybe unlikeliest) continental cup win of his Amiab tenure. Available now, wherever you get your podcasts! Get full access to Bench Units at benchunits.substack.com/subscribe…

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"Angry Letters": The Euro Cup Review 1:43:23

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54 games, 24 teams, 3 levels of competition. We tear our eyes away from game footage long enough to digest the key takeaways from probably the single most important big-picture-painting weekend in European basketball. We do our best to square the biggest risers, fallers, surprises and lessons learned from an intense 3-day blur. Available now, where…

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EuroCup Preview 2025 1:16:39

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The season’s annual spring clean of the continental standings is here. We work our way up from a top-heavy EuroCup 3, through an incredibly condensed EuroCup 2, to the impending massacre that is EuroCup 1. We also voice our grievances with the NBA App and give our picks for the new Pope. Available now, wherever you get your podcasts! Get full acces…

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Weekend Round-Up: Wreckless Speculation 1:28:42

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I Germany, Turkiye and Italy, we get five teams go up 1-0 in their respective playoff series and five opponents looking for a chance to even things up this coming weekend. In Spain, we get a step closer to clarity around which team is going to make the final four. We also talk about what it would be like if we took over an NBA team as the Coach & G…

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Weekend Round-Up: Scalp Massages 1:23:32

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This week: Italy Final Four is set! German Pokal Champions crowned! Turkish Finals matchup decided! Spanish 4th place is a Royal Rumble! France is heating up! Available now, wherever you get your podcasts. Get full access to Bench Units at benchunits.substack.com/subscribeBy Bench Units

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Weekend Round-Up: Crunch Time 1:19:42

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A statement win punctuates the end of the German regular season, as the standings fall into their final state. One team punches their ticket to the Turkish Superleague Finals, while we go to overtime to force a deciding game on the other side of the bracket. The mother of all shooting-variance upsets puts the top 3 spots in the Italian League stand…

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Weekend Update: Getting It Done 1:05:57

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Today's core question: Why does nothing that happens at EuroCup have any bearing on the immediate results once all those same teams get back to their domestic competitions? We tour this question around Spain, Germany, Italy and Turkiye! Available now, wherever you get your podcasts. Get full access to Bench Units at benchunits.substack.com/subscrib…

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Weekend Round-Up: Eurocup Review 2025 1:30:02

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Well, that was eventful. In an absolute sizzler of a weekend, we saw the final fields set for all four levels of the EuroCup Finals. There we too many moments to even begin to list here, so saddle up and listen! Available now, wherever you get your podcasts. Get full access to Bench Units at benchunits.substack.com/subscribe…

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Weekend Round-Up: Reviews and Previews 1:15:31

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In the last week of action before teams head to their respective EuroCup rounds, we try and use the results to predict some almost-totally-unrelated outcomes in a different competition. Turkish playoffs, Italian standings, German statement games, and hosts’ picks for games to watch in EuroCup. Available now, wherever you get your podcasts! Get full…

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Weekend Round-Up: Favourite Cups and Cup Favourites 1:19:49

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We've got some mid-season champions! In Spain, Ilunion reclaimed the Copa del Rey throne after several years. The field was as strong as it's ever been during their march to the Gold, as Albacete and Murcia took Silver and Bronze. In Italy, Porto Torres continued their stunning season by claiming the first Coppa Italia in the club's history, perhap…

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Weekend Round-Up: We'll Tell You When It's Already Happened 1:03:27

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As domestic leagues resume, we deploy the age-old rest vs rust battle in the aftermath of EuroCup. Spain saw a pair of one possession wins further middle the middle of the pack, and a reminder of who resides in the top tier until proved otherwise. Germany saw a clear case of weekend-off benefits vs EuroCup hangover, and a bid for a second straight …

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Weekend Round-Up: EuroCup Review 1:28:21

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Well, that was eventful. With 3 qualifying groups for Champions Cup and 2 more for EuroCup 1 having taken place, concurrently, across 2 days, we have a lot to go through. We break down all 5 group stages and look ahead to how the next rounds have begun to take shape! Available now, wherever you get your podcasts. Get full access to Bench Units at b…

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Punch It Chewie Podcast - Episode 111 (Addressing Arakel’s Forehead) 1:01:01

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On this one We tap into our cinephile brains and rant about movies and then we cover arakel’s insane and wrong argument about how he won a "game"By Isabella Kaloyan, Arek Kaloyan, Arakel Kaloyan

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Weekend Round-Up: One For The Books 1:10:06

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Tough week to be favoured. Bilbao take down Albacete Mideba hang 96 on Gran Canaria Vigo take down red-hot Malaga Köln with the first win over Lahn-Dill in the club's history EuroCup opening weekend has a lot to live up to! Available now, wherever you get your podcasts. Get full access to Bench Units at benchunits.substack.com/subscribe…

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Punch it Chewie Podcast - Episode 110 (we still can’t find Silva) 43:37

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THISSSS episode arakel & bella talk about their d&d shenanigans and segway into video game nostalgiaaBy Arakel Kaloyan, Isabella Kaloyan, Arek Kaloyan

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Weekend Round-Up: Unexplained Absence 1:22:57

