Episodes
Seb White’s in Owen’s hot seat and is with James Bird and Tommy Stewart to discuss Hotel MUNDIAL, Dom’s Subs, InBev, Allpress Espresso, throwing shapes not pints, EURO Fever, slushies, Alan Carr, Alan Brazil, Alan Pardew, banter, rapport, Charles the Bald and Fat, Escape to Victory, war and football, Donald Trump, Darius Vassell, being love bombed by fans, England losing on penalties, the Cruyff turn, the Hal Robson-Kanu turn, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at AS Saint-Étienne, AC Milan, David...
Published 06/12/24
Owen Blackhurst, Seb White, James Bird, and a returning Asad Raza chat Trafalgar Square triumph, climbing raves, Carlo Ancelotti, making Real Madrid likeable, Javier Mascherano, D-Day, Donald Duck, Francis Bourgeois, falling off trains, John Sitton, Saturday trains, metal zoos, Mick Hucknall, Prince, Chuck Norris at Yeovil, David Beckham, Predator Manias, Michael Scott, Matt Sellers, Liverpool, Luke Modrić, Liam Gallagher, Frank Rijkaard, Ronaldinho, Virgil van Dijk, EURO 2024, Roma, Radja...
Published 06/05/24
Owen Blackhurst, James Bird, Seb White, and Tommy Stewart discuss Jake “The Snake” Roberts, a hotel DDT, Seb’s fault, Nike's Secret Tournament adverts, the 2024 Mundial Cage Tournament, Los Dribblos, the road to Lisbon, the hobbies of Serhiy Rebrov, David de Gea, Phil Foden, and Dion Dublin, the best World Cup poster ever, the Battle of Santiago, Obafemi Martins at Birmingham City F.C., Obafemi Martins Day, triple somersaults, the League, Milk, Worthington, Carling or Carabao Cup, being a...
Published 05/29/24
Owen Blackhurst, Seb White, James Bird and Tommy Stewart talk the UEFA Champions League final, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, Glasgow, Star Wars, Seb’s C-3PO energy, Noel Gallagher’s Poznań rejection, match-day hangovers, Oasis, John Lennon on GB News and the red meat diet, Olivia Rodrigo, ‘A Day in the Life’ by Sir Matt Busby in the style of George Formby, Give Meat a Chance, Eric Cantona at Leeds, Sheffield Wednesday, the Square Ball Fanzine, Howard Wilkinson, Trevor Francis, Gordon Strachan,...
Published 05/22/24
Owen Blackhurst, Seb White, Tommy Stewart, and James Bird congregate to talk World in Motion, a vexatious vest, Uma Thurman, copper rivets and double denim, workplace fails, falling asleep on the toilet, leaving a well-paid job, Seb disappointing his granddad, deserting your post, sending snotty messages from the wrong account, reinventing yourself, the two Nobbys, questionable photoshoots, Tommy's love of truckers, The Divine Ponytail, red-carded keepers, Champions League cock-ups, John...
Published 05/15/24
The boys are back for season 2 as Owen Blackhurst, Seb White, James Bird and Tommy Stewart talk Seb’s garage, James’ curtains, Dennis Bergkamp, Louis van Gaal’s trench coat, Kate Moss, a very important listener email, fighting in 4K, tables, ladders and chairs, Andrés Iniesta, Elton John, Guy Garvey, Graham Taylor, pintmen, Tommy as Manchester United chairman, Kendrick Lamar in Tettenhall, tattoos, Barry White brawling with Evangelos Marinakis, the Evertonian Richarlison family, Fraiser,...
Published 05/08/24
It’s our 50th episode and the full gang are under one roof as host Owen Blackhurst is with Seb White, Asad Raza, James Bird and Tommy Stewart to chat 50 episodes, 50 Cent, Angels, first football memories, Betamax, VHS, France 98, Ronaldo, Nicolas Anelka, Don Goodman, Steve Clarridge, Sunday League football, fake shirts, floodlights, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the 2010 World Cup final, Mars Attacks, Danny DeVito, Euro 96, punk, Manc lessons with Danny Simpson, The Galácticos,...
Published 04/17/24
Owen (Dictatezo), Seb (Whitinho Santos), and James (Goblauro) catch up in this week's RYWYLF in the absence of Tommy (Gooseca the Asthmatic Rhino) and pull their socks up to talk Brazilian nicknames, al Capocannoniere (or something like that), ghost goals, the endless need for narrative, Edin Džeko swanning about at Inter, football stadiums as Transformers, watching a game at the indomitable San Siro, a man walks into a bar, 35 being old, pronouncing banal as baynle, old-school buzzer noises,...
