Latest Raphael honigstein Podcast Episodes
Werder Bremen relegated + Steilcast end of season awards
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - May 24, 2021 13:02 - 53 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard to reflect on the final weekend of the Bundesliga which saw Werder Bremen become the latest 'blue chip' club to fall into the second tier. As well as pondering whether that was one of the most avoidable relegatio...
Dortmund qualify for Champions League but is Terzić still Edin for the exit?
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - May 17, 2021 12:46 - 43 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard for their take on the penultimate Bundesliga weekend, with Dortmund qualifying for the Champions League just days after winning the cup we assess the changing mood at BVB and ponder the future of interim head coa...
Bayern crowned champions & Dortmund win cup final dress rehearsal
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - May 10, 2021 10:40 - 28 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Steilcast stalwart Christoph Biermann to reflect on Bayern Munich winning their 9th consecutive Bundesliga title - we try to look at the positives surrounding this team before once more pondering whether their continued dominance is good for the leag...
Bo Selecta! Mainz delay Bayern's party while Werder keep on tumbling
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - April 26, 2021 13:49 - 52 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by regulars Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard for their take on all the big stories from the Bundesliga this weekend. We welcome special guest Mara Pfeiffer onto the pod to reflect on a stunning win for Bo Svensson's Mainz as they beat Bayern 2-1 to...
Super League fallout + Marco Reus falls over
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - April 22, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutesThe Athletic's Raphel Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard to discuss the fallout from the Super League debacle, looking at whether after years of being outliers German fans may now be caught up by their English counterparts when it comes to organised fan power. There's a...
Hansi Flick announces he's leaving Bayern + Super League reaction
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - April 19, 2021 08:17 - 46 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein & Steilcast ultra Christoph Biermann convene to discuss the fallout from Hansi Flick's announcement live on TV that he wishes to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season, plus there's reaction to the story that shook European football on Sunday night with the...
Flick's grumblings, Nagelsmann's future and Frankfurt's Champions League dreams with Ronald Reng
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - April 12, 2021 14:11 - 54 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and special guest award-winning author & journalist Ronald Reng for a look at all of the big stories coming out of the Bundesliga this week We focus on Ronnie's beloved Frankfurt as he gives us insight into their superb season whic...
A season summed up in one weekend - Dortmund fluff their lines while Bayern get the job done
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - April 05, 2021 14:28 - 44 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Steilcast ultra Christoph Biermann for a look at a weekend in the Bundesliga which perfectly encapsulated the current state of affairs at the top of the division - Borussia Dortmund flattering to deceive in a defeat against Frankfurt that leaves them...
Joachim Low's Farewell Tour
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - March 29, 2021 12:57 - 21 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann for a special Mannschaft edition of Steilcast as they wonder whether Joachim Low's farewell tour may turn out better than first thought. As well as their take on the wins over Iceland and Romania there is also a look at Uli Hoeness...
Xabi Alonso new Gladbach boss? Do Bayern even need 11 men? And are Leverkusen losing faith in Bosz-ball?
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - March 22, 2021 16:25 - 56 minutesThe Athletic's Raphel Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard for their take on another eventful week in the Bundesliga - including the breaking news that Xabi Alonso is lined up to replace the departing Marco Rose at Gladbach. There's also discussion about the latest episod...
What Löw stepping down means for Bayern, Leipzig, Flick and Nagelsmann
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - March 15, 2021 15:43 - 54 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard for their take on the biggest story in German football right now - the news that Joachim Löw will be stepping down as coach of the German national team after the Euros. We discuss how this could have a knock-on e...
Bayern 4-2 Dortmund reaction + Leipzig's Champions League prospects against chaotic Liverpool
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - March 08, 2021 15:17 - 41 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Jasmine Baba for their take on all the big stories across the Bundesliga and Champions League where German teams are concerned. We react to Bayern Munich coming from two goals down to defeat Borussia Dortmund and ponder whether...
Schalke Sack Five, Will Leverkusen follow suit? Trouble at Hertha, too: a strugglers' round-up
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - March 01, 2021 14:46 - 39 minutesRaphael Honigstein and Christoph Biermann focus on some notable strugglers in this week's Bundesliga podcast from The Athletic. The axe fell at Schalke, but it wasn't just the manager who felt the icy blade. Hertha Berlin are winless in nine, and Peter Bosch is in trouble at Leverkusen. Plus; Rap...
Frankfurt beat Bayern on and off the pitch, Leipzig revive the title race and plunge Hertha into relegation trouble
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - February 22, 2021 12:14 - 42 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein & Christoph Biermann bring you their take on all the biggest stories in the Bundesliga. We start with Eintracht Frankfurt's stunning victory over Bayern Munich, and a look at how Frankfurst also showed Bayern how it should be done off the pitch after they sensiti...
Marco Rose swaps one Borussia for another and Bayern held to 3-3 draw by Bielefeld
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - February 16, 2021 11:05 - 44 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by regular conspirators Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard for their take on all the biggest stories in the Bundesliga and German football. We react to Bayern Munich's snowy 3-3 thriller with Arminia Bielefeld, plus take a look at the latest grumblin...
