(Un)informed Handball Hour - Ep.9 - Czech player Michaela Hrbková on matchwinning goal, business end of Women's World Championship
The Czech women pulled off the biggest surprise of the World Championship Last 16 on Monday, beating Romania, and we spoke to Michaela Hrbková, who scored the winner, about that match and the championship as a whole. We also reflect on some terrible predictions, talk about the event in Germany so far, then make some more potentially terrible predictions!
13 Dec 201747min
(Un)informed Handball Hour - Ep.8 - World Championship special, we chat to Germany star Emily Bölk and journalism supremo Björn Pazen
The IHF Women's World Championship begins on Friday 1 December, so we've devoted a special episode to the event and brought in two guests who will be at the centre of it all in Germany. 00:00 - Women's World Championship - favourite group, who's hot and who's not, the inevitable final 15:00 - Björn Pazen's predictions, favourite stories and facts & figures 30:30 - Germany's rising star Emily Bölk looks forward to a home championship
30 Nov 201747min
(Un)informed Handball Hour - Ep.7 - Ivan Nikcevic talks Sporting and Serbia; our thoughts on Skopje and Unicorns
Serbian international and Sporting CP wing Ivan Nikcevic speaks to us about the latest chapter in his fascinating career, looks back at reaching the EURO final at home and his nation's chances at EHF EURO 2018. Brian and Chris relive their trip to Skopje, discuss Vardar big man Dainis Kristopans and get Brian's reaction to the newest mythical creature in handball.
23 Nov 20171h
(Un)informed Handball Hour - Ep.6 - Penalties in St. Petersburg, Champions League chat and Veronica Kristiansen talks Norway and Midtjylland
Norway international and FC Midtjylland star Veronica Kristiansen is our special guest, speaking about her own season so far, Norway's hunt for gold and her dream handball destination. Chris and Brian discuss how a beach handball player beat PSG and a penalty shootout showdown in St. Petersburg. 1:30 - Looking forward to PSG vs Veszprem 13:00 - Veronica Kristiansen interview 38:00 - Women's EHF Champions League chat 43:00 - Sunday shootout showdown in St. Petersburg
10 Nov 201750min
(Un)informed Handball Hour - Ep.5 - Shock women's CL results, Palmarsson to Barca and making USA handball great
2012 British Olympian Mark Hawkins and teamhandballnews.com creator John Ryan join to discuss what the USA should do to build competitive national teams for their home Olympics in 2028. Women's handball and Aron Palmarsson's transfer are also in the spotlight this week. 2:30 - Surprises galore in the Women's EHF Champions League 13:35 - Aron Palmarsson to Barcelona 17:30 - John Ryan and Mark Hawkins talk British and US Olympic adventures
26 Okt 20171h 9min
(Un)informed Handball Hour - Ep.4 - Surprises of the season so far, Women's CL begins and Xavi Sabate interview, part 2
Brian and Chris discuss what they've learned from the first few weeks of the season, compare women's handball powerhouses Györ and Bucharest and bring you part 2 of the interview with former Veszprém coach Xavi Sabate.
12 Okt 20171h 12min
(Un)informed Handball Hour - Bonus episode - Xavi Sabate interview, part 1 - Taking charge at Veszprém, FINAL4 2016 and moving to Germany
After taking over as Veszprém head coach just one match into the 2015/16 season, Xavi Sabaté embarked on a two-year rollercoaster ride. He speaks to us about moving from assistant to head coach, the unforgettable loss at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in 2016 and his move to Germany in part one of a two-part interview, the rest of which will be on the next full (Un)informed Handball Hour on 12 October.
6 Okt 201723min
(Un)informed Handball Hour - Ep.3 - David Davis on Champions League glory and playing days, the slightly informed prediction game
HC Vardar coach David Davis speaks about bringing Champions League glory to Skopje after a year of ups and downs, then takes a look back on his own playing days with Spain's biggest clubs and the national team. (Un)informed Handball Hour hosts Chris O'Reilly and Brian Campion also reveal their slightly informed VELUX EHF Champions League predictions and share the predictions of those who got in touch with us. Enjoyed the newest handball podcast in town? Subscribe and we'll have another one to catch every two weeks. Disclaimer - Brian and Chris are both employed as freelance journalists by the European Handball Federation, but the views expressed in this podcast are our own - just two Irish lads rambling about a sport they love.
27 Sep 20171h 1min
