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The Late Challenge Podcast

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A podcast and video show with Gareth Roberts and Mo Stewart that challenges news, views and hot topics in the world of current affairs, football and sport in a no-nonsense manner. 


It's some Liverpool FC, some general football, and a bit of whatever else takes our fancy really.


We react to traditional media, online media and social media. It's a laugh, good fun and includes lighter features. We don't take things too seriously, but sometimes serious points are made. We involve our audience, interact with watchers and listeners, and include letters, emails and live comments wherever possible.

You can support us financially to keep the show going in two ways, either: 

1. By subscribing to our Patreon show for as little as £1 per week. Just click this link and the "Join For Free" button to get a 7 day free trial that you can cancel easily at any time after watching over 40 subscriber shows: https://www.patreon.com/TheLateChallengePodcast 

2. If you don't want to subscribe, you can make a one off contribution to support the show by clicking this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thelatechallenge 

We appreciate any support, no matter how big or small, and we also appreciate that times are tough for many people so if you can't afford to support the show financially we completely understand. If you'd like to help us in another way, please like our videos, subscribe to the YouTube channel and share the podcast with your friends and family. 

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Episodes

Fans Treated Like Turkeys, Merry Moyes & Liverpool’s Musical Magic | Episode 19

Once again Paul Cope and Gareth Roberts try and fail to get through an agenda for the show. But there’s still time to talk about the treatment of football fans, David Moyes and the musical heritage of Merseyside. Do you want more from The Late Challenge? Six extra shows are now LIVE on Patreon. Sign up and watch or listen at: https://www.patreon.com/TheLateChallengePodcast To get in touch with the show, email us at: hello@thelatechallengepodcast.com You can also give us feedback via our website:...

Jun 13, 202356 min

Corrie, Caravans, Aldo & AI | Episode 18

What’s it like to walk the cobbles of Coronation Street? When is the right time in life to buy a caravan? And why did someone want to run Robbo over? John Aldridge has been asked about “The Trouser Dance”, there’s a belting fact about the oldest standing building in Merseyside and what can you do to pirouette from the pull of procrastination? All this and more from Paul Cope and Gareth Roberts on the latest free episode of The Late Challenge. Do you want more from The Late Challenge? Five extra ...

Jun 06, 20231 hr 6 min

The Heaven And Hell Of Holiday Hosts & Britain’s Best Biscuit | Episode 17

When does friendly and attentive become overbearing and annoying at an Airbnb? Why does everyone hate flies? How did Everton stay up? And what is Britain’s best-loved chocolate biscuit? All this alongside a Fact of The Week and a new Crunching Challenge in the latest episode of The Late Challenge. Do you want more from The Late Challenge? Our weekly subscription show is now LIVE on Patreon. Sign up and watch or listen at: https://www.patreon.com/TheLateChallengePodcast To get in touch with the s...

May 30, 20231 hr 3 min

Tainted Title, Farewell Firmino & Emoji Experts | Episode 16

Man City have been crowned champions, Liverpool have said their goodbyes to four players and The Reds are going to have to settle for Europa League football. All that is on the agenda for debate, along with Big Sam’s AI rant, emoji use when dating and TLC’s champion crisp. Do you want more from The Late Challenge? Our weekly subscription show is now LIVE on Patreon. Sign up and watch the first show at: https://www.patreon.com/TheLateChallengePodcast To get in touch with the show, email us at: he...

May 23, 20231 hr 10 min

Life Before The Premier League & Football’s Fine Lines | Episode 15

Do you want more from The Late Challenge? Our weekly subscription show is now LIVE on Patreon. Sign up and watch the first two shows at: https://www.patreon.com/TheLateChallengePodcast On this week’s free show, there are rants aplenty, from the airbrushing of football pre-Premier League, to change for change’s sake and the mess made of the media by the rules of clickbait. Meanwhile, it’s the final showdown in the Crunching Challenge…and there’s only one winner. To get in touch with the show, ema...

