Hand Of Pod
503 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThe English-language Argentine football podcast, fuelled by fernet since 2010
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Episode 48: Gay Simon, Platense and other silly names
January 31, 2012 22:33 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBThe 48th episode of Hand Of Pod is another summer special for 2012. In it, Seba tells us about the foundation and history of one of the Argentine lower divisions' biggest and most traditional clubs, Platense, who are the club David Trezeguet cut his teeth at. From there we take a diversion through other Argentine clubs and why they're called what they are, in another shortened episode to help you warm up for what's to come in the Clausura. Enjoy.
Episode 47: Summer special 1 with special guest Futsal Dan
January 20, 2012 19:01 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBEnglish Dan is on holiday, but fear not, Dan lovers! The forty-seventh episode of Hand Of Pod - and the first of our summer 2012 specials - features two Dans all the same. And what's more, for the first time ever, BOTH of them are Australian! This won't be at all confusing. Sam and Australian Dan are joined by Dan Cappellaro, a futsal player from Perth who's in Buenos Aires on trial with Deportivo Caseros, one of Argentina's top futsal teams. He tells us how he got noticed by them, compares A...
Episode 46: The 2011 Apertura review
December 16, 2011 04:25 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBIn the forty-sixth epsiode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Seba and English Dan look back on the 2011 Torneo Apertura, which ended on Monday. Boca Juniors ended as undefeated champions, and the champions with the most points difference ahead of the team(s) in second place. We look at Boca's record, Racing's underwhelming campaign, Tigre's ongoing woe and Godoy Cruz's joy at their Copa Libertadores qualification. There's the Hand Of Pod Team Of The Apertura (well, most of it) and a whole glut of readers'...
Episode 45: Boca Juniors' title win, more melodrama at River and romantic tales from the Copa
December 09, 2011 21:10 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBThe forty-fifth episode of Hand Of Pod is introduced by Queens Park Rangers star Alejandro Faurlín, and sees Sam, Seba and English Dan reflecting on Boca Juniors' title win - the media bias, the key players, the impressive record and more. We reflect on Racing's failure to satisfactorily challenge them, Teo Gutiérrez's chances of getting a transfer to Europe, the political machinations behind the postponement of San Lorenzo v Tigre and the challenges awaiting Tigre during the coming Clausura....
Episode 44: Our first ever interview, Boca on the brink and Racing finally lose
December 01, 2011 01:15 - 1 hour - 44 MBThe forty-fourth episode of Hand Of Pod sees Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba discussing the reasons for Boca Juniors' title win, which will almost definitely happen this coming weekend since their win at Godoy Cruz took them nine points clear with nine to play for. Leandro 'Vegetable' Somoza is praised, Cristian Chávez and Pablo Mouche are criticised. Elsewhere, there was an entertaining match involving Racing, for a change, and they finally lost, 3-2 at home to Belgrano. Seba Verón scored possibly hi...
Episode 43: Verón's argument with the barras, Teo's idiocy, media bias and more
November 23, 2011 18:38 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBIn the forty-third episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba begin with a look at Juan Sebastián Verón's stand against Estudiantes' barra brava, who on Monday caused their match with Banfield to be abandoned after only thirteen minutes. We then move on to talk about Boca Juniors' 0-0 draw with Racing on Sunday, a result that edges Boca a tiny bit closer to the league title, and Racing striker Teo Gutiérrez's idiocy in getting himself sent off, and the effect it's likely to have on Racing...
Episode 42: Reviewing the qualifiers and looking forward to Boca v Racing, with Joel Richards
November 17, 2011 18:42 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBIn the forty-second episode of Hand Of Pod, we turn one year old (well, it was a few days ago). To mark the occasion, we're joined by Joel Richards, and Seba, clearly afraid of being shown up, has scarpered. We discuss a disappointing result for Argentina against Bolivia, a very good result for Argentina against Colombia, and what it means for certain players (we're looking at you, Martín Demichelis...). Joel also does a fine job of justifying José Sosa's existe- sorry, place in the national ...
