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The Dynamo Football Book Club is the podcast for football fans who love a good read. Each week, we dive into books by and about footballers — from autobiographies and biographies to ghostwritten epics and hidden gems. If Vardy’s vodka, Maradona mayhem, or the Cruyff kidnapping are your thing,, we’ve got you covered. We read em, so you don’t have to (although some of em you really ought to). The episodes are not tied to the match day cycle and can be listened to any time and in any order. Exp ...
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🚨 Episode Drop! 🚨 Almost two years in, and on our 46th book, we think we’ve found the best one yet. Hold on to your hats, because Joe McGinniss’s The Miracle of Castel di Sangro is coming your way. Alistair had never even heard of it (he blames the title). But have you? 🤔 Back in 1996, tiny Castel di Sangro — a town of just 5,000 souls tucked away …
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In the first episode of the Ademola Bookmen Podcast, hosts Al Bond and Johnny Coughlan tackle the literary heft of the Jamie Vardy story. The skittle vodka swilling goal machine takes us from the lows of the English 8th tier to the highest of highs, the top of the Premier League. Is it worth a read? Listen & find out.…
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⚽ Injury Time 16 is here! 📺🎙️ In this episode, we choose our greatest television lineups. There may be some personal and national biases at play as we pick the best presenters 🎤, pundits 💬, and commentators 🎧. Thankfully, 🤖 AI is on hand to settle the debate and decide whose lineup comes out on top. Heated arguments 🔥, nostalgia 🕰️, and a few quest…
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Joey Diaz breaks the big news, Lee got engaged! Lee breaks down the big moment and reminisces about some of the situations he found himself in while single. Hint...there was a lady missing a body part and another one with wild conspiracy theories. Then Joey and Lee welcome Rachel Wolfson (Jackass) to talk about everything from stand up, to confiden…
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🎧 Episode 46 is out now — and it’s the most Alistair-esque episode yet. That’s right, we’re doing our best to distract poor Al from events at the City Ground by diving into Psycho — the autobiography of his all-time hero, Stuart Pearce. ❤️🌳 The all-tackling, all-scoring, punk-loving left-back spent 12 loyal years at Nottingham Forest, sticking arou…
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Joey Diaz tells Lee Syatt about how his feelings for Adam Sandler evolved once he met him, sending Facebook messages to the officers who arrested him, bleeding out of his nose at a Christmas party, how The Comedy Store is like prison and so much more! SHOW NOTES Support the show and get your first month of BlueChew for free, just pay $5 for shippin…
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🎧 Injury Time 15: The Mayor of Barnet Fair – Football’s Worst Haircuts 💈⚽ It’s a question as old as the combover: who had football’s worst-ever haircut? From tragic trims to peroxide crimes, we’ve gathered the very worst in a draft showdown that pits one smorgasbord of shockers against another. There are two routes to hair hell: Trying too hard 💇‍♂…
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Joey Diaz and Lee Syatt talk about the show at The Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, FL, an experience of a lifetime, and Joey brings childhood friend John Crowley on to discuss their reign of terror together in high school. SHOW NOTES New DraftKings customers can bet just 5 bucks & get $200 in bonus bets instantly. Download the DraftKings Sportsbook a…
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🎧 Episode 45 is OUT NOW! ⚽🐭 He’s King Kev in England, Mäuserich (Mighty Mouse) in Germany — and everywhere he goes, he’s a two-time Ballon d’Or winner, European Cup champ, and all-round lovely fella. We are talking of course about Kevin Keegan. Sure, he’s a bit hapless at times but in the words of Bill Shankly, Keegan is “everything a man should be…
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Joey Diaz gives up on Lee Syatt for going to the Renaissance Faire, baked special brownies that were strong enough to take him down, announced the launch of a weekly NFL game companion streamed LIVE on his Youtube and X, and much more! SHOW NOTES  Support the show and get your first month of BlueChew for free. Just pay $5 for shipping. Use promo co…
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Matthew Jarvis 20:16 – “So the last shall be first, and the first last.” In this episode, we turn things on their head 🙃. We’re picking the worst players to notch up at least 100 Premier League appearances – that’s right, the aim of this draft is to lose. 🫣 Sure, if you’ve played 100 times in the EPL, you’re probably half-decent… but some of these …
