Off the Ball Podcast

The most petty and ill informed podcast in the world! Weekend football preview, Faking it, Football's worst, IKEA XI, Terracing Teaser with rapper Billy Boyd and Tam McManus joining Stuart and Tam. Hear the remarkable story of the Scottish rappers who took the music world by storm by pretending to be from the west coast of America for 3 years, the basis of the new film from James McAvoy. Who are the worst people in football and... if the answer is 'Haggis, Neeps and Tatties' what is the question? All this plus the IKEA Team of the Week featuring Scott Allen Key, John 'Meatball' McGinn and Harald Flatpack!

All the Football, Greatest Line in a Song... Ever! Sent To The Stand, Burns XI and Terracing Teaser with Rangers and Hearts legend Dave McPherson, songwriter Dave Sheret and Celebrity Mastermind Champion Susie Mccabe.

The most petty and ill informed podcast in the world! The Scottish Cup, Kilt, The Young Team, Moon XI, Terracing Teaser with Mark Black, Joshua Barrie and Alison Walker joining Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan.

The most petty and ill informed podcast in the world! Scotland's Comedy Objects, Transfer Window, Snow XI, America and the World Cup with Kirsty Wark, Cillian Sheridan and Andy Bollen joining Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan.

The most petty and ill informed podcast in the world. Buckfast Club, Brechin Counter, Silence of the Bams? We discuss Scottish sounding films and Tam has a go at Billy Connolly! Wrestling supremo Mark Dallas joins Stuart and Tam to chat about the weekend's football and Oor Wullie at 90.

A special festive edition of the most petty and ill informed podcast in the world! Stuart and Tam are joined by Big Issue editor in chief Paul McNamee and Calum Mackenzie - composer of the viral Claudio Braga fan chant to reflect on a memorable 2025. Also featuring Nobel Prize winner Professor Sir David MacMillan, Terry Christian, Kenny Macintyre, Sophie Gravia, Susie Mccabe and many more. We ask Terry Christian when was he ever starstruck, we find out from Nobel Prize winning chemist (and Rangers fan) 'can a football club be liquidated?' And just what is a 'baw-map'? Oh... and Get Yourself Checked!