Latest Primera Podcast Episodes
Episode 490: who's into the Copa de la Liga semis?
Hand Of Pod - April 27, 2024 04:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, English Dan and Chris look back over last weekend's Copa de la Liga quarterfinals and forward to Sunday and Tuesday's semifinals as the first 'half' of the Argentine season nears an end.
Episode 489: The Copa de la Liga quarterfinals are upon us
Hand Of Pod - April 19, 2024 17:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, English Dan and Chris review an entertaining end to Group B in the Copa de la Liga and a really thrilling climax to Group A. They also look ahead to this weekend's quarterfinals, which include a superclásico between Group A winners River Plate and Group B fourth-placers Boca Junior...
Episode 488: previewing the last round of Copa de la Liga group games
Hand Of Pod - April 13, 2024 06:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThe Copa de la Liga group stage ends this weeke— well, in the first half of next week, actually, and Sam, English Dan, Santi and Chris are here to run down which teams need which results to make it into the quarterfinals, with only runaway Group B winners Godoy Cruz already knowing which position...
Episode 487: Garnacho's first Argentina start and more
Hand Of Pod - March 30, 2024 07:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi look back on Argentina's two comfortable friendly wins over El Salvador and Costa Rica in the United States, which included Alejandro Garnacho's first start – a performance Sam has some thoughts about. There have been a bunch of Copa Argentina games si...
Episode 486: The Copa de la Liga takes a week off
Hand Of Pod - March 23, 2024 06:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week's pod was delayed by two days due to rain, so Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Chris and Santi met up on Friday evening to talk about last weekend's Copa de la Liga matches – including a win for River Plate, defeat for Independiente and not much else of real note – and to have a look at Argent...
Episode 485: Delusional Demichelis and tactical Tevez
Hand Of Pod - March 15, 2024 07:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, English Dan, Chris, Andrés and Santi look back on a Copa de la Liga weekend that saw an awful lot of draws, including one between Independiente and River Plate that gives us a chance to discuss both managers' 2024s so far. Wednesday evening saw River claim another (minor) trophy, a...
Episode 484: Godoy Cruz finally lose and a lower-league roundup
Hand Of Pod - March 08, 2024 06:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, Dan and Andrés round up the last couple of rounds of Copa de la Liga action, which saw Godoy Cruz lose for the first time (domestically) this year, leaving River Plate – who ended a run of four straight draws by beating Independiente Rivadavia on Wednesday – as the last unbeaten si...
Episode 483: Reviewing the clásico weekend
Hand Of Pod - February 29, 2024 06:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week's episode follows one that we recorded last week and that, due to a combination of tiredness and busyness, Sam never uploaded. You'll be able to hear it if you head over to patreon.com/handofpod. Here, though, Sam, Chris and Andrés review last weekend's clásicos, which saw a draw betwee...
Episode 482: a great week for Racing and Argentina's Under-23s
Hand Of Pod - February 17, 2024 06:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week we look at two rounds of Copa de la Liga action that saw Racing score eight and concede only one, River have a good game and a bad one, and Vélez Sarsfield win late on not once but twice. And Javier Mascherano's quest for a third Olympic gold medal is still alive, because Argentina Unde...
Episode 481: the Copa de la Liga continues
Hand Of Pod - February 09, 2024 06:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, Dan and Andrés discuss a long 'weekend' of Copa de la Liga action that saw two thrashings, one fine turnaround and not an awful lot more excitement. There's also chat about Franco Mastantuono, who on Wednesday broke Javier Saviola's record as River Plate's youngest ever goalscorer,...
Episode 480: Independiente's perfect start ... after a less than perfect preseason
Hand Of Pod - February 03, 2024 04:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, Andrés, Dan and Santi bid farewell to Tony, who's hosting us as he appears on his final episode (at least as a regular panelist). We discuss the opening two rounds of the Copa de la Liga, which included two wins from two matches for Santi's team Independiente, who had a chaotic/hil...
Episode 479: previewing the 2024 Copa de la Liga
Hand Of Pod - January 26, 2024 06:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Chris and Tony preview the Copa de la Liga, which kicked off moments before we started to record. We take a look at the main moves in the transfer market, tell you the acceptable ways to shorten club names (and how to tell all the Central Córdobas apart), ask w...
Episode 478: wrapping up the 2023 Copa de la Liga and Copa Argentina
Hand Of Pod - December 21, 2023 06:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week's episode is our last one of 2023, and Sam, English Dan and Andrés meet to discuss the Copa de la Liga semis and final, which saw Rosario Central emerge victorious, and the Copa Argentina, which was won by Estudiantes. Boca Juniors have finally held their elections, as have Tigre, San L...
Episode 477: the Copa de la Liga quarterfinals and more Boca electoral nonsense
Hand Of Pod - December 08, 2023 06:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, English Dan and Chris review last weekend's Copa de la Liga quarterfinals, which saw three ties decided by shootouts. We also discuss Riestra's promotion to the top flight and the ongoing court wrangling that continues to delay Boca Juniors' presidential elections.
Episode 476: Copa de la Liga group stage ends, and Colón go down
Hand Of Pod - December 02, 2023 16:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Chris look back on the final weekend of the Copa de la Liga group stage action and Colón's loss to Gimnasia on Friday evening in the relegation tie-breaker. There's also a lower division update and some chat about Boca Juniors' presidential election, which c...
