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The SLAPcast crew has dusted off the old microphones and rejoined the recording studio after being away for months! We may not have covered the last few months of Premier League action but we have been watching every second, so tune-in to our end-of-season review to hear our ramblings on each team and our tradition SLAP awards!
In this episode, the guys band together in the face of Josh's absence to outline their Chumps and Champs from the weekend in the Premier League. Some had a great weekend, while others exhibited behavior that was strikingly chump-like. The guys also went on to discuss such talking points as Jürgen Klopp's impact on the Premier League, Spurs' newfound problem defending set pieces, Roy Hodgson officially losing the plot, and Arsenal earning a surprisingly comprehensive victory over the league leaders.
In this episode, the guys discuss the second half of the staggered winter break fixtures, as well as pick their Team of the Season so far in the Premier League. The guys also put together a secondary XI composed of players who they feel have gone under the radar so far this season.
In this episode, the guys are back to review the limited Premier League action in the first half of the winter break. Gage puts the guys to the test with a Premier League quiz revolving around events in 2023.
In this episode, the guys put a whimsical twist on the mystery segment and create their Starting XIs from Super Mario characters, debating the merits of their choices. Then, they take a holistic approach to analyzing the state of various clubs after the Christmas period.
In this episode of SLAPcast, the guys come together to review Premier League Matchweeks 15 & 16. Midweek action and weekend games yielded some shock results and some returns to form.
In this episode, the guys take a look at the Euro 2024 group draw before reviewing the weekend's action in the Premier League.
Gage, Reese and Ethan discuss some of the most bonkers signings they have seen over the years as well as Matchweek 11 of the Premier League with the North London clubs receiving their first loss, Man City and their new star, Doku, and a typical Roy Hodgson win against the struggling Burnley
In this episode, the guys relive some of their scariest times as fans of the Premier League before reviewing the action from the spookiest weekend of the year.
In this episode of SLAPcast, Gage makes his not-so-valiant return to the fray at the expense of Josh. The guys go over their top 5 all-time Premier League players for each of their clubs before reviewing Everton's possible point deduction, whether Bournemouth should sack Andoni Iraola, and all the action from the weekend.
We take a trip down memory lane as many events that have transpired over the weeks have made us feel old. Retirements, year long records being broken, the whole shebang. Other than that we've got a Matchweek 8 review that had plenty to discuss so don't miss it!! Also... Where's Gage??
In this episode, a berserk Gage is joined by cooler heads Josh, Reese, and Ethan. In the aftermath of Spurs' crazy and controversial win over Liverpool on Saturday, the guys break down the events of the subsequent days and discuss what could be done to fix the state of refereeing/VAR in England. The guys also put forward some of the worst refereeing decisions they've witnessed in recent years, as well as analyzed victories for Luton, Arsenal, Palace, and Leicester (we finally broke the curse!) and defeats for both Manchester clubs.
This week, the guys go back to their Bob The Builder roots and built a North London combined starting eleven based on performances this season. Also featuring a full review of the North London Derby, a Crystal Palace tirade, a "who is worse?" challenge between Luton and Wolves, and the 8-0 slobber knocker that took place between Newcastle and Sheffield United.
Join the guys for an episode that, like Gage, is a bit on the shorter side (sorry man). We discussed a few of the fixtures involving our teams from Matchweek 5 as well as the big news from around the Premier League. This episode also sees the return of the much beloved quiz segment that used to be an episode regular.
Join the guys for another episode of SLAPcast—this time, they review the events of deadline day, and evaluate the window had by the Premier League's biggest clubs. Was Kai Havertz a waste of money? Is James Maddison the signing of the summer? Find out on the latest episode of SLAPcast.
Join Gage, Josh, Reese, and Ethan for another episode of SLAPcast's coverage of the 2023/24 Season, this time looking at all things Matchweek 3, as well as some of the worst pieces of business conducted in the Premier League in recent years.
Join Gage, Josh, Reese, and Ethan for a look at the final week of the transfer window—what business could be done? What do the league's biggest clubs need? Additionally, the guys convene to break down action from Matchweek 2 in the Premier League. Man United's transition from unlucky breaks to looking listless, Tottenham's newfound identity. Unai Emery's tactical profile and why Villa are seeing such wild swings in results. These and more are discussed on today's episode!
Join Gage, Reese, and Ethan for a foray into the 2023/24 Premier League Season's inaugural fixtures. Find out who's a champ and who's a chump from the weekend's action. Enjoy a length discussion on the transfer of Moises Caicedo, Arsenal's newfound issues at full back, Sandro Tonali's surprisinigly advanced role for Newcastle, and some noticeable successes and failures of Postecoglou's first game in charge at Spurs.
