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Ep 236 - Decent shift in Cape Town and that was just the BBTG flag plus Chiefs preview and shout outs

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Ep 235 - Scrappy defeat at the StoneX, more mixed zone interviews and a Storm(ers) is brewing

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Ep 234 - Bonus mid-week pod - Pete chats to Duncan from the Sarries fan pod 'Fezcast' to preview the game at the Stone-X on Saturday

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Ep 233 - The crowd was flocking, the Gate was rocking and Saints were silenced - plus news from the 'NFL' style mixed zone, Sarries preview, Listener shout outs and a Goat/Anti Goat.

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Ep 232 - Toothless Sharks blunted by Bears' bite and we look forward to a humdinger at The Gate

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Ep 231 - The Prem is back and the sharks are already swimming

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Ep 230 - Season 8 starter. Pre season news, first Prem Cup game and thoughts on the campaign ahead

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Ep 229 - End of season review ramble...

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Ep 228 - Derby day redemption but season effectively over

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Ep 227 - Worse than a shellacking? Lower than a nadir? We try to make sense of Friday!

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Ep 226 - Play off hopes hang in the balance as Sarries do what Sarries do for the tenth time in a row

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Ep 225 - Bonus point win in Newcastle sets up Sarries showdown plus listener poetry, Red Roses at the Gate and ideas to fill the Atyeo

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Ep 224 - Derby day demolition sparks renewed play off hopes

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Ep 223 - Dream start morphs into brutal lesson plus Big Day Out, Joe Jenkins and 'football men' as DORs

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Ep 222 - Toulouse preview with Rosbifs Rugby pod - crumbs of comfort and food, drink and entertainment recommendations!

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Ep 221 - Good day out but a disappointing Men's result - pre and post match from Cardiff

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Ep 220 - Short, sharp Tigers review and looking forward to Big Day Out Two

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EP 219 - Time to tame the Tigers (again) and news from in and around the club

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Ep 218 - Bears Centurian Jake Heenan joins the pod plus some Bristol rugby-related bits and pieces before the annual Six Nations hibernation

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Ep 217 - Immense in defence. Bears get down and dirty in Devon

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Ep 216 - Beaten by Bordeaux but heads held high

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Ep 215 - Attitude at altitude - Bears make European Cup play offs for first time in 3 years

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Ep 214 - Gritty and not particularly pretty but the win against Sale concludes a very tidy Christmas campaign

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Ep 213 - A tasty portion of 'Pod Thai'

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Ep 212 - A mid week 'Edu-Pod' with a deep dive into all things Pau and a chat with the Bears Supporters Advisory Committee

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Ep 211 - European campaign underway as Bears squeeze past a dogged Scarlets

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Ep 210 - Bears win well in the one game Prem restart as West Wales awaits

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Ep 209 - Rapid Saints preview

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Ep 208 - Dunnie's off - when is an exhibition not an exhibition - women lose to Sarries - and listener loose ends tied up

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Ep 207 - 'Feisty one you are!' The derby does not disappoint as Bears battle hard but Bath are a bit better

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Ep 206 - Bears regain the Rifles Cup with a seven-try skittling at Kingsholm but an angry Bath await!

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Ep 205 - Bears win ugly in the ding-dong derby

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Ep 204 - Bristol have a bad bear day near Barnet...

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Ep 203 - Bears pull away in the seond half to win the season opener after being 'Radwaned' in the first...

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Ep 202 - "You're joking, not another Dun". James makes his second live appearance to help us preview the Tigers game

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Ep 201 - New season, new tech and new CEO. Tom Tainton joins the pod to talk all things Bears past, present and future.

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Ep 200 - Season review with a very special guest in person at the Bristol Beer Factory Taproom

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Ep 199.5 - Season over as a twenty minute Bath blitz breaks Bristol hearts

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Ep 199 - Drawbridge up, play off secured and the enemy await

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Ep 198 - Bears' destiny in their own hands as Saints provide the silver lining to a grey northern cloud

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Ep 197 - Big Day Out review as Bears do the double on Bath

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Ep 196 - The Force is not with us. Saints review, Big Day Out preview and a new Bristol Bears song

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Ep 195 - Bears huff and puff but it's Tigers who blow the house down

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Ep 194: 'Flagging the Shed'. Tales from Gloucester after a disappointing result but an excellent away day experience

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Ep 193 - Bears and Chiefs serve up a try-feast at the Gate as the Prem restarts with a bang

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Ep 192 - Return of the Thack (and others) - Chiefs preview, Womens' semi final review and season card renewal chat

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Ep 191- Bears Women special - interview with Dave Ward and Tom Luke plus preview of the semi-final play off at Queensholm

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Ep 190 - Bumper Bears banter is back - play off games, cliches, fans forum, listener questions/comments and an epic rant!

