Episode 6 of "From Highbury to the Grove" features a man who refers to himself as Arsenal's second best ever Ginger - the cult legend of all Arsenal cult legends, Perry Groves! This week, HTTG gets to know Perry on a personal level as we walk through the early days of his career, his time as a player for The Arsenal, his experiences at Tottenham Stadium last month, and much more - and of course he answered questions from you, the live viewer. Join Magic Mike every week with another fantastic gue...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 5 of "From Highbury to the Grove" features a man the Independent ranks amongst the top ten stand-up comedians in the UK, but he sat down with us today to talk about his long and sordid history as part of the Gooner Family. The Great Ian Stone joined us, in another LIVE version of HTTG emanating from the North Bank of Highbury Stadium. Ian has written for or appeared on more than a dozen shows on UK Television and has performed comedy all over the word. Ian currently hosts The Athletic's ...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 4 of "From Highbury to the Grove" features the man known as the "Podfather" and the originator of the Arsenal Blog and Podcast that led to the huge variety of content being produced today - Andrew "Arseblog" Mangan! Andrew can be heard on the Arsecast Extra on Mondays and Fridays, can be read (along with a stellar group of writers) on arseblog.com, and is a beloved part of the fabric of the Arsenal Fanbase. This week, HTTG gets to know Andrew on a personal level as we get to know more ab...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 3 of our new series "From Highbury to the Grove" features a very special guest and our first (of many to come) former Arsenal legend - scorer of 115 goals for The Arsenal including some of the most impactful in our history - Alan *Smudge Smith! Alan can be seen on Sky Sports doing commentary, can be read in his fantastic autobiography "Heads Up," and was formerly the voice of the FIFA video game for many years. This week, HTTG gets to know Alan on a personal level as we get to know more ...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast It's the second episode of our new series "From Highbury to the Grove" and this week we welcome a voice we all love and trust, and the person behind the voice who is as special as you'd expect. Amongst the most respected commentators and supporters of Arsenal Football Club, Clive Palmer can be heard and seen on the Arsenal Vision Podcast, on multiple community-based adverts for The Arsenal, on the side of Emirates Stadium, and on podcasts and media outlets galore (including Sky Sports this week)...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast It's the debut episode of a brand new weekly interview series "From Highbury to the Grove." We start the new series in the best way possible - with the great Amy Lawrence, live with Mike from the North Bank of Highbury Stadium Square. Join Magic Mike every week with another fantastic guest from the Arsenal and Football Community as we get to know them on a personal level. Hear their stories, have a laugh, and ask them your burning questions!
Mar 26, 2024•52 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast It's the FINAL episode of The Gooners' Podcast's 7th season and what many would prefer to be our last. But it won't be! Magic, Eoin, Aston and Andy join forces to review the season and put it into perspective, attack the "United had a better season than Arsenal" myth, talk about transfers, and of course make fun of each other. Enjoy part 2!
Jun 05, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's the FINAL episode of The Gooners' Podcast's 7th season and what many would prefer to be our last. But it won't be! Magic, Eoin, Aston and Andy join forces to review the season and put it into perspective, attack the "United had a better season than Arsenal" myth, talk about transfers, and of course make fun of each other. Enjoy part 1!
Jun 05, 2023•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Aston and Mike spend the second half of today's pod debating the fates and classifications of Arsenal's players. Untouchable, First Team, Squad Players, Loan, or Sell? The Board listens to us, why wouldn't you?
May 05, 2023•2 hr 41 min•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast Arsenal assert themselves rightfully on the thrown of London with statement win over the Blues, is this a freak occurrence, or is this the new status quo? Join Aston and Mike, as they discuss this game, laugh at Chelsea, and talk about a variety of topics on part 1 of today's pod.
May 05, 2023•55 min•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast Enjoy the special LIVE podcast performed on Saturday 22 April during the GoonerPalooza Spectacle in Chicago, Illinois, USA. "Magic" Mike of The Gooners Podcast hosted special guests Tom Canton (Football.London & @TheGoonerTalkTV), Elliot Smith (aka @YankeeGunner) and Paul (@poznaninmypants) of the Arsenal Vision Podcast, Sophie Nicolaou (@soccerdiva) of the Highbury Squad Podcast, and Chicago Jon (@305cast) for a fun and enlightening look back at #ARSSOU, perspectives on the season as a whole, a...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep 1000•Transcript available on Metacast Its been a long week, full of rollercoasters both Arsenal and Gooner alike. Aston and Mike recap a crazy and delightful week in Chicago for GoonerPalooza, and talk about the "somewhat important" game on Wednesday at the Etihad.
Apr 25, 2023•40 min•Ep 92•Transcript available on Metacast Its been a long week, full of rollercoasters both Arsenal and Gooner alike. Aston and Mike recap a crazy and delightful week in Chicago for GoonerPalooza, and talk about the "somewhat important" game on Wednesday at the Etihad.
