The Rabbit Hole

By SEN

Join Garry Lyon and Tim Watson as they catch up each week, head down the Rabbit Hole and explore their passions away from football and sport, with irreverent takes pop culture, current trends and hobb... more

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The podcast currently has 72 episodes available.

The Rabbit Hole episodes:

September 04, 2024S2 Ep 27 - September, Spring and Finals Footy
Hair transplants

Does September evoke certain memories for you?
Garry revealed he used to leave work to go watch the US Open on TV with Todd Viney
Discussed Todd Viney's move to coach Mark Philippoussis
Kane Cornes signs with Channel 7
How has this gone down at Channel 9?
Why did Ch 7 announce it?
Garry says surely nobody at Ch 9 would be genuinely upset by it
Kane Cornes' move to Ch 7 has created an enormous amount of publicity
Discussion on Bill Ferg and The Lobster Cave

Tim has been watching Drops of God on Apple TV
Do people still have a family meal for dinner each night?
Garry and Tim agree it is one of life's great pleasures
Recommendation of the Week - Fatboy Thai restaurant from Garry.
Tim recommends Blue Lights on SBS ON DEMAND
And the Holdovers - movie

Do you shop around for the best price, for big ticket items?
Tim got 4 quotes for a pool he is getting installed

What's the best holiday you've been on?
Tim - when they walked parts of the Camino
Garry looking to go away with his 3 sons next year
Footy finals
Is this the most difficult year to pick a premier?
Garry and Tim reflect on great finals memories
Farming Tips - For Peninsula Kubota
Virtual fencing for cattle

Food discussion - for Cobram Estate
Stuffed capsicums

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August 28, 2024 S2 Ep 26 - Reminiscing on old stories

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August 22, 2024S2 Ep 25 - Footy Trips
Whisp wonders if he needs to wax some areas of his body ahead of a proceadure tomorrow

Footy trips - Garry explains the rules and structure of a footy trip from his days at Melbourne

The passion fans have for their teams
Played audio from a Carlton podcast, which gave us a laugh

The race to the finals - never seen a year like it

Sam Pang's Logies performance - Tim is in awe of his timing and delivery

Farming tip for Peninsula Kubota - The Green Drought

Food chat - For Cobram Estate - Tim's Steak Sandwich

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August 14, 2024S2 Ep 24 - Retirements and Function Season
It's function season!
Tim puts his hands up, he's available
Which Tim stories should he add to his routine?
Garry's advice for how Tim can re-work and improve his stories
Garry has added his Saddam Hussein to his routine
Tim says the comedian at functions have a tough gig
Anxiety and panic attacks
Have you ever had one on live TV?
Tim says he didn't have a panic attack when he forgot Greg Hutchison's name.. He just forgot his name!
Light & Shade in broadcasting
How long can you go on air being serious, without a gag?
Garry says self-awareness is important - you need to know how you sound
The balance between keeping a game alive in a broadcast sense, but making sure you're not barracking
Momentum in footy
Have you ever seen such big swings within games? Why is it happening?

Retirements
Dyson Heppell announced his retirement this week
Tim loves the way the AFL industry acknowledges retirements now
Food discussion, for Cobram Estate Olive Oil

Farming Tip, for Peninsula Kubota
Importance of servicing your equipment

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August 08, 2024S2 Ep 23 - Which Olympic sport would you excel at?
The King’s Club facilities at Coventry St

When did you stop caring what others think about how you look?

Is the wallet a thing of the past?

Men’s health – Garry and Tim discuss recent experiences and the importance of check ups

Technology
Garry suggests that there should be a company that shows non-tech savvy people how to set up their phone to make their life easier

Olympics
It brings out the patriotic nature in us all
Once every 4 years, we will sit down and watch anything!
Which sport would you pick up if you put your mind to it?
Gerard Whateley’s performance as the chief commentator for the track events

Farming and Cooking tips

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July 31, 2024S2 Ep 22 - John From Epping
Special episode – Johnny from Epping joins us in studio
He’s brought in almond cake, eggs, blood orange juice
He has always called talkback radio – started calling Rex at 3AW
When Johnny heard something he didn’t like, he felt he needed to call into the station to fix it!
When Rex finished, he switched to SEN – calling KB, Harf, Garry and Tim
He was working for the council and thought he would get in trouble from the boss for calling off the work phone
Spoke about his days hunting quail
Growing up in Italy – started working at the age of 9 and did lots of hunting
He was 9 when his mother passed away – and he stepped up into a guardian role for his siblings
His youngest sibling was 6 months when his mum passed away – he used to carry his brother around the town and asked other mothers with new borns to breast feed his brother to keep him alive
They had a donkey which he says they used ‘like a truck’ to help transport things
Lived in Switzerland for two years
Came to Australia on a boat – took one month, arrived at Port Melbourne and went to live in Thomastown. Worked in a factory to make doors
Why he barracks for the Roos – Tom Hafey, Ron Barassi… He watched the 1977 Grand Final and it took off from there
Used to tell his boss he was sick each week and he’d go watch the Roos train… But got caught on TV one day!
Doesn’t like all the rule changes in the AFL
Spoke about getting recognised in public because of his voice
Advice for Garry – thinks the AFL is paying him under the table
Advice for Tim – wearing those smart arse glasses

