In this episode, Tim talks through Herbert Chapman’s tactical legacy at Arsenal and the WM Formation around which he would recruit and build the team that would dominate the English game. Tim talks about how Chapman exploited a change in the offside law to perfection, the players Chapman bought and repurposed to make the system work and how his revolutionary democratic approach with players led to the idea taking hold.

Tim gives an oral history of the 1952-53 season in which Arsenal won the league on the final day on goal average. Tim also looks at the post war, post Chapman context that made this such a difficult period for the club, driven by incredible manager Tom Whittaker and how it signalled the end of an era where Arsenal wouldn’t win another trophy for 17 years.

Phoebe and Patrick tackle the first Flavian - Flavian Flav, the first man to wear a big sundial around his neck: Vespasian.

You asked and we listened. We watched Mad Max: Fury Road, a movie that asks the question: what if the future was Australian and weirdly steampunk?

Join us for thrills, 2010s nostalgia and a surprising revelation about Meryl Streep.

Milo, Phoebe and Pat are digging into the big man, the Marcus Lepidus of 69 AD - Aulus Vitellius. He may only have been emperor for 8 months but what an eight months...

'The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI', Cory Doctorow, [2026]

'The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI', Cory Doctorow, [2026]

'The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI', Cory Doctorow, [2026]

'The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI', Cory Doctorow, [2026]

'The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI', Cory Doctorow, [2026]