
Pod On The Tyne: The Athletic FC's Newcastle United show
Host Taylor Payne is joined by The Athletic's George Caulkin and Chris Waugh to bring you behind the scenes at the most certifiable football club in the Premier League... Newcastle United. Subscribe for big-name interviews, unrivalled insight and copious amounts of hysterical laughter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes

Aug 30, 2022 • 53min
Unbeaten with Isak Incoming and Langley's Ambition
Taylor Payne DOESN'T host your go-to Newcastle United podcast, so you're stuck with Senior Writer George Caulkin and club correspondent Chris Waugh.They are still unbeaten in the Premier League, but Newcastle are feeling the effects of a bruising few days, so wd welcome the news of a club record signing in Real Sociedad forward Alexander Isak.Becky Langley's women's team are also unbeaten and George spoke to the now-full-time manager about her hopes for this season now they are formally integrated into the club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 23, 2022 • 56min
Literally Buzzing: Man City Mayhem with Lynsey Hipgrave
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast with Senior Writer George Caulkin, club correspondent Chris Waugh, and special guest Lynsey Hipgrave.Eddie Howe's Mags took the game to Premier League title-holders Manchester City at St James's Park on Sunday and they very nearly came away with all three points.After the magical victory over Arsenal, the bar has been raised again, so it's a great time to reflect on how far the team has come, especially in the esteemed company of BT Sport's new lead football presenter Lynsey Hipgrave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 16, 2022 • 49min
Steve Stone interview & Brighton stalemate
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast with Senior Writer George Caulkin, club correspondent Chris Waugh, and special guest Steve Stone.George made his annual pilgrimage to Brighton as Chris sunned himself on the Costa del... Carlisle? Anyway, this was certainly the club's best performance, and result, at the Amex Stadium in a good long while.And late last week we took the opportunity to catch up with former Nottingham Forest, Villa, and England winger Steve Stone. A schoolmate of Gazza's while growing up in Gateshead, he never played for the Toon but held a coaching post during Alan Pardew's tenure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 9, 2022 • 51min
Feeling Good: A New Dawn on Tyneside
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin.Wor Flags did it again, and the team dismissed Nottingham Forest in convincing fashion amid jubilant scenes at St James's Park.George has been scurrying around behind the scenes and this week he bore the fruits of his labour, documenting 24 hours in the lives of the people who make match-day such a special event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 2, 2022 • 1h 14min
Bumper Edition: 22/23 Season Preview
Taylor Payne hosts a special edition of your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh, Senior Writer George Caulkin, and True Faith's Charlotte Robson.It's the eve of the 2022/23 season, and we're all uncharacteristically excited about the team's prospects. There are so many questions to answer: where will we finish, who is next in line for Howe-ification, and can Dan Burn carry Ryan Fraser in a papoose?We also have an update on transfer activity, which has seemingly been restoked, and a word from Matt Ritchie on the sense of achievement he feels as he reflects on his time at Newcastle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 27, 2022 • 57min
Pre-Season Angry & Atlanta Connections
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh, Senior Writer George Caulkin, and North American football writer Felipe Cardenas.Felipe returns to the podcast to tell us a bit more about Darren Eales, NUFC's new CEO and former President of MLS franchise Atlanta Utd. Eales was an early appointment after Atlanta earned their place in MLS and a driving force behind their rapid progress.Miguel Almiron played a big role at Atlanta as well and he's been in fine form in pre-season but will he start the first league game? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 19, 2022 • 1h 3min
Pre-Season, New CEO, Greek Meats, and Derek Wright
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh, Senior Writer George Caulkin, and another very special guest.Pre-season is now officially underway, with matches in front of (a few fans) against 1860 Munich and Mainz. Chris attended both, but has he finally met his match in the Austrian hotel buffet? Meanwhile, the club have appointed a new CEO in Darren Eales.The big news of the week was the retirement of Newcastle's long-serving Head Physio Derek Wright. He boarded the pod to relive some great memories including Jim Smith's float and ill-advised weight-loss wagers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 14, 2022 • 55min
(Re?) Birth of the Entertainers: 30 Years On
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh, Senior Writer George Caulkin, and a very special guest.It's 30 years since Kevin Keegan celebrated keeping Newcastle in the old second division by splashing out on an eclectic collection of big-money signings and winning the first ten games of the new season.One of the first signings from that period joins us to reminisce about the spectacular upturn in fortunes and the madness of King Kev that brought it all about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 4, 2022 • 55min
Newcastle's Transfer Transformation
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and a special guest, Tifo's Seb Stafford-Bloor.Tifo, The Athletic's analytical affiliate, are hard at work putting together some "Sensible Transfers" for every Premier League team and Seb joins us for a detailed look at the dramatic change in Newcastle's transfer fortunes over the last twelve months.And, there's a round-up of the week's other stories including approval of some training ground improvements and confirmation of the colour scheme for the third strip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 28, 2022 • 54min
Pope In, Botman Pending, What Next?
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Burnley writer Andy Jones.Goalkeeper Nick Pope has been signed from The Clarets after their Premier League relegation and it looks like a bargain fee for an England international. The club could round off their defensive incomings with Lille centre-half, and long-time target Sven Botman, who had a medical at Longbenton on Monday afternoon.We asked The Athletic's Newcastle subscribers what position they'd like to see filled next and they responded with a united voice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.