Episode 16: Bjarte Myrhol and Peter Bruun on Skjern's handball fairy tale, Women's EHF FINAL4's perfect draw

We take a break from our preview podcast recordings to look forward to our coverage of the EHF EURO in Germany and share some of the good stuff coming your way in the next three weeks. There's a taste of what's to come from our experts in the two upcoming preview pods, Brian looks forward to a fitness test in the world record game and we consider which major team could see their campaign crash to an early end. Join us on patreon.com/handballhour to get early access to our previews plus more bonus content throughout the championship.

5 Jan 202416min

France claimed gold as 20-year-old Lena Grandveau took control and denied Norway another famous comeback. We dive into the final day of action and give out our traditional end-of-tournament alternative awards.

20 Dec 202352min

We're on to the main event, the final weekend in Herning and we have you covered not only with semi-final previews but a look ahead to all of the potential final pairings on Sunday. We also speak to Anna Lagerquist about Sweden's incredible quarter-final victory, making a major breakthrough and an explosive battle on the line against France. Brian also makes a promise that could cost him for years to come.

15 Dec 202355min

As Montenegro ready themselves for a dramatic final night of the main round, we catch up with superstar player-turned coach Bojana Popovic to speak about the challenges of rejuvenating the squad, her approach as a coach and her brief comeback on the biggest stage of all at Rio 2016. Plus, we bathe in the joy of fulfilled predictions and discussed what we've learned from Sunday's group finales.

11 Dec 202333min

Cameroon made history at the 2023 Women’s World Championship this week, reaching the main round for the first time, thanks to a 26:23 victory over Paraguay on Monday. However, they have achieved this success with a 14-woman squad, an unusual sight at this level in this day and age. The depleted squad is not due to a lack of handball athletes in Cameroon but rather players disappearing from the squad. Cameroonian sports journalist Leocadia Bongben spoke to us about the conditions for these players, why some of them make this life-changing decision and what could be done to help them. The Morning Club is a weekly short podcast we release for our Patreon subscribers. If you'd like to catch all episodes and more bonus content from the championship, join us on patreon.com/handballhour

8 Dec 202320min

In a bonus pod for Patreon fans, we move on to the main round today and it finally feels like the World Championship is about to kick into gear! As well as running through the four groups, we catch up with Croatian star Ćamila Mičijević as she takes us through a turbulent start to the tournament, how her team has developed and the challenges of reaching the top again after a severe injury. You get the first part here as a taster, but you can enjoy the full show and lots more bonus content on patreon.com/handballhour

6 Dec 202320min

We caught up with Senegal's Fanta Keita and Coura Camara the morning after their enthralling 22:22 draw with Croatia, talking about dealing with adversity, what this means for all of Senegal and their hopes for African handball as a whole. Some of the World Championship's underdogs have really impressed in the opening round, we dive into their performances and Denmark's nervy start to the campaign. For more World Championship content throughout the month, join us on patreon.com/handballhour.

3 Dec 202348min

Our second preview podcast for the 2023 Women's World Championship, held across Scandinavia. We cast an eye over Groups A to D and speak to TV2 Norge's Anja Borg about the opening night in Stavanger and the big topics surrounding the reigning champions.

30 Nov 20231h 1min