Last year's Spurs match was so fun the lads decided to do it again! -- Kevin calls the Spurs kit color sous vide juice, Bill calls it liver. -- The beautiful celebration for hearing impaired children at SJP. -- Eddie Howe's managerial masterclass -- A breakdown of the remainder of the season -- Victory and a championship for the lasses!!!…

Bill & Kevin break down a satisfying match, despite yet another piece of vandalism by the men of VAR. Who was your man of the match? Was this a "smash & grab?" Why didn't Kevin get invited to play paintball?By Bill Mann & Kevin Sperry

Host DMR talks to the Grammy nominated producer Haas G aka Fantom of the Beat (founding member of The UMC's). Haas takes us on a journey from The UMC's beginnings & rolling with Flavor Unit to producing for Busta Rhymes, Wu-Tang Clan, Lil Kim, 50 Cent & more. This episode will bring joy to any Hip Hop head. Audio from Back 2 The Lab LIVE!!! (via Yo…

Bill's joins us from the poshest bunker in Gosforth, and Kevin's joins from his closet apparently, to review an epic 4-3 comeback win for the Toon. We go through the match in detail, revel in the Hawk and Griffin becoming a shithousing pub, and hear how Bill offended Amber-Keegan Stobbs!By Kevin C Sperry

Host Dame (DMR) sits down with 5th Ward Boyz (E-Rock, NueLife, and 007) and talks about their beginnings, memorable collaborations, brawls in Hawaii, and much much more. This is a definite MUST LISTEN!By Dameion Robinson

Newcastle's lone remaining path to Europe for next year will now be turning it around in the last of the Premier League Season. Bill & Kevin review the Manchester City FA Cup loss and ask the ugly questions: Should Eddie Howe get another season? Should Newcastle Fans be actually rooting for Manchester City to get away with it? Do the people running…

What a difference a week makes! Or maybe just a player! Bill and Kevin discuss how magically Dan Burn looks a hell of a lot better with Joe Willock playing in front of him. A big win against Wolves was exactly what we needed after that gut punch of yet another baffling Cup draw.By Bill Mann & Kevin Sperry

Bill & Kevin break down the Newcastle penalty shootout win at Blackburn in the 5th round of the FA Cup. -- Willock and Isak back together -- A troubling hesitancy among the players -- Why the Premier League will fix FFPBy Bill Mann & Kevin Sperry

Bill and Kevin review NUFC's exciting (too exciting) win at the City Ground, with Bill expressing surprise that Jonjo Shelvey didn't feature for the Garibaldi. Also Bill gives Kevin some super useful advice for his visit to Craven Cottage next week.By The IKN Network

Newcastle United shares the points in an ultimately disappointing 4-4 barnburner with Luton Town. -- Is Rob Edwards the next promising manager Chelsea is going to ruin? -- Why the combination of losing Willock and Joelinton is so destructive.By Bill Mann & Kevin Sperry

Eddie's S#!*housing Mags are dead! Long live Eddie's S#!*housing Mags! Bill and Kevin return to the Hawk and Griffin to revel in Newcastle's third straight away win, try to find anything negative to say about Fabian Schar, and contemplate how many balls actually went in the net on Jacob Murphy's "goal" early in the second half.…

Bill & Kev review a rare, welcome W as Newcastle goes through to Round 5 of the FA Cup. Plus some transfer window intrigue from your favorite IDK podcasters.* * I Don't KnowBy Bill Mann & Kevin Sperry

Happy Birthday to the Mischief of Magpies! Bill and Kevin reflect on a year of doing a Newcastle United podcast from the USA. And what a year it's been! In this episode we review the Manchester City loss, the positives to take from it and how unkind the fates have been to Newcastle United this season. Bill points out the utter stupidity of the scha…

Newcastle United files its financial report for the 2022-23 season, and its challenge to get to the top of the league in a world of Profit & Sustainability Rate requirements comes into sharp relief. Why the owners are likely delighted with Eddie Howe. Why the international fan base is so important for competitive reasons. Why St. James' Park's curr…

Bill and Andrew discuss the delightful day out that was our first derby match in nearly a decade as Sunderland plays, bizarrely, right into Newcastle's hands. We ponder the questions of whether some beloved players may be on their way out, and whether we'd like the derby to be played more often.By Bill Mann

Kevin can't contain his pessimism as visions of pink slips begin to dance in his head. Simultaneously calling for calm and for peoples' heads, Kevin is a tangled ball of frustration. Andrew, our new Chief Ispiration Officer, provides just enough perspective to earn his new title, reminding the listener, numerous times, that the season, is actually,…

Bill and Kevin giggle for sixty-five minutes straight after 10-man Fulham roll out the red carpet for a rampant and entertaining Newcastle United. 17-year old Lewis Miley, who has more European minutes under his belt than Sunderland Association Football Club, scored his maiden Premier League goal for Newcastle, Callum Wilson was made angry by Migue…