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Ep 189 - Bears Men successfully wing it against Falcons but the Women lose their way at Trailfinders

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Ep 188 - Defeat from the jaws of a draw and Tigers tamed at the Gate

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Ep 187 - Bears Men edge the Andy Uren derby and Ilona does a Jonah as the Women beat Chiefs

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Ep 186 - A winless weekend for both teams and Andy Uren joins us to chat all things Italian

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Ep 185 - Bears lose the festive fixture (again) but it's not all bad!

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Ep 184 - Bears maul Tigers

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Ep 183 - Leinster 'trip' Bears' first half switch and bench press to victory in the second

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Ep 182 - Ian Madigan talks to the boys about Life, Leinster and Loving the Bears!

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Ep 181 - Bears stoop to conquer as Quins are humbled in a Friday night frenzy

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Ep 180 - (ex) Bears Beyond the Bridge - Sheedo and DT talk to BBTG!

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Ep 179 - Stadium Surprises and Rugby Reflections

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Ep 178 - Trebuchets away! Bears beat Saints at home (again)

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Ep 177 - Shafted by Sarries (again)

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Ep 176 - Delirium in Devon

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Ep 175 - Bristol beat Bath (again)

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Ep 174 - Frustring Friday fixture leaves Bears bereft

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Ep 173 - Gritty win up North sets Bears fair for Gloucester at the Gate

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Ep 172 - BBTG is back baby! We discuss the off season talking points, review the Dragons game, speak to Pat and Rands and set our stall out for the season.

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Ep 171 - End of season review, listener poll results and one final goat

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Ep 170 - Big whoop at The Stoop but play-off hopes crumble at the Stone X

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Ep 169 - Play-off hopes dangle by a thread as Sarries spoil the fez-tivities

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Ep 168 - Beef from Lahiff provides Bears relief

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Ep 167 - Raw, raucous and rip-roaring and the action at the Gate wasn't too bad either. The live pod has dropped.

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Ep 166 - Live pod details, season card renewals, Bears Women storm to final and Falcons preview

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Ep 165 - Janse takes a fancy as the Rifles Cup is retained

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Ep 164 - Bears batter League leaders as Saints come a cropper in BS3 yet again…

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Ep 163 - Back to business! Saints preview with help from the Telegraph's Charlie Morgan

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Ep 162 - Interview with Paul Morgan of Premiership Women's Rugby (PWR)

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Ep 161 - Joe Joyce interview and a few other things

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Ep 160 - Lightning strike

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Ep 159 - Big Dave Attwood interview and 'season so far' reflections

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Ep 158 - Bears Together Supporters Advisory Committee docu-pod!

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Ep 157 - Banger in BS3

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Ep 156 - Dumped out of Europe twice in Galway. Where do we go from here?

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Ep 155 - Bearpit becomes Bullring as Champions Cup hopes hang in the balance

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Ep 154 - Surprise Shark attack washes away the winter woes with all eyes now on the Bulls

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Ep 153 - All aboard the Bristol rollercoaster with a mid-week ramble to review the fluctuating festive fortunes from Bear Country

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Ep 152 - Bears thump Gloucester in the 'must win' derby...

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Ep 151 - Bears battle bravely but Sarries score seven

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Ep 150 - Last ditch derby day defeat but positives from a powerful second period...

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Ep 149 - Bright start fizzles out as Sale take the spoils

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Ep 148 - Disappointment down in Devon

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Ep 147 - Defeat at the death halts winning run

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Ep 146 - Bears march on as Saints slip to home defeat

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Ep 145 - Tigers tamed and Saints await

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Ep 144 - Cambridge given a lesson and all eyes now on the Tigers

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Ep 143 - (Pre) Season 5 gets underway as the boys finally return from their summer recess

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Ep142 - Gloucester beaten at the Gate and our 2022/23 season review

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Ep141 - last gasp agony for Bristol at Sandy Park and the visit of Gloucester to the Gate

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Ep140 - Sale's Currys too hot for Bristol and a trip to Devon

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Ep139 - Euro woes, new signings, season ticket prices and loyalty scheme verdict

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Ep138 - Bears fail to tame Tigers at Welford Road