Episodes

  • First Cut #2

    First Cut #2
    Dec 7 2022
    Next edition of the First Cut series with Prerna and Jaidip! We caught up on the last 8 weeks events since our last episode discussing everything from Open/women's Regionals, OSU Invitational, Manila Spirits India teams and players. Looking ahead we talk about big events coming up in the next 2 months. Prerna talks about women's Ultimate in Australia and we cover some great initiatives that help with our ultimate skill development. A full episode after so long and we hope you enjoy it!
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    52 mins
  • SOTG with Abhinav 'Cow' Shankar

    SOTG with Abhinav 'Cow' Shankar
    Sep 30 2022
    What do you think of how India plays Ultimate from a spirit perspective?

    On this episode we speak to Abhinav 'Cow' Shankar on his experience around SOTG. He served on the UPAI Spirit Committee for 3 years and has represented India many times. Coupled with extensive coaching achievements, Cow shared a lot of great tips, insights and thoughts well worth taking the time to digest.

    00:00 Abhi's Background
    09:25 Past and present of SOTG in India
    13:44 Use of game Advisors
    17:00 Areas India can improve in Spirit
    19:55 Physical contact and Fair mindedness
    23:50 Are we biased against players/teams?
    24:58 To spike or not to spike?
    38:20 Rapid Fire!
    43:00 Future of SOTG in India

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    49 mins
  • First Cut

    First Cut
    Sep 15 2022
    A brand new segment of the podcast drops! 'First cut' is all about key updates split into 5 parts:

    1. Headlines
    2. Tournament calendar
    3. Initiatives spotlight
    4. The UR recommends...
    5. Insights & Individuals

    We hope you find this useful for your monthly dose of Asia Ultimate news and information. Ping us for suggestions and juicy gossip you want to add! Instagram @the.unintended.receiver

    00:00 Introduction
    3:20 Coaching at the State championship        
    11:30 Spirit & Game Advisors at the State championship        
    15:30 Closing comments & (big reveal) results!        
    17:45 Sakkath updates        
    22:30 Tournament calendar (India & Asia)    
    32:45 Sports for Development
    35:35 Ni Hao China Ultimate!?        
    36:40 First Cut recommends
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    40 mins
  • Off-Season Ultimate with Rishabh Kishore

    Off-Season Ultimate with Rishabh Kishore
    Sep 2 2022
    We catch up with one of the co-founders of 'Off-Season Ultimate' the initiative taking India by storm. Off-Season Ultimate introduced professional broadcasting of Ultimate games to Indian Ultimate which helped to put India on the radar globally. As fans tuned in many of us wanted to know more about where OU plugs the gaps of high level ultimate and financial sustainability for many players.

    Rishabh shares the background, values, challenges and successes of OU with us in this episode. And of course, there is always the rapid fire round. Does he pick Mak or Tahir?? Tune in to find out.

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    51 mins
  • Interview with Sneha Patil

    Interview with Sneha Patil
    Jul 20 2022
    We put the spotlight on Sneha Patil, well-regraded as one of India’ top athletes, in this episode of the Unintended Receiver (UR) podcast. Sneha, who is usually not seen sharing much of her inner workings, shares thoughts around elite athlete training, preparation for World Championships and competitive Ultimate in India. UR co-hosts, Jaidip Patel and Richa Patel, dig deep to also reveal Sneha's journey from a teenage hurdler to a bronze medallist with Team India.

    Listen in for tips on training and mental toughness from Sneha, a speedy, determined, and an elite athlete with few but mighty words. Don’t miss the bonus banter in the quick fire round with some surprising answers!

    The Unintended Receiver podcast will attempt to bring coverage on Ultiworld from different Ultimate communities across Asia-Oceania. For folks in Asia-Oceania, please write to us with ideas, interview requests or feedback via IG @the.unintended.receiver or drop an email on unintendedreceiver@ultiworld.com.
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    56 mins
  • Wrapping up the UPAI NCS Nationals 2022

    Wrapping up the UPAI NCS Nationals 2022
    Jul 1 2022
    In this episode of the podcast Nandan and Jaidip discuss the final tournament of the season for Indian Ultimate. The UPAI NCS 2021-22 season came to close with a clear winner but what did we think of the competition, the format, the organization, and the upsets that happened? Find out by tuning in and hear about out MVP female and males and the surprise success of Lucknow based team Awadh KHELadis. We covered it all!

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    Email: unintendedreceiver@ultiworld.com
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Let the games begin!

    Let the games begin!
    Oct 23 2021
    India is open for some 'Ultimate' business! Ultimate Frisbee communities across India move from hope to action-packed games. Multiple independent tournaments and a few Intra City League (ICL) games under the National Championship Series have been played. And, many more are to come.
    Jaidip Patel and Richa Patel, co-Hosts of 'The Unintended Receiver' podcast, share the latest updates from local tournaments and games in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Surat. Based on the bids submitted to UPAI, Jaidip also predicts that India will go to at least 2-3 WFDF events in 2022. Any guesses on which ones?
    Tune in for all the region-wise updates. Hope you enjoy the coverage.
    Please do share your feedback with us via Instagram, Facebook or email (contact@91ultimate.com).
    Timestamps
    00:00 Intro
    05:20 COVID updates
    13:20 WFDF event bids
    20:34 Kickoff fellowship for women leaders
    26:17 West Region updates: Mumbai Ultimate League (MUL) and tournament by Surat Ultimate
    36:10 South Region updates: Brew Crew faces-off Bangalore mashup teams and Chennai Ultimate Grass Championship
    48:18 North Region updates: Friendlies and ICL games in Lucknow and Delhi
    55:50 Outro and surprise news!
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Why shouting 'Man D' is not inclusive, with Liz Haynes

    Why shouting 'Man D' is not inclusive, with Liz Haynes
    Sep 25 2021
    Remember 'Bridging the Gap (BTG)' camps? In the latest episode of 'The Unintended Receiver' podcast, co-Hosts, Mehr Pasricha and Jaidip Patel chat with Liz Haynes - co-founder, heart and soul of BTG camps. In part three of the 'Gender Series', Liz, Mehr and Jaidip discuss how Ultimate teams in India can achieve their goal of gender equity.
    Back in 2013, Liz traded her comfortable life as a finance professional with the unknowns of the not-for-profit world. She set-up Transformational Sports, a Sports for Development non-profit, to work towards solving the gender inequality she was seeing and facing on a daily basis. She has hosted 7 youth camps empowering roughly 2000 individuals with knowledge and tools to enable gender equity.
    Enjoy listening and learning! We'd love to hear from you via Instagram/Facebook or email (contact@91ultimate.com).
    00:00 Introduction & about Liz Haynes
    06:00 Why Liz wanted to address gender disparity
    08:50 Explaining gender equity and equality
    12:20 Pigeon joins Mehr in asking gender in Ultimate vs other sports
    16:05 Feedback from cis-gender male versus cis-gender female players
    20:05 A survey any club team must do
    21:54 Man mark, woMAN or person mark?
    27:00 What is the current status of gender equality in Indian Ultimate?
    39:00 Menstrual hygiene management podcast episode?
    44:50 Rapid fire
    48:11 Outro
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    50 mins