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Kathrine Narducci, who you remember from The Sopranos, The Bronx Tale, and much more, joins Joey Diaz and Lee Syatt to talk about everything from being under the ether, loyalty (even to a pizza place), the important of, "the moment before." and the beauty of acting. SHOW NOTES If you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + free shipping @Ind…
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📚 Episode 44 is here! This week, we’re diving into The Soccer War by Ryszard Kapuściński 🇵🇱 — the legendary Polish reporter, a writer who happened to be a journalist (in his own words) and a man who played fast and loose with the truth, it seems. ⚔️ The book centres on the 1969 war between Central American neighbours El Salvador 🇸🇻 and Honduras 🇭🇳 …
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How do you follow a 5-time Ballon D’or winner? Well, with an 8-time Ballon D’or Winner of course. That’s right, its Part II of the Guillem Balague GOAT saga and our review of his biography of one Lionel Messi. Originally published in 2013 but updated for the Argentina World Cup win in 2022, the book is a long one, covering the descent from heaven o…
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It’s our 28th episode and we are starting the new year with the first part of the Balague GOAT saga. First up is his award-winning biography of Cristiano Ronaldo. This player certainly needs no introduction but if you insist then 5 Champions League wins, 5 Ballons D’or, and seven straight calendar years in which he scored more than 50 goals will su…
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You never know what someone is going through is the motto of this episode of The Church of What's Happening Now. Joey Diaz and Lee Syatt talk about putting yourself in other people's shoes, Joey discovering the term, "anti-woke comedian," and visiting his Mother's grave for the first time in nearly five years. SHOW NOTES: Support the show and get y…
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Comedian, author, and Joey's friend of 30+ years, Josh Wolf, rejoins The Church for the first time on The East Coast for some laughs! Watch Josh's newest special, "The Campfire Special" on his Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgXSWbF02WE Support the show and get 20% off your first Lucy order with code CHURCH at https://www.lucy.co/CHURCH Ne…
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⚽ Injury Time 13: The Steve McMahon Windscreens Shield – a Wrong ’Uns draft ⚽ OUT NOW! 🎧 What makes a wrong ’un? Cheating on your wife? ❌ Not necessarily. Cheating on your wife for eight years… with your sister-in-law? ✅ That probably qualifies. It’s hard to define, but you know one when you see one. In Injury Time 13, we each draft our Top 5 Wrong…
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Joey has learned over the years that sometimes you have to create your own fun. This week, Joey tells Lee about Mercy's first time on stage and why he does NOT want her to be a comedian, and how much he loves watching people lose their mind in public. SHOW NOTES Support the show and get your first month of BlueChew for free, just press in promo cod…
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🎙️ Episode 43 of the Dynamo Football Bookclub is out! 💆‍♂️ Massage parlour, 💅 beauty parlour… Ray Parlour. That’s right — it’s only Ray Parlour’s autobiography, The Romford Pelé! 📖⚽ Fun fact: Parlour has played in the Premier League for Arsenal more times than any other player 🔴⚪ He’s also a cheeky chappie who stole potted plants 🪴, terrorised poor…
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🎧 Episode 12 of Injury Time is here! 🎙️ It’s the Great African Draft Showdown — Johnny’s Danny Invincible 11s take on Alistair’s Orlando Pirates in a five-a-side battle to determine who really knows their African football EPL legends. 🇿🇦⚽🇪🇬🇨🇲 Our hosts pick their best five-a-side teams of African Premier League players and AI tells us who’d win. Wi…
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On this episode of The Church of What's Happening Now Joey can't believe that Lee Syatt is still alive, "If you're going to be that stupid, I gotta rob ya", the $1 million question in comedy and much more! SHOW NOTES: Support the show and get 15% off your Bioma order with code CHURCH at https://www.gobioma.com/church Support the show and get 20% of…
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🎙️ Episode 42 is LIVE! 📘 The Feet of the Chameleon – The Story of African Football by Ian Hawkey ⚽️🌍 An epic journey through the past, present & power of African football. In this episode of the Dynamo Football Bookclub, we explore the rich, complex and utterly compelling story of football across Africa’s 54 nations 🇿🇲🇪🇬🇸🇳🇨🇲. 🦁 From apartheid-era p…
