Athletico Mince

Athletico Mince
Presentation
Hosted byAndy Dawson
Bob Mortimer
GenreComedy
LanguageEnglish
Length30-60 Minutes
Production
Opening themeOriental Flavor by Marco Brambilla
Audio formatApple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Acast
No. of episodes302 Edit this on Wikidata
Publication
Original release8 March 2016
Ratings5/5 Edit this on Wikidata
Related
Websitehttps://athleticomince.com Edit this on Wikidata

Athletico Mince is a British comedy podcast hosted by Bob Mortimer and Andy Dawson.[1][2] The series began life as a humorous take on the world of football, including discussions such as whether being gentle in the Premier League makes one a better manager. As the podcast evolved however, the focus of the segments has switched more towards the bizarre, and often true, experiences and encounters of the hosts.[3] Despite the move away from football, there are still a number of features that include personalities within the world of sport such as Steve McClaren, Mark Lawrenson and Peter Beardsley. Other features include Bob’s trips to South Africa, Dom Littlewood and Andy's interactions with Jeremy Corbyn.[4]

The podcast was first released on 8 March 2016. In late 2016 a live version of the show was created and has since been toured around the UK, with a video available online.[5] As of March 2018, the podcast had over 30 million listeners, with over 200,000 per episode.[6][7][8]

Since April 2019, the podcast has used Patreon as a platform to introduce the 'Club Parsnips'[9] membership. This allows the audience to pay for the content, if they wish. The benefits include bonus episodes, access to episodes earlier and no advertisements during episodes.

  1. ^ "Podcast of the week: Athletico Mince's surreal, sideways look at the beautiful game". iNews. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ^ "'This isn't mindless effing and blinding'". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ Correspondent, George Caulkin, Northern Sports (8 May 2017). "'Soon we were asking if Watford's boss could scale walls with a scarf'". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2 April 2018. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Johnson, Mark (13 May 2017). "Bob Mortimer and Andy Dawson present Atletico Mince at Epstein Theatre". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Live Review, Athletico Mince, London Podcast Festival, Kings Place,". Beyond The Joke. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Athletico Mince on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. ^ Binns, Simon (7 March 2017). "Bob Mortimer's Athletico Mince podcast comes to Manchester". men. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  8. ^ Meechan, Simon (15 January 2020). "Bob Mortimer and Andy Dawson to bring Athletico Mince to Tyne Theatre". nechronicle. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  9. ^ "PARSNIPS". Athletico Mince Dot Com. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.