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Welcome to The West Ham Syndrome, a podcast about West Ham, but with a bit of a twist. Look, we know there are already loads of brilliant Hammers pods out there, but this one’s going to be a little different. We’re not just here to ride the highs and lows of every matchday. Don’t worry, we’ll still talk about the games, because that’s what we all live for, but our focus is more on everything else that makes West Ham, well… West Ham.
We’ll be getting into the bigger stories off the pitch and we’ve got some fun features lined up too. Think rewatching old season review DVDs, flicking through classic programmes and magazines, and unearthing some of the forgotten stories that make following this club such a rollercoaster.
So, if you’ve ever wondered why supporting West Ham feels like a condition we can’t quite shake, this one’s for you. This is The West Ham Syndrome, talking West Ham beyond the matchday.
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S2E5 Irons in the Ink - Interview with Author Pete May | Season 2: Episode 5
This week on The West Ham Syndrome, Andrew and Max are joined by Pete May - journalist, author, blogger and lifelong Hammer - for a wide-ranging conversation about three decades of writing West Ham…
S2E4 The Boys of 86 and the Greatest Season You Never Saw with Christopher Lepkowski | Season 2: Episode 4
This week, Andrew and Max are joined by journalist and author Christopher Lepkowski to discuss his book The Slum Sport, which tells the story of the 1985-86 football season - the year that came…
S2E3 From Despair to Where - Relegation Unpacked | Season 2: Episode 3
Well. Here we are.In what is easily their least enjoyable recording session to date, Andrew and Max sit down to make sense of the unthinkable - West Ham United's relegation to the Championship after…
No Place Like Home - Joseph Fordham on Documenting the Last Days of Upton Park | Season 2: Episode 2
In 2015, with West Ham's move from the Boleyn Ground to the London Stadium announced, photographer and creative director Joseph Fordham set himself a task: to collect 112 portraits and personal…
S2E1 The 2006 FA Cup Final, 20 Years On | Season 2: Episode 1
We're back! Season 2 of The West Ham Syndrome is here and we're kicking things off with a special episode marking the 20th anniversary of the 2006 FA Cup Final.On 13 May 2006, West Ham United faced…
Renford Rejects - the West Ham Episode | Season 1: Episode 18
In this episode of The West Ham Syndrome Podcast, we’re doing something slightly different.Instead of focusing on matchdays, players, or club politics, we’re heading back to the 1990s to revisit a…
West Ham and the Financial Impact of Relegation (Interview with Chris Weatherspoon) | Season 1: Episode 17
West Ham United are ranked 20th in Deloitte’s Football Money League, placing them among Europe’s highest-revenue clubs. And yet, as this season has shown, they remain firmly entangled in a relegation…
"The only religion is West Ham". The Belfast Hammers with Peter O'Prey | Season 1: Episode 16
In this episode, we’re joined by Peter O’Prey – lifelong Hammer, retired teacher, and the founder and Chairman of the Belfast Hammers.Growing up in Belfast during the height of the Troubles, Peter…
The 2000/01 Season in Review | Season 1: Episode 15
In this episode of The West Ham Syndrome, we look back at the 2000/01 season, a campaign that didn’t end in disaster or success, but still feels important when viewed in hindsight.Under Harry…
Rob Banks on An Irrational Hatred of Luton | Season 1: Episode 14
In this episode of The West Ham Syndrome Podcast, we’re joined by author and Hammer Rob Banks, whose writing charts the emotional highs and lows of following West Ham United across more than four…
Martin Godleman (Matchday Annoucer and Author) on Giving West Ham Its Voice (Part 2) | Season 1: Episode 13
This week on The West Ham Syndrome, we sit down with one of the voices and chroniclers of West Ham United: Martin Godleman, author, journalist, broadcaster, filmmaker and stadium PA announcer at the…
Martin Godleman (Matchday Annoucer and Author) on Giving West Ham Its Voice (Part 1) | Season 1: Episode 12
This week on The West Ham Syndrome, we sit down with one of the voices and chroniclers of West Ham United: Martin Godleman, author, journalist, broadcaster, filmmaker and stadium PA announcer at the…
Inside West Ham’s Greatest Match-Worn Collection with Mick Clifford | Season 1: Episode 11
In this episode of The West Ham Syndrome, Andrew and Max sit down with Mick Clifford, lifelong Hammer and author of the stunning book Playing for the Shirt: One Hundred West Ham United Match-Worn…
Identity, Heritage & the Case for a West Ham Museum with Levi Tippett | Season 1: Episode 10
In this episode of the West Ham Syndrome, we dive into the heart of West Ham United’s identity with researcher Levi Tippett, whose MSc dissertation explored how heritage shapes what it means to be a…
Inside West Ham's Academy with Graduate Callum McNaughton | Season 1: Episode 9
In this powerful and deeply honest episode, we sit down with former West Ham United defender Callum McNaughton to explore his journey from Chadwell Heath to the first team and the complex inner world…
Inside the Hopes, Highs and Heartbreaks of West Ham's Academy with Paul Brand | Season 1: Episode 8
West Ham United’s academy has produced some of the most iconic players in English football history, from Bobby Moore and Trevor Brooking to Rio Ferdinand and Declan Rice. But behind the legends lies…
Interview with Irons Supporting Foodbanks | Season 1: Episode 7
With Christmas on the horizon, The West Ham Syndrome Podcast takes a look beyond the pitch to explore how the West Ham community looks after its own. Andrew and Max are joined by John Ratomski,…
The Hammer House of Horror XI | Season 1: Episode 6
In this Halloween special of The West Ham Syndrome Podcast, we dust off the cobwebs and open the creaking doors of Upton Park’s darker history to unveil our Hammer House of Horror XI, the eleven…
'The Black Hammers' interview with Dr Brian Belton | Season 1: Episode 5
In this episode of The West Ham Syndrome, we’re joined by Dr. Brian Belton, author of The Black Hammers: The Voices of West Ham United’s Ebony Heroes (2006). Nearly twenty years on from its release,…
Black History Month X11 | Season 1: Episode 4
In this special episode of The West Ham Syndrome Podcast, Andrew and Max kick off their series of episodes celebrating Black History Month by naming their all-time Black West Ham United XIs. From…
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