Newcastle United disappoints poetically. If you wanted a team that tries, well you have it. So much great to take out of Newcastle's experience in this year's Champions League. Of course, we were 30 minutes away from way more than that.By Bill Mann & Kevin Sperry

Who had the worse day? Bill missed the game because he was driving through thick fog on mountain roads with a carsick dog and a very displeased wife, with his car ending up on the back of a flatbed tow truck. Kevin watched Tottenham Hotspur poleax Newcastle. We pay tribute to the incredible Toon Army who made their way to London despite broken down…

For the third consecutive match, Newcastle United exposes a vast gulf in quality between it and sorry Manchester United, winning 1-0 with the only real question being how the score wasn't worse. Kevin discusses Manchester United's star player Lunenberg (seriously), and we gawk with wonder as Eddie Howe continues his masterclass on morale. Also, Sun…

Bill and Kevin discuss the PSG match in the Champions League, including all the positives of what should have been a performance remembered for ages but was ultimately vandalized by horrid refereeing. Does Newcastle's outperformances under the circumstances come down to their incredible morale? Still all to play for in the Champions League, and a w…

Houston native and Hip-Hop aficionado DMR celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 1998 classic Bobby Digital In Stereo by Wu-Tang Clan LEGEND The RZA. Listen as he talks about becoming a Wu-Tang fan from the Hulu drama series, Alex Tse and RZA's history, and his top 5 tracks off the album.By @back_2_the_lab

Bill and Andrew -- beset by audio problems -- break down perhaps the most surprising game of the season of the month: a role reversal as once-mighty high-cost Chelsea is reduced to smash & grab tactics against a Newcastle team which looked more like a kamikaze mission than a squad.By Bill Mann & Kevin Sperry

George Caulkin from The Athletic joins Bill and Kevin to talk about bizarre American foods(peanut & pickle burgers? Raccoon? Things encased in jello?), being thankful, how the Portland Trailblazers accidentally won, and the amazing transformation of Newcastle United. Replete with insights and humor that only the Seer of Cheer can provide.…

Houston native and Hip-Hop aficionado DMR celebrates the 35th anniversary of the 1988 classic Act A Fool by West coast legend King T. Listen as he talks briefly about King T's history, his friendship with N.W.A., and his top 5 (or 6...lol) tracks off the album.By @back_2_the_lab

Bill reviews an extraordinary week in which a deeply depleted Newcastle squad won 2 and lost 1 versus Manchester United, Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund. Also, since the rest of the league wants to keep changing the rules to slow down the metamorphosis of Newcastle, Bill asks an impertinent question: why does the club bother to follow the rules anywa…

It's Game 4 of the Group of Sexy! We are joined by Eli Brand to talk about Borussia Dortmund, why he thinks Emre Can is terrible, and the German art of mashing words together.By Bill Mann & Kevin Sperry

Bill and Kevin discuss how the officiating in Newcastle's 1-0 victory over Arsenal at St. James's Park was flawless, Bruno definitely is a very level-headed, professional footballer, and how Kai Havertz absolutely deserved to stay on the pitch, and definitely doesn't bring down the quality level of everything he participates in. Wink, wink. Another…

Andrew from Forrest Hall has competition for his place from a new intern off the street: some gadgie named "Bill!" Publican Tom also joins the pod for a hot minute in what amounts to nothing more than a free advert for his pub. We relish UNITED'S 3-0 practice match victory over The Manchester Red Team, look back on a well-earned point at Molineux, …

Houston native and Hip-Hop aficionado DMR celebrates the 35th anniversary of the 1988 classic The Great Adventures of Slick Rick by Slick Rick 'The Ruler'. Listen as he talks about what the album means to him.By @back_2_the_lab

Kevin is once again joined by Summer Intern Andrew from Forest Hall, who kept bringing up someone named Bill, whom I must say, no one at Mischief of Magpies HQ can remember ever meeting. We review the 4-0 shellacking of Crystal Palace, our dominant right side, Fabian Schar's beautiful 40-yard balls, and we introduce a brand new Opta statistic! We c…

With Bill calling in from the Mischief of Magpies African HQ in Mozambique, we're joined by very good friend of the podcast, West Ham Lee! Hear Lee try to argue that West Ham are better with out Lil' Decky, hear Bill declair David Moyes to be a psychological tactical mastermind, and hear Kevin describe his post-goal pub celebration, which clearly "…

Kevin just hasn't bragged enough about attending the PSG v Newcastle Champions League match on Wednesday night, so he's back for more. On that fateful, historic Wednesday, good friend of the podcast Charlotte Robson, from the True Faith podcast, spent a few minutes chatting about the UCL draw, predictions for the season, and Alexander Isak's stankf…

