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Beesotted the Brentford fanzine. Started off as a fanzine in 1990. Now we're a blog, vlog and a podcast talking all things Brentford and much, much more Nearly 1000 episodes in and still going. Nominated for numerous Football Supporters Association (FSA) awards and Football Content Awards but never managed to snag one ... yet Catch our pre-match podcast which we try to put live every Thursday by 7am for Saturday matches (and by Friday 7am for Sunday matches) We also record an unedited post-m ...
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"The Defence Café is the security and defence podcast of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Brussels (FNF Europe). As European states are confronted with a host of security challenges, they are prompted more than ever to cooperate. This, however, requires trust and compassion, because the world looks different from Estonia than it looks from Spain. For deeper cooperation to occur, deeper communication is needed first. And for deeper communication to be successful, a good cup of ...
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Fourth time lucky for The Bees at Anfield? Not this time. After a bright start Liverpool hit The Bees on the break to go 1-0 up and it was all uphill from there second half saw Flekken pull of some first class saves to keep Brentford in the game we spoke to both Bees and Liverpool fans straight after the game Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy …
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Brentford go to Anfield with a 100% win record as they got 3 points under their belt after a win against Crystal Palace at home at the weekend The Beesotted crew of Billy TheBee Grant, Dave Laney Lane, Matt The Allard Allard and Ali Mullalley assembled in The Globe pub once again to shoot the breeze and discuss: 🔄Transfer activity. Toney out. A def…
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This is a solo episode, where Ben runs through all the key parts of the story of how and where the NSW Liberal Party failed to nominate almost a third of candidates for the NSW local government elections next month, covering the scale of the issue, what may have caused it, how it may affect the political balance in each council, the threat of legal…
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First game of the season. Bees needed to get three points on the table with a few tricky away matches coming up. No Ivan Toney as rumours of his impending move to Saudi Arabia increase So it was up to Mbuemo, Wissa and co to step up to the plate. And they did just that as Brentford surfed a few rocky waves to beat Palace 2-1 We spoke to Bees fans a…
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Ben is joined by NT political historian Robyn Smith to preview the upcoming Northern Territory general election. We discuss the seats in play, the events of the last four years and what might be coming on election day. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room’s supporters on Patreon. If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving you…
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Premier League football is BACK. And Brentford kick off their season with a match against South London rivals Crystal Palace - a team that the Bees have never beaten in the lifetime of most Bees fans In season opening celebratory style, the Beesotted crew of Billy TheBee Grant, Dave Laney Lane, Matt The Allard Allard, Ali Mullalley and Lewis Sherlo…
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Brentford have signed Fabio Carvahlo from Liverpool for a fee of around £20m. The transfer has upset Fulham fans, where Fabio was a favourite of the Putney faithful in his time there, and has also irked a fair few Liverpool fans who saw Carvalho, only 21 years old, as one of the future stars of Merseyside Billy Grant chatted to Neil from The Anfiel…
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Ben is joined by Chris Terry-Enescu, British psephologist from the Ballot Box podcast, to discuss the implications of the recent UK general election for the electoral system and the party system. Chris mentioned this book: Electoral Shocks This podcast is supported by the Tally Room’s supporters on Patreon. If you find this podcast worthwhile pleas…
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Ben is joined by Ferran Martinez i Coma from Griffith University to discuss his research on how election campaigning differs in Spain in districts electing odd or even numbers of representatives. We end up discussing more broadly the unsual impacts odd- and even-numbered district magnitudes impact on elections in Australia, and the ways in which th…
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England took on Spain in Berlin in the Euro 2024 final. It was going to be a tough task to beat the team lauded as the best in the tournament, boasting 6 out of 6 wins so far And after a first half where England held Spain, an early goal in the second half saw Spain go ahead. It was for England to pull it out of the bag. Palmer scored minutes after…
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It’s the big one the European Championships semi-final that sees England pitted against the Dutch. And what a match up 150,0000 Dutch arrived in Dortmund incredibly confident of beating the “rubbish” (as they called them) English. And when they went one up with a well taken goal, they were setting their sat navs for Berlin But England struck back. …
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Ben is joined by Murray Goot to discuss the two-party-preferred vote: the history of the metric, how it is used today, how it influences how we think about our party system, and whether it still works in the more complex party system we have today. Murray's journal article on the history of the two-party-preferred vote. This podcast is supported by…
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England - One nil down to Slovakia in the knockouts. Ivan Toney comes on with two minutes to go. It's 90th plus 4 minutes. Toney clears the way for Jude Bellingham to score a peach of a goal to level the game up with the last kick of the game Then 1 minute into extra time, a Toney flick-on is headed in by Kane to spark pandemonium in the stands Eng…
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England qualified for euro 2024 knockouts after a 0-0 draw with Slovenia but fans were not happy at all with lots of post match booing and arguing in the stands Billy Grant spoke to fans in the stands and bars straight after the match in Cologne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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England drew 1-1 to Denmark to remain top of the group being pinned back after going ahead to a Harry Kane goal There was a a LOT of unhappiness in and around the ground after the game as England fans spoke of their frustration of England's inept performance Tactics? Players? Manager? We spoke to English and Danish fans in the stands and straight o…
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Ben is joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger to discuss the federal redistribution proposals for New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. We discuss the process, what has been proposed, the political impact of those proposals and how it might affect preselections, and why some of the maps are drawn as they are. This podcast is suppor…
