Jon and Nic are back to chat shit and their topic of choice this week is Robert Eggers, director of The Witch and, more recently, The Lighthouse. Plenty to talk about with Eggers and it may even have been the case that Nic persuades Jon that the film is one of the most important films of recent years. But you know.

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6: Eggers, Lighthouses and the Human Need for Meaning

Jon and Nic chat about the Safdie Brothers' recent offering, Uncut Gems

5: Uncut Morons

Jon is joined by Ahmed Yussuf (and jilted by Nic Morales) to talk about The Farewell - a 2019 American c (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy-drama) omedy-drama film written and directed by Lulu Wang.

4: The Farewell - feat. Ahmed Yussuf

Jon and Jamie have a discussion about some of the ideological and intellectual undertones behind debates about VAR.

3: VAR: A Retrospective

Jon and Nic sit down for an hour and discuss the recent Joker film. Enjoy.

2: Morons - Joker Gonna Joke

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....

1: Morons: A New Hope

In our penultimate episode, we’re in the midlands with one of the Premier League’s nouveau riches.  Leicester City came from the relative poverty of a Premier League relegation battle in 2015 to winning the whole damn thing a season later in what was, without doubt, one of the finest moments of English football’s storied history.  But this vertiginous rise to the lofty heights of the Premier League’s elite had a strange effect on the club. The following season, Claudio Ranieri was sacked, to be replaced by Craig Shakespeare.  Shakespeare, it turned out, was also ‘not to be’ and so followed a succession of managers joining then leaving the club until Brendan Rodgers arrived at the end of last season.  Will Rodgers be able to shake off the curse of the 2015-16 title-winning season? Or is he simply its most imminent victim?

19: Summer Break 2019 - Leicester City

Today, we’re as far North as we’ll get in this series.  Newcastle has a famous footballing pedigree which is why the slow decline of the club in the last ten years has been all the more painful to watch. Owned by arch capitalist and almost universally despised Mike Ashley, the club has been run as a cash cow for a number of years with the owner doing just enough to milk it for profit.  Fans could hardly believe their luck when they managed to accrue the talents of Rafael Benitez and then keep him even after relegation into the Championship.  But even that silver lining was duly ripped out and sold for monies. Now, fans of the club face the prospect of a season under Steve Bruce, whose career win total is close to tipping beneath his career loss total. If things go as well as many pundits predict, then it could well happen this season.  So here we are. A beleaguered fan base. A manager who does not look up to the rigours of Premier League life. And a squad that leaves a lot to be desired. It could be a long season on Tyneside. Joining us on the show today is a well-known face in the world of Newcastle United fandom: Harry De Cosemo.  Harry covers Newcastle and North East football for the Morning Star newspaper and is also a freelance writer for Football365, Planet Football and Eurosport among others.

18: Summer Break 2019 - Newcastle United

In today’s episode, we’re back in London - just down the road from Fulham Broadway Tube Station at Stamford Bridge.  Under Roman Abramovich, Chelsea have had an up-and-down few years. As far as the present season is concerned, it’s something of a down year.  Despite Europa League success with Maurizio Sarri last season, a two-window transfer ban from FIFA for malpractice signing foreign under-18 players as well as Sarri’s return to Italy has left fans and pundits alike unsure of how successful a campaign they will have this time around.  If there is a silver lining, it is somewhat tarnished: club legend Frank Lampard here to oversee an influx of youngsters off the back of a curious debut season at Derby County.  Will Lampard save the day as he has done so often in the past? Or is there a danger that Chelsea could drop out of the top six if things don’t go their way? Joining us on the podcast today is one of the biggest personalities in the football media: Amadí Thiam. Amadí is currently lead editor at Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing having previously been community manager for COPA90 US, social media manager for The Athletic Soccer, a feature writer for U.S. Soccer’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and an editorial assistant for Howler Magazine, among others.  His career as a football journalist has led him to press boxes in stadiums around the country, but his true passions are digital content production and Chelsea FC. You’ve more than likely seen his gifs on Twitter and he also manages an account (@ClassicChels) which shares video highlights of Chelsea matches and milestones from years past.

17: Summer Break 2019 - Chelsea

Hello and welcome to Kitted Out Podcast, a podcast on football shirts. Each episode, I will take an in-depth look at a different shirt from throughout the years to discuss everything about it. The design, the materials, the story. For episode 8, I am taking a look at the 2018-19 3rd Kit for Doncaster Rovers which was sponsored by CALM and designed by an 11-year-old! This is the 3rd year where Doncaster and CALM have come together and it has produced something wonderful! I spoke with, the Kit Guru to get his thoughts on the design, Ben Hawkey from CALM to discuss the kit, the partnership and the work CALM have been doing in football. I also discussed the EFL partnership and other work that Mind are doing with Jack Holloway from Mind, and finally, I spoke with Liam from Papyrus to give us some information on who Papyrus are and what work they do. If you enjoy the podcast then please rate and review the podcast, subscribe to A Team Of John O’Sheas. Feel free to follow me on Twitter, I can be found on @KittedOutPod, or email me on kittedoutpod@gmail.com (mailto:kittedoutpod@gmail.com) . While you’re on a following spree, don’t forget to follow A Team Of John O’Sheas on @TOJOS_. This will be my last episode of Kitted Out that will be out on A Team Of John O’Sheas, I would like to say a massive thank you to Jon for allowing me to use his platform and all the support and guidance he has given me over the last 9 months! For more info on where Kitted Out is moving to, please do follow me on twitter and I will update there! Thank you for listening. Social Media Links Kitted Out Podcast - @KittedOutPod A Team Of John O’Sheas - @TOJOS_ Football Media Podcast - @FootyMediaPod Jon Mackenzie - @Jon_Mackenzie Kit Guru - @FCKitGuru CALM - calmzone.net / @theCALMzone Mind - Mind.org.uk/football / 0300 123 3393 / @MindCharity Papyrus - papyrus-uk.org / 0800 068 4141 / @PAPYRUS_tweets

