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Their names are part of football folklore. They are often turned to in times of need. They can be a fan’s last resort... but who are “The Football Gods”? This podcast gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ultimately become The Football Gods. Join our hosts, broadcaster Kate Mason and journalist Tim Spiers, as we ponder the all-important questions such as; “Which player would you send to hell?”, “ ...
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Join host Jonathan Boyar as he sits down with Kunal Kapoor, the dynamic CEO of Morningstar, in this episode of The World According to Boyar. Dive into the story behind one of the most influential firms in the financial services industry and discover how Kunal’s leadership has propelled Morningstar to new heights. Kunal discusses Morningstar's missi…
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This week, I had the honor of interviewing Thomas Peterffy, the founder of Interactive Brokers, on The World According to Boyar podcast. Thomas’s life exemplifies the American Dream: When he came to the United States from Communist Hungary in 1965, virtually penniless and with no knowledge of English, he immediately began teaching himself computer …
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This week’s Football God is British comedian, game-show panellist, comedy screenwriter, television director, radio dramatist, and novelist Andy Hamilton. Best known for writing the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Old Harry's Game (in which he plays an amusing version of Satan himself), and the BBC One sitcom Outnumbered, about a middle-class family with …
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This week’s Football God is three-time Olympic medallist Kelly Sotherton. Kelly compares athletics tactics to football ones, praises Bergkamp and reveals the royal family member she’d watch the game with. Kelly is also host of the podcast Inside Track – the exclusive, access-all-areas platform for everything athletics. The Football Gods gives famou…
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The Interview Discusses: Bill Wilson’s rise from a data-driven marketer at Arista Records to helming a digital-first local media empire. The extraordinary experience of working with Clive Davis. How he utilized traditional radio as a “trojan horse” to build a digital media company. The competitive advantage of operating in smaller markets. Why a lo…
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This week’s Football God is cricketer Mark Wood. He reveals who on his team is best at football, why Vinnie Jones is his boy and how he became a supporter of AFC Wimbledon. When he’s not bowling for England, Mark is also the co-host of cricket podcast Middle Please, Umpire and has an award-winning book The Wood Life: A Not So Helpful How-to Guide o…
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Justin Moorhouse is a stand-up comedian and radio DJ from Manchester. He’s appeared in Looking for Eric and in Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights as Young Kenny - who’s an avid Man City supporter - but in this episode he’s a Man United-loving Football God. Before working in TV and radio, Justin was a salesman for many years until he contacted a comedy club…
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Matt Murray is a former professional footballer, sports reporter and pundit. As a player he was a football goalkeeper who spent his entire career at Wolves, making 100 appearances for the club. The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ult…
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Alex Lowe explains his love for two teams, how he’s making half time more interesting and why he’ll always support an underdog. Alex Lowe is an English actor, comedian and voice artist. He is the creator and performer of the character Barry from Watford on BBC Radio 2, as well as also being the creator and performer behind the character Clinton Bap…
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You might know Actor Bradley James from the TV series Damien where he plays the antichrist or the BBC’s Merlin but he is also an Arsenal fan and a massive England fan. In today’s Football Gods he talks salary caps, local players for local teams and the joy of tailgating. The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total powe…
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Tubes discusses his early memories of football and his deep connection to Chelsea. No subject is off limits, from hotdogs to blue cards and how being sober has changed his experience of going to matches. Peter “Tubes” Dale is a former presenter on Sky Sports’ Soccer AM. He started out as an assistant producer on the programme before moving in front…
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Emile Heskey discusses his early athletic endeavours, his transition to football, supporting Leicester City and meeting his football idols. Emile Heskey is an English former professional footballer who currently serves as head of football development of Leicester City Women. As a striker, he made more than 500 appearances over an 18-year career sta…
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Comedian Jim Daly recalls Crystal Palace's glory season under Steve Bruce, expresses his admiration for Jack Grealish’s calves and reveals who he’s damning to hell. Jim Daly is a standup comedian, presenter and podcaster, hosting JOE.co.uk’s weekly football show Football Friday and also the Crystal palace FC themed FYP podcast. His 2022 debut Edinb…
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Conor Coady discusses his move from Wolves to Leicester, his early football memories, banning racism from the game and expresses how he'd improve VAR as his first act as Football God. Conor Coady started at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2015 and it was at Molineux where he made the switch from midfield to defence. He played over 300 games for the club…
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This week’s Football God is sports journalist Lynsey Hooper. In her role as God, Lynsey is banishing the 1921 FA President, wiping a 2012 West Brom, Wolves match from history and introducing klaxons and pedometers to the game. Lynsey is a broadcaster for Sky Sports and 10 years ago she set up a unique podcast the Offside Rule - a hugely successful …
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In this week’s Football Gods, Wolves' legend Steve Bull sets out to make refereeing fairer, recommends his favourite UK town for fish and chips and recalls football training stories from the 80s. In 1986 Steve Bull joined Wolves from arch-rivals West Bromwich Albion for £65,000, alongside Andy Thompson, and so a legacy began. What followed over the…
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This week’s Football Gods are football finance expert Kieran Maguire and comedian Kevin Day, also known as the hosts of the ever popular podcast, The Price of Football. As well as looking at football from a financial perspective they also touched on dad dancing, the power of communities and violence in football. The Football Gods gives famous faces…
