Podcast appearances and mentions of will cooling

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling & Dr Luke Middup return to talk Donald Trump's tariffs! They talk the sheer scale and recklessness of the announcement, the impact on both America and the wider world, and what on earth happens next. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about Rachel Reeves's Spring Statement. In particular they discuss in detail the impact of the government's cuts to disability benefits. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup talk the latest developments in the deepening crisis over the American Government's attitude to Ukraine. 

Simon Alvey is happy because of trains. Will Cooling is happy due to morbid drama full of dull rooms and badly fitted suits. Dr Luke Middup is happy because of football. We are all so happy. No sadness or worry over here. No siree. The Bad Orange Man cannot reach us in our happy place. Maybe if we keep talking about other things he'll go away. 

If a week is a long time in politics then a weekend is a long time in whatever Donald Trump thinks he's doing. Join Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup for a group therapy session about an America that keeps threatening to break bad. Recorded Sunday 2nd February 2025, so a day before Trump backed or a month before he doubled down. Who knows, who cares, its just the global economy he's playing with.

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to look back at 2024 through the prism of the weekend's biggest news stories including the Labour Government trying to avoid openly arguing with an aggressively racist and conspiratorial Elon Musk, the Tory Party struggling to find a role having lost over two hundred MPs, and whether Labour can improve public services and regain the initiative. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk through the biggest news in global politics including Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, the unusually sleepy Irish elections, the growing crisis in France and the ballad of Louise Haigh's work phone. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return for the podcast they hoped they'd never have to record; breaking down the re-election of Donald Trump as American President. They took their experiences on the night, thoughts about why it happened, and what comes next. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss Kemi Badenoch's victory in the Tory Leadership election, the budget, and the soon to be over neverending story that is the American Presidential Elections. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the shock departure of Sue Gray from her role as Chief of Staff, the latest twist and turns in the Tory Party Leadership race, and much more besides!

In the first part of this week's show Benno & JP are joined by special guest Will Cooling of PWTorch to talk “Mr McMahon” on Netflix as they talk whether the series hit expecations or it's aims,, as well as it's coverage of the Janel Grant case and the many scandals along the way, in a full review of the series. They are then talk Rey Fenix being held to his AEW contract for an additional year due to injury time before Benno 7 JP rundown Grand Slam Collision, Swerve talking the AEW TV deal, some New Japan and more! SHOWNOTES 0:00 Intro, ⁠NIGEL⁠ Patreon show, Matty's Dealer's Choice reveal of ⁠RANDAL⁠12:17 Mr McMahon Full Review2:03:09 Rey Fenix contract, Saraya, AEW Grand Slam, other news & notes2:47:05 NIGEL Dealer's Choice Preview GRAPPL Spotlight is produced with support from our Patrons and YouTube members, with special thanks to Patreon Kings Of The Mountain - Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns, Chris Platt, Ewan Cameron, Mark Buckeldee & Carl Gac! Get the the new line of GRAPPL merchandise with FREE SHIPPING to the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia & New Zealand at https://chopped-tees.com/en-uk/collections/grappl You can find all of our live shows on YouTube by becoming a Member at http://www.Youtube.com/@GRAPPL, or join us on Patreon for both live video and audio replays at http://www.Patreon.com/GRAPPL!  You can also join us on the GRAPPL Discord for free at https://discord.gg/KqeVAcwctS⁠

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup meet to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Britain winning the Battle of Britain, the sixteenth anniversary of the implosion of Lehman Brothers, and much more besides! Given the party atmosphere, this super long episode looks at such exciting topics as football regulation, tory leadership elections, struggling new labour ministers, and whatever Donald Trump is. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the far right rioting across England and Northern Ireland, and what it means for the affected communities, particularly British Muslims. They then discuss the issue of Twitter becoming a playpen for the far-right, the latest developments in the American elections, and whether Labour has been playing fast and lose with the nation's finances. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Middup talk what may be the craziest week in American political history. Joe Biden becomes the first president of the modern era to not seek the renomination, and drops out in a uniquely public and late moment. Before that we've had his predecessor and would be successor narrowly dodge an assassin's bullet, name his vice-presidential nominee and deliver his acceptance speech. This is a week that will on for decades. We also talk Euro 2024.

