To coincide with the launch of his new book – Touchstones – one of Australia’s legendary sports journalists visits Dublin to chat through his amazing life journey centred around a love of both Rugby League and Heavy Metal music.

We discuss the future of contact sports and whether commercialism, excessive marketing and TV overkill are collectively contriving to drive fan apathy and destroy the integrity of the major global sporting codes.

We also learn how things as diverse as his obsessive compulsive tendencies, Islamic terrorism, and the emotional story behind the truth of his childhood adoption all combined to inspire the new book's ambition.

Links:

Buy Steve’s book here: https://stevemascord.com/

His unique rugby-meets-rock podcast: https://soundcloud.com/therealsteavis

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Release date: June 20th 2017

Runtime: 42m

Recorded: Dublin