SLAPcast is back for FIFTH season! In this episode, Gage is joined by Reese, Ethan, and birthday boy Josh to discuss our projections and conjectures for the upcoming 2023/24 season. Strap yourselves in for two and a half hours of absolutely nuclear takes on clubs like Chelsea, Newcastle, West Ham, and others.
In the Season 4 Finale of SLAPcast, now-mustachioed Gage is joined by new college graduates Reese and Ethan and newlywed Josh to review the big picture from the 2022–23 Premier League season. The guys catch up on life before giving each Premier League club a letter grade for their season and giving out the prestigious and coveted SLAP Awards. — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/
In this episode of SLAPcast, Gage is joined by Reese and Ethan in an attempt to unpack all the events from this weekend's Premier League action, including Arsenal regaining their advantage at the top, United continuing to make a case for a title challenge and Chelsea struggling due to the fact that their squad is...overweight? — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/
In this episode of SLAPcast, Gage is joined by his newly discovered Valentine Reese, as well as Josh and Ethan, who were filled with immeasurable disappointment not to be Gage's Valentine. Also, the guys discussed the goings-on from the Premier League this weekend, including a surprise win for Sean Dyche's Everton over league leaders Arsenal, Leicester's brief renaissance, Man United's melee against Crystal Palace and Liverpool and Chelsea still being in the mud. Gage also waxes rhapsodic about Harry Kane and his breaking of Jimmy Greaves's all-time Tottenham goalscorer record. — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/
In this episode of SLAPcast, Gage is joined by Josh, Reese and Ethan to discuss the fixtures from the FA Cup Fourth Round and the transfers that have gone ahead. Keep in mind, this episode was recorded the night of January 30, so any deals completed on January 31 will not be covered. — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network. — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/
SLAPcast is back! After a long hiatus, the guys are back together again to take stock of what has happened in the Premier League during our absence. — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network. — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/
In the second World Cup specific episode of SLAPcast, the guys convene to discuss the group stage of the World Cup and the USMNT's place in it. — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network. — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/
In the first-ever dedicated World Cup episode of SLAPcast, Gage is joined by Reese and Josh to review the four matches that have already taken place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, as well as outline our predictions for the other groups and themes for the tournament overall. — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network. — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/
In yet another enthralling and transfixing episode of SLAPcast, Gage is joined by the full contingent of Josh, Reese and Ethan to discuss a slower weekend from the Premier League. Did Leicester playing poorly result in Crystal Palace doing the very same thing? Is Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Gage's favorite Spurs player of all time? Did Leeds deserve all three points against Arsenal? Is this a renaissance for Liverpool? Find out the answers to all these and more in the latest episode of SLAPcast. — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network. — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/
In this episode of SLAPcast, the guys (Gage, Josh, Reese and Ethan) are forced to endure yet another weekend without fixtures, so they convene to talk about the United States Men's National Team and their loss to Japan over the weekend, as well as potential World Cup selections. Gage puts the guys to the sword over a Premier League captains quiz before the guys all give their thoughts on next weekend's impending North London Derby. — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network. — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/
SLAPcast is back after an enforced hiatus! This week, Gage, Josh, Reese and Ethan have come together to discuss the efficacy of cancelling last week's fixtures, the managerial merry-go-round, Leicester's continued woes, Tottenham's consistency (or lack thereof?) and Arsenal's response. The graphics used in this video during the Spurs discussion are courtesy of friend of the show John Muller, who you can find on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/johnspacemuller — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network. — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/
In this special episode of SLAPcast, the full panel are joined by The Athletic's John Muller. John is an American journalist working as a senior writer with a strong focus on data analytics. He is currently most well-known for his creation of 18 new player roles, which redefine a player's tactical role and usefulness within the greater context of a side. The guys ask John about his experiences as an American in football journalism, his time living in Latin America, data analytics and the process of creating the 18 player roles, and finally a bit about newly Americanized Leeds United. — Follow John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnspacemuller Read John's work at The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/author/john-muller/ — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network. — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/
Josh makes his long-awaited return for this episode of SLAPcast! He joins Gage, Reese and Ethan once again to discuss Man United's stunning performance against Liverpool at Old Trafford, Leeds pressing Chelsea into oblivion, Newcastle taking a point off City and much much more. — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network. — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIfj8Tq3IZzM7x4eTsExWtw
