Charlie Baker & John Cadigan
The National Obsession
A podcast celebrating all that's great about football's National League, by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Charlie Baker & John Cadigan
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May 12, 2026
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Episodes
Episode 112 - On the Riverbank 01.10.2020 31:11
It's Episode One Hundred and Twelve of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. Your hosts take a stroll by the riverbank with the new season a matter of hours away, and discuss all things National League. And fishing. Lots of fishing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Episode 111 - Nelson! 11.09.2020 37:32
It's Episode One Hundred and Eleven, and a brand new season, of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. We're back for 2020/21 with the same few jokes, some National League news, a chat with Non League Ray, the latest transfer rumours with the Non League Outsider and the FOF games rec...
Episode 110 - Straight Back Down 06.08.2020 35:54
It's Episode One Hundred and Ten of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. There's a ton of National League news to catch up on! So we chew the fat on the season start date, the playoffs and all the latest transfers. Plus there's discussion about Marie Kondo, Charlie's new pyramid sc...
Episode 109 - Badly Drawn Birds and Broken Chimineas 25.06.2020 37:55
It's Episode One Hundred and Nine of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. So much has happened over the last few weeks we've broken the glass on an emergency podcast! Featuring a call to Madeira Trike Tours after Barrow's promotion, a very respectful tribute to Dame Vera Lynn, a ca...
Episode 108 - Does anyone know where Guy is? 01.05.2020 49:27
It's Episode One Hundred and Eight of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. In this audio/visual season finale, we check up on our friends at Trowell Services, get some homeschooling advice from a headteacher FOF, speak to our sponsored player Liam Davis and close things with an emo...
Episode 107 - President Business 24.04.2020 36:08
It's Episode One Hundred and Seven of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. It's week six of the lockdown and we have some actual National League news to report! There's also news of an unlikely Corona cure, a re-watch of Walsall 8-4 Torquay, a chat with a postman and a bulging sack...
Episode 106 - The Bernard Matthews Obsession 17.04.2020 36:10
It's Episode One Hundred and Six of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. It's week five of the lockdown and we get completely sidetracked by Bernard Matthews and his bootiful turkey, the Queen performing the work of Jethro, David Attenborough in a garden and we do a live re-watch o...
Episode 105 - Big Nev's Tiny Willy 10.04.2020 31:32
It's Episode One Hundred and Five of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. It's week four of the lockdown and talk turns to Vera Lynn suing the queen, the latest on Whittling Live, why Gordon Ramsay needs to GET OUT OF THE COUNTY and Alan Bennett performs the first of his isolation...
Episode 104 - Get out of the County! 03.04.2020 35:51
It's Episode One Hundred and Four of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. It's week three of being stuck indoors and the inevitable cabin fever leads to lengthy discussion of whittling, a replaying of the 2008 FA Trophy Final with dice and a phonecall from a furious Ivor Dewdney......
Episode 103 - It's Come To This 26.03.2020 20:39
It's Episode One Hundred and Three of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. This week we're still at home with no sport to talk about as the lockdown continues. But that doesn't stop us wittering on about not very much for twenty minutes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Episode 102 - Putting the Elation into Self-Isolation 19.03.2020 31:02
It's Episode One Hundred and Two of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. This week is the first episode of goodness knows how many from home under self-isolation. But the good news is we still try and find some joy in briefly being Europe's top league, play a dice-based football si...
Episode 101 - From Sutton to Cheltenham 12.03.2020 27:33
It's Episode One Hundred and One of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. This week we're on the road again with comedian Tim Vine taking us for a day out at Sutton United, plenty of horsey atmosphere at the Cheltenham Festival and more of your lovely letters... Hosted on Acast. See...
Episode 100 - The Big Reveal 05.03.2020 59:58
It's Episode One Hundred of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. It's finally here! This weeks centenary episode features a mysterious journey to conduct a very big interview, an extremely dramatic low-speed car accident, and of course some of your lovely letters en-route... Hosted...
Episode 99 - Party Like it's 1999 27.02.2020 36:53
It's Episode Ninety Nine of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. This week features a bumper crop of National League news, a reflection on all things 99 and a brand new FOF game. Can you spot the clues? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 98 - Long Handled Pitch Forks 20.02.2020 34:03
It's Episode Ninety Eight of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. This week features next to no news, a message from President Trump, a brand new FOF game and a focus on....pitch forkers? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 97 - Freeform Jazz 06.02.2020 32:05
It's Episode Ninety Seven of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. This week features improvisation, a phonecall with the Hearse, a further chat with Madeira Trike Tours and some unexpected serious football chat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 96 - Surprisingly Tall, Asa Hall 31.01.2020 37:23
It's Episode Ninety Six of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. This week features presents, Chelston John's tributes to Ruairi Keating, a Big Interview with Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen and the Baby Alan Dowson game returns... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 95 - Madeira Trike Tours 23.01.2020 33:35
It's Episode Ninety Five of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. This week features tales Torquay funerals, a call to Madeira Trike Tours, a Big Interview with comedian Matt Forde and another round of the Baby Alan Dowson game... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Episode 94 - In the Bay, In the Bin 16.01.2020 31:50
It's Episode Ninety Four of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. This week features tales of Oxford City, a big interview with very tall comedian Tom Davis, the inaugural Barrow Corner and the debut of new game 'Alan Dowson's Throwing His Toys Out Of The Pram' Hosted on Acast. See...
Episode 93 - Not a Barrow Podcast 09.01.2020 34:13
It's Episode Ninety Three of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. We're back for 2020! Bringing you lots of Barrow news (although we're not a Barrow podcast), some brand new Ref Bants, and on-the-sport match report from Dagenham and a bulging sack of your letters... Hosted on Acast...
Episode 92 - The Christmas Special 20.12.2019 34:58
It's Episode Ninety Two of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. Christmas can officially begin as the National Obsession special has arrived! Featuring jingle bells aplenty, lots of special guests popping in, a Christmas truce, and of course the long-awaited festive story - Rodney...
Episode 91 - Put a Cross in the Box 13.12.2019 31:25
It's Episode Ninety One of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. Recorded on the evening of the election before we lost all hope, this week features a song from Simply Reid, a very posh Ivor Dewdney, a new FOF game and some now totally out-of-date political chit chat... Hosted on Ac...
Episode 90 -I Wish We'd Looked After You Kieffer 05.12.2019 30:51
It's Episode Ninety of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. This week's features stories of the pub train, Hearse, Pam Ayres, a Christmas National League points appeal and the inaugural edition of Ken Bruce's FOFMaster... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 89 - Chorley Bassey 28.11.2019 35:52
It's Episode Eighty Nine of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. This week's features a rousing song from National League diva Chorley Bassey, former Soccer AM presenter Max Rushden's Big Interview, an on the spot match report from Eastleigh and the return of Jim's Bentley! Hosted...
Episode 88 - South Hams Youth Theatre 21.11.2019 35:12
It's Episode Eighty Eight of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. This week's non-Devon-related podcast features the return of The Out of Work Footballer, an argument in the stands, a corporate hospitality mystery and the Tamplins & Dragons: the Romford Expansion Pack... Hosted on...
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