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S2E29 | Are Spurs Broken Under ENIC and Thomas Frank?
New Jan 09, 2026 46 min

S2E29 | Are Spurs Broken Under ENIC and Thomas Frank?

We sit down with The Athletic's Dan Kilpatrick to talk about the weird new Spurs emotion: numbness. Dan explains how a decade in the press box switched off the “fan brain”, why he’s now trying to w...

S2E28 | How Do We Get It Right?
New Jan 06, 2026 47 min

S2E28 | How Do We Get It Right?

We’re back with Anatole Pang to talk about the bit of Spurs you never really see: the structure, the decision-making, and why everything keeps looping back to the manager taking the heat. We get in...

S2E27 | 'Thomas Frank Was Never This at Brentford'
Jan 02, 2026 45 min

S2E27 | 'Thomas Frank Was Never This at Brentford'

We’re joined by Adam Rosenbaum, Brentford season ticket holder and fan culture photographer, after a grim nil nil where Spurs looked like they had no interest in winning. We talk about what Thomas ...

S2E26 | Luka Vuskovic Is Not Normal
Dec 30, 2025 58 min

S2E26 | Luka Vuskovic Is Not Normal

We’re back with coach Harry Brooks to deep-dive on wunderkid Luka Vuskovic and why the hype is getting silly for an 18-year-old centre-back on loan at Hamburg. We chat through what makes him so dom...

S2E25 | FrankBall - Risk Isn’t What You Think It Is
Dec 16, 2025 56 min

S2E25 | FrankBall - Risk Isn’t What You Think It Is

We’re back with Harry Brooks to talk about what football’s turned into, why so many players default to the safe option, and how control has started squeezing the life out of decision making, even a...

S2E24 | Spurs, The Media And The Mix Zone
Dec 09, 2025 51 min

S2E24 | Spurs, The Media And The Mix Zone

We’re joined by journalist Tom Barclay for a look behind the curtain. We start with Mo Salah’s explosive mix zone interview, the panicking Liverpool press officer and what life is really like in th...

S3E22 | Why We Hate Arsenal
Nov 21, 2025 1h 1m

S3E22 | Why We Hate Arsenal

Back in 2021, Spooky and Flav sat down to try and figure out something that’s been baked into supporting Tottenham for generations: why do we hate Arsenal so much? This episode digs into the roots ...

S3E20 | The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Boxing
Nov 13, 2025 53 min

S3E20 | The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Boxing

This episode on The Lab we took a little detour from our usual look into Tottenham Hotspur culture. We had the chance to sit down with Eddie Hearn and Spurs fan, Commonwealth title holder and Briti...

S3E19 | Was It Player Mutiny Than Won Us The Europa League?
Nov 12, 2025 1h 1m

S3E19 | Was It Player Mutiny Than Won Us The Europa League?

We sit down with journalist and author Tom Barclay to unpack Miracle in Bilbao: The Inside Story of the Europa League Triumph, Clowngate, and what really changed tactically in Europe. We talk press...

S3E18 | Booing, xG, and an Identity Crisis with Dan Kilpatrick
Nov 06, 2025 45 min

S3E18 | Booing, xG, and an Identity Crisis with Dan Kilpatrick

On The Lab we’re joined by Dan Kilpatrick from The Athletic to look at where Spurs are heading under Thomas Frank. We talk about the defensive foundations being built, the exciting talent still to ...

S3E16 | Why We Do The Fighting Cock
Oct 28, 2025 1h 2m

S3E16 | Why We Do The Fighting Cock

This week on The Lab feed I’m sharing something a little different. Iain from the excellent Poddingham Podspur invited me on to talk about how The Fighting Cock began, why I started The Lab, and wh...

S3E14 | Tottenham’s New Power Map: Paratici, Lange and Vinai
Oct 15, 2025 46 min

S3E14 | Tottenham’s New Power Map: Paratici, Lange and Vinai

We’re joined on The Lab by Anatole Pang to break down Tottenham’s rapid front-office rebuild. We unpack the Lewis family’s stance on takeover bids, why we believe Spurs have created twin “sporting ...

S3E12 | Tottenham’s £100m: What It Really Means
Oct 09, 2025 42 min

S3E12 | Tottenham’s £100m: What It Really Means

We're joined by football finance expert Ben White to unpack Tottenham’s £100 million capital injection from the Lewis family. We explain why it is being done as a share issue rather than a loan, ho...