Kitted Out: Episode 8 - Doncaster Rovers 3rd Kit 2018/19

Today, we’re back in the capital city - in London's North West and Stratford.  It’s hard to talk about West Ham without mentioning their geographic re-location. Moving away from their home in Upton Park three seasons ago, the Hammers took up residence in the Olympic Stadium bequeathed them in the wake of London 2012.  This sort of casual dismissal of localism in sports fandom has become par for the course in recent years but West Ham’s story seems to offer a parable about the difficulties of a football club uprooting and making a new home.  Only now, three years later, do West Ham look as though they’re about to turn a corner. A new manager last season bolstered by an impressive window, the club looks like they could cement themselves in the race for ‘best of the rest’ this time around.  Could this be their most impressive season in recent years? Or could the influx of new names fail to gel and leave the Irons off the pace?  Joining us today is a well-known name from the world of West Ham fandom: Danny Lewis. Danny is currently working with Snack Media and has contributed to No Place Like Home and These Football Times, as well as various West Ham related websites and fanzines.

16: Summer Break 2019 - West Ham United

Today we’re heading to a part of the country that is under-represented in the Premier League: Norfolk.  Norwich aren’t exactly new to the Premier League but, when they dropped out of the top division of English football in 2016, no one expected them to be coming up again any time soon.  Two uninspiring seasons in the Championship followed and it looked as thought Norwich were more likely to head in the opposite direction.  But then everything changed when two men came into the club and turned it around: Stuart Webber was made Sporting Director and, early on in his tenure, he brought in Daniel Farke as manager. In two seasons, Norwich found their way to the top of the Championship table and barely looked back.  But will the sheen come off when they take their place in the Premier League next year? Or will they manage to overcome the odds and cement themselves firmly in the division? Joining us today is an individual who will be familiar to many of you. Adam Brandon is a writer for popular fan site Along Come Norwich as well as being South American editor for World Football Index.  For his day job, he works in a consultancy role for Football Radar as the League Analyst for Chile, the country where he is based.

15: Summer Break 2019 - Norwich City

Today we’re in Wolverhampton exploring a club whose fortunes have changed drastically in recent years.  When Wolves dropped out of the Premier League in 2012 and then out of the Championship in the following season, no one expected them to be back in the top division of English football any time soon. But when Chinese firm Fosun International bought out the team and began forging a special relationship with Jorge Mendes, things soon turned around.  Now with Nuno Espirito Santo at the helm, the West Midlands team have made the top half of the table their own, being crowned best of the rest last season.  But will it last? Can they keep their spot just beneath the so-called Top Six? Perhaps they could even venture upwards? Joining us today is a face that will be familiar to many in the Wolves-supporting community: Dave Azzopardi. Dave is the founder of Talking Wolves, a Wolverhampton Wanderers social media channel.

14: Summer Break 2019 - Wolverhampton Wanderers

Today we’re nearly in London but not quite… which is how I would have described Watford in terms of the Premier League a couple of seasons ago.  Two years on and the Hornets have graduated into that coveted set of teams in the league’s middle class: the best of the rest.  An 11th place finish might not sound like much but, only two points off Sullivan and Gold’s vanity project, West Ham, and Watford are certainly in the mix. All of which is strange given that the writing seemed on the wall for Watford when their talismanic manager Marco Silva joined Everton before the season started. But here we are.  Can Watford consolidate and make themselves reliable midtable finishers? Or will they rest on their laurels and drop back into the chasing pack? Joining us on the show is one of the biggest names in Watford FC podcasting – Mike Parkin.  From the Rookery End is about to head into its tenth season and has charted Watford's fairly unorthodox recent history from the brink of despair and possible bankruptcy all the way to the Premier League.  Mike Parkin is one of the original members of the team and has been watching Watford since the eighties. His first game was a home FA Cup tie with Walsall that ended 4-4 and he's been a hopeless Hornets' addict ever since.

13: Summer Break 2019 - Watford

Today, we’re back in the North West, if not in football’s birthplace then in the cauldron in which it was refined.  Burnley’s Turf Moor has, against the expectations of many pundits - professional and armchair alike, continued to enjoy Premier League football for the last three seasons. Each year, there are naysayers who predict the club to drop back into the Championship but it never happens.  Much of this is to do with their long-serving manager, Sean Dyche, who has dragged Burnley Football Club with him into the top division of English football and kept them there unrelentingly.  But will a fourth season be too much? Can they defy the odds once again? Or is modern football just too money-driven? Joining us on the show today is Natalie Bromley, who is, amongst other things, a poker player, a lawyer and a self-confessed ‘feisty Claret’.  She is also the editor of the Burnley podcast No Nay Never and weekly Clarets Columnist in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.

12: Summer Break 2019 - Burnley

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