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The Third Half Five

Johnathan Starling — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:57:10 +0000

This early week edition of The Third Half starts with Johnathan Starling speaking with Shakira Graham of Championship Talk discussing the weekend that was the Championship, news on the Derby County/Norwich City alleged match fixing, and attempt to predict the future as the midweek fixtures hadn’t been played, but we tried to predict.

Kartik from Major League Soccer Talk discusses the drug suspensions, potential playoff scenarios and expansion.

I come back at the end to discuss the weekend that was in the Premier League and talk about some news.

All feedback is welcomed at thethirdhalf@epltalk.com

The Third Half Podcast: Episodes Two and Three

The Gaffer — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:32:35 +0000

Episodes two and three of The Third Half Podcast are now available. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to them, click on the player at the foot of this message to hear the episodes via your browser. Or, better yet, subscribe to the EPL Talk Podcast stream via iTunes where you’ll automatically get the EPL Talk Podcast and The Third Half as soon as a new episode is published.

Hosted and produced by Johnathan Starling, The Third Half is definitely recommended listening. As well as featuring raw opinions about the Premier League, which are refreshing to hear, Starling also covers the other major leagues such as the Championship, Major League Soccer, Serie A, La Liga and more.

Be sure to listen episode two followed by episode three below:

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The Third Half Update

Johnathan Starling — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:37:20 +0000

The early week edition of The Third Half will be released tomorrow night no later than 10 pm. On the show will be Kevin from Serie A Talk and Shakira Graham from Championship Talk as well as my thoughts on the weekend in the Premier League.

The late week edition will be released on Friday. Joining me there will be Christopher Murphy aka Double Pivot from Bundesliga Talk, Juan Arango from La Liga Talk, and Lonnie from Champions League talk.

Podcast Review: The Third Half

The Gaffer — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:51:42 +0000

It may be just me, but lately I’ve been burned out listening to podcasts. So much so that my weekly diet of half a dozen different shows has now dwindled down to one or two. The same goes for non-soccer podcasts too. I find myself occupying my listening time with my newest addiction, Audible books, but that’s a story for another time.

When I do listen to football podcasts, I find them more enjoyable when I listen to them a couple of days after they’ve published so I can hear whether their mid-week and weekend predictions were on target or completely off-base. It helps me gain a better appreciation of how knowledgable the experts really are.

So earlier this weekend, I tried a new podcast. New for me, at least. It’s been around several months, but now is available only on the EPL Talk Podcast stream at iTunes and here. Hosted by Johnathan Starling, The Third Half is quite unique as it takes you around the leagues of Spain, Italy, England, United States and Europe all in one show.

To me, I judge the quality of a podcast by whether I learn things from it. In the case of The Third Half, I learned quite a bit about the lesser known teams in the Champions League thanks to Starling and interview guest Lonnie Smetana who was interviewed during one of the segments. I also enjoyed the analysis of Serie A and La Liga, which was a lot more well rounded instead of the brief remarks I usually find on The Guardian’s Football Weekly Podcast.

Well rounded is a good description of the entire Third Half podcast. If you’re the type of individual who enjoys learning about what’s happening in most of the major leagues around the world, give the show a chance. Try to ignore the audio quality, which I’m sure will improve on future episodes but listen instead to the knowledgable exchange of football discussion between the host and his guests during the interview portions.

You can hear the latest episode here:

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