Episode 41: Boca edge closer to the title, Racing win again at last, & upcoming World Cup qualifiers
November 09, 2011 22:26 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBThe forty-first episode of Hand Of Pod is introduced by a real-life professional Argentine footballer, Crystal Palace goalkeeper Julián Speroni. After his dulcet tones, we discuss Boca Juniors' continuing march to the league title, and Racing's first win in six matches on Saturday night, as well as other weekend action including a hideous broken leg at Unión, and a derby win for Lanús (which means they need just a point to completely ensure qualification for next year's Copa Libertadores). At...
Episode 40: Boca's huge title lead, police violence in Rosario, and our opinion of John Terry
November 03, 2011 03:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBHand Of Pod turns 40 episodes old this week, and once again we're discussing violence (at Newell's Old Boys' weekend match) and the threat of it (at Boca Juniors). From the latter, we seamlessly segue into talking about Boca Juniors' huge lead in the Torneo Apertura, which has now stretched to nine points with just eighteen to play for. Some of that is because Racing are endeavouring to become the first ever side to go unbeaten through a league campaign whilst being really, really rubbish, an...
Episode 39: San Lorenzo players we'd punch & Argentina's latest World Cup qualifying squad
October 29, 2011 02:35 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBThere's been violence in the air in Argentine football this week, and it's infected us at Hand Of Pod. Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba begin this week's podcast with a discussion of which San Lorenzo players we'd fancy our changes against in a fight, and move on to discuss World Cup winner Mauro Camoranesi - the most patriotic Italian who ever lived - kicking Racing's Patricio Toranzo in the face during a game. As well as this, we wonder whether anyone can stop Boca Juniors as they storm towards their...
Episode 38: Grondona's inevitable election win & Chelsea's young transfer target
October 20, 2011 07:06 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBJulio Grondona was named Argentine FA President for another four years as we recorded this episode, a development slightly more inevitable than the sun rising tomorrow. Sam, Seba, Dan and Dan look into the reasons behind FIFA Vice-President Grondona's grip on Argentine football (by 2015 he'll have been AFA President for 36 years), and why a hidden camera sting which caught him boasting about bribes and much more the day before the elections had no effect. We also run the rule over Lucas Ocamp...
Episode 37: Argentina's mixed World Cup qualifying start, and a River Plate update
October 14, 2011 00:01 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBIn the thirty-seventh episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, English Dan and Seba discuss Argentina's mixed start to World Cup qualifying, which began with a 4-1 thrashing of Chile and continued with a surprise defeat at the hands of Venezuela. What positives can Argentina take from the former, and what lessons can Sabella learn from the latter? As well as that, we give an update on the Copa Argentina - whose qualifying stage has now finished - and, with no Primera action to look back on due to the int...
Episode 36: the Avellaneda clásico, the standard of the Apertura, Argentina v Chile and more
October 06, 2011 06:50 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBIn episode 36 of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba are joined by Asli Pellit and her lovely new (and very quiet) dog Vinicius. We discuss Asli's trips to Córdoba and Porto Alegre, on the latter of which she met and interviewed Andrés D'Alessandro, as well as the reasons Brazil's championship is better off than Argentina's at present. We look back on the Avellaneda clásico on Sunday which saw a 1-1 draw between Racing and Independiente, and argue about whether it's a boring league season or ...
Episode 35: Tevez's strop, Sabella's latest test & Boca's lead in the league
September 28, 2011 21:58 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBIn the thirty-fifth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba begin with a discussion of just how much of a massive idiot Carlos Tevez is, and conclude with a reflection on Cristian Fabbiani's suitability for the second division in Argentina. In between we discuss Wednesday night's Brazil v Argentina friendly second leg, Seba wishes death on Diego Maradona (sort of), we wonder whether anyone can catch Boca Juniors at the top of the league, ponder San Lorenzo's problems in the relegation ...