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No, you disappeared for over a month during the season. We get back into the swing by looking at some recent bodies of work and teams that have been noticeably trending up or down lately. We talk Hyeres French Cup victory, Malaga crashing the party, a Lahn-Dill statement, Porto Torres being the ultimate wildcard, Reggio Calabria discovering new dim…

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Punch it Chewie Podcast Episode 109 (Silva becomes a.. BEAN) 1:03:32

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Hallloo!! today we start it off by finding out about Silvia’s top two fears then we do truth or BEAN style game where we might spill… the beansBy Punch It Chewie Press

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Punch It Chewie Podcast - Episode 108 (HAPPY LATE NEW YEARS!!!!) 1:11:46

1y ago1:11:46

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HPAYY NEW YEARSS¡!! we’re starting this year off with a banger by triggering arakel’s fight or flight and talking about our nosferatu experienceBy Isabella Kaloyan, Arakel Kaloyan, Arek Kaloyan

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Punch It Chewie Podcast- Episode 106 (..we maybe killed Silva) 54:14

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today we recollect ourselves mentally from Ohio and find out why our "beloved" co-host is missing and talk about how one of just got surgery??By Isabella Kaloyan, Arakel Kaloyan, Arek Kaloyan

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Weekend Round-Up: "Who Knows, And Arguably Who Cares?" 1:15:30

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After a couple of weeks off for impersonal reasons, we're back to show that we've learned nothing. We start off by breaking down Ilunion’s repeat effort in winning Spain’s not-quite-yet-all-that-prestigious SuperCopa tournament, as they took down Bilbao & Albacete in dramatic fashion. Next up, we quick-hit a handful of topics from elsewhere in Euro…

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Punch It Chewie Podcast - Episode 105 (dealing with arakels big'ol rumpus) 42:29

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it’s that time of year yall!! Two millennial zoomers talking about their recent activities of adopting a new child and revamping the setup and listening to silva yap about how much of TERRIBLE TERRIBLE person he is.By Arakel Kaloyan, Isabella Kaloyan, Manuel Silva-Azuara, Arek Kaloyan

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Weekend Round-Up: Featuring No-One 1:04:27

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This week, we ditch our crush for the team that beat them. We also see a team be successfully pressed after three previous teams had failed. We also head to the Turkiye for the first time this season, for a game so riveting that we completely forgot to get James’ hairline and Mark's teeth seen to while we were there. Last but not least, we see a lo…

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Weekend Round-Up: 10/10 1:09:37

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This week: In Spain, we saw the rare game that was so one-sided that we felt compelled to talk about it. In Germany, two double-digit differences went some way towards clarifying the tiers within the league. In Italy, a rock-fight in the Adriatic Derby was balanced out by a combined 170 points being dropped in a matchup that is a serious contender …

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Weekend Round-Up: I Don't Understand The Question and I Won't Respond To It 1:06:38

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This weekend we saw an all-time hot-shooting performance as Murcia handled Bilbao, a gritty scrap as Reggio Calabria completed the comeback win over Giulianova and the ultra-rare underdog blow-out as Porto Torres dismantled Cantù. It all begs the question; what do you do when your opponent can't seem to miss? Available now, wherever you get your po…

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Weekend Round-Up: To Shreds, You Say? 59:37

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This week: Wheelchair basketball statues, appropriate trophy transport, one-sided write-ups, Wiesbaden running Thuringia close, EuroCup qualifying groups, James's various misfortunes on Italian soil, Futurama quotes, and more! Available now, wherever you get your podcasts. Get full access to Bench Units at benchunits.substack.com/subscribe…

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Weekend Round-Up: 4 Games, 3 Leagues 1:05:54

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Sometimes you can circle the games that will deliver on their promise. Then sometimes you get a couple more great games thrown in unexpectedly. Never ones to complain about more content-worthy basketball, we break down 4 games from the past weekend. We dive into our first Italian game of the season (Reggio Calabria vs Sassari), catch an offensive s…

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Weekend Round Up: Lots Of Harmless Rambling 55:42

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Ah, basketball games. They take over our weekends and then we spend all week thinking about them. With the season officially underway, we drill down on what we've deemed to be the two most interesting games so far; Lahn-Dill vs Hannover & Amiab vs Bidaideak. We then touch on scores and points of interest from other games around Europe and highlight…

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The Countdown Is On 1:13:03

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Well, this has come around fast. Guess that's what happens when you take 4 months off. A lot of player movement has taken place over the summer, and a lot of teams look a lot different as a result. We discuss some teams, at varying levels of competitiveness whose outlook for the new season has us intrigued, excited or confused about their immediate…

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We're Back: Paralympic Review 1:59:57

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Well, looks like we overslept. Fortunately, one thing almost guaranteed to bring us out of our months-long hibernation is the handing out of Paralympic medals and our inability to fight the sense that people want to hear what we might have to say about it. And so we present our mega return episode. It covers everything important that happened in bo…

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Comic-Con and Sleep Deprivation | Punch It Chewie Podcast - Ep. 104 1:15:05