A very tired Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup gathered on Saturday 6th July to unpick the general election results. They weren't quite the epic bloodletting some of the MRPs promised, but they delivered a brutal defeat to the Tory Party and the most left-wing parliament in British history. They review the election night coverage before unpicking what the results mean for each party, and why Luke hates the new Prime Minister so much. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return with a super soaraway elections preview! They talk about the mechanics of watching elections night, including when to nap and what to eat, before looking at the latest polls, and making their predictions. Oh and Luke gives us the five safest Tory seats in Britain!

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to cover the latest goings on in the election including the Tory betting scandal, latest polling, lacklusture manifestos, Nigel Farage on Ukraine, environmentalism run amok, and whether Simon is a Urban Progressive

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup  return to talk yet another bad week in the general election for Rishi Sunak as Nigel Farage reenters frontline politics, he loses the debate to Sir Keir Starmer, gets shouted at for misusing government statistics, and then offend people by leaving the D-Day commemorations early. We look at how the Tory Party's campaign imploded over a week and what the future may hold. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the first full week of the election  campaign. Recorded before Nigel Farage's return to frontline politics on Monday, we look at the arguments over Diane Abbott, the Tory's new pensions policy, Will's article on Tory polling, and what is going on in America. 

Simon Alvey returns from Northern Ireland to catch up with Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup about the election. Together they discuss RIshi Sunak's shock announcement and the even more shocking state of the Tory Party's campaign, with Michael Gove's resignations, Sunak's gaffes and the National Service policy all getting a good kicking. We also discuss some of our expectations for the campaign. 

Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk the surprise announcement of an election on Thursday 4th July. We discuss why Rishi Sunak decided upon a snap election, the amateurish announcement and Labour's response. We then look at the implications across the nation and what our early thoughts on the shape of the campaign and result. 

Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk a disappointing end of the season for Harry Kane and the slow start to the longest election campaigns in British and American history. They also discuss whether devolution has been a success.

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about Ipswich's promotion to the premier league, Clarkson's Farm and a new First Minister in Scotland. They turn their minds to the local elections, looking at the big mayoral races, council elections, and even the odd references to Police and Crime Commissioners. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to do a deep dive into Humza Yousaf's no-good, awful Thursday as his gambit to preempt the end of his coalition with the Greens may very well bring his premiership to a premature end. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup manage to fill a cute little podcast to capacity as they discuss the latest developments in the Middle East and American Congress, the return of Liz Truss ahead of the local elections, the growing problems afflicting the SNP, and the latest developments in the Football League. 

Simon Alvey and Will Cooling return to talk about the utter destruction that is predicted for the Tories in the latest MRP modelling, and to what extent we should take the prospect of a Tory wipeout. We then get Will's updates on the latest developments in Northern Ireland before Simon gives his thoughts on Matthew Parris's advocacy for euthanasia as a means to place social pressure on disabled and elderly people to end their lives prematurely.  They then talk about their sides battling for promotion from the Football League and what their respective clubs mean for the local area, before Will asks Simon what would happen if the American Civil War had ended delivery. 

Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss a range of topics including the shock resignation of Jeffrey Donaldson as DUP Leader following his arrest on Thursday, Matthew Parris's article advocating for the mass euthanasia of the old and disabled, the Guardian's expose of gentlemen's clubs not allowing women to join, and the state of the Tory Party following the budget. They then discuss what videos Luke watches on the internet and the comics and cartoons Will watched as a child in "culture" corner. 

Peter McKinney joins the book club to help me tackle the most controversial strip in the history of the galaxy's greatest comic. It's time to talk about Big Dave by Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Steve Parkhouse. You can find Peter's blog post about the comic at the Hindsight Hut. And the other two articles we mention are by Colin Smith on Sequart and by Will Cooling archived at the Web Archive.You can find a list of all the upcoming books on the Facebook page, follow the podcast on instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky. And email me comments and suggestions to MCBCpodcast@gmail.comMusic used in this episode is Circuit Breaker by the artist Robodub. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here Or Download here Right click and choose save link as to download to your computer.

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the latest developments in British politics. Before that however they discuss Notts County's current fortunes in the football league, Zone of Interest, and The Wild Men. They then discuss the chaos in parliament over the SNP's motion about Gaza, Lee Anderson's Islamophobic remarks, and the broader situation in Israel/Palestine. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to look ahead to the election that we're all dreading; the rematch between Presidents Biden and Trump. We marvel at how Trump has managed to destroy his primary opposition and explain why the Democrats can't quit Joe! Luke then gives an update on Palestine/Israel and Ukraine.

