(Un)informed Handball Hour

Women's World Championship 2025 - 2 December: Pernille Brandenborg on captaining Faroe Islands to a historic first victory and Aleksa Pavicevic on the big stories of the preliminary round

We begin a new week and a new month with a real World Championship treat. Faroe Islands captain Pernille Brandenborg joins us to speak about a historic first victory at this level against 2019 finalists Spain, the long journey with this team since her debut in 2016 and the reward of taking on hosts Germany on Tuesday night in the main round. Aleksa Pavicevic, creator of the brilliant @womenshandball Instagram account, joins us to discuss the big stories of the preliminary round, what trends are emerging from this championship and what to look out for in the coming days as we dive into the main round. Check out the womenshandball broadcast channel for daily updates from the championship here: https://www.instagram.com/channel/AbYQOgvUyNR9lygy/?igsh=YWc1bGkwazgxYWFk To enjoy the rest of our coverage of the championship before anyone else, as well as bonus episodes, join us on patreon.com/handballhour

Women's World Championship 2025 Preview Part 2: Group by group breakdowns

It's part 2 of our Women's World Championship preview, where we look at the standout teams and interesting stories from groups B to H before the fun begins on Wednesday.

Women's World Championship 2025 Preview Part 1: Where women's handball stands, Group A deep dive, Japan's Clare Gray on her tournament aspirations

We begin Women's World Championship week with our preview of the tournament. We discuss where the sport currently stands in the midst of a surge in popularity in other women's sports, before diving into the first of the eight preliminary round groups. And we speak to Japan's Clare Francis Gray as she prepares for her second World Championship, hearing her thoughts on the team's development, new coach Morten Soubak and what they have in store for their larger opponents in the much-anticipated Group A encounters. If you want to hear the second preview podcast, you can hear it right now as part of our bumper preview on patreon.com/handballhour

Episode 303 - Super Saturday in the Bundesliga with Tim Dettmar

Saturday evening in the Bundesliga makes for compulsory viewing with Berlin hosting Kiel and Flensburg taking on Magdeburg. Tim Dettmar of the 3. Halbzeit (3rd half) podcast joins to help us preview this Super Saturday and the big news so far in this Bundesliga season.

The Morning Club - 23 October: A new look for the Champions League, Jicha stays at Kiel

Confirming the news we shared last month, the Men's Champions League will have a new look next season. We dive into the new structure, what it means and what we think of it. And over on Patreon: Filip Jicha has signed a new contract with Kiel, ending speculation about his future. Better the devil you know?