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We survived Comic-Con 2024, Chuck has a bird now, and Silva still can’t google to save his life. Email us: [email protected] Want to support the show? Visit Our Shop: https://www.punchitchewiepress.com/ 20% OFF Heroes & Villains Code: ISABELLA20OFF https://heroesvillains.com Entertainment Earth FREE Shipping Code: FREESHIP39 https://ee…

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Oh hey… Plagueis! | Punch It Chewie Podcast - Ep. 103 1:39:09

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By Isabella Kaloyan, Manuel Silva-Azuara, Arek Kaloyan, Arakel Kaloyan

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Read a F***ing Book | Punch It Chewie Podcast - Ep. 102 1:18:12

1+ y ago1:18:12

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By Isabella Kaloyan, Manuel Silva-Azuara, Arakel Kaloyan, Arek Kaloyan

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Fire in Space | Punch it Chewie Podcast - Ep. 101 1:14:17

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By Manuel Silva-Azuara, Isabella Kaloyan, Arakel Kaloyan, Arek Kaloyan

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100th Episode Special | Punch It Chewie Podcast - Ep. 100 1:29:46

1+ y ago1:29:46

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By Arek Ialoyan, Arakel Kaloyan, Manuel Silva-Azuara, Isabella Kaloyan

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Champions Cup Review: Three-peat 1:04:30

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4 teams. 4 games. 3-peat. This past weekend, we saw European club basketball’s four established powerhouses go at it again. As with the two previous Final Four stages, Amiab Albacete came away with the biggest prize on the continent. We dive into the key moments that saw a worthy challenger emerge and momentarily threaten to take the crown, and wha…

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EuroCup Finals Review 1:23:50

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36 games, 24 teams, 9 sets of medals. Too many interwoven storylines to coherently explain. With the dust now settled on the EuroCup 1, 2 & 3 Finals, we take a tour from Valladolid to Sassari to Giulianova as we recap all the action. We talk about the most compelling teams, matchups, subplots and outcomes of the three tournaments, before looking ah…

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EuroCup 3 Preview with Abs Taghrest 1:04:49

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Nothing like bringing the podcast back to its roots once in a while. We're very pleased to be joined by a first-time guest and first-season Sheffield Steeler. Abs Taghrest joins Bench Units to talk about a resurgent season for the club where this podcast originated, one that has seen them qualify to the EuroCup 3 Finals and hold the distinction of …

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Euro Cup 1 Finals Preview: "Inexactitude and Ferocity" 1:08:11

1+ y ago1:08:11

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Who needs a guest when we have our own set of boots on the ground! Ahead of James travelling to Giulianova, we look ahead at each inmate on maybe the greatest Murderers’ Row that EuroCup 1 Finals has ever seen. With at least 6 teams that could credibly win the competition in any given year, we try and plot each team's path through the pool stage an…

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Colin Higgins: "Jeans & Work Boots" - The EuroCup 2 Finals Preview 1:10:23

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We have been accused of, and admitted to, not giving the French League the attention it deserves. Since this season began, Colin Higgins hasn't left us much of a choice but to take notice. The key off-season signing for Les Aigles du Velay last summer, Colin has helped to establish them as the class of the domestic league and be dominant in their E…

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Repechage Review 1:00:23

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Whether you think the Paralympic wheelchair basketball should have been cut to 8 teams or not, the Repechage tournament to decide the 8 was premium viewing content. After three days of seeding games, we saw Netherlands, Germany, Canada and France qualify for the chance to compete at Paris 2024. We break down the performance of each team, the bigges…

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Addicted to Star Wars: Unlimited | Punch It Chewie Podcast - Ep. 98 1:17:27

2y ago1:17:27

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Join Arakel and Bella for another episode of the Punch It Chewie Podcast. This week we celebrate Arakel’s birthday, check the Star Wars: Unlimited stock market, and weigh in on the Star Wars vs Dune debate. StarGrl Website & Patreon links: https://www.stargrlmagazine.com/ https://patreon.com/StarGrlMagazine Email us: [email protected] …

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Brad Ness: Rollers Resurgence & Repechage Preview 54:32

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A lot can happen between two appearances on Bench Units. Tasked with overseeing one of wheelchair basketball's historic national programs return to prominence, Brad Ness joins us to talk about having already punched a coveted ticket to Paris via the AOZ tournament. From his position as a Roman Emperor watching the gladiators battle it out, Brad hel…

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LISAN AL GAIB! | Punch It Chewie Podcast - Ep 97 1:18:19

2y ago1:18:19

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Join Arakel and Bella for another episode of the Punch It Chewie Podcast. This week we celebrate Arakel’s birthday, check the Star Wars: Unlimited stock market, and weigh in on the Star Wars vs Dune debate. Email us: [email protected] Want to support the show? Visit Our Shop: https://www.punchitchewiepress.com/ 20% OFF Heroes & Villain…

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Breaking (it) Down with Mendel Op den Orth 1:13:39

2y ago1:13:39

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This week, James is joined by frequent Bench Units guest Mendel to go through the Italian play-off semi final deciders, as well as trying to figure out what happened down the stretch of a drama-filled Spanish league game. If you like people going so far into wheelchair basketball games they come out the other side, this might be the episode for you…