Podcast · 110 episodes
The Upshot, page 5
by The Upshot · English
The Upshot pulls back the curtain on your favourite sports and dives into all the stuff BBC and Sky wouldn’t touch with a bargepole: drunken antics, dressing room squabbles and the simmering sexual tension of the French football team.
All episodes, page 5
Lamine Yamal and Ibiza Final Boss collide | Extra shotExtra Shot covers a mix of football culture and viral sports stories, plus one major Irish fraud case.14 Aug 2025 · 1 h 4 min · 27 chapters
Evel Knievel: bones heal and chicks dig scars (with Horatio Gould) | Part twoPart two of a podcast series on American daredevil Evel Knievel, covering his rise after going solo, major stunts (Grand Canyon attempt, Caesar’s Palace fountain jump, later injuries), his clashes…12 Aug 2025 · 50 min · 27 chapters
Luke Littler’s driving test disaster | Extra shotExtra Shot covers a run of odd sports stories. It opens with football’s transfer/manager chaos: India’s FA publicly posted for a new coach after Manolo Marquez resigned, but a fake “Javi/Xavi”…7 Aug 2025 · 47 min · 27 chapters
Evel Knievel: America’s dastardly daredevil (with Horatio Gould) | Part oneThe origin story of Evel Knievel (Stephen Bartholomew “Evel” Knievel) up to his early stunt career—how Bobby Knievel becomes a full-time daredevil, builds a crew, and adopts the “Evil Knievel”…5 Aug 2025 · 54 min · 22 chapters
Chloe Kelly on the sesh | Extra shotThis episode of The Upshot (Extra shot) mixes football talk with chaotic “sesh” banter, then pivots into a hot-sauce tasting and multiple wild sports/fishing stories.31 Jul 2025 · 59 min · 27 chapters
Kevin Pietersen: f*ck i’m good, just ask me (with Fin Taylor) | Part twoPart two of a two-part episode on England cricketer Kevin Pietersen (“KP”), covering his tabloid scandal fallout, captaincy controversies, and later career as a mercenary/TV commentator.29 Jul 2025 · 45 min · 23 chapters
Inside Daniel Dubois' 'insane' pre-fight house party | Extra shotThe Upshot (Extra Shot) covers three main things: Daniel Dubois’ “insane” pre-fight house party, UFO sightings, and football admin/awards talk.24 Jul 2025 · 58 min · 28 chapters
Kevin Pietersen: England’s arsehole genius (with Fin Taylor) | Part onePart one of a story about England cricketer Kevin Pietersen (“KP”)—his upbringing in apartheid-era South Africa, rise through county cricket, and his role in England’s 2005 Ashes…22 Jul 2025 · 54 min · 15 chapters
Oasis: a family full of eccentrics | Part 1 (Free Patreon episode)The rise of Oasis from Manchester troublemakers to major-label sensations, focusing on their early family dynamic (Noel vs Liam), chaotic touring, manufactured “vice” branding, and the making/release…18 Jul 2025 · 59 min · 34 chapters
Lamine Yamal’s super seedy 18th | Extra shotA round-up of chaotic sports celebrity stories, centered on Lamine Yamal’s extravagant and controversial 18th birthday, plus Conor McGregor’s sexting scandal, Rishabh Pant’s AI-like Instagram likes,…17 Jul 2025 · 1 h 4 min · 27 chapters
Novak Djokovic: a little party never killed nobody (with Josh Berry) | Part twoPart two of a discussion about Novak Djokovic’s rise to GOAT status and the controversies around him, especially during COVID, his on-court disciplinary incidents, and later public/PR blowback.15 Jul 2025 · 57 min · 25 chapters
What Robbie Savage’s colleagues really think about him | Extra shotThe episode (Extra Shot) is a rapid-fire sports-and-culture roundup with comedic takes.10 Jul 2025 · 53 min · 29 chapters
Novak Djokovic: magic potions and mafia car chases (with Josh Berry) | Part onePart one of a comedic sports biography of Novak Djokovic—his early life in Belgrade during the Yugoslav wars, how he financed training via high-interest “mafia” loans, his rise through juniors and…8 Jul 2025 · 47 min · 17 chapters
Saudi football’s first sex scandal | Extra shotThe episode mixes Glastonbury/festival banter with football news and scandals.3 Jul 2025 · 47 min · 15 chapters