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to discuss the year in British politics. They look at how Rishi Sunak has been brought crashing down to earth both by the Tory Party's crushing unpopularity and his own mistakes before considering how Sir Keir Starmer's Labour and the other political parties are seeking to capitalise. This podcast was recorded on the 11th December. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling, and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about a lot! We discuss Doctor Who's latest Davros retcon, the theological problem of moral evil, what bits of All Out War are still relevant in 2023, and the return of David Cameron to Government. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to not discuss the reshuffle because that happened after this podcast was recorded. We instead discuss whether Donald Trump could become President again, the chaos that has engulfed the House of Representatives, the impact of climate change on South and East Asia, and the conflict in the Middle East

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to talk about the Department of Work and Pensions latest attempts to promote disability inclusion and Suella Braverman's recent comments about immigration and multiculturalism. They  then close with thoughts on classical music, comic books, and controvesial referee decisions in football. 

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup return to recap a crazy week in British politics as they touch upon the beginning of the Lib Dem Conference, Liz Truss's latest comeback, Rishi Sunak trying to prove himself an Action Man by explaining why we can't do things, whether he actually is Scrooge McDuck and what the future holds for Sir Keir Starmer

We're back from our summer holidays as Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup do a tour of various news stories including the mini-reshuffle, the state of Britain's schools, whether the death penalty should be brought back, what the future holds for Nadine Dorries, and why Labour are destined to disappoint us. 

Will Cooling welcomes the President of Revolution Pro Wrestling back to the Deep Dive as he asks Andy Quildan all about his forthcoming show at the Copper Box. Not only do they discuss why Quildan chose to run the largest venue in the promotions history and what makes the Copper Box such an exceptional venue to watch pro wrestling, and how he's balancing the demands of presenting a blockbuster show, but they also preview all the main card matches. They look at the influx of NXT UK talent into RevPro as Trent Seven prepares to challenge for the British Heavyweight Title and South Wales SubCulture prepare to defend the British Tag Team Titles, what Mickie James means to women's wrestling, the return of Shibata, El Phantasmo and Ishii to Revolution Pro Wrestling, and the dream main event of Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi. They close by looking ahead to CMLL Fantastica Mania UK in September and New Japan Royal Quest 3 in October.You can still purchase tickets to watch Revolution Pro Wrestling in The Copper Box by clicking here. The show will also stream on RPW ON DEMAND which you can sign up here. Thanks again to Andy Quildan for sparing the time to speak to us. We'll be back later in the week with our preview to the All In card!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3276210/advertisement

Simon Alvey, Will Cooling and Dr Luke Middup surpass themselves by not getting past the introductions in this 90minute podcast! After looking forward to Notts County, Ipswich Town and Leicester City's new season we discuss Tottenham Hotspur trying to sell a player to a Russian player and whether we're all being too quick to condemn players for going to Saudi Arabia. We then close with looking at the future of the Commonwealth Games after another host has dropped out. 