Published 04/10/24
Owen Blackhurst is in the hosting seat and is with Seb White, James Bird and Tommy Stewart to chat 21st birthday celebrations, Belle Vue dogs, Limp Bizkit, 2 weeks in Tenerife, fcuk T-shirts, Base loafers, no agenda all the genders, The City Gent, Benito Carbone, 7 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, Dean Windass, pineapple on pizza, The Queen, Shakhtar Donetsk, Oscar, Alex Teixeira, Fernandinho, Tomáš Hübschmann, Taison, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ben Thatcher’s elbow, the Tesco in Old Trafford, Mario Götze,...
Published 04/03/24
Owen Blackhurst is back in the hosting seat and is with Seb White, James Bird and Tommy Stewart to talk Francesco Totti, Shaggy, Ivan and Owen the Terribles, military Big Men, flag gate, Freddy Quinne, XL bullies, Hugo Sánchez, Real Madrid, one-touch finishes, Penta Pichichi, Barnsley, the scorpion kick, John Toshack, John Charles, champagne, somersaults, overhead kicks, Shoot and Match magazines, a MUNDIAL penalty shootout, James as Morrissey, Tommy the goalie, Sammy the Tammy, a cardboard...
Published 03/28/24
Seb White hosts and is with Tommy Stewart and Asad Raza to chat The Big Apple, footballer birthdays, Ruud Gullit, Yeovil Town, Ipswich Town, Shrewsbury Town, Marcus Stewart, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Ian Woan, Jan Mølby, Stan Bowles, goal scorers, Gloverscast, moments in football, March of the Day, the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation, the 2010 World Cup, Argentina vs Germany, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Sami Khedira, Thomas Müller, Mesut Özil, Lukas Podolski, Diego Maradona the manager, Carlos Tevez,...
Published 03/21/24
Owen Blackhurst is back once again and is with Sebastian “World Cup” White, Tommy Stewart and James Bird to talk podcasts over friendships, Football Manager, big bowls of fruit, Belgium, Brendan Rodgers, Rick and Morty, slimy otters, Alisson Becker baptising James, Joe Allen, Romelu Lukaku in Smethwick, West Bromwich Albion FC, Sir Alex Ferguson, football in care homes, José Mourinho, Martin Brathwaite, Borrissey, Megan Thee Stallion, Antonio Conte, cross-generation connections, crunk,...
Published 03/14/24
Tommy Stewart hosts this week’s episode and is with Seb White, James Bird and Asad Raza to chat tiny guitars, trial matches, Yaya Touré, Yaya Stewart, parody songs, soap-dodging, Roy Orbison, amateur cricket in Wolverhampton, Kevin De Bruyne, David Beckham, Declan Rice, Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Vieira, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka’s birthday cake, Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Olympiacos, Barcelona, AC Milan, Ancelotti’s eyebrow, Arsène Wenger’s near misses, professionals v kids, ghost games, Didier...
Published 03/07/24
Owen Blackhurst is back in the hosting hot seat and is joined by Sebastian ‘Hovis’ White, Tommy Stewart and James Bird to chat underdogs, good old-fashioned pisstaking, Rare Disease Day, EUROs always being in leap years, Goliath the Euro 96 mascot, Jan Koller, Borussia Dortmund, Tomáš Rosický, Márcio Amoroso, 2002 UEFA Cup Final, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Shoe Zone, this brilliant piece by Jan K, Pavel Nedvěd, Czech Republic, Milan Baroš, the big man up top, Stefan Maierhofer, Kyle Hudlin,...
Published 02/29/24
Seb White’s in the hot seat this week and is alongside Tommy Stewart, James Bird and Asad Raza to chat big cheese, Brian Laudrup’s birthday, the Miracle on Ice, Sports Illustrated, The Death of Stalin, Wayne Gretzky, Seb at uni, The Rock, Roman Reigns, The Road to WrestleMania, Rainy Miller, Manchester City, Manchester nightlife, Ali Benarbia, Jay-Jay Okocha, Ronaldinho, Kobbie Mainoo, David Silva, Diego Maradona, Kevin Keegan and Peter Reid, football stadium tours, Old Trafford, old tunnels,...
Published 02/22/24
Owen Blackhurst, Seb White, Tommy Stewart, and James Bird are here to chat about our Bob Marley x Admiral collaboration, Joe Jordan and Gennaro Gattuso, goose grease, Grindr and Feeld, football kinks, Football Focus, fake Oakleys, squaring up to Patrick Vieira, Irish playwright Enda Walsh, Italia 90, an angry Steve Staunton, playing pool with Jack Charlton, Paul Gascoigne pouring pints over his head, an Irish Wolfhound, Owen’s army of dogs, Daniel Radcliffe, Lauren James, Emma Hayes, Lionel...