In this action-packed episode of SLAPcast, the newly appointed Admiral of Alliterations (Gage) is joined by cohorts Ethan and Reese to get across the litany of storylines from the weekend gone by in the Premier League. The guys discuss Brentford's stunning 4-0 victory over Man United, the infamous Battle of the Bridge, Vol. 2 between Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel, Arsenal's continuity, Crystal Palace earning a hard-fought draw at Liverpool, and Nottingham Forest earning their first Premier League victory in over 23 years. This episode also features a debut for the new YouTube templates. Please check us out on YouTube with the link below and let us know what you think! — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network. — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIfj8Tq3IZzM7x4eTsExWtw
The Premier League is back, and with it comes SLAPcast match reviews and analysis! Heraldic host Gage is joined by the vinyl vindicator Ethan and the gunner-supporting gremlin Reese. Some of the topics discussed include Andreas Pereira's fit into Fulham's midfield, Dejan Kulusevski's superstardom, Man United's apparent lack of a plan in nearly every aspect and why watching Man City games is more boring than... Well, you'll have to find that one out. — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network. — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/
Welcome to SLAPcast Season 4! The guys are absolutely ecstatic to bring you the first episode of coverage for the 2022/23 Premier League season. Gage is joined by Reese and Ethan to run down our predicted Premier League tables from 20-1. Who will get relegated? Who will qualify for the Champions League? What is going on at Leicester City Football Club? We stop for a moment to discuss the outlook of each club, as well as some key points that helped us arrive at our decision. There is no shortage of hot takes, while Reese and Gage enGAGE (haha, get it?) in a heated debate about which North London club has a better outlook on the season just before deciding to be friends again and breaking down the tactical intrigue surrounding Arsenal's defense. There is no shortage of analysis from Ethan either, who provides good context on Crystal Palace's season, as well as key points for the relegation battle, Chelsea possibly missing out on top four and much much more. Josh is absent from this particular episode but he WILL board the Season 4 train very soon. Additionally, Producer Chris is now onboard for his first full season with SLAPcast as well. — Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network. — Follow SLAPcast on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SLAPcastPL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slapcastpl/
In this episode of SLAPcast, Gage is joined by the malcontent moviegoer Reese and the vinyl vindicator Ethan to discuss the transfer activity gone by in the month of July. The guys also touch on preseason and the fascinating situation arising at Barcelona. Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay" Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network.
In the penultimate episode of SLAPcast's coverage of the 2021/22 season, Josh and Ethan come along with Gage to review all the action from Championship Sunday 2022. Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay
SLAPcast is back again for another look at the Premier League—this time, the guys discuss the importance of the week's results on the title race, the Top 4 race and the relegation battle, all before previewing the North London Derby and the FA Cup Final. Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network.
SLAPcast can now be found on YouTube, with video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIfj8Tq3IZzM7x4eTsExWtw SLAPcast is so pleased to announce that we have joined the Manifest Media Podcast Network! This is our first episode fully affiliated with Manifest Media, and we couldn't be more excited to get started. Friend of the show and now partner and producer Chris Kuchar is going to be headmanning the new effort along with the regular panel of Gage, Josh, Reese and Ethan. Those four are back together again this week to discuss all the key events from the Premier League this weekend. Norwich are relegated (and Watford are nearly there) while Burnley and Everton have breathed life back into their seasons again. Spurs and Arsenal pick up 3 points in their respective must-win games, and Leicester's fight in the Conference League still goes on. Crystal Palace also attained a great result this weekend as Ethan receives reprieve from the recent stagnation of Palace's season. The guys also take a moment to celebrate the Stars reaching the NHL Playoffs (and avoiding the Avalanche in the First Round). Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay. Brought to you in association with the Manifest Media Podcast Network.
In a week where Josh decides to take a sabbatical, Gage is joined by Reese and Ethan to discuss all things Matchweek 34, which primarily entails a fiery discussion on the race for Top 4. Reese revels in Arsenal's success while Gage wallows in Tottenham's misery, and Ethan is left with a few snoozefest games to break down. This week's game of the week was Chelsea 1-0 West Ham, which gets intertwined heavily in the Top 4 discussion. This episode also features the timely return of the quiz as Gage puts the guys to the sword on the 16 players inducted thus far into the Premier League Hall of Fame. Next week's game of the week is the crucial relegation battle between Watford and Burnley at Vicarage Road. Next week's pod (May 2) will also involve the biggest announcement in SLAPcast history, so make sure to be tuned in! Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay Special thanks to Magpie Jay this week for their continued support of SLAPcast. We're delighted to keep working with them.
