
The Halcyon Podcast
The official podcast of Halcyon Publishing - football, books and more.
Episodes
80 episodes
We Lose Every Week Special: Andy Lawn and Adam Hurrey
We Lose Every Week author Andrew Lawn is joined by Football Cliche's Adam Hurrey to discuss myriad elements of football chanting: including but not limited to origins, tunefulness, relevance, outlook and favourites.Get your copy of We L...
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35:37

We Lose Every Week Special: The art of self-deprecation
Andy reads another extract from We Lose Every Week, focusing on the origins, humour and art of self-deprecating football chanting.
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29:22

We Lose Every Week Special: Karaoke on the Kop
A fascinating extract from We Lose Every Week, read by Andy Lawn, covering the naming, evolution and singing of Liverpool's famous Kop End.
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25:01

Halcyon Podcast Special: We Lose Every Week
It's another Halcyon podcast mini-series and in this one, we're focusing on the brilliant We Lose Every Week by Andrew Lawn. We Lose Every Week is a history of football chanting, from its beginnings in the late nineteenth century to its growth ...
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7:49

SOUL SPECIAL | Jonathan Harding & Ryan Hunn
An exclusive chat with Jonathan and The Stadio Podcast's Ryan Hunn.
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57:25

SOUL SPECIAL | Chapter 6 - Well-being
An exclusive audio chapter from Soul: Beyond the Athlete, read by Jonathan Harding.
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46:19

SOUL SPECIAL | Chapter 1: Denmark
An exclusive audio chapter from Soul: Beyond the Athlete, read by Jonathan Harding.
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32:18

Halcyon Podcast Special: (Re-) Introducing Soul
Welcome back to the Halcyon podcast and more specifically to another exclusive mini-series in which we're (re-)introducing the magnificent 'Soul: Beyond the Athlete' by Jonathan Harding.Soul investigates how much football cares about de...
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The Halcyon Podcast: Pat Nevin
Ad and Rob are joined by polymath, brilliant footballer, writer and broadcaster Pat Nevin for a thoroughly enjoyable chat for which we had loads of questions written down, but ultimately asked none of them (that's a good thing, honest)....
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The Halcyon Podcast: Don McRae
Joining Rob and Adam on this episode of the Halcyon Podcast is two-time William Hill Sports Book of the Year and THREE-time Sports Interviewer of the Year Don McRae, who very kindly put up with us/being on the other side of the mic for a little...
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The Halcyon Podcast: Jon Champion
Rob and Adam sit down with commentating legend (and the gaming purists' favourite) Jon Champion for a hugely enjoyable and engaging chat, covering everything from escaping the orchestra to be with York City, to the 2026 World Cup, and a lot of ...
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Sort Your Head Out - Sam Delaney Special
Rob and Adam are joined by podcaster, writer and author Sam Delaney for a comprehensive journey through football fandom past, present and future (albeit not necessarily in that order).We discuss Sam's lifetime of supporting West Ham, th...
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Reffing Hell Special: Ian Plenderleith & Ashley Hickson-Lovence
The final instalment of our Reffing Hell series of podcasts sees some unprecedented ref/writer on ref/writer action as Ashley Hickson-Lovence, author of the phenomenal Your Show...
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34:32

Reffing Hell: Needy ref
Needy ref: An exclusive audio chapter from Reffing Hell, read by author Ian Plenderleith.Click here for your ...
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3:57

Reffing Hell: Putting out fires
Putting out fires: An exclusive audio chapter from Reffing Hell, read by author Ian Plenderleith.Click here f...
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5:19

Reffing Hell: No cards on Valentine's Day
No cards on Valentine's Day: An exclusive audio chapter from Reffing Hell, read by author Ian Plenderleith.Cl...
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4:54

Reffing Hell: Come on you reds
Come on you reds: An exclusive audio chapter from Reffing Hell, read by author Ian Plenderleith.Click here fo...
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5:14

Reffing Hell: Danny, part 5
Danny, Part 5: An exclusive audio chapter from Reffing Hell, read by author Ian Plenderleith.Click here for y...
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7:02

Reffing Hell: Danny, part 4
Danny, Part 4: An exclusive audio chapter from Reffing Hell, read by author Ian Plenderleith.Click here for y...
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4:08

Reffing Hell: Danny, part 3
Danny, Part 3: An exclusive audio chapter from Reffing Hell, read by author Ian Plenderleith.Click here for y...
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6:00

Reffing Hell: Danny, part 2
Danny, Part 2: An exclusive audio chapter from Reffing Hell, read by author Ian Plenderleith.Click here for y...
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3:32

Reffing Hell: Danny, part 1
Danny, Part 1: An exclusive audio chapter from Reffing Hell, read by author Ian Plenderleith.Click here for y...
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7:30

Reffing Hell Special: Interview with Ian Plenderleith
Ad and Rob are joined by football writer and author Ian Plenderleith to kick off a special series of podcast episodes inspired by Ian's latest book,
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