(Un)informed Handball Hour

Oct 24 2024 99 ep. 48 mins 84

(Un)informed Handball Hour Podcast artwork

Welcome to the (Un)informed Handball Hour. A handball podcast, brought to you by Chris O'Reilly, Brian Campion and Alex Kulesh joined by a range of wonderful guests.

Copy RSS

Subscribe on Podcast Addict

Episode 265 - Palmarsson's return to Veszprem, checking in with the Women's Champions League

Oct 24 2024 53 mins

Aron Palmarsson's transfer to Veszprem last week caught us all by surprise. Filling in for the injured Yehia Elderaa, how will the Icelandic superstar fit in with a club he left under acrimonious circumstances seven years ago? Teddi 'Ponza' Palmason joins us to speak about the move, what we can expect and making his senior handball debut with him many moons ago. And we catch up on

Episode 264 - Bundesliga with Björn Pazen, The league of dark horses, Schmeichel's love for handball keepers

Oct 04 2024 54 mins

The German Bundesliga is off to an intriguing start, proving once again to be a league full of dark horses. Björn Pazen joins us to sort through the top teams' start to the season and the surprise early retirement of Paul Drux. We also discuss Peter Schmeichel's lasting love of handball, as he spoke about it on the Overlap this week. He admires the art of goalkeeping and how it in

Episode 263 - Champions League launch party, first impressions, callout for the VELUX Men

Sep 20 2024 52 mins

In classic Handball Hour fashion, we like to get a look at the teams in action before sharing some insights, but only a little look, to ensure we get carried away far too early. It's the Men's EHF Champions League launch party as we celebrate the start of the new European season, reacting to the opening two rounds and the new EHFTV. And we're on the search for your very own VELUX M

Episode 262 - The price is right: Summer transfers lowdown with Rasmus Boysen

Sep 14 2024 58 mins

Rasmus Boysen joins us to reel through the summer's major men's transfers, unveiling which of the big moves he reckons is the best of 2024.

Paris 2024 - Final chapter: The lost tapes

Aug 20 2024 52 mins

Here it is, the long-awaited final round-up from Paris. Alex's recording took a while to reach civilisation as he recorded on a post-Olympics detox in the wilderness, which was followed by Chris' post-Olympics detox at Edinburgh Fringe. Sorry for the delay and thanks for joining us for a brilliant 3 weeks. Normal service resumes shortly with the new season right around the corner!

Paris 2024 - 8 August: Extra-time drama and knockout heartbreak

Aug 08 2024 54 mins

The quarter-finals of the Olympic handball tournament left us with so much to unpack with drama in so many of the men's games. Ola Selby joins us for a chat about the remarkable victories for Spain, Germany and Denmark, heartbreak for their opponents and a preview of both competitions' semi-finals. Join us on patreon.com/handball for bonus content from this episode and throughout P

Paris 2024 - 5 August: Men's Quarter-final preview

Aug 05 2024 40 mins

We're off to Lille for the business end of the Olympic handball tournament and we're set for a thrilling and exhausting day on Wednesday for the quarter-finals. We talk power rankings, break down the four contests and make some shaky predictions. For bonus content in this episode and throughout Paris 2024 and beyond, join us on patreon.com/handballhour

Paris 2024 - 4 August: Women's Quarter-final preview

Aug 04 2024 45 mins

We have our elite eight in the women's Olympic handball competition and while there weren't too many surprises, the line-up is an exciting one. We delve into the four games coming up on Tuesday and see where they might be won and lost. Join us on patreon.com/handballhour for bonus content from this episode and throughout Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 - 2 August: Gabriela Moreschi on becoming Brazil's new hero and her long road to the big time

Aug 02 2024 21 mins

Following Gabriela Moreschi’s outstanding performance in last week’s victory over Spain, the Brazilian public fell in love and her Instagram following skyrocketed to 320,000. Chris met the keeper for a wide-ranging chat about her Olympic experience, what it means for the sport at home and her own long-winding road to her recent breakthroughs at the top level. To enjoy bonus con

Paris 2024 - 30 July: Denmark level up, Moreschi's a star, beach handball's Olympic showcase with Kretschmar and Donlin

Jul 30 2024 45 mins

Two rounds of the Olympic handball tournament are behind us and we take a look at some of the teams and performances that have stood out so far at Paris. The donks are back, Denmark are scary and have France got their balance wrong? Plus we hear from Lucie-Marie Kretchmar and Drew Donlin at the beach handball showcase about their future Olympic aspirations.