May 16, 20231 hr 3 min

Story Of The Boos, Red Royalty & Getting A Semi On | Episode 14

Do you want more from The Late Challenge? Our weekly subscription show is now LIVE on Patreon. Sign up and watch the first show at: https://www.patreon.com/TheLateChallengePodcast On this week’s free show, we react to the fall out from The Coronation after Anfield’s act of defiance, ponder on why we actually have a Royal Family, and discuss whether Manchester United’s sputtering form could open the door to a top four spot for Liverpool. We also talk the genius of Mo Salah, make the draw for the ...

May 09, 20231 hr 5 min

Sing For The King, The End Of Everton And The Crunch For Crisps | Episode 13

If Everton go down how far will they fall and how do we feel about it? Do we really need to be singing for the king at a football match? And how we can finally find a way of ending The Crunching Challenge on crisps? All these questions and more are debated by Paul Cope and Gareth Roberts alongside Fact Of The Week, a rant about straws and a moan about noisy pubs. Do you want more shows from The Late Challenge? We’ve launched a Patreon at — https://www.patreon.com/TheLateChallengePodcast — to sup...

May 02, 20231 hr 6 min

Top Four Fight, Revelling In A Rival’s Ruin & Phone Addicts | Episode 12

Do you want more shows from The Late Challenge? We’ve launched a Patreon at — https://www.patreon.com/TheLateChallengePodcast — to support a weekly subscription show to run alongside the free show. If you want to support us, head over and pick a tier. In this week’s show we look at Liverpool’s fading hopes of top four, consider schadenfreude in football, joy at the expense of a rival’s failure, and talk through reports of a growing addiction to mobile phones. The Crunching Challenge — possibly f...

Apr 25, 20231 hr 3 min

The Bellingham Balls Up, Bad Buildings & Claws For Concern? | Episode 11

What now for Liverpool with the pursuit of Jude Bellingham dropped? Do FSG and Jürgen Klopp deserve criticism? And is there too much for Liverpool to fix in one summer? Paul Cope and Gareth Roberts also discuss whether a Monster Munch is a claw or an actual monster, there’s a rant about the state of buildings in our city, and Copey has been trawling the internet for more madness to get into. Robbo has forgotten his crisps but there’s still a Crunching Challenge alongside Fact Of The Week and you...

Apr 18, 20231 hr 10 min

New Life For LFC, AI Lies & Cheese and Onion Chocolate | Episode 10

New Life For LFC, AI Lies & Cheese and Onion Chocolate | Episode 10 Is there still life in Liverpool and what job has Jürgen Klopp got on his hands this summer? Those questions are on the agenda in Episode 10, alongside regulars The Crunching Challenge, Fact of The Week and correspondence from watchers and listeners. Chat GPT is also once again discussed, this time after it was caught out lying about Liam Gallagher. To get in touch with the show, email us at: hello@thelatechallengepodcast.co...

Apr 10, 20231 hr 1 min

Wild Wonders Of The Web & Email Rage | Episode Nine

Paul Cope is alongside Gareth Roberts to discuss the mad world we live in once more. Domestic mishaps, DIY, food on the internet you never knew existed and when work emails go wrong are among the discussion points for episode nine. Also on the agenda are Fact Of The Week and The Crunching Challenge. To get in touch with the show, email us at: hello@thelatechallengepodcast.com You can also give us feedback via our website: www.thelatechallengepodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: LateChallenge Add us...

Apr 04, 202353 min

Tayto Tantrums, Farcical Food & Mersey Paradise | Episode Eight

Gareth Roberts and Paul Cope are back to discuss more correspondence about crazy combos of food, why Liverpool is a great place to live and the merits of footie lower down the ladder. Also on the agenda for episode eight are Fact Of The Week, The Crunching Challenge and delicacies of local chippies. To get in touch with the show, email us at: hello@thelatechallengepodcast.com You can also give us feedback via our website: www.thelatechallengepodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: LateChallenge Add us...