Kevin joins us from Glasgow as he heads home following Newcastle's historic, audacious , fantastic 4-1 statement of intent against PSG in the Champions League Group of Death. We celebrate a fantastic performance across the board with huge props to our back pair, who worked, seemingly, as one. He does, roughly, pronounce Feyenood right this time, bu…

Kevin and Andrew from Forest Hall break down Newcastle's dominant 2-0 win over Burnley. Another masterclass from Anthony Gordon, Kieran Trippier and Sean Longstaff. And remember two weeks ago when people were complaining about Eddie Howe and Bruno Guimaraes? Shhhhhhhhhhhhh. Also, you know, the 4th "biggest game in 20 years" of the year is coming up…

A big midweek treat as Eddie Howe gets his first win over Manchester City. Kevin has no idea how to pronounce Feyenoord. And a fantastic showing from our back line against the best club in the world.By Bill Mann & Kevin Sperry

This is the debut episode of The Back 2 The Lab Podcast created/hosted by Hip-Hop aficionado Dame "DMR" Robinson of Houston, Tx. On this episode, Dame describes his musical influences stemming back from the late 70s to late 80s, then segues to his album of the week, De La Soul's Buhloone Mindstate (1993).…

Recorded just moments after Newcastle's uncompromising dominance of Sheffield United, we're joined by Summer Intern Andrew from Forest Hall, Posh Barry from High Heaton, and new friend of the show, Historical Harvey from the also-posh part of Durham. It's a party atmosphere in the Hawk and Griffin, and we do our best to stay on the topic of Newcast…

Newcastle United brings its unbeaten streak in the San Siro to two after a nervy 0-0 match in which Italian giants AC Milan gave a clinic in being ready for the big stage, only for Newcastle's confidence to increase throughout the match. Bill and Kevin give their thoughts on the match and why supporters can't seem to agree who played well.…

Happy Champions League Eve to those who celebrate! Bill & Kevin are joined by Nathan Araia of the Milan Club DC to get his view of tomorrow's match between AC Milan and Newcastle United.By Bill Mann & Kevin Sperry

Newcastle passes its final pre-Champions League test with a nervy, ugly 1-0 win over Brentford. Next up, the San Siro and a Champions League tilt in the Group of Sexy against Italian giants AC Milan. Been a long, long time in coming.By Bill Mann & Kevin Sperry

John Kenkel joins Bill to talk about the wonderful last two years of supporting Brentford as we preview the match. We are honored to share the Hawk & Griffin with the local Brentford supporters group so this weekend is going to be a blast. Even better for John, who tells Bill that he is going to watch the match in the away end of St. James' Park.…

No Premier League matches this weekend, so let's take a quick look back to the Summer Series this past July, where Newcastle played games in Philadelphia, Atlanta and New Jersey. It was an incredible experience to meet and hang out with so many Newcastle supporters from around the globe. We were so excited to be able to record a few of their storie…

With Bill missing, Andrew from Forest Hall makes his first team debut, and weighs in on Newcastle's suddenly shaky defense, a confusing midfield situation and Newcastle restaurants. Recording live from the Hawk and Griffin, we hear far too much noise from people who were clearly paid to watch Arsenal vs. the Manchester Red Team.…

You know why Group F of the Champions League is the "Group of Death?" Because Newcastle United is in it. Bill & Kevin give their quick reaction to an historic day for the Newcastle United Football Club.By Bill Mann

Hey, look! Another opportunity to take positives from a loss! The occasion was too big for John Brooks as he leaves the card in his pocket after an obvious second yellow. Still, Liverpool played so well with 10 players, imagine how they would have done with 9?By Bill Mann & Kevin Sperry

Newcastle follows up its torrid start to the season with a trip to the champions' lair and get knocked down a peg. Kevin is upset while Bill thinks that it wasn't a bad showing against Pep's boys when they unleashed the kraken and only got one goal. We talk We Are Newcastle, the fury of Darren Eales, Bruno vs. the whiners, and the upcoming match ag…

Bill & Kevin review the most important parts of Newcastle's 5-1 demolition of Aston Villa including: -- the white socks -- How Martinez was unlucky to stay on the field -- the goal celebrations -- Sandro Toonali's dream opener -- Aston Villa's nightmare -- Looking at Manchester City with absolutely no fear…

Bill and Kevin discuss the upcoming Newcastle United season! Updates on incoming and outgoing players! Updates on rule changes, including the "Mad Dog Rule!" Season and Player Predictions! Social Media commentary!By Bill Mann & Kevin Sperry

All the details from the spectacular Summer Series outing in the USA. We hear from our reporters on the scene! The Tailgate! Kevin's atrocious attempt at an Eddie Howe impersonation! Eddie Howe points out Jamaal Lascelles' biceps to Bill's wife! George Caulkin! Charlotte Robson! Eddy from Tyneside Life! Three very, very fun, very, very hot games wi…