Episode 34: Argentina's first World Cup qualifying squad, and two rounds of Apertura matches
September 24, 2011 00:05 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBAlejandro Sabella has named his first competitive Argentina squad, in preparation for the big kick off at home to Chile early next month. In the thirty-fourth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba discuss that, as well as a lot more. Boca Juniors top the Apertura table, whilst Lanús have fallen away; we wonder whether Atlético Rafaela really can last the distance, English Dan tells us of a lost virgin in Colón (stop sniggering), and we talk about the organisation of the brand-spankin...
Episode 33: Argentina v Brazil mini-preview, Ramón Díaz comes in at Independiente & more
September 15, 2011 00:27 - 59 minutes - 34.3 MBThe thirty-third episode of Hand Of Pod goes online just before the first leg of the double-header between Argentina's and Brazil's 'domestic international' teams, and Sam, Dan and Dan look at what Alejandro Sabella might reveal in these matches. We also speculate on how well former Oxford United boss Ramón Díaz will do in charge of Independiente, discuss bearded footballers (inspired by Diego Villar of Godoy Cruz) and give a thoroughly well-considered zoological discussion of the upcoming cl...
Episode 32: Sabella's start as Argentina manager, Mohamed out at Independiente and more
September 08, 2011 08:01 - 58 minutes - 33.5 MBIn the thirty-second episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan have plenty to get their teeth stuck into. Alejandro Sabella's first two matches as Argentina boss are incisively dissected, and the conclusion is cautious optimism. Moving to the domestic side of things, the role of Independiente's barra brava in ousting now ex-manager Antonio Mohamed is considered (since we recorded, Ramón Díaz has emerged as the favourite to take over), as is Gio Moreno's long-awaited return from injury fo...
Episode 31: Everton's new centre forward, and the Apertura finally takes off
September 02, 2011 00:22 - 53 minutes - 30.5 MBIn the latest episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam and the Dans discuss Denis Stracqualursi, and what Everton fans can expect from him in the Premier League, and an interesting weekend of Torneo Apertura matches which saw the championship finally get going properly. We talk about Ricardo La Volpe's possible return to Banfield (he's since been confirmed as the new manager there), Alejandro Sabella's possible first-ever Argentina starting XI, some animal nicknames which may or may not be used for Argent...
Episode 30: Vélez lose another player, River Plate force changes in Nacional B, & much more
August 24, 2011 23:35 - 55 minutes - 31.8 MBThis week's Hand Of Pod is a sensible length, so rejoice! Sam, Australian Dan and Seba meet again, and there are plenty of hot topics to get through. Santiago Silva has left Vélez Sarsfield for Fiorentina, seriously damaging the champions' title defence. We discuss the relative economic strengths of the Argentine league with Europe (and Brazil), a listener asks why Estudiantes are so rubbish, we admire Racing's tenacity under Diego Simeone, and talk about the return of visiting fans to the se...
Episode 29: Alejandro Sabella's first Argentina squad(s), and the Apertura begins
August 20, 2011 03:05 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBThe twenty-ninth episode of Hand Of Pod is, as the milkmaid said to the parson, quite a whopper. That's largely because Sam, Australian Dan and Seba have not one but two rounds of Torneo Apertura matches to look back on, as well as River Plate's historic debut in the Nacional B (second division). There's more, though; before we can even get onto that, we've got - like those Apertura rounds - not one but two Argentina squads to discuss, with Alejandro Sabella having named both a full national ...
Episode 28: The 2011 Torneo Apertura preview with Joel Richards
August 05, 2011 22:24 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBHand Of Pod's two resident Racing fans are both on holiday this week, but Sam and Australian Dan are battling on, insistent that their partners' absence is but a flesh wound, and are joined by the one and only Joel Richards, who does a sterling job of patching the bleeding. On the menu is a discussion of practically every team in the Primera División this season, as well as the AFA's U-turn on last week's planned expansion of the top flight to 38 teams, Alejandro Sabella's appointment as Arge...
