The Upshot pulls back the curtain on your favourite sports and dives into all the stuff BBC and Sky wouldn’t touch with a bargepole: drunken antics, dressing room squabbles and the simmering sexual tension of the French football team.Check out our semi-legendary newsletter that goes to 100,000+ subscribers: http://www.upshot.email?utm_source=poddescriptionAnd our Twitter account, where we dig into the archives and spill classic tales from the past: http://www.twitter.com/upshottowers Hosted ...
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RVA’s Got Issues delves into politics and big issues in the news that are defining life in and around Richmond, Virginia. Should taxes be raised to build a new baseball stadium? Should old schools get a makeover or be replaced? Are more bike lanes a good idea? Host Rich Meagher will speak with guests who shed light on the present, past and future implications of these questions. And in a time when faith in government is at an all-time low, many people say they can’t make a difference in poli ...
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Like your books less Dickens, more Dickov? Football Book Club gets stuck into the true classics of the literary world - footballers’ autobiographies. As recommended by BBC Five Live, The Athletic, The Sunday Times and named one of Esquire's best comedy podcasts around right now. Described as “pretty funny” by Darren Huckerby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Business and Technology are the two pillars of today’s economy. Economics Major, and your host, Steve McGarry is fascinated by this new frontier of leveraging technology to create million dollar companies. His background of exiting multiple successful business and mentoring hyper lean companies gives him the edge needed to ask all the right questions to all the right people. Steve talks with the biggest and brightest players in multiple cutting edge industries, then he breaks it down and exp ...
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Charlie Eisenhood, Josh Mansfield, and Dan Prentice talk about the strangest, funniest, and wackiest moments from the 2025 season in their annual gaffes and weird stuff bracket. 0:00 Introduction, Honorable Mentions 7:45 Round of 16 Matchups 43:30 Crowning A ChampionBy Ultiworld
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The Beckhams: a bunch of spicy bints (with Finlay Christie)
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1:09:41Britain already has a royal family. But if the entire Windsor bloodline is ever wiped out in a freak yachting accident, there’s a ready made replacement. The Beckhams. For two glorious decades, Victoria, David and their offspring have ruled the worlds of music, sport and bacon sandwich making. From shagging on trains to necking cups of bleach, this…
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Barry Fry's 'Big Fry' (ft. The Upshot)
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1:06:42This week we're entering the mad, mad world of larger-than-life football league legend, Barry Fry. As we read his classic 2000 autobiography 'Big Fry' with Jack Rivlin & Zachary Sweeney-Lynch of the brilliant The Upshot podcast. Featuring Barry's many run-ins with extremely dodgy chairmen, lifting a curse on St Andrew's with his own urine, signing …
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This week we're reading Leicester legend and all-round 90s hero, Muzzy Izzet's 2015 classic 'Muzzy: My Story'. And it's everything we dreamed it would be. Featuring Martin O'Neill: Amateur Masseur, Muzzy watching Eight Legged Freaks at the 2002 World Cup, pure hatred towards Tim Sherwood and the wider Middlesbrough area, and Nicky Summerbee's disap…
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Troy Parrott crashes down to earth | The funniest stories in sport this week
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50:58Get tickets to to the Upshot’s Live shows in April: https://www.livenation.co.uk/the-upshot-live-tickets-adp1637635 Plus: The BBC colleague who drove Wayne Rooney to get the snip and Jamie Redknapp’s secret alter ego for picking up girls Download SAILY in your app store and use our code UPSHOT at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purc…
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What is it about Richmond that makes it a Tattoo City, maybe THE Tattoo City? Rich talks to working artists about the RVA tattoo scene. He also does something he hasn’t done in years: get his own tattoo. Guests: Amy Black, Amy Black Tattoos https://amyblacktattoos.com/ Roman Walston, Black Rabbit Tattoos https://www.blackrabbitrva.com/…
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Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome back Dan Prentice to run down the 2025 Storylines of the Year in their annual bracket! Which stories were the biggest of the year? Which ultimately fell flat? It's a trip down memory lane from a big year in disc golf. 0:00 First Round Matchups 1-4 26:00 First Round Matchups 5-8 47:30 Quarters & Semis Mat…
