Loathed Strangers

Cardiff City 3-2 Swindon Town - Max is on the pod to discuss what proved to be a very productive season curtain raiser in South Wales. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Football is back! A busy week in Swindontownland as the new season rapidly approaches. Rich and Joe discuss the exit of Fil Mabete plus the arrivals of Joe Hungbo, Sam Inwood and Kaelan Majekodunmi. Onward! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Forest Green Rovers 1-4 Swindon Town - Simon is on the pod for the final game of the pre-season schedule to discuss the victory over Robbie Savage's side who were demoralised by a clinical minute! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Swindon may have publicly thrown the towel after injuries have curtailed the preseason plans, but no white flag on the Preview as Joe and JR look toward and discuss the machinations and preparations going into the final game against Forest Green Rovers, with a special voicenote from FGR fan Sean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Swindon Town 2-1 Leyton Orient - Dan joins the pod to discuss another positive 60 minutes from Town, rewarded with victory over Richie Wellens’ Orient. However, injuries continue to mount and concerns over squad depth are growing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back to back home friendlies as Swindon look forward to hosting a midweek appearance from former promotion winning manager Richie Wellens and Leyton Orient, but as JR and Joe discuss - bigger concerns may be aimed towards the treatment table. With a voicenote from Steve of the Orient Outlook podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Swindon Town 1-3 Bristol City - Simon is on the pod to discuss a useful run‑out as Swindon put together a largely constructive 90 minutes, but the day was overshadowed by injuries and by the familiar sight of Lorent Tolaj punishing Swindon at the County Ground. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rich and Joe discuss the last week (Palace, Jake Tabor, transfers...) and look ahead to the visit of Bristol City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crystal Palace 5-1 Swindon Town - Rich and Andrew party like it's £19.99! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A compendium of two topics that probably didn't deserve their own individual pods - Joe Acklam and JR report on the midweek friendly at Chippenham, and then look to the behind closed doors friendly against Crystal Palace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Swindon return from Alicante to bring things a little closer to home, a pre-season friendly against the relegated and rebuilding Chippenham Town. JR and Joe discuss this, seeing red in pre-season and how someone is really enjoying the World Cup....With a voicenote from Aaron Pullen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Club Costa City 0-1 Swindon Town - It’s been a productive week for Swindon Town, with healthy men training, running and winning in the Alicante heat - though for the rest of us, it made for one of the dullest weeks of the summer.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Un episodio muy especial en el que el Swindon Town se embarca en una concentración de entrenamiento marcada por el calor y la humedad; aunque, visto el tiempo que hace aquí en Inglaterra, ¡probablemente podrían haberse quedado en Calne! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Swindon Supermarine 0-4 Swindon Town - Lovely! Pre-season is underway, beginning just as it did in 2025 with a four-goal win over our friends in South Marston, and Honor joins the pod to discuss it.It is still summer, so this is another semi-apologetically tangent-heavy instalment (the Taylor Swift wedding is covered) - one that also happens to mark the 1,000th episode of the Loathed Strangers podcast. Wild.A heartfelt thank you to all the contributors and listeners for your continued support. It is sincerely appreciated and always will be.Cheers,RPU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

JR and Joe Acklam reconvene to talk about pre-season, the latest news coming out of the County Ground and the very first game of the schedule on Saturday 4th of July at MIDDAY - the annual short pilgrimage to Swindon Supermarine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.