Episode 27: The Copa América review special with Jonathan Wilson
July 27, 2011 21:45 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBThe twenty-seventh episode of Hand Of Pod is our look back on an eventful and historic Copa América Argentina 2011, and Sam, the Dans and Seba are joined by award-winning author, journalist and editor and co-founder of The Blizzard, Jonathan Wilson, who shares his thoughts on the tournament with us over some fernet and empanadas. Jonathan gives us a tactical breakdown of why Brazil's defence isn't what it once was, why Argentina will never be able to replicate Barcelona, and we discuss the im...
Episode 26: the season review with special guest Tim Vickery
June 30, 2011 00:32 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBThe end of season special of Hand Of Pod is an epic - an hour and three quarters - for which I apologise, but there's good reason: South American football broadcasting legend Tim Vickery was talking to us in person over a glass (okay, several glasses) of wine, and dinner. We discuss River Plate's relegation, where 'Tricky' Ricky Álvarez could fit into Arsenal's system (if of course he does go there), our favourite players of the Torneo Clausura just gone, and the differences between Pelé and ...
Copa América preview special: Argentina
June 27, 2011 21:11 - 39 minutes - 22.4 MBThe final installment of Hand Of Pod's Copa América preview special editions is here! Recorded a week ago, the HOP team discuss the hopes of the host nation and most people's tournament favourites, Argentina. It's eighteen years since the last Argentine triumph, so can Lionel Messi, Javier Zanetti and company finally end the wait for a title? Seba gives us his thoughts and fears as an Argentine fan, and suggests a way that Brazil could be countered, and at the end we all give our predictions,...
Episode 25: The River Plate relegation playoff special
June 22, 2011 17:01 - 41 minutes - 23.8 MBThere's only one topic for this week's Hand Of Pod, and we make no apologies for that. Dan, Dan, Seba and River fan Sam try to make some sense of what none of us quite thought would come to pass: the news that River Plate endured the worst day in their 110-year history on Saturday, and will have to play the playoff against Belgrano de Córdoba to avoid relegation. Who's to blame? And how do the playoffs work? There's also praise for a magnificent afternoon's league action on Saturday, and Sam ...
Copa América preview special: Uruguay
June 20, 2011 22:14 - 38 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this Copa América special preview edition of Hand Of Pod, English Dan and Sam are joined via Skype by Nicholas Rosano, of Goal.com and SouthAmericanFootball.co.uk, who discusses Uruguay's cautious optimism, tactics, and chances in the tournament with us, as well as telling us who else to look out for aside from Edison Cavani, Diego Forlán and Luis Suárez. We also find a few minutes to discuss Peñarol's 0-0 draw with Santos in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores, ahead of this Wednesday ...
Episode 24: Vélez's title, the relegation run-in... and Martín Palermo's retirement
June 16, 2011 01:33 - 1 hour - 38 MBIn the 24th episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan discuss Vélez's title win on Sunday, and offer their commiserations to Lanús. Sam gives an impromptu history lesson about Alumni, the first side to dominate the Argentine top flight, English Dan tells us about an amazing comeback from Godoy Cruz away to Racing, and we take a look at the weekend to come, when five games will be played at the same time due to the relegation situation. There's praise for Godoy's Mariano Donda and Huracán's Jav...
Copa América preview special: Brazil
June 13, 2011 05:44 - 40 minutes - 23 MBIn the third of our special Copa América previews, the Hand Of Pod crew welcome Caetano to English Dan's Caballito abode, and much hilarity ensues. He endears himself to the listeners of this Argentine football-based podcast by slagging off Argentine football (well, he is Brazilian), and at one point actually kicks our resident Argentine, Seba (though this sadly wasn't picked up by the dictaphone). Ahead of this week's first leg of the Copa Libertadores final, we also get a few brief thoughts...
