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In the second of the Londoners' World Cup quarter-final podcasts this week, our panel review Saturday's quarter-finals and throw-forward to tomorrow's second semi-final. It was heartbreak for England, as Harry Kane's missed penalty proved decisive in their 2-1 defeat to France despite an overall strong performance from the Three Lions against Les Bleus.  But it was jubilation for Morocco in t...

In the first of two of the Londoners' World Cup quarter-final podcasts this week, our panel review Friday's quarter-finals and throw-forward to tonight's first semi-final.  Both quarter-finals went to penalties, as Neymar's stunning goal wasn't enough for Brazil, as they crashed out to Croatia with the superstar forward in tears as he didn't get to take a penalty.  Then, Argentina and th...

The Londoners reporter Stuart Allen is joined by performance psychologist Daniel Wheeler to preview the World Cup in Qatar.  The pair discuss England's squad and chances, the impact the World Cup will have on players who are taking part and how injuries ahead of the World Cup will affect the tournament. 

The World Cup team previews Groups E and F ahead of the first matches on Wednesday, as Morocco face Croatia at 10am, Germany battle Japan at 1pm, Spain take on Costa Rica at 4pm and Belgium close the day against Canada at 7pm. The panel previews the two groups and give their opinions on where they think the sides will finish in the group stage, while giving context to their squads and histories in...

The  World Cup team preview Groups G and H ahead of the first matches on Thursday, as Switzerland face Cameroon at 10am, Uruguay battle South Korea at 1pm, Portugal take on Ghana at 4pm and Brazil close the day against Serbia at 7pm. The panel previews the two groups and give their opinions on where they think the sides will finish in the group stage, while giving context to their squads and...

The World Cup team are previewing Groups A and B ahead of the tournament's opening on Sunday - as hosts Qatar take on Ecuador before Senegal take on Netherlands.  Then it's the turn of England and Wales, who face Iran and the USA respectively.  The team predict who they think will qualify from two difficult groups to predict - with Senegal and Ecuador battling for qualification from Grou...

The World Cup team preview Groups C and D ahead of the first matches on Tuesday, as Argentina face Saudi Arabia at 10am, Denmark battle Tunisia at 1pm, Mexico take on Poland at 4pm and France close the day against Australia.  The panel previews the two groups and give their opinions on where they think the sides will finish in the group stage, while giving context to their squads and historie...

The Rugby World Cup team are back for one final podcast - as they look at the big stories from England's devastating 34-31 defeat at the hands of New Zealand.  The panel look at the crucial decisions that cost the Red Roses, the brilliant lineout steal that won the match for the Black Ferns and what an ultimately exciting and successful tournament, which saw a record 42,579 sell-out Eden Park...

The panel take on the Brazilian Grand Prix - the penultimate race of the Formula 1 season.  It was a fun race, full of drama, as George Russell won the first race of his career, Max Verstappen clashed with teammate Sergio Perez and Kevin Magnussen took a surprise pole.  With Alex Meechan, Alp Salfur, Charlie Patrick and host Max Carter Keall. 

The SWL Formula 1 podcast returns and this week our panel tackles the Mexican Grand Prix. Max Verstappen won yet again, breaking the record for the most race wins in a single season - a record that the panel try to contextualise.  The team also talk about the circumstances around Red Bull's victory - and their penalty for breaching the cost cap.  With Alex Meechan, Alp Salfur and Charlie...

With the second round of fixtures at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand done and dusted, our panel looked at the big stories from the weekend in this special edition of the SWL rugby podcast. England made it two wins out of two with a narrow 13-7 victory over their biggest pool rivals France, whilst Australia beat Scotland in a nail-biter and New Zealand thrashed Wales.  With Ben Fleming, Eli...

The SWL boxing podcast digests the news from a huge weekend in boxing as Claressa Shields became undisputed middleweight champion by beating Savannah Marshall via unanimous decision. Shields v Marshall headlined a major night of female-led boxing at the O2 Arena and the panel discuss not just the big fight but the other fights on the card, as well as some of the broader issues around the event inc...

