Hutchy and Damo are back for another edition of the Sounding Board in the midst of the Melbourne Cup carnival and all the stories around the events, they chat about Glenn Maxwell's concussion and how Marcus Stoinis didn't help the situation, Mitch Cleary opening a gap in the PR payoff space, and we debut a brand new segment.

In this episode:

3:07 - Paid to be at the races for content

5:05 - Extensive coverage on Michael Clarke, Jade and Pip on Derby Day

9:14 - Glenn Maxwell's concussion - would it have happened weeks before the IPL?

12:06 - Free advice for Marcus Stoinis and crisis managing the story 

15:36 - Has journalism regressed?

19:30 - NEW SEGMENT: Craig's Carry-On

31:17 - Theo Doropoulos becomes the new Channel 7 footy reporter

32:22 - Mitch Cleary, the master of the PR pay-off

35:35 - Don Pyke appointed the new West Coast CEO, a good move.

37:50 - U.S. financial journalists teaming up with investors to trade on marketing-moving news

Hosts:

Craig Hutchison: twitter.com/craighutchy

Damian Barrett: twitter.com/barrettdamian

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