Episode 23: Gambling, prostitution and language learning
June 08, 2011 23:06 - 1 hour - 36.6 MBIn the 23rd episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan return to guide our listeners into the closing rounds of the Torneo Clausura. We cover the Nigeria v Argentina match last week which is being investigated by FIFA, Sam suggests Daniel Passarella might like to sell his body to help fund River Plate's transfers this winter, and Seba learns a couple of new English words. English Dan teaches us about a Mexican hairless dog, and Australian Dan gets all mystic on us as usual. Oh, and we tal...
Copa América preview special: Chile
June 07, 2011 03:27 - 36 minutes - 20.9 MBIn this second special edition of Hand Of Pod, Sam and Australian Dan (sorry, Daniel Colasimone) are joined from across the Andes by the voice of lovely Chilean journalist Cecilia Lagos. She fills us in on her nation's hopes for the 2011 Copa América, what she thinks of former Boca Juniors manager Claudio Borghi as Marcelo Bielsa's replacement, and tells us of a positively John Terry-esque scandal involving national team stars Mauricio Pinilla and Luis Jiménez. We also ask her about European ...
Episode 22: Argentina's Copa América squad, and a call for your votes!
June 02, 2011 01:06 - 1 hour - 36.6 MBThis week in Hand Of Pod, Sam, Seba, Dan and Dan give their opinions on Javier Mascherano's sterling job at centre back in recent weeks for new European champions Barcelona, and discuss whether he might also be a good option in the role for Argentina. We run the rule over Carlos Tevez and the other names in Argentina's Copa América squad - announced right before we started recording - and consider the latests developments in the domestic league as usual. We also want your votes in a poll to f...
Copa América preview special: Paraguay
May 30, 2011 06:57 - 45 minutes - 25.8 MBIn a special edition of Hand Of Pod, Sam and the Dans are joined by Ralph Hannah, an English expert on Paraguayan football who was kind enough to drop in on us when visiting Buenos Aires with his wife for the weekend from Asunción. We discuss Paraguay's chances in the forthcoming Copa América, who the key players in their team will be, and how the Paraguayan public are likely to view the tournament, as well as the amazing story of the side's former star striker Salvador Cabañas, and his fight...
Episode 21: Maradona goes postal, poor refereeing standards & Arsenal's new man
May 24, 2011 23:56 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBWe had difficulty shutting up this week. A full 45 minutes of actually quite good stuff (if we say so ourselves) was cut, and the podcast still comes in at over an hour. Diego Maradona is the focus of much of the early part, his ongoing wars of words with AFA president Julio Grondona and Argentina manager Sergio Batista the main reasons, and his unlikely alliance with River Plate president Daniel Passarella. The latter leads us on to more dodgy refereeing in the weekend just gone, before we c...
Episode 20: Superclásico review, Maradona's new job and more
May 17, 2011 21:36 - 56 minutes - 32.2 MBFor the 20th episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba welcome special guest Asli Pelit to the show. Asli's a Turkish TV presenter who was at La Bombonera to see Boca Juniors beat River Plate 2-0 in Sunday's superclásico, and as well as giving us her impressions of that game, she also shares her thoughts on the most intelligent interviewees by position on the pitch, Julio Grondona's Argentina mafia connections, and the sandwiches at Colón (worth remembering if you're heading to a Copa Am...
Episode 19: the 2011 Clausura superclásico preview
May 11, 2011 01:17 - 1 hour - 40 MBIn the nineteenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan greet a couple of special guests to preview this Sunday's superclásico in La Bombonera. Samuel (no, not Sam) is our tamed River Plate fan, and the four of us try to keep him from attacking Boca Juniors fan Ariel. The team discuss the key players, our guests' memories of previous superclásicos, predictions and more, as well as looking over the action from the weekend just gone and contemplating Vélez Sarsfield's status as the onl...