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July 24, 2024S2 Ep 21 - We Connect Well
Woodchopping
Garry and Tim talk us through last week, when they spent two days together chopping wood
Garry gives his review of Tim’s work
Tim says one of the great feelings in life is when you’re physically exhausted from hard work – at the end of the day, shower, comfortable clothes and relax
Comfort Zone
VCE students – discussion about students not doing exams due to anxiety
Spoke about the benefits of getting out of comfort zone, the confidence it can provide
How we raise kids and out pets – do we spoil them?
Olympics
How much of it will you consume?
Would the surfers feel disconnected, in Tahiti?
Garry and Tim discuss their favourite sports – Tim: Team sports, Garry: Swimming
The brutal nature of it – devastation, a lifetime of work can be finished from one small error
Tim had stories about how hard the weightlifters train
Enduring memory of the Olympic games – Tim and Garry give their nominations
Shoutout for Ray Chamberlain, Chris Donlon and Michael Saunders
How Razor Ray built his profile

Farming, for Kubota
Discussed termites

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July 10, 2024S2 Ep 20 - The departure of a coach
Coaching departures
The money shot the media is after is to get a tear out of the coach
Do you need to be subjected to the media conference if you’re an outgoing coach?
Inglorious sackings – and the audio of Damian Drum at Fremantle
The West Australian’s front page showed no empathy to Adam Simpson this morning
Tim spoke about his departure from St Kilda – the paper ran a photo to make it look like he broke down
The responsibility of a coach – Tim discussed how much falls on the coach – there are so many decisions to make every single day
Picking senior coaching is a difficult task too, because you are never 100% sure until they get in the seat
Re: the text message story last week – Tim had a story about Kevin Sheedy’s first preseason at Essendon – if there were text messages around then, there would have been plenty sent around!
Parking changes
Garry frustrated by councils changing parking time limits on streets
Sleeping tip
Garry says that Nicky has started taping her mouth shut while she sleeps – and never slept better!
Media Bias
If you were at the start of your media career, would you foster more relationships with media outlets to report favourably on you?
Farming – for Peninsula Kubota
Cooking – for Kubota
Garry has been watching Matt Moran, who has some amazing techniques with Salmon
Woodchopping
Garry and Tim are having a day of wood chopping next week!

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July 03, 2024S2 Ep 19 - To be interested, or interesting?
Do you have feedback, ideas of questions for Garry and Tim? Email [email protected]

Flight advice
Garry’s tip for the best food to eat before a flight
Tim spoke about his fear of flying and how he helps ease his anxiety
How hard to pilots work when they’re flying internationally – is it just autopilot for the majority of the trip?
Breath work
Garry spoke about a recent experience he had
The art of breathing exercises and its benefits
Farming, for Peninsula Kubota
Tim is looking to build a veggie garden

Update on Tim’s health
Diet and gut health discussion

The age-gap relationship difference
Tim put a few examples to Garry about famous relationships with reasonable difference in age
What would Bill Belichick and his 23-year-old partner speak about at the dinner table?
Emotional coaches
Spoke about the art of vulnerability in coaching
Re: Ken Hinkley emotional after the game – and how well Sarah Jones handled the interview
Would you like to be coached by an emotional coach?
Balance between emotion, vulnerability and being tough
Engaging vs. Lecturing in a conversation
Garry spoke of the importance to be interested, rather than interesting
Engage with colleagues, on air partners and the audience
Importance of movement
Why golf is such a great game – it gets you naturally moving

Food, for Cobram Estate
Tim’s paella

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June 26, 2024S2 Ep 18 - Tim's TV appearance career
Changes at Channel 7
Tim says it’s a tough time, it’s the nature of the business but he is close with Lewis Martin
Tim and Lewis have been at Ch 7 for a similar amount of time – and they have a boss / friendship type relationship and Tim can’t speak highly enough of him
Garry discussed the importance of respecting your boss, elders, coach etc.
Tough discussions and debate – need to come from the right place
Discussion re: the rivalry between Ch 7 and Ch 9 – Tim even tried to not watch the footy when Ch 9 got the rights!
Garry reminisced about the day he got the call that Ch 9 got the rights to the footy
Spoke about the timeline of the TV rights for AFL
Diamonds
Re-visited the story about lab-based diamonds – and discussed an article from Scott Pape last week

Should people still wear a tie?
What are the occasions that people should wear ties?
Is it dying a slow death?
Tim’s appearances on TV shows in the past
Frontline
The Late Show
Home and Away
Hey Hey It’s Saturday
Farming chat, for Peninsula Kubota
A bit of confusion about chickens, roosters and eggs – but we got there!

Food discussion, for Cobram Estate Olive Oil
Tim gave some tips on a rice dish

And we finished with a couple of quick ones;
Where do flies go in winter?
Where do snakes go in winter?

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