Origin and Listening Figures
The podcast began on 11 May 2006 as The World Cup Show, produced daily throughout the 2006 World Cup, and returned during the season under its new name on 29 August 2006, due to popular demand.
The highest recorded number of listeners to the pod is 378,000; though the number is often quoted at 150,000 listeners.
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