On this week's show PW Torch's Will Cooling joins Benno & JP to follow up on last week and talk all the McMahon family drama with Stephanie officially out, Vince making moves back into creative and the Saudi buyout & Khan family rumours and other wild stories that took hold in the hours and days since last week's show. Benno and JP then talk Impact's Hard To Kill with Mickie James "last" match and another great week in AEW with three highly praised matches from Dynamite, the return of Adam Cole, the non-debut of Mercedes & even some quick Brit Wres chat at the end of the show!SHOWNOTES00:00 Intro 01:20 McMahon Family Drama, WWE sale53:10 Raw Month One, Patreon1:11:30 Impact Hard To Kill Review1:33:10 LA Forum AEW Dynamite Review, Rampage 2:09:45 Misc, Brit WresThanks to our patrons for supporting the podcast, with special thanks to current Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin, Eddie Sideburns & Chris Platt. Get the extended version of Spotlight with pre and post-show, as well as live video, daily updates, weekend previews and all our bonus content at Patreon.com/GRAPPL!Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight:Spotify || Apple || Google || YouTube || TuneIn || Stitcher || RSSFollow us on Twitter:Benno || JP || GRAPPLDownload GRAPPL the wrestling rating app:App Store || Google Play || GrapplApp.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's the 2022 GRAPPL & Friends Christmas/New Year Q&A Spectacular as Benno, JP, Gareth and Matty end the year in a marathon session answering all of your questions where anything goes, with plenty of booze (and tea - some of us are sick) drank as friends of the show Alan 4L, Karen Peterson, Andy Ogden, Carl Gac, LF DOOM, Will Cooling and the rest of the GRAPPL Spotlight IWC come together for #AskGRAPPL!You can get the full 6 hour recording session unedited on the GRAPPL YouTube in glorious video, or in audio free for all on the GRAPPL Patreon (and for patrons of all levels, in their personal RSS feed)Thanks to our patrons for supporting the podcast, with special thanks to current Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Conor O'Loughlin & Eddie Sideburns.Visit Patreon.com/GRAPPL and join us for bonus podcasts, LIVE video episodes of Spotlight and more!Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight:Spotify || Apple || Google || YouTube || TuneIn || Stitcher || RSSFollow us on Twitter:Benno || JP || GRAPPLDownload GRAPPL the wrestling rating appApp Store || Google Play || GrapplApp.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Deep Dive returns with a very special two-segment edition. In the first half, Will Cooling welcomes social media influencer and wrestling broadcaster Steph Chase to talk about her experiences watching AEW all over America. They go through all the different cities she has travelled to watch the promotion, her experiences at the shows, and of the cities themselves. They also talk about how they would both save Dynamite, their experiences attending shows as media, and what the future holds with Triple-H in charge of WWE creative. Then the show concludes with the special Deep Dive segment that was part of Martin Bushby and Benno's 24 Hour Podcasting Marathon last month, with Rich Fann and Will discussing their infamous interview with Andy Quildan at the heart of Speaking Out, Rich's five favorite Britwres wrestlers, and him getting to meet the former Braun Strowman at a charity softball game. Truly this is a PACKED show.

Will Cooling welcomes back Darren Mooney to The Deep Dive! They catch up about "Peacemaker" and quickly discuss "The Boys" before Will springs discussing the parallels between Vince McMahon and Harvey Weinstein's falls from grace on Darren, which leads to some fascinating discussions about how quickly companies can implode, the advantage Vince has as a public figure, and how social media makes us all somewhat complicit in abuse. They then talk about the scheduled topic of the show - Darren's new book on the infamous "Doctor Who" episode Kill the Moon. They discuss its odd mixture of the adult and the childish, the enduring and unique appeal of "Doctor Who," and the overly rigid mindsets of fandom. On a lighter note, they explore to what extent the episode is a metaphor for abortion. We end with booking our very own Doctor Who wrestling match. Great show with Darren as always.

Will Cooling welcomes back Darren Mooney to The Deep Dive! They catch up about "Peacemaker" and quickly discuss "The Boys" before Will springs discussing the parallels between Vince McMahon and Harvey Weinstein's falls from grace on Darren, which leads to some fascinating discussions about how quickly companies can implode, the advantage Vince has as a public figure, and how social media makes us all somewhat complicit in abuse. They then talk about the scheduled topic of the show - Darren's new book on the infamous "Doctor Who" episode Kill the Moon. They discuss its odd mixture of the adult and the childish, the enduring and unique appeal of "Doctor Who," and the overly rigid mindsets of fandom. On a lighter note, they explore to what extent the episode is a metaphor for abortion. We end with booking our very own Doctor Who wrestling match. Great show with Darren as always.You can buy Darren's book about Kill the Moon from Obverse Books, and it is the 59th installment of their Black Archive series of books on "Doctor Who" episodes. You can also find Darren's writing and videos at The Escapist, his podcasts The 250, and follow him on Twitter.

Rich Fann and Will Cooling chat about the recent Discovery/Warner and Netflix issues in terms of subscribers, the fallout and effect on wrestling streaming, as well as the timing of WWE and Peacock deal long term. Additionally, they dive into the MJF issue of the week prior, as well as Will's thoughts on what should happen on Dynamite prior to its open Wednesday night.