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Happy new year everybody from the Football Gods. If you’re just joining us, we wanted to give all of you brand new listeners a taste of what you’ve missed so far on the show. Here’s a few of our favourite stories from the end of last year - from David Seaman's faith healer to Shaun Derry's pre-match rituals. Enjoy! The Football Gods gives famous fa…
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The Interview Discusses: Anthony’s amazing life story growing up from humble beginnings to becoming a major success on Wall Street. His theory on resiliency and how he was able to recover after being fired from both Goldman Sachs and the White House. Why he is investing in cryptocurrencies. How Bill Miller influenced his investment decision making …
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This week’s Football God is former striker turned co-commentator Don Goodman who is changing the game with a sin bin, eating fried chicken and watching the match with some of history’s most famous faces. He’s also bringing up a Wolves game that any Wolves fan would like to forget. Don racked up 586 appearances and 162 goals during his 20 career whi…
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This week’s Football God is QI writer and podcaster Anna Ptaszynski. She’s armed with facts about football, a very worthy contender to damn to hell and a new school curriculum for kids. Anna is the host of one of the podcast world’s earliest successes - No Such Thing as a Fish - which has had over 400 million listens. She is one of QI’s researchers…
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Nick Hancock, English actor, comedian, television presenter, podcast host of The Famous Sloping Pitch - and probably television's best known Stoke City supporter is this week’s Football God. Controversially, Nick hates penalties, is banning extra substitutes and is sending some very high profile names straight to hell. The Football Gods gives famou…
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This week’s Football God is none other than Lightning Seeds front man, Ian Broudie. He’s banishing lots of negativity from the game - songs about the other team are out, as is his own shouting at games plus hear what pie makes him happy. Ian Broudie’s Three Lions anthem will forever be synonymous with football but he’s much more than the song - The…
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We find out why Chief Football Commentator at ITV and talkSPORT, Sam Matterface gets rid of mobile phones at matches, how he’s reorganising the football calendar and which moment from the Champions League final 2018 still brings him to tears. Sam Matterface has been working on sport radio for over 30 years. In 2010, he was hired as the Chief Footba…
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Wolves’ new coach Shaun Derry takes a stand against colourful boots, eloquently describes why VAR is ruining football and reveals his obsession with beans on toast. Shaun Derry enjoyed an 18-year playing career in which he represented Notts County, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers before he made the move into c…
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The Interview Discusses: Growing up in Iran and how having a global upbringing has impacted him as an investor. Why he is more comfortable investing in the United States. How his grandparents fleeing Nazi Germany has impacted his investment decision making. His experience as an investor during the financial crisis and how he invests during uncertai…
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This week’s Football God is Nedum Onuoha, former footballer and ESPN pundit. He takes a utopian approach to changing the game with no time for players who are out for themselves and teams who are hanging on to old glory. Nedum played 17 professional seasons with Manchester City, Sunderland, Queens Park Rangers and Real Salt Lake. Since retirement y…
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Max Rushden is the host for UEFA's Champions League and Europa League on Stan Sports in Australia. As Football God, Max shakes up transfer day, changes the football calendar, bans suits and sends a few officials to prison. He also explains why he’s sending one of football’s nicest men to hell… Max is also the host of the world's biggest football po…
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Best known for his prowess between the goalposts, former Arsenal and England goalkeeper David Seaman now finds himself in the hot seat as this week’s Football God. Delving into everything from the offside rule, faith healers and the Arsène Wenger diet that changed him, David puts his stamp on the beautiful game. His football career ran from 1981 to…
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Their names are part of football folklore. They are often turned to in times of need. They can be a fan’s last resort... but who are “The Football Gods”? This podcast gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ultimately become The Football Gods. Join our ho…
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The Interview Discusses: How he turned around Callaway’s traditional business. How “off course” golf is now larger than “on course” golf. How Topgolf is increasing participation in traditional golf. The economics behind a Topgolf location and why scale matters. Why he does not believe a rising interest rate environment will impact the expansion of …
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The Interview Discusses: The secret to success in the investment business. His investment thesis on both Home Depot & Diageo. Why investing through the covid crisis was harder than investing through the financial crisis. How covid has impacted Markel’s insurance operations. His thoughts on Berkshire Hathaway investing in Markel. His observations of…
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The Interview Discusses: Founding Ariel (which now manages more than $16 billion) at the age of 24. Surviving the stock market crash of 1987 and how he turned this setback into an opportunity to grow both his firm as well as his reputation. Why sitting on corporate boards such as McDonalds and Nike have made him a better investor. How his investmen…
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The Interview Discusses: How Dotdash in a relatively short period of time became the largest publisher in the United States. IAC's recent acquisition of Meredith and why he believes they now have the scale to effectively compete against Facebook and Google Lessons learned from working with media mogul Barry Diller. The future of print magazines and…
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The Interview Discusses: His fascinating new book, The Revolution That Wasn’t: GameStop, Reddit, and the Fleecing of Small Investors. Robinhood’s unique business model and whether Robinhood has “democratized” finance as it claims. How Robinhood came very close to the brink of insolvency. The role of “influencers” like Chamath Palihapitiya, Elon Mus…
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The Interview Discusses: How their cannabis division Hawthorne has grown over 100% over the past two years. Why he decided to enter the cannabis business. His thoughts on the current regulatory environment for cannabis and what he believes needs to change. Where the biggest money will be made in a post cannabis "prohibition" world and where they ar…
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