Apr 25, 2023•48 min•Ep 92•Transcript available on Metacast For the first time in almost two decades, Arsenal enter the final stretch of the league at the top. Mike returns to the pod and is joined by Aston. In Part 3, Aston makes a cancellable analogy about Tottenham Hotspur and Antonio Conte, we wax poetic about Bukayo Saka, the Crystal Palace game, and discuss Leeds and our upcoming run-in. The pod ends with Mike and Aston getting into some arguments about Mesut Ozil and Olivier Giroud, arguments that obviously Mike is right about cuz he wrote this de...
Apr 01, 2023•51 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast For the first time in almost two decades, Arsenal enter the final stretch of the league at the top. Mike returns to the pod and is joined by Aston. In part 2 we finish our "keep or sell" debate on our loaned and academy players, have a discussion/debate on Arsene Wenger and his now "hall of fame" career, and begin to have a(nother) laugh at Tottenham Hotspur. Part 2 ends with a cancellation cliffhanger....
Apr 01, 2023•51 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast For the first time in almost two decades, Arsenal enter the final stretch of the league at the top. Mike returns to the pod and is joined by Aston. In part 1, we pay tribute to the great David "Rocky" Rocastle and his amazing family, review the international break and ponder Bukayo Saka's role in the England team's leadership structure, and begin to play "keep or sell" with our loaned-out players.
Apr 01, 2023•53 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast Arsenal revel in early Easter celebrations as Jesus rises, and Trossard tells us the good news. Oh to be a Gooner!
Apr 01, 2023•59 min•Ep 89•Transcript available on Metacast What a win! Magic Mike was joined by about 12 top Gooners to discuss the win and what it means to us. Enjoy!
Mar 04, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast Aston and Andy discuss the very good sensation of being 5 points clear at the top, and revel in how it happened. Hint, we are very good at the football. Also, they spend way too much time talking about the guy who wasn't in the room,
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep 87•Transcript available on Metacast In Part 2 of our #LEIARS postgame pod, Aston and Magic discussed their views, a month out, of Chelsea's January Window, "Mudryk-Gate" and the overall Premier League setup as a whole. We laughed at Spurs, answered some great User Questions, and of course strayed way off the topics we meant to talk about cuz, like, that's our "brand." Enjoy part 2!
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast It's a 2-part show! In part 1, Mike and Aston covered the weekend's game where the Foxes were Powerless at the King Power to stop The top-of-the-table Arsenal in a game that felt much more of a 3-0 than a 1-0 - perhaps because once again PGMOL and VAR decided to again make us do things the hard way. We discussed the performance, the impact on the title run, in so much exquisite detail that we both completely forgot to even talk about the actual goal. Enjoy Part 1 then have a snack on the banteri...
Mar 01, 2023•46 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast It was a nervy fixture going in, and the first 60 min plus didn't do much to help Gooners calm down. But the final moments provided the bliss, karma, storylines, and exuberance that you only see in "special" seasons. Will it continue? How much did we enjoy it? How big a douchebag is Emi Martinez? Join Aston, Eoin and Magic as we have a blast talking through the game that was Aston Villa 2, Arsenal 4.
Feb 21, 2023•2 hr 43 min•Ep 85•Transcript available on Metacast Well - we did a podcast after the gutpunch of our first home loss in forever against a better-drilled Man City Team. Jared and Magic were joined by the wonderful Sophie Nicolaou to share hard facts, try to find the positives, but not ignore the negatives of the game that may have changed the narrative of the 2022-23 Premier League Title Chase.
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep 84•Transcript available on Metacast Aston and Magic discuss the 1-1 win that was a loss that was a draw v. a combined XI of Brentford and the PGMOL. Are we angry? Exasperated? Resigned? LIVID? Tune in and find out! We'll be drawing lines, demonstrating integrity, and coming from places other than Manchester, all the things that PGMOL have "forgotten" to do for years.
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep 83•Transcript available on Metacast The grass isn't always greener as Aston and Eoin talk Everton, Brentford, and financial fair play all in this dramatic episode of The Gooners Pod!
Feb 13, 2023•58 min•Ep 82•Transcript available on Metacast Aston and Jared talk Martinelli, Manager of the month, and of course the game at the weekend!
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast Aston and Jared with all the juicy Arsenal Gossip you crave!
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep 80•Transcript available on Metacast It's the transfer deadline day and we're ALL FREAKING OUT!!!! Or are we? Tune in and JOIN in by going to www.gooneropenmic.com to have your say on the Transfer Window as it closes!
Feb 01, 2023•2 hr 45 min•Ep 79•Transcript available on Metacast It's our first of 3 matchups (at least) against our rivals Manchester City, this one for the right to continue on towards our 15th FA Cup trophy. We lost, how upset are we? How did we fare? Should we have "gone for this" or "rested" more of our top XI? We want YOU to have your say on this and future open mic postgames - go to www.gooneropenmic.com after the game to participate!
Jan 28, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep 78•Transcript available on Metacast The happiness continues, across multiple continents and countries! With Magic in London, Aston at NBC FanFest holding things down, and Andy somewhere in the Pacific Northwest or Canada, we cover alot of ground both geographically and podcastically. You'll hear more about the most recent Magic Mike Mystery Football Tour which included some baller gatherings and meetups and two incredible Arsenal triumphs.
Jan 26, 2023•2 hr 41 min•Ep 77•Transcript available on Metacast 
