The Upshot

About The Upshot

The Upshot pulls back the curtain on your favourite sports and dives into all the stuff BBC and Sky wouldn’t touch with a bargepole: drunken antics, dressing room squabbles and the simmering sexual tension of the French football team.

Publisher

The Upshot

Category

comedy · sports

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

4 Jul 2023

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

140 of 297 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Mourinho’s meltdown, Diego Costa bullying kids and JJ Gabriel’s mental dad

   Host Liam Rosenior and guest Andros Townsend discuss football's controversial figures and emerging talents, offering insights into the sport's dramatic narratives.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why are coke dealers roping in Premier League footballers?

   Host JP unpacks Premier League footballers' alleged involvement with drug dealers, revealing shocking incidents and player controversies in this interview.

3. 

   8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What’s on Yaya Toure’s camera roll?

   Host Jim Ratcliffe discusses Jim Ratcliffe's threats, Bernie Ecclestone's legal troubles, and Yaya Toure's camera roll insights.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

10,565,469

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

76 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

1,895 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

90

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

99

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Guest appearances

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