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Having passed out Crouchie in the podcast charts a couple of weeks ago, we've decided to tackle more giants of the game 🤖 In Injury Time 11 🎙️ we tackle a question that’s baffled football fans for years: who are the greatest players standing at 6′5″ and above? 🏰 ⚽ Have there been any genuinely decent towering strikers beyond the aforementioned Pete…
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Joey Diaz and Lee Syatt sit down with comedian and podcaster Tara Cannistraci. They discuss Joey's recent surgery and why he doesnt deserve to be hungry, fighting for yourself, and Joey tells a story that's hard to believe. Support the show and get your first month of Blue Chew for free. Just pay $5 for shipping & use code JOEY at https://www.bluec…
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In Episode 41, we move beyond biographies and autobiographies for the first time and into the wonderful world of the language of football with Do You Speak Football by Tom Williams. In his book, Williams takes us, Palinesque, on a tour of the world explaining how football is spoken about by fans everywhere. If you would like to find out where a def…
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Joey Diaz and Lee Syatt talk about Joey being so broke that he would wait for the mailman to see if he had any checks, becoming a super savage in life and business, why he is the kind of dad everyone wants and much more! Support the show and get your first month of Blue Chew for free. Just pay $5 shipping. Press in promo code JOEY at https://www.bl…
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You'll have to listen to find out! Support the show and get 15% off of Bioma with code CHURCH at ⁠https://www.bioma.health/probiotics-men⁠ Support the show and get 20% off your Lucy order. Use code CHURCH at ⁠https://www.lucy.co/CHURCH  ⁠ Support the show and get 30% off your first Cornbread Hemp order. Use code CHURCH at ⁠https://www.cornbreadhemp…
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🎧 Once more into the football-musical breach… 🎤⚽ We’re back with one final (for now) dive into the weird and wonderful world of footballers who made music. 🎶👟 Footballing genius doesn’t always translate to musical talent (spoiler: some of these are rough) 😬🎵 — but there are surprises. And its all good fun anyway... 💫 The players featured in this ep…
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This week, we dive into Flight to Bogotá by John Leonard — the true story of Neil Franklin, the England defender hailed by Tom Finney as the finest defender of his generation… until he threw it all away. In the years after WWII, Franklin played 27 times for England and had a ticket to the 1950 World Cup in the bag 🏆. But instead of heading to Brazi…
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This week on The Church of What's Happening Now Joey Diaz is turning into an internet troll, Lee finds out that fireworks actually are illegal in Tampa, Joey on the types of people you see at protests and why family can be overrated. Support the show and get your first month of BlueChew for free by pressing in code JOEY at https://www.bluechew.com …
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Welcome Eric D'Alessandro to the Church everyone! This week, we learn about Eric's stand up journey from LA, to Austin, and now back to hjis home of New York, talk bombing with a man bun, the freedom of the early internet and much more! Eric's special, I Don't Undeerstand is available on Hulu. Download Cash App Today https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/kb…
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In this episode of Injury Time, Al and John dive into the chaotic, colourful world of the North American Soccer League (NASL) — the wild 1970s and 80s league that brought Pelé, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, and Best to America. Each host drafts a 5-a-side dream team of NASL stars. We use this as a vehicle to tell the story - or at least some of the story - …
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Another Curious Conversation, this time featuring Creator of Icepick, Annabelle and the currently kickstarting "Luke: Bloody Tooth" under his Dark Space Studio banner Todd Rayner. Hosted by Little Brother Nico. These Curious Conversations are long form, in depth conversations between Cory DLG and various people of various industries and life styles…
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⚽ The Dynamo Football Book Club Podcast — Episode 39: Di Stéfano We kick off our rebrand as The Dynamo Football Book Club with a book about a real legend Di Stéfano by Ian Hawkey. Alfredo Di Stéfano — the Blonde Arrow 🏹 — won the first five European Cups 🏆 with Real Madrid, played for three national teams 🌍, and lived a life packed with drama: a Ve…
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