With the first round of fixtures at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand done and dusted, our panel looked at the big stories from the weekend in this special edition of the SWL rugby podcast. Favourites England got off to a record-breaking flier as they pummelled Fiji 84-19, hosts and defending champions New Zealand saw off Australia 41-17. With Ben Fleming, Elise Hamersley and James Moultrie.

The SWL Formula 1 podcast returns and this week our panel tackles the Japanese Grand Prix. Max Verstappen sealed his second World Championship title in controversial and confusing circumstances at a soaking wet Suzuka. However, the real story was Pierre Gasly's near miss, eight years on from the death of Jules Bianchi in similar circumstances. The panel also discuss the driver news of the week as...

The SWL Formula 1 podcast returns and our panel tackles the Singapore Grand Prix.  Max Verstappen failed to win the World Championship after finishing seventh, but looks set to clinch the title in Japan this weekend.  Elsewhere, the fight for second hots up, spots on teams for next year's competition are still there for the taking and there's a cost cap controversy brewing.  With Al...

With the Women's Cricket World Cup starting tomorrow and England the defending champions, SWL's Ollie Slack, Kit Shepard and George Lovatt discuss the tournament and construct two potential best XIs of the tournament. 

As the Six Nations moves into another two week break, SWL's Nick Powell, Ben Hart, Stefan Frost, Jess Tiplady and George Wilson round up the third week of fixtures and look at the state of play so far, as well as throwing ahead to the tournament's final two rounds. In the third weekend of the tournament, France solidified their position as Grand Slam favourites, with a thumping 36-17 win away at S...

In this special Winter Olympics podcast, SWL's Stuart Allen is joined by Finn Toal, Logan Forbes, Will Godley and Andreas Schoinarakis to discuss the big stories of the Games so far, including the controversy around Kamila Valieva, Team GB's disappointing performance so far and when the hunt for that elusive first medal might end for the British athletes competing. 

With the second intriguing round of Six Nations fixtures in the bag, SWL's George Wilson, James Chittick Marcus Duncomb and Hugo Mirabel-Hardy discuss the weekend's games.  It was another huge result for tournament favourites France, as they held off Ireland in Paris, Wales got their campaign back on track with a narrow home win over Scotland, and England secured a necessary statement victory...

Have you mastered the art of persuasion? Can you convince anyone of anything? Find out what white skinny jeans, slugs, oranges and cheesy music have in common in a new episode of 'Convince Me', a game where a panel of debate enthusiasts try to convince the host of a strongly held opinion. Listen in as the arguments get heated... Thank you to Professor Richard M. Perloff for his academic insight in...

With the second round of fixtures for the Six Nations 2022 coming this weekend, SWL's Nick Powell and James Chittick preview the matches, as England travel to Italy, Wales face Scotland in Cardiff and France host Ireland. With additional analysis from Oliver Gafsen and George Lovatt. 

Join SWLondoner on this remarkable journey as we follow Daryl Davis, a Black musician who has spent the last 30 years meeting more than 200 members of the Ku Klux Klan in search of an answer to a burning question, one that has come to define the course of his life: "How can you hate me if you do not know me?

The 2022 Super Bowl takes place on Sunday 13 February and sees the Los Angeles Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals at So-Fi Stadium in LA. SWL's Joe Acklam and Hugo Mirabel-Hardy talk to Bengals fan Stefan Frost and Rams fan and SWL Deputy Editor Tom Holmes about where the game will be won and lost, the two teams' histories in the event and the season as a whole, as well as discussing who will win...

With the first round of Six Nations fixtures done and dusted, SWL's Nick Powell and James Chittick discuss the weekend's games, as England fell to a narrow but damaging defeat at Murrayfield, Wales' title defence got off to a nightmare start as they were hammered by Ireland, and France comfortably saw off Italy. The team also look ahead to this weekend's games and what the results mean to the stat...

#BookTok is one of the most used hashtags on the social media platform TikTok, with book lovers using it to share and review books they are consuming, sometimes to millions of viewers.  In this podcast, South West Londoner looks into the rise of BookTok and speaks to a BookTok influencer from London. Recently overtaking Google as the most visited website in 2021, TikTok has taken the internet...