Mar 28, 202359 min

Adrian Chiles’ Sex Double & Hamman’s Klopp Complex | Episode Seven

Paul Cope and Gareth Roberts are back for episode seven of The Late Challenge Podcast. Your weird food shouts, Adrian Chiles’ sex double and Dietmar Hamann’s issues with Jürgen Klopp are among the agenda items. Fact Of The Week, The Crunching Challenge and another weird experience with Chat GPT also feature. To get in touch with the show, email us at: hello@thelatechallengepodcast.com You can also give us feedback via our website: www.thelatechallengepodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: LateChallen...

Mar 20, 20231 hr 13 min

Gary Lineker’s Crisps, Frog Medicine & Roy Hodgson | Episode Six

Paul Cope and Gareth Roberts return to the Liverpool-based TLC studio for episode six of The Late Challenge Podcast. This week’s show begins with an update on Cope’s dalliance with Wirral frog medicine and more discussion of obscure survival food. Fact Of The Week, The Crunching Challenge and your tweets and emails also feature. And there’s a walk down football’s memory lane to remember the horrors of Roy Hodgson in his short spell at Anfield. To get in touch with the show, email us at: hello@th...

Mar 14, 202356 min

Good Klopp Bad Klopp, Seven Up & Surviving On Sauce | Episode Five

Paul Cope and Gareth Roberts are back for episode five of The Late Challenge Podcast. This week Liverpool’s mauling of Manchester United, surviving at sea on sauce and Jürgen Klopp are among the agenda items. Fact Of The Week, The Crunching Challenge and your tweets and emails also feature. To get in touch with the show, email us at: hello@thelatechallengepodcast.com You can also give us feedback via our website: www.thelatechallengepodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: LateChallenge Add us on Faceb...

Mar 07, 202353 min

TV Trouble, Football Rivalries & Rogue Robots | Episode Four

Paul Cope and Gareth Roberts are back for episode four of The Late Challenge Podcast. This week television programmes past and present, football rivalries and artificial intelligence gone wrong are among the agenda items. Fact Of The Week, The Crunching Challenge and your tweets and emails also feature. To get in touch with the show, email us at: hello@thelatechallengepodcast.com You can also give us feedback via our website: www.thelatechallengepodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: LateChallenge Ad...

Feb 28, 20231 hr 7 min

City Or Arsenal, Sore Snoozers & Bad Advice | Episode Three

In episode three of The Late Challenge Podcast Gareth Roberts and Paul Cope tackle Britain’s sleep crisis, discuss bad advice from people in power and ponder which of Arsenal and Manchester City winning the Premier League would be the more palatable. Usuals including Robbo’s Fact Of The Week and The Crunching Challenge also feature. This week it’s the battle of the cheese and onion crisps…. To pre-save Paul Crowe’s single Don’t Fail Me Now, go to https://lnk.to/DontfailmeNow_PaulCrowe\ You can b...

Feb 21, 20231 hr 3 min

Toxic Football Fans, Love In The Dressing Room & Chat GPT | Episode Two

It’s episode two of The Late Challenge Podcast, and this week Paul Cope and Gareth Roberts tackle the feedback on the show so far, football fan toxicity, Chat GPT and Valentine’s Day. The Crunching Challenge returns with two more bags of crisps to judge while the lads trawl the net for some of their favourite online funnies. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 4:34 - Pie recaps & more World Records 10:24 - Robbo's jumper 12:11 - Fact of the week 15:42 - Tea bags & crunch challenge 21:17 - Price of ...

Feb 14, 20231 hr 7 min

Sneaky Supermarkets, Seven Pound Pints, Manchester City And Crisps | Episode One

In the first episode of The Late Challenge Podcast, Gareth Roberts and Paul Cope explain the ideas behind the show before getting stuck in to headlines about supermarket prices, the price of beer and the return of Scouse soap Brookside. Manchester City’s Premier League charges and how different people consume football is also on agenda alongside The Crunching Challenge – a weekly battle between bags of crisps. To get in touch with the show, email us at: hello@thelatechallengepodcast.com You can ...

Feb 08, 202351 min
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