體育世界Sport Up

Name of Podcast: 體育世界 (jyutping: tai2 juk6 sai3 gaai3)

What topics are covered: This is a sports podcast.

Why is it good to listen?

The hosts, Kirk and Victor are Cantonese speakers based in San Francisco. Their speech is very casual and energetic, just as a couple of friends talk as they get together. Their speech is slightly fast, but their diction is quite clear and their pronunciation would be considered clear. They talk with some slang but they don’t sound rude. Their conversation is natural and uplifting. Listeners who love to keep up with sports, especially world soccer news and learn football/soccer terms in Cantonese will enjoy this show.

The podcast is available here.

How often are the podcasts updated? The program is updated on a weekly basis.

Length of the podcasts: 30 minutes each.

Description of the podcast:

This podcast covers sports news, with more focus on football games in Europe – the UEFA Champions League and the Premier League. Each episode contains two segments. The two hosts present the information in a casual conversation, they invite no guests and take no calls from listeners onto the show. In the first segment, the hosts review the latest score boards and analyze the games, talk about how the players are performing in their teams, and also the football development history of the countries and the teams.

In the second segment, the podcasters provide the lineup of upcoming games and predict the results. The hosts give their reviews and predictions base on past games, team configuration, and the strengths and weaknesses of each team; the hosts also point out how certain players are the reasons for the prediction of win or the loss. A song is played in between the two segments of the show.

The whole series is casual and energetic from which listeners can learn about sports and world soccer news.

Summary: This Cantonese language podcast is recommended if you love sports, especially football.

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