Episode 475: Argentina lose to Uruguay but beat Brazil – again
Hand Of Pod - November 23, 2023 05:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, Dan, Chris and Andrés discuss a mixed international break for the Argentine national team, as their perfect start to World Cup 2026 qualifying came to an end with a loss to Uruguay on Thursday but they followed up by handing Brazil their first ever home defeat in WCQs on Tuesday ni...
Episode 474: previewing Argentina v Uruguay and Brazil v Argentina
Hand Of Pod - November 15, 2023 20:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsWe're back! Sam's returned from Europe, and Dan, Andrés and Chris fill him in on the main points of everything he's missed during the Copa de la Liga group stage. We also discuss the Copa Libertadores final (which Sam did watch), in which Boca Juniors lost to Fluminense, and preview Argentina's t...
Episode 473: a post-clásico, mid-trip roundup
Hand Of Pod - October 04, 2023 00:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsFirst, sorry for the poor sound in this episode. Second, sorry for the fact that Sam had to scat the theme tune. In the middle of Sam's holiday, we have a catch-up episode in which he, Dan and Andrés review the recent round of clásicos and the Copa de la Liga group stage so far and take a look at...
Episode 472: Previewing the 2023 Copa de la Liga
Hand Of Pod - August 25, 2023 06:25 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThe Copa de la Liga got underway last weekend, but because Sam's phone app lied to him a couple of weeks ago about when it would be, we'd already penned this week in to record the preview episode, so here it is. Recorded along with Chris, Andrés and English Dan. We also look back on the first leg...
Episode 471: Two Argentine teams left standing in the Libertadores
Hand Of Pod - August 19, 2023 21:45 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsIt's a short episode this week, with Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Chris reviewing the Copa Libertadores exits of River Plate and Argentinos Juniors and the qualifications of Boca Juniors and Racing. The latter two will meet each other in the quarter-finals, which start next week.
Episode 470: Reviewing the 2023 Liga Profesional campaign
Hand Of Pod - August 05, 2023 07:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsWe've got plenty to get through this week: Sam, English Dan and Andrés review the 2023 Liga Profesional campaign and decide on the best players who weren't playing for River, look at the biggest transfer stories of the winter so far including Edinson Cavani finally signing for Boca and River brin...
Episode 469: plenty of league goals, and Argentina's women lose their World Cup opener
Hand Of Pod - July 28, 2023 06:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, English Dan and Andrés look back on a weekend that saw plenty of goals in the Liga Profesional, including a first domestic home defeat of the year for San Lorenzo and a 3–3 draw in Rosario. We also review Argentina's agonising 1–0 defeat to Italy in their opening match of the Women...
Episode 468: ¡River campeón!
Hand Of Pod - July 22, 2023 00:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsRiver Plate have been crowned champions of Argentina again, and this week Sam, Andrés and English Dan look at the key players in their campaign and reflect on a good start to life as a first-team manager for Martín Demichelis (hours before Talleres put River out of the Copa Argentina). We also lo...
Episode 467: River edge closer and the Sudamericana playoffs begin
Hand Of Pod - July 14, 2023 06:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, English Dan and Andrés can't quite give you the confirmation that River Plate have won the title, but Martín Demichelis's men are now nine points clear with nine to play for, so it doesn't seem like it'll be much longer. We also discuss Lionel Messi's first day at Inter Miami, the ...
Episode 466: River on the brink of the title
Hand Of Pod - July 09, 2023 05:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratings(This week's episode is a little delayed being uploaded, but while River Plate have played since we recorded, they're still not champions yet: they drew with San Lorenzo on Saturday, meaning they'll only take the title if Talleres lose on Monday.) In this episode Sam, Andrés and Dan discuss them ...
Episode 465: We interview Sophia Braun, and the Libertadores groups come to an end
Hand Of Pod - July 02, 2023 05:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week's HOP is a little different from normal, because Sam and Tony met up on Thursday to interview Club León and Argentina midfielder Sophia Braun ahead of the Women's World Cup. After that, on Friday, Sam went to Dan's place, and the two of them reviewed last week's action in the league (th...
Episode 464: Relegation goalposts moving, and Argentina beat Australia
Hand Of Pod - June 17, 2023 07:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, English Dan and Andrés look at a week of Liga Profesional action which saw River Plate maintain the gap at the top even as Talleres leapfrogged San Lorenzo into second. Elsewhere, Uruguay claimed the Under-20 World Cup, beating Italy in the final in La Plata, and Lionel Messi score...
Episode 463: Lionel Messi packs his bags for Miami
Hand Of Pod - June 10, 2023 06:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam and English Dan round up last week's league action (including tragic news from the Monumental) and the midweek Libertadores and Sudamericana results, and have a chat about Lionel Messi's move to Inter Miami. Will it extend his international career? When will he make his debut? And w...
Episode 462: José Sand extends his record
Hand Of Pod - June 02, 2023 06:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, English Dan and Andrés look back on a weekend that saw River Plate held to a draw that still allowed them to extend their lead at the top of the league thanks to a shock defeat for San Lorenzo earlier in the round. Boca Juniors actually played well for once, Argentina (and England)...
Episode 461: San Lorenzo close the gap and the Under-20 World Cup is underway
Hand Of Pod - May 27, 2023 07:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsThis week Sam, English Dan and Andrés look back on a couple of weeks of action during which San Lorenzo have closed the gap slightly on River Plate at the top of the table, River's prospects in the Copa Libertadores aren't looking good, and the Under-20 World Cup has begun ... and Argentina aren'...