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It's the night before England take on Denmark in Frankfurt Germany have just secured their place in the knockout stages with a likely top of the group finish Denmark need a point but ideally three points against England after a disappointing opening draw against Slovenia England would love a win but a draw against the Danes would set them up nicely…
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Beesotted are back on England duty. And England's first game was against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen - a tricky match which saw England get an early lead with a great Jude Bellingham goal. Then grind out a result in the end Three points is three points We spoke to fans immediately after the match to get their views on England's first game at Euro 2024 …
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Ben is joined by Kevin Elliott, author of the book Democracy for Busy People to discuss the value of importance of designing democratic institutions but are broad, not just deep, and make it easy for all citizens to participate. We also discuss the importance of citizens maintaining "civic skills" that give them the capacity to step in to politics …
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The season is over. Brentford have survived and we can all look forward to yet another year in the Premier League. To celebrate what had still been a season to remember, the Beesotted crew of Dave 'Laney' Lane, Billy 'TheBee' Grant, Jonathon 'JB' Burchill, Lewis 'Sherlock' Holmes, Ali Mullalley and Matt 'The Allard' Allard got together at The Globe…
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Ben was joined by Ruth McGowan, a candidate mentor and advocate for women in politics. We discussed the trends of increasing numbers of women being elected to public office in Australia, what barriers remain and what work is being done to get more women ready to run for parliament or council. Ruth's book Get Elected (available as a free PDF downloa…
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A great weekend in Bournemouth saw Bees snatch victory from the jaws of a ... er .. draw ... the final game of the season sees them play Newcastle at home in what will probably be Ivan Toney's last game Billy The Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane got together to discuss Brentford's final match of a tricky season This week we discussed VAR .. again ... …
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After a Fulham game that not many will remember, its off the seaside for Brentford as the Bees head to Muff (aka BourneMuff) in their penultimate game of the season and final away day for the fans Billy The Bee Grant and Laney chilled out for an hour before hitting the road down to the seaside discussing: 🏟️Are Brentford moving to Twickenham Stadiu…
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Ben is joined by Kerryn Baker from the Department of Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University to discuss the recent elections in the Solomon Islands, which ended with a new prime minister, if not an entirely new government. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room’s supporters on Patreon. If you find this podcast worthwhile please c…
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Forget the rest It's time for the big West London Derby as Fulham come across to the happening part of West London Billy TheBee Grant and Dave Laney Lane shoot the breeze once again to discuss: 🇺🇸Is the Premier League heading to the USA? 🧢The new Premier League financial cap 💰Whispers of investors looking to buy Brentford once again 🔵 Everton revie…
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Luton away. What a match. Five goals. A small tight stadium. A great atmosphere in the away end. And Brentford blowing away any remaining relegation cobwebs Billy Grant and Dave Laney Lane hung out in the virtual joint to discuss; ⬇️ The relegation race. After Everton's win against Forest in El Corruptico, who are the relegation candidates now? 🎩 L…
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Brentford finally got a win under their belt, with their victory agains Sheffield United their first since their win against Nottingham Forest in January. And what a win it was to ease the nerves of players and fans going into the Luton match this weekend Billy TheBee Grant and Dave Laney Lane hooked up in the virtual joint to discuss: 🇵🇹Brentford …
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After the Villa storm we’re hoping for no calm. 2-0 down and 3-2 up at Villa. What a rollercoaster of a ride. Which tees up the massive Sheffield United game quite nicely - a game that Brentford quite simply must win Billy TheBee Grant and Dave Laney Lane hooked up in the virtual joint to discuss all things Brentford In the show today: 🤠Billy out w…
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Brentford travel to high-flying Villa looking to continue their unbeaten rrun and maybe nick a win But it wasnt looking great as the Bees were 2-0 down just after half time but a freat comeback saw them go 3-2 up before Villa drew a goal back for a drsw we spoke to Bees and Villa fans at the Nashville fanfest straight after the match Hosted on Acas…
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The Bees' third game in a week and it doesn't get any easier for Thomas Frank and his Brentford team as they head to Birmingham to take on Aston Villa who are pushing for a Champions League finish to an impressive season. Having secured two points from draws against Manchester United and Brighton, Bees fans travelling up will be hoping their team c…
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Brentford and Brighton ground out a goalless midweek draw in a game that The Bees never really looked like winning. An unchanged Bees XI failed to build upon the rousing Saturday night display against Man Utd, however, this point is a valuable one which edges the side a little further away from the danger zone. Apart from Bryan Mbeumo not starting,…
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Ben is joined by Sofia Ammassari from Griffith University to discuss the upcoming Indian federal election. The world's largest democracy is going to the polls in April, May and June, with Narendra Modi's BJP looking set for a third term in office. We discuss the electoral system, major political issues and the Modi government's recent history. This…
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Brentford were in no mood to feel sorry for themselves after going behind against Manchester United and ended the match on a high having salvaged a point when all looked lost – it had been a great performance and Thomas Frank's side will to emulate that again for the midweek clash with Brighton at The Gtech. Billy The Bee Grant and Dave Laney Laney…
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Manchester United survived the alamo as Brentford threw the pitching sink at them. And survived only by the with of the post - twice. And the crossbar - once. And numerous other times as the Bees peppered the United goal but failed to score United scored with pretty much their second shot of the match in injury time to strike fear in the Bees fans …
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Burnley seemed so long ago now it was resigned to the deepest of supporters' memory banks Billy the Bee Grant and Dave Laney Lane took to the virtual joint to discuss Ivan Toney becoming the first Brentford player to score for England. Nottingham Forest's ludicrous arguments for failing to abide by the football rules. Brentford Women beating Ashmou…
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