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Kevin Keegan: a series of unfortunate events
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52:57The name Kevin Keegan should conjure images of glittering European nights, mazy dribbles and Balon d’Or wins. But for most people, football’s unluckiest icon is remembered for four words: I WOULD LOVE IT. And he’s had plenty of bad luck. He was beaten up by drug dealers, discovered Father Christmas’ lifeless corpse, and got shot in the face with a …
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David Ginola might be best known for his mazy dribbles and luscious, L'Oreal infused locks, but did you know he once successfully raised the dead? Probably not! But that's what we found out when the brilliant comedian Rhys James joined us to read his Spurs hero's 2000 autobiography 'Le Magnifique'. To listen to the full episode, scroll back in your…
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John Terry fights to free Charles Bronson | The funniest stories in sport this week
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1:00:19Get tickets to to the Upshot’s Live shows in April: https://www.livenation.co.uk/the-upshot-live-tickets-adp1637635 (Tickets go on sale 10am Thursday) Plus: John Terry fights to free Britain’s most notorious prisoner, Newcastle fans shagging in the Marseille toilets, The Olympic Star whose lawyer advised him to murder a witness. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN D…
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It’s almost Thanksgiving, so Rich shares three stories about all the things we’re thankful for: about birthday parties; about getting up off the couch; and about kids reading poetry – specifically, Rich's kid. We’re highlighting the members of our community making RVA just a little bit brighter, a little bit happier, a little bit stronger. Guests: …
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Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield field offseason questions on the JomezPro Series, Eagle's sponsorship status, a DGPT Championship spectator report, and which FPO player has the best on-course "weapon". Plus, they pick their dream card of pros to play with! 0:00 Cash vs Cut Line, JomezPro Series 11:00 Dream Card, Spectator Report, Gannon Buhr 2…
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic: get the milk, asshole (with Joel Golby)
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54:00Malmo, Sweden. A 6ft 5 arsonist speeds away from a burning hot dog stand in a rented Lexus. Little do the cops know, the mystery bomber is playing in the Champions League on Tuesday night. It’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the cocksure striker with a criminal streak. From robbing the manager to terrorising randy priests, this is his story… Follow Joel on In…
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Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield talk with Discmania Brand Manager Teemu Nissinen about the changes at the company post-COVID and post-House of Discs acquisition. They also discuss the new Premier line and whether the disc modifications make a difference -- or are just hype. 0:00 State of Business, Post-COVID Contraction, Core Identity 16:15 Ne…
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Joe Marler’s big day out is RUINED | The funniest stories in sport this week
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43:52Plus: disgraced Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales is egged by his uncle, the Serbian WAG who’s dad was a warlord, and our man Down Under gives us the inside scoop on Ashes Eve. Sign up to The Upshot’s Patreon for EARLY ACCESS TICKETS TO OUR LIVE TOUR next April. Do not miss out! https://www.patreon.com/c/upshottowers (Sign up in your browser, not the …
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Kenya Gibson on Transparency and Politics
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30:45Ever since she started in Richmond politics, Rich had been hearing about Kenya Gibson. First on the Richmond School Board, now on the City Council, she always seems like she has something important to say. And she is going to say it, even if it ruffles some feathers. Rich finally sits down with her to find out: what makes her tick? Guest: Kenya Gib…
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Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome back Dan Prentice to recap their 2025 fantasy season, looking back at the draft in retrospect, the best and worst picks, and more. 0:00 Fantasy Draft Recap 21:10 Too Early 2026 Predictions 24:20 Age vs Performance in FPOBy Ultiworld
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Matt Le Tissier: how a Prem legend went tin foil hat (part two)
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43:31Matt Le Tissier’s empire of filth has been shut down by the cops. And he’ll never trust the establishment again. But his battles with the state and its puppets are just getting started. In part 2, Matt hooks up with Goldilocks at a pantomime, feuds with Glen Hoddle and Gary Lineker, and uncovers the sinister plot to control the weather… Links from …