Airport drama for Bayern, Elivs is alive in Köln & are Dortmund Edin for the Europa League?
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - February 08, 2021 16:34 - 41 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein & Christoph Biermann bring you their take on the biggest stories in the Bundesliga. We look at the latest noise coming from Bayern Munich after they were left stranded on an airport runway following their victory at Hertha Berlin. There's focus Köln's fight for s...
Politics in play at Stuttgart & Bayern + unloved but impressive Wolfsburg sneak into 3rd
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - February 01, 2021 14:01 - 51 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard to roundup all the big stories in the Bundesliga. We take a look at the somewhat unloved VfL Wolfsburg who have snuck up the table into 3rd place, there's off-field politics to discuss at Stuttgart and Bayern Mun...
Big changes at Hertha and is the title race really over again?
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - January 26, 2021 06:00 - 55 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann for a look at all the big stories from the Bundesliga - Bayern have strengthened their lead at the top, Leipzig and Dortmund suffered yet more disappointing defeats, Frankfurt bagged a big win, and Mainz gave themselves a glimmer o...
Will this Dortmund team ever achieve its potential?
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - January 21, 2021 13:56 - 45 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann for a look at all the results and stories from the 'Englische Woche' round of midweek games Schalke and Mainz are looking increasingly doomed at the bottom, Dortmund are still flattering to deceive and now find themselves ten point...
Bayern back out in front as chasing pack stumble + racism overshadows Union Berlin win at Leverkusen
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - January 18, 2021 19:34 - 36 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann for a look at all the big stories from the Bundesliga, starting with another fine result for Union Berlin as they beat Leverkusen 1-0 but concerning developments off the pitch as Union's Florian Hubner stands accused of racially ab...
SCHALKE HAVE WON A FOOTBALL MATCH!
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - January 11, 2021 19:14 - 49 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard to roundup a very eventful weekend in the Bundesliga - Bayern lost to Gladbach, Dortmund reminded everyone they're still in the title race by beating RB Leipzig, and Schalke actually WON A GAME, avoiding becoming...
Civil war at Stuttgart and Mainz anger the Bayern bear
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - January 04, 2021 18:04 - 42 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann to roundup all of the action from the first Bundesliga weekend of the year. Bayern had a scare against Mainz, finding themselves 2-0 down at half-time before winning 5-2, Schalke's quest to rob Tasmania Berlin of their long-held wi...
Bayern Munich's extraordinary treble-winning 2020
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - December 28, 2020 06:00 - 44 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Patrick Strasse who is the Bayern reporter for Munich-based Abendzeitung newspaper, and together they reflect on Bayern's extraordinary treble-winning year in 2020. Starting with the final days of Niko Kovac's doomed reign we chart the journey of thi...
Bayern crowned Christmas Champions and it's more trouble for Hertha & Dortmund
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - December 21, 2020 17:02 - 40 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann for a round-up of the final Bundesliga weekend of 2020, where we saw Bayern do what Bayern do and edge out title rival Leverkusen in the last minute. There's also discussion of Leroy Sane's immediate future as he was subbed off aft...
Dortmund sack Lucien Favre
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - December 14, 2020 17:17 - 30 minutesIt's the episode we've been waiting for all year! The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Steilcast regular Christoph Biermann and The Yellow Wall Pod's Lars Pollman to react to what felt like the inevitable sacking of Dortmund head coach Lucien Favre following a 5-1 defeat to Stuttgart on...
Three-for-all at Bayern and Lucien Favre makes his point in Frankfurt
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - December 07, 2020 18:45 - 46 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard to reflect on the Bundesliga weekend which included a three-for-all between Bayern and Leipzig, Leverkusen moving into the title picture with a win at hapless Schalke and a goal straight out of the playground fro...
Mailbag Special - your questions answered
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - November 30, 2020 15:20 - 1 hourThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein sits down with Steilcast regular Christoph Biermann to go through the mailbag and answer your questions on all things Bundesliga and German football Topics covered include the ongoing grumblings around Lucien Favre at Dortmund, talk of potential successors rangin...
Bayern draw with Werder, Haaland destroys Hertha and is it game over for Löw?
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - November 23, 2020 17:12 - 40 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Oliver Muller to reflect on a Bundesliga weekend that saw Bayern's lead shortened as they were made to look like mere mortals in a draw with Werder Bremen while Erling Haaland scored four in Dortmund's 5-2 win over Hertha Berli...
Bayern win Der Klassiker but does it give us hope for a proper title race?
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - November 09, 2020 13:21 - 29 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Lars Pollman to reflect on Der Klassiker with Bayern coming out on top in a five goal thriller, but does Dortmund's spirited performance give us hope for a genuine title race this season? Elsewhere we ponder whether Bayer Lever...
How are Bayern and Dortmund shaping up ahead of Der Klassiker?
Steilcast - A show about the Bundesliga & German football - November 02, 2020 14:25 - 39 minutesThe Athletic's Raphael Honigstein is joined by Christoph Biermann and Kevin Hatchard to look back at the weekend's Bundesliga action, with a particular eye on how Bayern and Dortmund are faring ahead of their clash next weekend. Elsewhere there is talk about David Alaba's future as it appears Bay...
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