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By Sam Kekovich & Leon Wiegard
The podcast currently has 184 episodes available.
We chat with the captain of the Australian Olympics Water Polo Team Blake Edwards. Blake chats about his journey into water polo and how the Australian team have turned around their form in recent years. Their decision to focusing more on defence has resulted in taking down some of the world powerhouses in the sport.
We chat with former league star Mark 'Spudd' Carroll. Mark played 202 professional league games and represented Australia on twelve occasions. Mark took many big hits throughout his career and chats about the effects on his life post his playing career and the issues of CTE among former players.
We chat with entertainer and the voice of the iconic Australian music show 'Countdown' Gavin Wood. Gavin chats about his early days in radio and how he landed the dream job alongside Molly Meldrum. He also updates us with what he's upto today and his recent return from over a decade living in the USA.
We chat with 15 time Group 1 winning jockey and media personality Simon Marshall. Simon chats about his racing career and what led to his retirement after 11 years in the saddle. We also chat about how he transitioned into the media, with a cracking story about Melbourne Cup winning horse Jezabeel.
We chat with filmmaker Stewart Marshall about his documentary 'Fightback' which uncovers the real story about the 1989 potential merger with Footscray and Fitzroy in the AFL. Stewart chats about his journey to make the film and the roadblocks he's received along the way, including the AFL's resistance to back the project.
We revisit our chat with champion jockey Glen Boss who famously won three consecutive Melbourne Cups aboard Makybe Diva. Glen chats about his career and his struggles with mental health, leading to his passion to support others who are struggling.
With the Spring Carnival upon us, we thought we would revisit one of our favourite episodes with Jimmy 'Pumpa' Cassidy. We chat with Jim about some of his great wins with plenty of great one liners.
We chat with sports commentator and former world no 1 squash player Chris Dittmar. We chat with Chris about his professional sports career and his famous battles with Pakistan players Jahingar and Jansher Khan. We then find out how he made the transition to media and what his plans are now he has turned 60.
We chat with author Des Tobin about his new book 'It's In The Genes' which shares some fascinating stories about some family generations in Australian Football.
We chat with Laurenzo and Renato Serafini about their journeys with the Fitzroy Football Club and then the Brisbane Lions. We also chat about their roots at Assumption College, commonly known as the breeding ground for the games greatest players.
The podcast currently has 184 episodes available.
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