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The Great UnderreactionEp. 12 - Proof of the divine, racist tweets, trans athletes & teams of the yearEp. 12
On this episode of the Great Underreaction podcast - a satirical sports podcast with Calum White and Andrew Seaton - we examine some pretty DEEP topics:
Can we find proof of the divine in sporting moments?
Does Bernardo Silva's tweet make him a racist?
Are the new ICC regulations for trans athletes fair?
And should we just give up on the whole 'team of the year' debates?
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Referenced links:
Eddie Pinero: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/09/15/nfl-kicker-eddy-pineiro-i-made-a-field-goal-so-you-better-believe-in-jesus-now/
Pepe Reina is haunted by a beach ball: https...2019-10-131h 49The Great UnderreactionEp. 11 - Bizarre sports news, crypto-currencies and have you ever seen a horse?Ep. 11 - Bizarre sports news, crypto-currencies and have you ever seen a horse?
On this episode:
The most bizarre sports stories of the last 10 years
Eric Cantona's intellectual genius
Sportspeople releasing their own crypto-currencies
The Antonio Brown saga continues
Andy speaks his truth
2019-09-111h 12The Great UnderreactionEp. 10 - The rise of the nerds, positive peeing, frozen feetEp. 10 - The rise of the nerds, positive peeing, frozen feet
On this episode of the Great Underreaction, a satirical sports podcast by Calum White and Andrew Seaton, we dig deep in to more burning issues in modern sport & life:
Are the data nerds ruining sports for everyone?
Unfortunate drugs tests
And what NOT to do if you've got a hot air balloon booked.
As always we uncover a trope of the week, and predict the stories of tomorrow. Thanks for listening, let's go. 2019-08-161h 23The Great UnderreactionEp. 9 - VAR, Starting from Scratch and Sport or Not SportEpisode 9 of the Great Underreaction
We're back and hopefully on a more regular schedule now that life should calm down for both hosts after big moves around the country.
This episode we do a slightly different format, in this show we cover:
Talking down Calum from over-reacting to VAR
What team would you support if you were starting from scratch?
We get to the bottom of what counts as a sport and what is NOT sport
Plus our predictions, one of which commits us to doing this podcast until the year 20492019-07-271h 17The Great UnderreactionEp. 8 - Ahhh, Semenya! Petitions, UEFA, Fuck you, Tony Pulis.Episode 8 of the Great Underreaction
A satirical sports podcast by Andrew Seaton and Calum White. On this episode we discuss...
Excuses for the long delay; Semenya controversy; footballing petitions; why UEFA clearly couldn't care less, phantom Baldwins, and as always - trope of the week and predicting the future.
WE'RE BACK. LET'S GO. 2019-05-281h 21The Great UnderreactionEp. 7 - Are football fans idiots? Unsportsman-like flatulence and 'savvy' gamblersHappy new year dear listeners!
May 2019 bequeath you many moments of sane sporting journalism.
In this episode we cover:
Calum's ambitious new year resolution
Are football fans idiots?
An (alleged) case of unsportsman-like flatulence
Why you, yes you, are NOT a savvy sports gambler
And as always we try and predict the future
Enjoy the show!2019-01-091h 12The Great UnderreactionEp. 6 - The Lost Tape! Big 6 dominance, pre-fight warmups, and unusual injuries.Ep. 6 - The Lost Tape! Big 6 dominance, pre-fight warmups, and unusual injuries.
This show was recorded in November but has taken a month to edit and publish because Calum is a lazy douche. Sorry!
We cover the idea that the Top 6 are dominant and it's ruining football, the sacrifices boxers do or don't make before a fight, and...
As always, we have Trope of the Week and predict the future. Which has already happened because it was recorded a month ago. So in the past we predicted the future which was the future...2018-12-141h 07The Great UnderreactionEp. 5 - England have lift off?, mascot travails, UFC, El Shit-o?Episode 5
On this week's episode of the Great Underreaction Podcast, a satirical sports podcast by Calum White and Andrew Seaton, we tackle:
Is it a NEW ERA for England?
Deontay Wilder gets stuck in
UFC is an absolute shitshow
and Robert Huth's critique of modern football
Plus, we've got Trope of the Week, and Andy speaks his truth.
Thanks for listening, let's go.
Links referenced in show:
Deontay Wilder lays out TV mascot
T-shirt cannon goes awry
Luis Suarez the Ewok
Partick Thistle...2018-10-291h 21The Great UnderreactionEp. 4 - Serena Williams, pink locker rooms, sporting viagra, Palace's fundraiserEpisode Notes
19 September 2018
On episode FOUR of the Great Underreaction, Andrew Seaton and Calum White dive in to the hot topics in the sporting news. We tackle:
Serena Williams and the US Open Final controversy;
Norwich's pink dressing room;
Crystal Palace's women's team;
and additions to a junior varsity football team's water.
We finish off with Trope of the Week and How is THIS Still a Thing?!, and then predict the future.
Thanks for listening: Let's go.
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The Great UnderreactionEp. 3 - Nike swooshes, Whatsapp groups, sensual stones, songs on shirts.Episode Notes
Episode Three of the Great Underreaction is finally here. In this week's episode, we tackle:
Phil Neville's whatsapp addiction
Colin Kapernick and #boycottNike
General Booty
What song would we put on our shirts?
And, as ever, Andy and Calum pick out a trope of the week to watch out for, and then predict the future.
Let's go.
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