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FBC Classics: The Nevilles Watch Spiceworld with Sir Alex
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10:11After Luke Chadwick joined us last week, we're sticking with the Manchester United theme by revisiting the time we read Gary & Phil Neville's jointly-written 'For Club & Country'. The highlight of which was their *genuine* trip to the cinema with Sir Alex Ferguson to watch Spiceworld: The Movie. Plus the Man United dressing room ponder over whether…
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I was bullied by Brooklyn Beckham | The funniest stories in sport this week
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43:24Plus: Infantino makes a tit of himself again, and departing gaffer Rob Edwards is thrown out of Middlesbrough by security EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/upshot Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌐 Links from the pod: Mascots minute silence: https://x.com/MascotSilence/status/1193140302946586624 https://x.com/Masco…
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Richmond has come a long way since our "murder capital" days, but the problem of gun violence persists, challenging our assumptions about how it happens. Can new data, new approaches – and a new city office – end gun violence in Richmond? Plus: we hear from an after-school program for kids that might be part of the solution. Guests: Greg Hopkins, O…
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Match Play Recap, Hall of Fame Chatter
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1:00:42Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield recap the DGPT Match Play Championships before turning to a discussion of current players' potential Hall of Fame candidacies -- who's in? Who's out? Who will eventually get there? 0:00 Match Play Recap 17:40 Growing Disc Golf with Young Fans 29:30 Hall of Fame: Induction Criteria 35:30 MPO: Locks, Question Mark…
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Matt Le Tissier: a playboy gone potty (part one)
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46:20In the 1990s, Matt Le Tissier was the ultimate cult hero. A Malibu-swigging everyman with magic feet, he ran a strip club, got headbutted on dancefloors and guzzled KFC buckets every night. But then things got a bit weird. In his second act, Le Tiss warn against communist takeovers, accused Boris Johnson of controlling the weather, and withdrew his…
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Luke Chadwick on Man United, mental health & his new book 'Not Just A Pretty Face'
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58:13Ex-Manchester United, West Ham & MK Dons hero Luke Chadwick joins us this week to tell us all about his brilliant autobiography 'Not Just A Pretty Face'. Featuring Luke on life under Sir Alex, terrifying Man United initiations, Roy Keane the mentor, getting addicted to Big Brother 2, and Lee Croft's insane theories. Plus Luke opens up about the cha…
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Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield preview the 2025 DGPT Match Play Championships, looking at the matchups, the players' history at Hornet's Nest, and the competition structure. They, of course, make their picks as well! 0:00 Match Play Preview & Charity Idea 9:00 FPO Match Play Breakdown 27:00 MPO Match Play Breakdown 39:00 Final Thoughts…
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Jake Humphrey’s curse claims another victim | The funniest stories in sport this week
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47:33Plus: Wesley Fofana gets 47 points on his licence and the Spurs star held at gunpoint by his agent. Get The White Hot Lawn Mower® 5.0 Ultra for 15% OFF with code UPSHOT at Manscaped.com! #ManscapedPartner Links from the pod: Wesley Fofana speeding: https://x.com/search?q=fofana%20driving&src=typed_query Zenit midfielder attempted kidnapping: https:…
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In Richmond, the poverty rate has gone down pretty dramatically in the past few years. That’s hard to do, and it’s not getting any easier in this environment of federal cuts and chaos. So a lot of folks are looking at our city and asking, how are we doing it? Rich sits down with the head of the city’s Office of Community Wealth Building to find out…
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Top 5 Offseason Stories, Discraft's Bob Julio
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1:08:46Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield discuss the biggest topics they're watching in this offseason, including Europe's growth and the hot (or cold?) stove. They also talk with Discraft General Manager Bob Julio about Team Discraft, their sales strategies, Europe, competition in the industry, and more. 0:00 Top 5 Offseason Storylines #5-3 23:15 Bob …
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