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Each week, Matej & Simon will be tackling down the biggest topics in sports & media - one episode at a time!
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Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Matej recaps the football friendly match between Austria vs. Germany and what this game actually means for both teams (00:00:20).
After that, Simon and Matej talk about a very emotional, at times controversial, Round 10 of Euroleague basketball (00:06:34), then some Barcelona players talking about their former vs. current head coach situation (00:09:15) before diving into the early games from Round 10 starting off with ASVEL vs. Bayern Munich (00:17:52), Panathinaikos Athens vs. Valencia Basket (00:27:12), Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. FC Barcelona (00:32:07), the highly anticipated game Virtus Bologna vs. Fenerbahçe Istanbul (00:36:50), Real Madrid vs. ALBA Berlin (00:41:41). The second started off eith the banger between Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Partizan Belgrade (00:45:03), a convincing performance of Olympiakos Pireus vs. Zalgiris Kaunas (00:50:36), a close encounter in Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. AS Monaco (00:54:24) and lastly a stunning result in Crvena Zvezda vs. Emporio Armani Milano (00:58:20).
Finishing off Episode 11, Simon and Matej take a look at the standings and the most anticipated match-ups for the upcoming round (01:01:58).
Simon and Matej also took a look at the biggest upsets in sports history. This episode will be posted later in the week.
Co-Host: Matej Hopp and Simon Pichler
Producer: Simon Pichler
Music: Lunatic - HLM 3 (Intro) & 113 - Outro (113 fout la merde)
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Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Get your Schnitzel (or Curry wurst) ready!
On November 21st, Austria will play a football friendly vs. its arch rival, Germany. In the past, this encounter has usually been a clear affair but currently, things couldn't be more different. Matej will be in the stadium to watch this one live and Simon and him discuss what it's like to be on the patriotic side of things and how Austrian football talent has actually emerged into Germany.
Co-Host: Matej Hopp and Simon Pichler
Producer: Simon Pichler
Music: Lunatic - HLM 3 (Intro) & 113 - Outro (113 fout la merde)
You can follow the Up Hill Down Under podcast on Instagram (@uphilldownunder), on Twitter/X (@uphilldownunder) and on YouTube (coming soon).
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Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Part 1:
Last week was another Euroleague mega round with 18 games and Simon and Matej almost missed it!
But, fortunately, they did not and they discuss the latest storylines and (00:01:10). Both take a close look at the resurgence of the Greek teams, Olympiakos Pireus and Panathinaikos Athens (00:13:50) while also taking a look at teams currently struggling to move the needle in their favor (00:24:19) and what team has actually had the best win of this double round (00:45:10) before finishing off with the current standings and what games to look out for in the next round (00:51:20).
Co-Host: Matej Hopp and Simon Pichler
Producer: Simon Pichler
Music: Lunatic - HLM 3 (Intro) & 113 - Outro (113 fout la merde)
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Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
This episode was probably one of the most fun ones to record:
Would you rather be a great football player in Spain or in the UK?
What's the most popular sport among Australians?
Simon and Matej discuss their Top 10 of sports and country it is most fun to be good at.
Co-Host: Matej Hopp and Simon Pichler
Producer: Simon Pichler
Music: Lunatic - HLM 3 (Intro) & 113 - Outro (113 fout la merde)
You can follow the Up Hill Down Under podcast on Instagram (@uphilldownunder), on Twitter/X (@uphilldownunder) and on YouTube (coming soon).
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Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Euroleague round 7 is in the books as Simon and Matej discuss all the game highlights and most recent storylines (00:01:30). Later on, they take a look at the standings as categorise each team accordingly (00:40:55) while also looking at the week ahead (00:47:40) before finishing off with that one trade that could make all the difference for a team (00:51:12).
Co-Host: Matej Hopp and Simon Pichler
Producer: Simon Pichler
Music: Lunatic - HLM 3 (Intro) & 113 - Outro (113 fout la merde)
You can follow the Up Hill Down Under podcast on Instagram (@uphilldownunder), on Twitter/X (@uphilldownunder) and on YouTube (coming soon).
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Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Starting off, Matej and Simon talk about the most recent Netflix documentary about David Beckham and his rise to become one of footballs most iconic figures (00:00:26). After that, they discuss the most recent news about expanding the Euroleague and what possible markets could make sense to do so (00:09:51).
Next, they discuss the latest action of Euroleague basketball including the lastest results and storylines (00:39:30) before finishing off this weeks episode with Simon educating Matej about the NBL and its development to become one of the best leagues to nurture world basketball biggest talents (01:21:11).
Co-Host: Matej Hopp and Simon Pichler
Producer: Simon Pichler
Music: Lunatic - HLM 3 (Intro) & 113 - Outro (113 fout la merde)
You can follow the Up Hill Down Under podcast on Instagram (@uphilldownunder), on Twitter/X (@uphilldownunder) and on YouTube (coming soon).
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Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Recap of the fifth round of Euroleague action while focusing on the first coaching changes which have been made plus their respective impacts on the clubs (00:02:44). Matej and Simon then dive into two eternal rivalries - the derby in Belgrade between Partizan Belgrade vs. Crvena Zvezda (00:07:10) and then the El Clasico between Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona (00:15:55).
Later on they discuss the upcoming Rugby World Cup Final between the All Blacks of New Zealand vs. the Springboks from South Africa (00:35:11)before talking about the most popular sports in Australia and the differences to the Austrian system (00:40:07).
While sports betting has become one of the most important revenue streams in modern day sports, a new sports betting scandal has shook the football world ahead of round 3 of the UEFA Champions League with possible big consequences for the players as well as some clubs. (00:55:21).
Lastly, the NBA season 2023/24 is off and running. From Wembys highly anticipated debut to LeBron James' 21st season (01:05:40).
Co-Host: Matej Hopp and Simon Pichler
Producer: Simon Pichler
Music: Lunatic - HLM 3 (Intro) & 113 - Outro (113 fout la merde)
You can follow the Up Hill Down Under podcast on Instagram (@uphilldownunder), on Twitter/X (@uphilldownunder) and on YouTube (coming soon).
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Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
In part 2 of this weeks mega podcast, Matej and Simon, take a look at the upcoming NBA season which is just around the corner and discuss which teams are going to fare better or worse compared to last seasons performance.
First, they take a look at all the teams from the Western Conference (00:01:25) before moving on to their predictions for the teams from the Eastern Conference (00:45:16).
Happy NBA season 2023/24 to everyone!
Co-Host: Matej Hopp and Simon Pichler
Producer: Simon Pichler
Music: Lunatic - HLM 3 (Intro) & 113 - Outro (113 fout la merde)
You can follow the Up Hill Down Under podcast on Instagram (@uphilldownunder), on Twitter/X (@uphilldownunder) and on YouTube (coming soon).
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