Episode 18: Four clásicos in three days, Riquelme's TV ad & Lamela to Juventus?
May 04, 2011 21:16 - 55 minutes - 31.6 MBIn the eighteenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan have to make do without Seba, but attempt nonetheless to sum up an action-packed weekend in the 2011 Torneo Clausura. As well as four clásicos and a seven-goal thriller in Banfield, we discuss Vélez Sarsfield's and Estudiantes' diverging form (and their Copa Libertadores chances for Thursday night), the news that Ángel Cappa and Gimnasia La Plata have parted company (as Sam guessed at a week or two ago), and Erik Lamela's possible mov...
Episode 17: Díaz quits San Lorenzo; the new old Messi, and the old old Torres
April 28, 2011 06:41 - 1 hour - 35 MBIn the seventeenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Seba rejoins Sam, Dan and Dan. He's not happy with the way referees have been treating his club, and he's not afraid to make his anger heard, but a little surprisingly it's another HOP-er who drops an expletive, for which we of course apologise unreservedly. We also discuss Quilmes' recent upsurge in form, and English Dan tells us of an Argentine playing in Brazil who could be the next Messi (if it weren't for the fact he turned 27 the day after we r...
Episode 16: River's title challenge, Fabbiani's double, Racing's clásico win & more
April 21, 2011 03:35 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBIn the sixteenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan discuss the weekend's footballing action in Argentina, which included a hat trick at La Bombonera from a visiting forward you may never have heard of, a double strike from - are you sitting down? - Cristian 'Fat Fab' Fabbiani, and of course the clásico de Avellaneda which we previewed last week, and which was won 2-0 by Racing. We also talk about whether River can sustain their title challenge (Vélez won the game in hand 2-0 to move to...
Episode 15: Racing full back's impressive showing & an Avellaneda clásico preview
April 12, 2011 23:15 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBIn the fifteenth episode of Hand Of Pod Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba discuss what we can only term a startling revelation from Racing full back Iván Pillud. We round up all the salient points from the Torneo Clausura in the weekend just gone, discuss Ariel Ortega's latest indiscipline (and wonder how much longer he's got left of his playing career), and look forward to the decisive matches for Argentine clubs in the Copa Libertadores. And of course, we couldn't possibly overlook the fact that this ...
Episode 14: Boca's revival, River Plate's liquid football, & the world's tightest league?
April 07, 2011 08:06 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBIn the fourteenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan are once again back on the fernet (after an alcohol-free episode 13), whilst Seba is dry as ever. We discuss the two giants of Argentine football; Boca Juniors, who had another Riquelme-inspired win, and River Plate, who scored an absolutely fantastic goal which their latest wunderkid was at the heart of. We also take in the rest of Argentina's 'Big Five', and Seba gives us some historical context on why they're called that. We also l...
Episode 13: Di María's poor show against USA & Riquelme's brilliance
March 31, 2011 00:12 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBThe thirteenth episode of Hand Of Pod sees Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan discussing things in a remarkably sober manner. We look back on the USA vs Argentina friendly on Saturday, considering the performance. Seba has a few words he wishes he could say in Ángel Di María's ear, and they're not complimentary. Looking at the local league, we discuss the laughable idea that Boca Juniors might still win the title (they're 17th), and the brilliance of Juan Román Riquelme's goal for them at the weekend. An...
Episode 12: death at the match & Argentina's Libertadores crew
March 24, 2011 08:15 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBIn the twelfth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, English Dan and Seba welcome back Australian Dan from his sojourn around Mendiza and Córdoba. There's a big discussion on the main issue of the weekend, the death of San Lorenzo fan Ramón Aramayo at the apparent hands of the police force, and we talk about some of the issues surrounding security in Argentine stadia. As well as this, there's talk of four disallowed goals last weekend in the league, Boca Juniors' ongoing crisis, and the Argentine repr...
