The Cricket Sickos Podcast

For this bonus holiday episode, we're talking about indie music! Managing editor of Stereogum and author of Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion Chris DeVille joins the podcast to talk about the evolution of indie rock, how we use that music to build teenage identities, Adit's fandom of Death Cab for Cutie, how Chris' fandom of MLS team Columbus Crew differs to his music fandom, and what it means to be truly independent. 

Follow Chris on Bluesky @chrisdeville.bsky.social and

Links for Chris and Such Great Heights:

https://www.instagram.com/chrisdevilleofficial/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/suchgreatheightsbook/

https://suchgreatheights.substack.com/

https://stereogum.com/author/chris-deville-2

Such Great Heights bonus playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/315judd77dvnklparyj4mwm33l4u/playlists

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

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Music from Brand New Colony by The Postal Service

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Host of the Dibbly Dobbly podcast Jack joins the show to talk about cricket helping him to come out of his shell as a kid and as an adult, giving back to the game through umpiring, and his time hosting his cricket podcast where he combines analysis and interviews with all manner of cricket people. 

Links for the Dibbly Dobbly podcast:

patreon.com/DibblyDobblyPodcast

open.spotify.com/show/1Bq4N1bCSesF5L9jsY6wP4

instagram.com/dibblydobblypodcast

twitter.com/dibblydobblypod

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Aaman Patel of the Big Innings podcast and the Cricket Across America show joins the podcast to talk about growing up at the epicenter of USA cricket, what it's like covering cricket at many different levels, MLC's role in growing American cricket, and what's next for him after getting his journalism degree. Follow Aaman on Instagram @apsportsnews_ Watch Cricket Across America on the MLC Network Youtube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MLC_Network⁠ Listen to Big Innings on the Emerging Cricket feed: ⁠https://emergingcricket.com/podcast/⁠ The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25⁠ On Youtube: ⁠https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared⁠ RSS link: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss⁠Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social Music from Sicko Mode by Travis ScottOriginal Sickos cartoon by Stan KellyGraphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Final Word friend Owen joins the podcast to talk about all things cricket in Scotland from what it's like to play in the club system, the men's and women's national teams, and issues at the national board level. 

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Custodian of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method Prof. Steven Stern joins the podcast, where he talked about his introduction to cricket in Australia having moved from theUS, why he originally got into contact with Duckworth and Lewis, the strengths and limitations of the formula, and how he's used it to calculate whether Herschelle Gibbs really did drop the World Cup. 

TheCricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickoscartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Star of the Indonesian national women's cricket team, Maria Corazon Konjep Wombaki, joins the podcast to talk about her extraordinary cricketing origin story of first playing in the national championships before knowing how to play, how she works to keep improving her skills before and since becoming a national team player, and the new strategy that helped her become the second-highest runscorer at the EAP qualification tournament in Fiji just gone.

This interview was originally conducted in Bahasa Indonesia and has been translated into and re-recorded in English - big thanks to my wife Yaz for reading Cora's responses!

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Tamu pada episode ini adalah Maria Corazon Konjep Wombaki alias Cora dari timnas putri cricket Indonesia, yang bercerita tentang main cricket pertama kali di Kejurnas, bagaimana dia terus mengembangkan skill dia sebelum dan setelah menjadi pemain timnas, dan apa yang membantu dia untuk mencetak runs kedua terbanyak di turnamen kualifikasi EAP di Fiji bulan September kemarin.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit onBluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Cricbuzz Associates correspondent Bertus de Jong joins the podcast to talk about his involvement in Dutch cricket, the many challenges facing international cricket including the suboptimal management by the Full Members in charge, and the real reason I wanted to talk to him, #FormatChat.

Follow Bertus on Bluesky @bdjcricket.bsky.social

Read his work at Cricbuzz: https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/author/bertus-de-jong/207/4

One of Bertus' glorious format flow charts: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_hqaB6XYAU9T1B?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

In the 50th episode of the Cricket Sickos podcast, I get the help of previous guest Guy to look back at the podcast so far as it goes into hiatus. We talk about the beginnings of the podcast, what I was happy with, what I wanted to do better, and what I'd learned. The pod will be back in the not too distant future, thanks for helping it get this far!

Guy's podcast This Is Not Happening: https://thisisnothappening.buzzsprout.com/

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Chapters

00:44 Thank-yous

01:45 The start of the podcast

09:39 What went well

17:26 Approaching professionals to get them on the podcast

23:51 What I'd like to do better

30:25 Why I'm taking a break now

34:30 What I've learned from the podcast

38:27 What's next for the podcast

41:11 Wanting to meet more cricket sickos

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player

Final Word friend Glenn joins the show to talk about how playing and coaching has changed over the years, the challenges of local club administration, and what it means to be inducted to his club's Hall of Fame.

The Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25

On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=shared

RSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss

Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.social

Chapters:

01:03 Introduction to playing cricket

06:45 Playing in Australia compared to England

11:28 Cricket players who seem to not like cricket

22:15 Obsession with running between wickets

31:38 How club cricket has changed during his time

35:15 Becoming club secretary

41:11 How cricket governing bodies can help grassroots cricket better

49:13 Getting inducted into Hampton CC's Hall of Fame

53:16 What is special about club cricket

Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott

Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly

Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player