In this episode of SLAPcast, the full contingent of Gage, Josh, Reese and Ethan are joined again by friend and supporter of the show Chris Kuchar (the man behind Manifest Media) to discuss the U.S. National Team qualifying for Qatar 2022 and the most recent round of matches in the Premier League. Chris also gives his view on the situation at Chelsea. Reese and Ethan are forced to do a bit of time traveling to discuss the Arsenal-Crystal Palace match due to scheduling complications, but the pod stops for no one—including the laws of spacetime. Finally, Josh puts the guys to the test with an impromptu quiz. Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay
In this week's episode Robert can't stop being right and it makes Sam mad. We also discuss how to make bank from clutter. (Oh, and I guess we also become a new podcast.)One in four people have a clutter problemFollow the podcast:IG: @ARecentStudyPodTwitter: @ARecentStudyPodFollow Robert:IG: @RobertBarbosa03Twitter: @RobertBarbosa03
In this two-hour SLAPcast extravaganza, Gage, Josh and Reese are joined by old friend of the show Ben Singel, who joins to shed some light on the situation at Chelsea and share his views on it. Additionally, Reese is pleased with Arsenal despite the loss to Liverpool, Josh is still questioning what has gone wrong for Leicester and Gage has some routine Spurs existentialism. Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay
In this Valentine's Day edition of SLAPcast, the full contingent convenes to discuss the happenings of the midweek and weekend Premier League matches. Topics such as the ongoing Spurs conundrum, Gabriel Martinelli's bizarre red card, a possible formation change at Palace and Leicester's ongoing injury crisis are some of the highlights. There is also, of course, a quiz. Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay
In this episode of SLAPcast, Gage is joined by Josh, Reese and Ethan to discuss the fixtures from the Fourth Round of the FA Cup, the U.S. Men's National Team's crusade in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying, and the notable transfers from around the Premier League in the month of January—and of course, a quiz. Hear Josh's analysis of Leicester's downfall at Forest, Gage's opinion on new signings Bentancur and Kulusevski, as well as Ethan's assessment of Palace's strange transfer sagas among other topics of discussion. Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay
In this episode of SLAPcast, a jubilant Reese joins the miserable trio of Josh, Gage and Ethan to discuss the North London Derby from the weekend, as well as various other high points from around the Premier League. Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay
In this episode of SLAPcast, Gage is joined by the full panel of Josh, Reese and Ethan to discuss the matchweek gone by in the Premier League, as well as a cheeky Champions League quiz. Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay
In this episode of SLAPcast, Gage, Reese and Ethan are joined by friend of the show Chris Kuchar to discuss the most recent matchweek in the Premier League as well as the all the transfers that have gone by in the last few days leading up to the transfer deadline. Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay
SLAPcast is back with our first match reviews of 2021/22! Join Gage, Josh, Reese and Ethan for in-depth analysis of topics such as Arsenal's disappointing start, Chelsea's dominance, two-sided starts from Manchester United and Leicester, and new beginnings for Spurs and Crystal Palace. The episode also includes a comprehensive discussion on Reese's inability to consume most fruits. Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay
In the premiere of Season 3 of SLAPcast (and new longest episode in history), Gage is joined by Josh, Reese and Ethan to discuss our Premier League predictions and previews for all 20 teams for the upcoming 2021/22 season. Additionally, a brief recap of summer events including the Copa América, Euros, Gold Cup and CONCACAF Nations League and a synopsis of the current state of the United States National Team are also featured. Finally, we discuss our plans for Season 3 including regular shows, more frequent guest appearances and the revival of our YouTube channel—with face cams—and yet another rebrand thanks to friend of the show Chris Kuchar. Intro/Outro Music: "A Haze" by Magpie Jay
TSR-U-KIDDING-ME: Tabletop Twitter got weird these last few weeks as debates exploded around the tweets made by Ernest G. Gygax, Jr.––son of Dungeons & Dragons co-creator, Gary Gygax––where he doubles down on strong, anti-SJW views in support of his new RPG, Giantlands. SLAPP FEST: Andrew also checks in with the current legal fight started by Chris Avellone––formerly of Black Isle and Obisidian Entertainment––as he tries to sue people who said mean things about him on the internet. Also, Dan has gotten even more obsessed with the Metroid series since last week. RELEVANT LINKS: A thread from Mike Dunford about the Chris Avellone defamation lawsuit. A thread from Daryl Mott that does a good job summarizing all the drama around the Gygax boys. A thread by attorney, D. M. Schmeyer, that covers the Avellone defamation lawsuit. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Pong 2020" (07 June 2019): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the comments made by Chris Avellone about writing games "without" any politics in their narrative or design. "Zombie Brooms" (11 June 2021): Where Andrew covered the nature of lawsuits and their jurisdictions when talking about the copyright lawsuit filed by a photographer against Capcom. "Drive Your Gorilla" (25 June 2021): Where D. Bethel's excitement for Metroid gets reignited. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) "Nerd Law" written and performed by D. Bethel