The Hope that Kills You: Recent Episodes
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The Hope that Kills You is a podcast by fans for fans. Ben is a former professional rugby player and Oli is the founder and owner of Exo-Sports Management. Together they will discuss the life and hope of being sports fans. Both are life long Arsenal fans, and support underdog rugby nations, this is the perfect pod for struggling fans alike.
We are back and Raphy Howard will be joining us for the rest of the season.
A die hard Manchester United fan, Raph gives us his view on the United's transfer window and yes we did discuss Arsenal... Unfortunately.
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Friend of the pod James Thacker returns to discuss the 2021 British and Irish Lions squad heading down to South Africa.
Give Thackers pod a list- The Thacker Sunday Hangover Podcast is a brilliant listen all for broadening horizons and can be listened to on all podcast providers.
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We are back! After a short break, the team is back. Well, half the team. Ben can't join us this week but James Thacker of the Thacker Sunday Hangover Podcast steps up to fill his shoes.
We discuss all things Super league from the point of view of an Arsenal and Tottenham fan.
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Scotland are World Cup Champions AGAIN after their fabulous win over in Paris on Friday night as Wales are finally crowned Six Nations Champions. The lads debrief the unreal scenes from the Stade de France and conclude with the hotly debated Lions selection.
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Super Saturday brought the end of the Six Nations and what a weekend of rugby it was. Ben and Oli sit down with England fan Will Samler to discuss the rugby and football.
Rugby- 00.00 - 1.03.00
Football- 1.03.00 - 1.25.00
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One very good weekend for Ben, one very mixed weekend for Oli. The boys debrief round 4 of the Six Nations, with Wales on the cusp of an incredible tournament win, and a brilliant North London Derby win for the Arsenal.
Rugby- 00.00 - 20.25
Football- 20.25 - 40.00
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This week, the lads are joined by die hard Gooner- Oli's mum. Not much to discuss with the rugby with another fallow week, but plenty to digest for the arsenal fans.
Rugby- 00.00 - 15.46
Football- 15.46 - 58.42
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The lads are joined by special guest, London Scottish and USA international winger, Andrew Turner to debrief Round 3 of the Guinness Six Nations and the weekends football.
Rugby- 00.00 - 1.03.29
Football- 1.03.29 - 1.47.02
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Ben and Oli discuss Round 3 of the Six Nations team sheets, and Arsenal's great escape in Greece. The boys also address the response to their viral TikTok about the state of Premier League refereeing and VAR.
Rugby- 00:00-16.03
Football- 16.03- 53.42
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Six Nations takes a rest week after round 2 but the lads discuss the news and the Covid outbreak in the French camp.
As Arsenal fans, Oli and Ben get stuck into the Gunners performances last week (Benfica and Man City), as well as the state of refereeing and VAR.
Six Nations- 00:00 - 18:10
Arsenal/Football- 18:10 - end
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Ben and Oli sit down to discuss the results from Round Two of the Guinness Six Nations. This week, they are joined by former wasps and Scotland U20 player Jamie Stevenson. Jamie also has his own podcast on youtube called The Ironing Bored, check it out for more all round sporting banter.
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The lads sit down to discuss the team news ahead of round two of the Guinness Six Nations
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Hope and spirits are high as the boys discuss the weekends results.
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On the eve of the 2021 Six Nations championship, Ben and Oli discuss the why they love the championships, the squads and the line ups. Let's hope the positivity lasts the weekend.
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Introduction to the host of the pod: Ben Calder and Oli Warren.
Join the lads on Friday 5th of Feb as they break down their expectations for the upcoming Six Nations
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