Episode 11: Argentine club ownership, racism, & Agüero's national team issues
March 18, 2011 23:02 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBIn the eleventh episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Seba and English Dan discuss the last decade or so of Racing Club's history, and what it says about club ownership issues in Argentina. They also tackle the thorny issue of racism in the country's stadia, and talk about some of the possible reasons for Sergio Agüero being overlooked again by national team manager Sergio Batista. Aussie Dan, a.k.a. Mystic Dan, is off getting drunk in Mendoza this week, but managed to put down his wine glass for long...
Episode 10: Pastore transfer talk, & River the 'South American Barcelona'
March 10, 2011 02:12 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBIn Episode 10 of Hand Of Pod, Sam introduces you to his new home, where he's joined by the Dans and our special studio guests Katie and Jenny (Seba couldn't make it this week). We discuss rumours that Javier Pastore might be set to move to Manchester United or Barcelona, as well as Matías Almeyda's interesting statement that River Plate are set to soon become a South American version of the latter. Aussie Dan fills us in on the first clásico at the newly-opened Estadio Único de La Plata, and ...
Episode 9: relegation-threatened title contenders, & picking your team
March 02, 2011 23:20 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBIn the ninth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba talk about River Plate and Olimpo, the league leaders who are also battling against relegation. The non-Argentines also field a question on how they came to support the teams they do (and Dan and Sam provide a quick potted history of Ferro Carril Oeste, Hand Of Pod’s local club). Mystic Dan now has his own theme tune, and we use his powers to look forward to two clásicos at the end of this week, one in the Zona Sur of Greater Buenos ...
Hand Of Pod Episode 8: Tevez vs Batista
February 24, 2011 05:55 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBIn the eighth episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba examine the recent (and ongoing) feud between Carlos Tevez and Argentina's national manager Sergio Batista - and AFA President Julio Grondona. They also look back on an interesting clásico clash between Racing and Boca Juniors in Avellaneda, and look forward to the coming weekend's matches, including a big derby clash between River Plate and Independiente. And Sam's got confirmation of a controversial rumour from late last year that...
Hand Of Pod Episode 7
February 18, 2011 01:04 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBIn the seventh episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan and Dan welcome new team member Seba García, of Mundo Albiceleste, to the show for the first time. Zombie expressed his displeasure at Walter Perazzo's Under 20s, and we discuss the events of the opening weekend, including Boca getting thrashed and Racing's Giovanni Moreno getting severely injured, prior to this weekend's clásico between the two sides.
Hand Of Pod Episode 6
February 11, 2011 04:49 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBSam, Dan and Dan return for the first Hand Of Pod of 2011. As well as discussing the summer transfer action in Argentina, they also take a look at Argentina's performances in the Sudamericano Sub 20, as the national Under 20s attempt to qualify for the Youth World Cup and the London 2012 Olympic Football Tournament (this episode was recorded an hour before the 1-0 loss to Uruguay which rendered qualification for the latter all but impossible). There's a preview of sorts of the Torneo Clausura...
Hand Of Pod ep 5 - 17-12-2010
December 17, 2010 15:10 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBThe fifth episode of Hand Of Pod is a bumper, one-hour(ish) end-of-year special. Uploading was delayed by a couple of days due to delays editing, but now Sam, Dan and Dan guide you through the climax of the Argentine league campaign and Independiente's dramatic Copa Sudamericana win with the help of tamed Independiente fan Fran. There's also an aside on players' goal celebrations in which Zombie (pictured) has a part to play. Sound quality isn't what it normally is this week, due to having to...
Hand Of Pod ep 4 - 07-12-2010
December 07, 2010 22:32 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBThis week's podcast is the last live-recorded one of 2010, and sees Sam, Dan and Dan discuss the upcoming denouement of the Torneo Apertura, as well as the squad list for Argentina's Under 20 South American Championship campaign which will kick off in January in Colombia. We also look back on the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final last week. Oh, and there's a special guest dog.