The Great Underreaction

Calum White & Andrew Seaton•www.thegreatunderrreaction.com

The Great Underreaction is a satirical sports podcast. Authors Calum White and Andrew Seaton examine some of the big news stories of the week, and break down why everyone needs to calm down.

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Episodes

S1E12 - Ep. 12 - Proof of the divine, racist tweets, trans athletes & teams of the year

Ep. 12 On this episode of the Great Underreaction podcast - a satirical sports podcast with Calum White and Andrew Seaton - we examine some pretty DEEP topics: Can we find proof of the divine in sporting moments? Does Bernardo Silva's tweet make him a racist? Are the new ICC regulations for trans athletes fair? And should we just give up on the whole 'team of the year' debates? Listen, subscribe, tell one friend. Referenced links: Eddie Pinero: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/09/15/nfl-...

Oct 13, 2019•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 12

Ep. 11 - Bizarre sports news, crypto-currencies and have you ever seen a horse?

Ep. 11 - Bizarre sports news, crypto-currencies and have you ever seen a horse? On this episode: The most bizarre sports stories of the last 10 years Eric Cantona's intellectual genius Sportspeople releasing their own crypto-currencies The Antonio Brown saga continues Andy speaks his truth

Sep 11, 2019•1 hr 13 min

Ep. 10 - The rise of the nerds, positive peeing, frozen feet

Ep. 10 - The rise of the nerds, positive peeing, frozen feet On this episode of the Great Underreaction, a satirical sports podcast by Calum White and Andrew Seaton, we dig deep in to more burning issues in modern sport & life: Are the data nerds ruining sports for everyone? Unfortunate drugs tests And what NOT to do if you've got a hot air balloon booked. As always we uncover a trope of the week, and predict the stories of tomorrow. Thanks for listening, let's go.

Aug 16, 2019•1 hr 23 min

Ep. 9 - VAR, Starting from Scratch and Sport or Not Sport

Episode 9 of the Great Underreaction We're back and hopefully on a more regular schedule now that life should calm down for both hosts after big moves around the country. This episode we do a slightly different format, in this show we cover: Talking down Calum from over-reacting to VAR What team would you support if you were starting from scratch? We get to the bottom of what counts as a sport and what is NOT sport Plus our predictions, one of which commits us to doing this podcast until the yea...

Jul 27, 2019•1 hr 17 min

Ep. 8 - Ahhh, Semenya! Petitions, UEFA, Fuck you, Tony Pulis.

Episode 8 of the Great Underreaction A satirical sports podcast by Andrew Seaton and Calum White. On this episode we discuss... Excuses for the long delay; Semenya controversy; footballing petitions; why UEFA clearly couldn't care less, phantom Baldwins, and as always - trope of the week and predicting the future. WE'RE BACK. LET'S GO.

May 28, 2019•1 hr 21 min

Ep. 7 - Are football fans idiots? Unsportsman-like flatulence and 'savvy' gamblers

Happy new year dear listeners! May 2019 bequeath you many moments of sane sporting journalism. In this episode we cover: Calum's ambitious new year resolution Are football fans idiots? An (alleged) case of unsportsman-like flatulence Why you, yes you, are NOT a savvy sports gambler And as always we try and predict the future Enjoy the show!

Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 12 min

Ep. 6 - The Lost Tape! Big 6 dominance, pre-fight warmups, and unusual injuries.

Ep. 6 - The Lost Tape! Big 6 dominance, pre-fight warmups, and unusual injuries. This show was recorded in November but has taken a month to edit and publish because Calum is a lazy douche. Sorry! We cover the idea that the Top 6 are dominant and it's ruining football, the sacrifices boxers do or don't make before a fight, and... As always, we have Trope of the Week and predict the future. Which has already happened because it was recorded a month ago. So in the past we predicted the future whic...

Dec 14, 2018•1 hr 8 min

Ep. 5 - England have lift off?, mascot travails, UFC, El Shit-o?

Episode 5 On this week's episode of the Great Underreaction Podcast, a satirical sports podcast by Calum White and Andrew Seaton, we tackle: Is it a NEW ERA for England? Deontay Wilder gets stuck in UFC is an absolute shitshow and Robert Huth's critique of modern football Plus, we've got Trope of the Week, and Andy speaks his truth. Thanks for listening, let's go. Links referenced in show: Deontay Wilder lays out TV mascot T-shirt cannon goes awry Luis Suarez the Ewok Partick Thistle mascot This...

Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 22 min

Ep. 4 - Serena Williams, pink locker rooms, sporting viagra, Palace's fundraiser

Episode Notes 19 September 2018 On episode FOUR of the Great Underreaction, Andrew Seaton and Calum White dive in to the hot topics in the sporting news. We tackle: Serena Williams and the US Open Final controversy; Norwich's pink dressing room; Crystal Palace's women's team; and additions to a junior varsity football team's water. We finish off with Trope of the Week and How is THIS Still a Thing?!, and then predict the future. Thanks for listening: Let's go. This podcast is powered by Pinecast...

Sep 19, 2018•1 hr 33 min

Ep. 3 - Nike swooshes, Whatsapp groups, sensual stones, songs on shirts.

Episode Notes Episode Three of the Great Underreaction is finally here. In this week's episode, we tackle: Phil Neville's whatsapp addiction Colin Kapernick and #boycottNike General Booty What song would we put on our shirts? And, as ever, Andy and Calum pick out a trope of the week to watch out for, and then predict the future. Let's go. This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Sep 09, 2018•1 hr 21 min

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