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Sit in with the folks from The Niche Cache for a regular cheeky and mystical geeze at kiwi sporting happenings, from Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s playmaking to the Wellington Phoenix's backline to Joseph Par... more
FAQs about The Niche Cast:How many episodes does The Niche Cast have?The podcast currently has 603 episodes available.
November 30, 2021TNC Variety Show - Episode 43Coming at ya with the variety, starting with a Kauri Tree of Mindfulness (2:22) and then it's onto the 1332 Hot Takes where Wellington Phoenix penalty takers and Brandon Smith's podcast exploits are on the agend (5:19), before some crickety Vitamin Stats with 10th wicket Test saving Blackcaps partnerships and Dane Cleaver/Amelia Kerr domestic excellence to chat about (12:41). Deep in the Mangroves supplies three extremely odd footballing yarns as well as some Blackcaps vs India destiny (18:06) and then Question Times means Blackcaps selections and quicky sporting happenings (29:05). Musical Jams to finish (41:33) and bob's your uncle....more46minPlay
November 25, 2021Keep It Tidy/Stay Steady (Blackcaps, Football Ferns, Wellington Phoenix, NBL)'Most pertinent' was the theme of the day, rolling through a hefty selection of kiwi sporting happenings. First up, there's some Blackcaps vs India Test thoughts, recorded before the first match (15:17). A bunch of domestic cricket yarns follow that, both men's and women's (26:46). Then we switch to soccerings with a preview of the Football Ferns trip to South Korea (43:32) and some Welly Nix (50:35) and Flying Kiwis (54:12) yarns. Finally, gotta throw up some basketball goodness with a look at the wider Aussie NBL landscape's kiwi contingent (59:45). Feast....more1h 12minPlay
November 23, 2021TNC Variety Show - Episode 42Keeping it weird as always. Bit of French Mindfulness early on and then we crack into the 1332 Hot Takes, where Chris Wood & Ria Percival's underratedness and the Year of Lydia Ko get some yarns (10:00). Vitamin Stats serves up numbers on the rarity of All Whites/Football Ferns home games and the minimal Plunket Shield spin as well as Finn Allen's confusing form (16:35), then we go Deep in the Mangroves with Tai Webster's EuroLeague gig and a bit of Abby Gerken/Kate Ebrahim in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield (24:34). Question Time offers up further underrated kiwi athletes as well as Blackcaps spinnership in the India Tests (33:00)... and there are some Musical Jams to close (39:39). The weirder the better....more47minPlay
November 18, 2021Folding Circulars (Plunket Shield, All Whites, Wellington Phoenix)Big yarns on the pod today, starting with a Dose of Mindfulness (2:45) and then a not-entirely-serious recap of the first Blackcaps vs India T20 (7:33). Then it's a deep dive into Plunket Shield happenings with a focus on Joe Carter's runs, other underground batting king candidates, and Canterbury's insane seam bowling prowess (14:08). And after that we've got reaction to a what's becomes a very fun All Whites team after their win vs The Gambia (50:14) and a preview of the Wellington Phoenix's new season (1:06:59). Don't be shy....more1h 32minPlay
November 16, 2021TNC Variety Show - Episode 41The buffet of kiwi sports is here, and you can understand there's a lot of Blackcaps involved today. 1332 Hot Takes offer up some emotions after the T20 World Cup final loss as well as some good vibes about the Caps' - and also Lydia Ko's - high level consistency (9:30). Vitamin Stats comes with Blackcaps powerplay bowling and some Kane Williamson numbers (16:00). Then we branch out Deep In The Mangroves where young kiwi keepers in the National League and Junior Kiwi-NRL dummy halves are in focus (20:17) before cracking into some Questions about Wan Gatkek's baller status and Marata Niukore's contract (28:33). Musical Jams to finish (41:43) and there ya go....more48minPlay
November 11, 2021Handful of Syllables (Blackcaps T20WC Semi-Final Reaction)Honestly, there was only ever one topic to discuss on the poddy today and that's the Blackcaps pulling out yet another tournament classic and beating England to advance to the T20 World Cup final. Nothing else to it. Appreciate the moment....more51minPlay
November 09, 2021TNC Variety Show - Episode 40All the good kiwi sports yarns. Starting with some 1332 Hot Takes from the Chilly Bin with National League footy grass and the Williamson/Boult/Southee holy trinity (7:17), then ripping into some Vitamin Stats where Ria Percival's first WSL goal and Amelia Kerr's wickets are in focus (14:00). Deep In The Mangroves offers up some Steven Adams SBW shoulders and Lydia Ko's red hot form (20:33) and after that it's Question Time with favourite non-kiwi sports, Blackcaps vs England, and Warriors junior pathways (27:57). Chuck in some Musical Jams to close (45:23) and there we go, dig in....more50minPlay
November 04, 2021Get The Win (NRL, NBL, All Whites, Plunket Shield & Blackcaps)Rolling through a heap of kiwi sporting topics today, beginning with a few moves/trends from the Kiwi-NRL junior scene (3:02) and then ripping into some basketball yarns as Hyrum Harris gets an NBL contract (13:44). Next up it's some chat about the All Whites squad to face The Gambia (26:01), then National League footy gets a spotlight (40:13) before we fire up some cricket talk first with a few Plunket Shield efforts (51:07) and then reaction to the Blackcaps win over Scotland at the T20 WC (1:02:54). Go on then....more1h 20minPlay
November 01, 2021TNC Variety Show - Episode 39Righto, Variety treatment this week extends to some 133 Hot Takes involved the Blackcaps bogey teaming India and the bright future of the Otago Sparks (9:30), not to mention Vitamin Stats regarding the Welly Nix Wahine rollout and Daryl Mitchell's T20 batting prowess (15:00) or trips Deep in the Mangroves for a Breakers squad update and Dan Hooker's defeat on the weekend (20:00). Question Time is also a goodie. Top football beats, Greg Hay's underratedness & grading Steven Adams' season so far all get a mention (28:00). And some Mindfulness to start and Musical Jams to finish. Yeah boy....more45minPlay
October 28, 2021Stink Face (Blackcaps/Plunket Shield/Football Ferns/Dan Hooker)No surprises here that we're all over the Blackcaps' first-up T20 World Cup loss to Pakistan. From the defining aspects of the game itself to a plethora of selection questions to what comes next against India (7:47). After all that good cricket there's more cricket with a look back at the first couple Plunket Shield games (47:59), then it's time to switch it up with some reaction to the Footy Ferns games vs Canada (54:53) and why Dan Hooker's fight vs Islam Makhachev is a must-watch this weekend (1:11:06). Hare krishna....more1h 32minPlay
FAQs about The Niche Cast:How many episodes does The Niche Cast have?The podcast currently has 603 episodes available.