Gambling with The Pope

Everton legend Peter Reid joins us to preview The Merseyside Derby. Reidy's on top form; talking 80s rivalries with Liverpool, winning that first trophy under Howard Kendall and his massive distrust of The Tory Government. He goes head-to head with Popey over Saturday's big game, gives his opinion on Carlo's side and throws us a curveball Derby pick for the Soho Tip of The Week. Away from Merseyside we review the NBA Finals, look at Vasyl Lomachenko's upcoming fight this weekend and discuss whether pool player Earl 'The Pearl' Strickland was an amateur soft-porn star on the side? Everyone from The Lightning Seeds to MiC Lowry provide the episode's Scouse soundtrack. Follow us @myconvoswiththepope on Instagram and Twitter.

Power! On what felt like our pre, pre-Merseyside Derby show, we're in search of Kevin Campbell for next week's episode. Pope gives his 30-day Everton appraisal. We tear a strip out of Liverpool's lacklustre defending, lap-up Richard Keys' Messi-Ronaldo take and ask what LeBron James is doing with the 1.5 million dollars he's spending on his body each year? Unlikely Lookalike involves Jerry Seinfeld, the soundtrack includes everyone from Homeboy Sandman to Liam Gallagher. Give us a follow over @myconvoswiththepope on Instagram. Thanks for listening. x

Two piss-taking hours packed with sports talk, soundbites, cool tunes and gambling picks. Pope's landed a Virgina Ham of a bet with 16-1 US Open winner DeChambeau, but seems more concerned about the bread he could lose with his injury plagued 49ers. We get into bulging Bryson, how he dominated Winged Foot and debate how long his body can 'rip shit up' the way it does. A mental NFL weekend is relived, while Everton and Liverpool talk centres around midfielders Thiago, James Rodriguez and the new defensive colossus Fabinho. There's an unusual accusation regarding Frank Lampard's revolutionary underwear and we roll out our new Unlikely Lookalikes section. Soho Tips of the Week are some big priced American Football picks, while there's Premier League betting angles a plenty for the weekend. Lots of funny non-sport stories in the mix to boot. If you enjoy the show, give us a shout on @myconvoswiththepope over on Instagram. x

On our Miami themed 20th episode, we're gabbing Heat-Celtics, as Ste's pre-season 100-1 punt on Pat Riley's crew for the championship edges closer to landing. Pope's back. The NFL's back. The Prem's back. On Merseyside: are Everton as good as Spurs were bad? Is Klopp realising Fabinho's fragilities? Will Bobby Firmino ever score again? Away from sport, Pope's enrolled Baby Gronk in school and realised we've not seen each other since February in Amsterdam. Are we mates at this point, or just pen pals? Previews and picks for golf's US Open, as well as some literal toilet humour involving Steve Bruce and Pope's step-mother in-law. Thanks for listening and subscribing, get involved @myconvoswiththepope over on Instagram. x

From The Streets to Satriale's, we've accidentally done a Sopranos themed episode. Meditating with Moltisanti, obscure shouts, Richie Aprile impressions and classic sound bites from the greatest TV show of all time. Povetkin finally landed a Soho Tip of The Week. We're going head-to-head with 33-1 shots in the BMW Championship for our next picks, while throwing out some salacious stories involving golfers Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie and singer Robbie Williams. The NBA action had been shit-hot pre-boycott. We talk bubble highlights and ask if the LA Clippers are the most gangsta side at Disney World. Thanks for listening. If you get a second please rate, review, subscribe and/or get involved with our instagram page @myconvoswiththepope.. x

Guy walks into a psychiatrists office... On Episode 18 Pope plays Melfi, tackling Ste on swerving last week's call due to his recent return to drinking. We talk Ste's meet with Mike Skinner and plan a podcast trip to Amsterdam for The Streets' Dutch weekender next year. On the sport front we're previewing the Whyte-Povetkin Fight Camp finale and weigh-up Pep Guardiola's precarious place amongst the greatest manager's of all time. Pope recalls his surreal meeting with a Ronnie O'Sullivan-Michael Jackson super-fan at one of the Rocket's exhibition snooker matches some years ago. With the Champions League and Europa finals this weekend, NBA's postseason and Golf's FedEx playoffs underway, as well as the first Subway Yankees - Mets series of the MLB season, is this the greatest sporting week of all time? Tips of the Week are 16-5, 13-2 and 14-1 shots, brought to you by The Soho Juice Co. Get involved in the show @myconvoswiththepope on Insta. Thanks for listening!

Cocktails and Karaoke in Cantril Farm, Pope's FA Cup final day was everything he'd hoped for and more. We're previewing another big weekend of football with the Champions League back; getting into Real Madrid's trip to Manchester City while comparing United and Wolves' chances of going all the way in the returning Europa League. Our outside shout Brooklyn Nets beat the well fancied Milwaukee Bucks in basketball's biggest betting upset since 1993. We look at who's hot and who's snot in the NBA Covid bubble. Loads of advice around to bet on the USPGA, golf's first major of the year. Plus, we delve into some funny carry-on from our early days working in call-centres, including a few good gambling tales from our time on the phones at Betfred. Get rid of it Mick! Thanks for listening... get involved with the show on Instagram @myconvoswithpope. x

Following a week of bets and booze, we're paying tribute to Mike Skinner and The Streets for soundtracking our friendship and drinking sessions over the years. Pope's getting the bunting out for the FA Cup Final. We're previewing boxing's Fight Camp by playing Eddie's Backyard Bingo: what will be knocking about Hearn's Essex garden? There's Mike Tyson-Roy Jones talk plus some tremendous sound from an enthusiastic Nigerian Uber driver with an unlikely passion for a fringe Liverpool player. Also, our blue listeners have spoken. We'll be reading out your worst Everton XI of all time, as well as making some adjustments to our shit Liverpool XI from last week. Tip of the Week is an NFL 150-1 shot. Get involved with the show over @myconvoswiththepope on Instagram. Thanks for listening!

Last week was brutal. We're back on the horse with a new batch of topics and picks. Does Kevin De Bruyne have the PFA Player of the Year award wrapped-up? Is Kanye really running for President? UFC Fight Island signs off with a belter in the desert; can boxing compete with Dana White's relentlessly good cards? Baseball's back; we've got some big-priced curveballs for the World Series and MVP markets. Plus; who makes your all-time worst Liverpool and Everton XI? Give us a shout over on instagram @myconvoswiththepope. Thanks for the listen!

Did Christopher Walken kill Natalie Wood? The footy hot streak continues with Southampton's late equaliser at Old Trafford; Ste's talking betting exchanges and backing teams not to win. Pope - full of praise for James Gandolfini - is worried about his own Tony Soprano rage problems and is exploring meditation to calm down. Mo Salah's still missing chances, Patrick Sarsfield's still winning horse races. Pope's also weighing-up whether it's ok to wear his Steve Kerr Warriors t-shirt for a Zoom call with Baby Gronk's new school teachers? All sorts of sounds; from Adam Sandler to Bill Shankly. Our Tips of the Week are a couple of nice priced GG's, plus an old favourite in the golf for this weekend's PGA Tour Memorial Tournament. Thanks for listening, get involved with the show on Instagram @myconversationswiththepope.