Published 02/15/24
Owen Blackhurst, Seb White, Tommy Stewart and a returning James Bird are back to talk love, The Beatles, Seb’s mouth trumpet, powdered broccoli, padded seats and cells, Hristo Stoichkov, the Soviet Army Cup, Euro ‘92, USA ‘94, the Makita Tournament, Kappa kits, nicknames, a Ballon d’Or necklace, blouses, Steve Bull hats with horns, Supermarket Sweep, a hint of Burton, Logan Roy, Rodney Dangerfield, your Majorcas, your Marbellas, your Waddles, your Gascoignes, Andy Sinton, Trevor Steven, David...
Published 02/08/24
Owen Blackhurst, Seb White, Asad Raza, and Tommy Stewart are back once again to chat rave reviews, goblins, goosers, dictators and Tank Man, tank museums, Graham Taylor and Phil Neal, Neil Ruddock, fights, fire pokers, Marijuana Mansions, Owen’s reverse Harry Potter scar, Ian Botham, Big Bad Billy Whitehurst, Vinnie Jones, Alan Hansen, Alan Shearer, Gary Lineker, log-bobbing, overhead kicking ‘keepers, Whispering Death, the West Indies, Pelé’s rabbit punches, Roy Keane v Patrick Vieira,...
Published 02/01/24
Owen Blackhurst, Seb White, Asad Raza, and Tommy Stewart get together again to talk winning and inventing awards, jazz cigarettes, Lil Dicky, G-funk, strings and spots, Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre, Club Atlético de Madrid, Antoine Griezmann, David Moyes’ Manchester United, Diego Simeone’s “cloggers”, the 2018 World Cup, chipping keepers, chip pans, Sergio Agüero, Diego Forlán, Mario Mandžukić, Wayne Rooney, Head & Shoulders adverts, Football Manager, the return of Midfield Blunt Rotation AND...
Published 01/25/24
Pod Bible’s best Sport & Leisure podcast of 2023 is back for another instalment. This week, Seb White steps into Owen Blackhurst’s huge hosting shoes and is joined by James Bird and Tommy Stewart to discuss Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, Action Bronson, Tommy on I’m A Celebrity, the Daz Doorstep Challenge, Mark Rylance, Bing, Rainy Miller, Mike Skinner, Primavera, Oliver Bierhoff, Euro 96, Udinese, Serie A 90s strikers, AC Milan, Napoli, Diego Maradona, Tina Turner, Puma Kings, a secret...
Published 01/18/24
The boys are back in town for their first episode of 2024, fresh after winning the Pod Bible’s best Sport & Leisure podcast of 2023! Join Owen Blackhurst, Seb White, Tommy Stewart, and returning super-sub Asad Raza, as they discuss Nirvana’s Nevermind, Aston Villa Leisure Centre, greebos and townies, Bryan Robson, Emile Heskey, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Attilio Lombardo, Napoleon, Crystal Palace, Gianluca Vialli, Roberto Mancini, player-managers, Tomas Brolin, Popeye, bald footballers, Jaap...
Published 01/11/24
Owen Blackhurst, Seb White, James Bird, and Tommy Stewart are taking a well-earned break. So this week, we’re taking another look back at the best bits of RYWYLF so far. Here’s the tracklisting. Disc 1 - 101 Things to do in Football Before you Die Seb on ‘Taking part in a good-natured pitch invasion’ from ‘Mr Testicles Wonder Emporium’ at 17:10 in Episode 23.James on ‘Having your own football birthday party as an adult’ from ‘There Ain’t No Party Like A Tino Party’ at 15:44 in Episode...
Published 01/04/24
Owen Blackhurst, Seb White, James Bird, and Tommy Stewart are taking a well-earned break. So this week, we’re looking back at the best bits of RYWYLF so far. Here’s the tracklisting… Disc 1 - Adventures in Clubland Rashidi Yekini at Vitoria Setubal from ‘In the Name of the Goalsfather” at 21:24 in Episode 20.Ruud Gullit at Chelsea from ‘The Complete Footballer Appreciation Society’ at 18:12 in Episode 7Lucy Bronze at Lyon from ‘Welcome to the Bronze Age’ at 02:30 in Episode 30.Dr Khumalo at...
Published 12/28/23
Owen Blackhurst, Seb White, James Bird, and Tommy Stewart are together once again and rip up the running order and end up just riffing for what ends up being the Christmas Special where we discuss what a Christmas dinner with Eric Cantona, Jürgen Klopp, Mick McCarthy, Emma Hayes, Micah Richards, Louis van Gaal, Steve McManaman, Robbie Fowler, Sir Bobby Robson, Terry Venables and Diego Maradona (obviously) would actually be like. We round off this festive special with an Ins and Outs in an...
Published 12/21/23