Perceived Pressure

By Perceived Pressure

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The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

Perceived Pressure episodes:

March 05, 2026 Previewing the year in Formula One with Michael Lamonato
This week is Grand Prix weekend in Melbourne, and the city comes alive. On the pod we have motorsport writer Michael Lamonato to get nerdy with us about the 2026 season and what we can expect over the course of the weekend and the year.
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1h 7min
March 04, 2026 Remembering Dennis Cometti
ABC Sport's Brett Sprigg joins us for a special episode of the podcast to remember the life and career of the extraordinary Dennis Cometti, who passed away this week aged 76. He left behind a legacy as the voice of football for generations, and as one of the kindest men in our great game.
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22min
February 26, 2026 Leaving professional tennis with Destanee Aiava
Destanee Aiava rattled the tennis world on her way out earlier this year, announcing her retirement from the sport aged just 25 and citing a culture racism, sexism and homophobia. She joins Saraid on the podcast this week in her first long-form interview since retiring to talk through her decision. Elsewhere, Daany and Saraid talk through recent reporting from the ABC highlighting the lack of safety for women in footy communities around the country.

Content warning: This episode contains conversations about experiences of sexual assault. To skip past those, head to 17:57 for our interview with Destanee Aiava.
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1h 31min
February 19, 2026 The Winter Olympics with Kriti Gupta
Former elite figure skater Kriti Gupta joins us on the podcast this week to wrap up the Winter Olympics, get into scandals aplenty, and explains what a hogline is. Elsewhere, Daany and Saraid get into State of Origin, and misuse idioms in the process.
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1h 44min
February 17, 2026 Crossing codes with Grace Beasley
Cross-code basketball to footy star Grace Beasley joins us on the pod this week to talk about the world of crossing codes, the world of coming back from the worst injury any athlete can sustain, and everything in between. Apologies for the late podcast this week - a massive news week caught up to us, and we get into it on the pod.
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February 05, 2026 The wild new world of college football and journalistic ethics with Ned Balme | Perceived Pressure
Former University of Central Oklahoma punter, Australian Rules royalty and Channel 9 presenter Ned Balme joins us on the pod this week to talk about being a pioneer for punters in college football, journalistic ethics, and being entitled to an opinion.
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1h 34min
January 29, 2026 Daniel Cherny on Indian dominance and the future of the Big Bash | Perceived Pressure
In a wide-ranging chat between two complete tragics, Code Sports' chief cricket writer Daniel Cherny gets into a recap of England's shambolic Ashes tour, the future of the Big Bash and the wider ramifications of total Indian domination of world cricket. All through the lens of Simpsons references and early 2010s Auspol nods. Plus, Daany and Saraid get into the debate everyone's having in Melbourne - is the influx of influencers at the Australian Open a good thing? Debate courtesy of some wonderful reporting from friend of the show, the ABC's Marnie Vinall.

You can find the article here:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-26/influencers-changing-australian-open-2026/106267980
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1h 7min
January 22, 2026 Maeve Plouffe and climate change in sport | Perceived Pressure
The world we play sport in is changing. Rapidly. And it's absolutely terrifying. As the Tour Down Under kicks off the international cycling calendar for 2026, Olympic star cyclist Maeve Plouffe joins us on the pod to talk through how athletes deal with a rapidly changing climate.
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1h 7min
December 11, 2025 The Matildas and more with Ann Odong | Perceived Pressure
In the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Matildas wholly possessed Australia's focus for one remarkable winter. Then-media manager Ann Odong was arguably closest to the epicentre of that team's story, which reared and bullocked its way through to the semi finals.

In a wide-ranging chat with Daany Saeed, Ann takes us through an incredible career in women's football, media management, the Matildas, managing a FIFA World Cup on home soil and where media coverage is moving to. We hear from Saraid Taylor on the business of exit meetings at football clubs and chat through the recent golf Australian Open in Melbourne.
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1h 29min
December 05, 2025 EXTRA: Macquarie Point Stadium Vote with Crystal Andrews | Perceived Pressure
A special bonus episode today to cover off the Macquarie Point stadium proposal passing the Tasmanian upper house and paving the way for a historic 19th AFL team in the Apple Isle. Zee Feed founder, footy nuffy and adopted Tasmanian Crystal Andrews joins us to break down the politics of it all.

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FAQs about Perceived Pressure:

How many episodes does Perceived Pressure have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.