
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

Apr 5, 2022 • 44min
LNER Facilities: In-Depth Report
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin.We saw the worst 45 minutes of football so far under Eddie Howe as his Mags gave Spurs the freedom of North London. It wasn't all about freedom on Sunday, though, as Chris can readily testify.It's about time we had a home game, and we won't have to wait very long with Wolves coming to SJP on Friday night. On the eve of that clash the PotT team will welcome listeners to The Athletic's Newcastle live-room! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 29, 2022 • 47min
Paraguay, Paraguay, Paraguay...
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and SENIOR Writer George Caulkin.Even though we all needed a rest, we're struggling with the boredom of international break. Luckily, Miguel Almiron's goal in South American World Cup met with quite a reception.There's also some encouraging news for the women's team, a familiar name joining the coaching department, and vegetable storage advice to boot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 22, 2022 • 56min
Two's Company: Everton Reaction
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and nobody else.Our dynamic duo reflect on a surreal St Patrick's Day evening at Goodison Park, one which left us all feeling like we'd been cable-tied to a goalpost.Better news on the injury front, though, as the squad jetted off to Dubai for warm-weather training and a couple of our loanees have been doing well this week, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 15, 2022 • 1h 1min
VAR and Away: Newcastle Beaten but Safety Beckons
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh, Senior Writer George Caulkin, and special guest Thomas Concannon.We've two games to look back over, a great win at Southampton and a controversial defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the latter attracting media attention because of the debate about club ownership.They made up half of our run of four consecutive away games, all attended by guest Thomas Concannnon. The last of those is at Goodison Park on Thursday, one we SHOULD win! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 8, 2022 • 50min
Fraser on Fire & French Fancies
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin.Brighton were the latest victims as Eddie Howe and Ryan Fraser celebrated award nominations with yet another win. Could Fabian Schar be the next in line for honours?Dan Ashworth will be staying in Sussex for the time being but we've an update on his ETA and an interesting debate on the relative qualities of HBA and ASM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 1, 2022 • 1h 5min
Black & White: Night & Day
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin.Eddie Howe's side made light work of ten-man Brentford after Josh da Silva's red card but the performance was in stark contrast to the chaos of the corresponding fixture at St James's Park.As we reflect on a near-unimaginable upturn in form we also hear from Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi, who, it's fair to say, aren't being coy about their ambitions for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 22, 2022 • 43min
Competence is Bliss
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin.We're revelling in Newcastle's new-found functionality this week. The players have defined roles that fit their skillsets and the midfield of Jonjoe, Joe, and Jo, is anything but stuttering.No rest for the wicked, though, and we're back in the capital for a game that, while big for Newcastle, looks huge for Brentford. They have just one point from their last seven league fixtures and have been sucked back into the relegation battle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 15, 2022 • 50min
Trippier, Winning, and Howe!
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin.News of an injury to the inspirational Kieran Trippier has taken the edge off things slightly but we're in a state of disbelief after Newcastle won their third match in a row.It was a nice way for manager Eddie Howe to bring up 100 days in charge, and we discuss the progress made under his watch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 10, 2022 • 57min
Everton Overwhelmed... George Excited
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin.We're all on cloud nine after the St James' Park faithful raised the roof and the team, inspired by Kieran Trippier, put in a performance to be proud of, sealing back-to-back Premier League wins.It looks like Dan Ashworth will become Newcastle's Technical Director, or similar, but a compensation package has to be agreed with Brighton to ensure he doesn't have a sustained period of gardening leave after resigning his post there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 2, 2022 • 59min
Deadline Trio: A Satisfying Transfer Window
Taylor Payne hosts your go-to Newcastle United podcast from The Athletic with club correspondent Chris Waugh and Senior Writer George Caulkin, wrapping up a pleasing January transfer window.Bruno Guimaraes, Dan Burn, and Matt Targett completed the club's January business and we were so pleased we provided a musical welcome to the much-needed reinforcements; the results were, let's say, mixed.And, as promised, we've been eavesdropping on Alan Shearer's interview with Kieran Trippier, the man who got the ball rolling for Newcastle's new owners in the transfer market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.