Fire Up!

Where do you even begin? So much to talk about it….in the first 15 minutes alone Ferris & Gale address all the burning issues - Bellamy’s meltdown, Adam West’s tights, lonely Thursday nights, Ice Men, Steven Wright jokes, Mr. Magic, death riding, the Green Whistle, Chat GPT, Rugby League Biology, OMC vs Up The Wa’s vs Up The Pa’s, the saga of the Roosters, Futurama, Red Mist, spiritualists, The Biting Incident….it’s all VERY Rugby League!
Tune in for more….much, much more…..

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This week as the longest regular season ever finally draws to a close, we welcome the esteemed and hugely entertaining RL journalist and broadcaster Yvonne Sampson to the studio to discuss everything from raising bananas to outgoing Broncos, Ricky Stuart's Standup Stylings, fielding B Teams, Super Coaches Bennett, Bellamy and Stuart, the lovely Walters' boys and as always - much, much more. Try and keep up and see youse in the Finals!

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Listen up people, there's a lot happening! In a "funny old week," with several clubs still jockeying for positions leading into finals, we find ourselves delving deep into the TURMOIL at Hefron Park, including the multiple dog-related incidents involving Simba, Rocky, Thor & Ruby, Rodney Churchill's infamous text and the 27 member WhatsApp group, the "myth" of Latrell and "creating memories" with Luke Combs.

We also discuss The Book Of Feuds, Parramatta's dacking of the Panthers, and look at the various controversial incidents over the weekend in a mega episode of Rugby League Biology.

Stephen rants about Trap Music, Denis Carnahan channels ELO to sing about Tyrell Sloan's ball grounding issues in the weekly tune, The Eels dack The Panthers, the victimisation of JWH gets analysed and there is... as always....MUCH MUCH MORE!

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As the regular season draws to a close we welcome esteemed journalist and author - and sometime ghostwriter - Andrew Webster - to the Fire Up! studios to discuss all the hot issues in Rugby League and more, including Latrell's cowboy fixation, Luke Brooks's BBQ, Wayne Bennett's passive aggressive phone manner, "The Stapler - tackle or injury procedure?", the Dragon's 2018 Faceplant, Sonny Bill's sound business advice and Payne Haas's surprising act of generosity. 

And of course, much, much, more, including a ripping track from Denis Carnahan!

Hope you enjoy X

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Special Guest this week is the keyboard warrior and lung suffering Parramatta Eels fan Adrian Proszenko (Nine Corp/SMH) who thoroughly entertains us with tidbits of his encounters with luminaries like the Coach Whisperer Bradley Stubbs, The Immortal Joey Johns, Ref Boss Graham Annesley and many more. The boys get down and dirty attempting to dismantle the new peace between the NRL and the Players Association, as words like "autonomy," "governance," and "workload" get bandied about. It's rip-roaring stuff! 

And plenty more topics are discussed including Sticky Ricky, the Las Vegas Junket, The Kythera Connection, Rugby League Haircuts and The Newington RL Factory.

All this - and a new song from Denis Carnahan! - in under an hour! Corrr.....

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After yet another "weekend of disappointment," Rugby League fans Ferris & Gale declare their need of the "Wellness Gurus" to re-balance their damaged minds and souls. Ubuntu and DIs and all that. They take a good hard look at the numerous refereeing controversies over the weekend, discuss the battle with FIFA for the hearts and minds of young female sports fans, and amongst a myriad of other things touch on Rexona ads, the Tibby Cotter Bridge, The History of On-Field Urination, The Scorpion Tackle, how to Google "Strip" and much, much more. 

They may be down in the dumps, but it's still very entertaining. Tell your friends.

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As we draw firmly in to the business end of the season we welcome guests Michael Carayannis, journalist for the Daily Astonisher amongst many other roles, and ABC satirist Denis Carnahan to the studio to discuss the RLPA v NRL negotiations, moral victories, Sticky Ricky, Billy Slater and "the General Public," the Bunker - a necessary evil?, and of course delve deeply in to the Melbourne Gargoyles and their recent round of backslapping.

It's all rather entertaining, educational and at times even slightly comical, if you like that sort of thing.

Thanks for listening League Lovers :)

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Round 21 finds host Gale back from La LA Land and in the studio and some normality resumes. Our hosts discuss whether Supremo Vlandy's has jumped on the Barbie bandwagon, Sheriff Mitchell, Accountant Arrow and South's "Build The Wall" campaign, "The Dance Of Death" that was the Dragons v Tigers debacle, the leaky Dogs and Sharks, Adam Reynold's superior intelligence, "The Ray Hadley Broadcast Box" and "The Pantheon of NRL Biters" - male and female.

And of course, much , much more.

As always we include a brilliant song from Denis Carnahan.

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Thanks for listening.

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With an absent co-host Kris Gale swanning around Californian music festivals in Hayden James's private jet, Stephen Ferris oversees "possibly the strangest Fire Up! episode ever" as he wrangles guests Stuart Macgill, Josh Beagley and Shane Lee, talking Ashes, Bazball, Warnie the TV Show, the Dead Rubber, Freddy, the aspiring basket cases that are the Dragons and The West Tigers, the decline of the Roosters Empire and much, much more.

We have a power ballad where Denis Carnahan meets Meatloaf...

We tag team hosts in a Fire Up! first....

And just a warning....the language today is a little blue on occasion...

Let us know what you think x

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What a pleasure and privilege it is this week to welcome the funniest and smartest man in the business, the absolute legend Greig Pickhaver aka H.G. Nelson to our humble kitchen-themed podcast studio to discuss all that is wrong, right, amazing and interesting in the wide, wide world of Rugby League and the broader sporting universe.

In a wide ranging conversation....

Did we find out who his favourite player of all time is? (Maybe not.)

Can he name a single player in the current Canberra Raiders team? (That's a hard no.)

Did we force him to listen to Eckhardt Tolle? (A lil bit)

Does he even know who Billy Idol is? (Yes/No/Maybe)

Where does he stand on the commercialisation of the game and expansion teams and the overall talent pool? (Tune in and find out)

This is a great conversation with a great man. If any of you Fire Up! fans enjoy it, maybe do us a favour and share the love or take the time to rate, review and opinionate on your Poddy platform of choice or our socials. We really need the support if you want us to keep getting these amazing guests for you. Like Transvision Vamp, We don't want your money, we just want your love!

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