Will Cooling welcomes back Revolution Pro Wrestling owner Andy Quildan to talk about the promotion's latest show Epic Encounters 2022. They discuss the show being the biggest independent in the UK since September 2019, the promotion's relationship with Minoru Suzuki and the agony of his much-anticipated match with Will Ospreay imploding the night before the show, how he chose Michael Oku as the replacement, the acclaimed Aussie Open vs. Velocities and the wider RevPro tag team division, Alex Windsor vs. Kylie Rae, and the return of Gabriel Kidd. We end with news about Revolution Pro Wrestling's new streaming service, www.revproondemand.com.

Welcome to the NEW "Deep Dive" format. Will Cooling and Rich Fann discuss how the changes will work, as well as how Will's "Deeper Dive" will have self contained one-off subjects. Then the pair discuss the Kota Ibushi situation, a non-spoiler chat about MCU's "the blip" and its relation to an article Will sent Rich, and Progress vs. RevPro in terms of growth and development of wrestlers, among other topics.Afterward, a bonus Deep Dive, featuring Jason Norris of WomenLoveWrestling.net joins to talk about his new book "Women of WrestleMania," the stats, and key figures of the women of the eras. Plus a nice chat with Jason regarding Chelsea and Arsenal fighting for Champions League places.

It's another Will Cooling solo show as he breaks down why the Undertaker's Hall of Fame speech was such a disappointment and what everyone gets wrong when they call him "The Greatest Gimmick Wrestler of All Time." He then discusses Stone Cold Steve Austin's surprisingly enjoyable return to the ring at WrestleMania 38 and Gunther continuing to struggle in the NXT before giving his thoughts on ROH Supercard of Honor, Josh Barnett's Bloodsport, and the Wrestlecon Supershow.

Will Cooling is joined by Dr. Luke Middup (@lukemiddup), a military and diplomatic historian from St. Andrews University, with whom he co-hosts the It Could Be Said podcast. After Will gives his brief thoughts on the forthcoming AEW Revolution card, they discuss Saudi Arabia and WWE's relationship with the kingdom, the wider concept of sportswashing and whether such governments receive the expected benefits from their investment, the impact of the war in Ukraine on Chelsea, Khabib Nurmagomedov being announced for the UFC Hall of Fame, and how a fraudster almost made North Korea a partner of Notts County. A really fun show that if nothing else will give wrestling fans a greater insight into a country that WWE earns millions and millions of dollars from every year.

It's the 2021 GRAPPL & Friends Christmas Q&A Spectacular as we are joined by friends of the show Matty Edwards, Allan Cheapshot, Andy & Geoff Ogden, Alan & Sarah 4L, Davie Portman, Eddie Sideburns, WH Park, Suit Williams, Will Cooling, patrons Carl Gac, Simon Mulvaney and more to answer your questions!You can get the full 6 hour recording session unedited on the GRAPPL YouTube in glorious video, or in audio free for all on the GRAPPL Patreon (and for patrons of all levels, in their personal RSS feed)JP is fine, we're pretty sure.SHOWNOTES00:10 Intro17:10 Matty Edwards47:48 The Ogdens1:10:23 Allan Cheapshot1:48:19 Alan and Sarah 4L2:25:48 Davie Portman3:14:10 Eddie Sideburns3:32:10 WH Park3:59:52 Suit Williams4:15:39 Will CoolingThanks to our patrons for supporting the podcast, with special thanks to current Kings Of The Mountain - Robert Brockie, Carl Gac, Simon Gunn, Günther Daniel and Conor O'Loughlin.Visit Patreon.com/GRAPPL and join us for bonus podcasts, LIVE video episodes of Spotlight and more!Subscribe to GRAPPL Spotlight:Spotify || Apple || Google || YouTube || TuneIn || Stitcher || RSSFollow us on Twitter:Benno || JP || Gareth || GRAPPLDownload GRAPPL the wrestling rating appApp Store || Google Play || GrapplApp.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It’s been a long time since the last podcast at Riffing On Wrestling, so here’s a brand new one for you, recorded with my old Fighting Spirit Magazine colleague and It Could Be Said author Will Cooling. On this no-notes show we discuss WWE in the Nick Khan era and where that leaves Paul Levesque in the WWE pecking order, and get into a fascinating discussion about why each side is so vehement in their delight or revulsion towards All Elite Wrestling. Be sure to tweet me @hardcopyDOTie with your points of view stemming from the show, and share it with all your wrestling fans while it’s free! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit riffingonwrestling.substack.com