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Sport Shack

This podcast highlights my great passion for sport as a spectator and a participant and my favorite sporting memories over 5 decades. I have experienced live sport here in Australia and overseas. I have played sport and coached at a representative level. I have a great interest in Cricket, Rugby League and Football and have played cricket at a representative level in Australia and England. I also speak to some guests about their memories and their sporting career. I also talk about historical and cultural events from each year.

Spectator Blow Ups/Misbehavior

101 hours 14 mins; July 22, 2023

Underrated Sportsmen

111 hours 1 min; July 16, 2023

Underrated Female Sportswomen

83 hours 45 mins; July 09, 2023

Loyalty In Sport

93 hours 14 mins; July 04, 2023

Sporting Couples Who Married

77 hours 33 mins; June 27, 2023

John Maclean- A Great Role Model and an Inspiration

36 mins; June 20, 2023

Sporting Role Models Part 1.

37 mins; June 18, 2023

Sporting Role Models Part 1.

37 mins; June 17, 2023

Mariano Rivera- The Great Saver

49 mins; June 10, 2023

Sportspeople Who Excelled Under Pressure

59 mins; June 05, 2023

Italian Sport Special- Festa della Republica

95 hours 11 mins; May 30, 2023

Sportspeople Who Became Actors

80 hours 11 mins; May 22, 2023

Sportspeople Who Were Injury Prone

87 hours 41 mins; May 16, 2023

Mother's Day Special- Well-Known Sporting Mothers

60 hours 41 mins; May 08, 2023

Labour Day Special- Sportspeople Who Protested/Went on Strike

81 hours 40 mins; April 30, 2023

Paul's 52nd Birthday and Blue Mountains Special

69 hours 8 mins; April 30, 2023

Paul's 52nd Birthday and Blue Mountains Special

85 hours 24 mins; April 28, 2023

ANZAC Day Special- Sportspeople Who Served in War.

104 hours 15 mins; April 21, 2023

Sporting Trophies

85 hours 24 mins; April 13, 2023

The Nearlies- Sportspeople Who Just Fell Short

73 hours 21 mins; April 07, 2023

Sportspeople Who Got the Hook

78 hours 55 mins; March 24, 2023

St Patrick's Day Special- Well known Irish Sportspeople

50 mins; March 21, 2023

Sport and Advertising

89 hours 56 mins; March 15, 2023

Sport and Advertising

89 hours 55 mins; March 14, 2023

Sportspeople and Music

94 hours 43 mins; March 03, 2023

Sporting Uniforms

85 hours 0 mins; February 18, 2023

Great Aussie Sporting Moments

66 hours 40 mins; February 12, 2023

Love

3 mins; January 29, 2023

Musicians and Sport

100 hours 51 mins; January 06, 2023

The Year in Review- 2022

85 hours 48 mins; December 20, 2022

One Hit Wonders in Sport

90 hours 19 mins; December 07, 2022

World Cup Special

117 hours 8 mins; November 30, 2022

Decisions in Sport Paul Would Like Reversed

104 hours 11 mins; November 28, 2022

Revenge in Sport

104 hours 10 mins; November 22, 2022

Interesting Training Methods by Sportspeople

92 hours 58 mins; November 17, 2022

Bizarre Moments in Sport

111 hours 59 mins; November 10, 2022

Sportspeople With Bad Habits

115 hours 8 mins; November 04, 2022

Successful Decisions in Sports

117 hours 18 mins; October 26, 2022

Decisions in Sport That Came Back to Bite

101 hours 11 mins; October 19, 2022

Embarasing Moments in Sport

97 hours 58 mins; October 12, 2022

Sporting Villains

103 hours 44 mins; October 05, 2022

Sportspeople Who Had Fairytale Endings

92 hours 53 mins; September 27, 2022

100th Episode-Great Sporting Milestones

79 hours 18 mins; September 23, 2022

Sport and Crime

80 hours 0 mins; September 18, 2022

Sporting Feuds- Sportspeople who didn't see eye to eye

73 hours 26 mins; September 16, 2022

Sport and Technology

127 hours 19 mins; August 19, 2022

Dominant Performances By Sportspeople

117 hours 9 mins; August 12, 2022

Great Birthday Sporting Performances

118 hours 15 mins; August 05, 2022

Sportspeople/Teams Who Got the Monkey Off Their Back

116 hours 19 mins; July 30, 2022

Famous Sporting Scapegoats

102 hours 40 mins; July 23, 2022

Bastille Day Special- Famous French Sportspeople

108 hours 40 mins; July 16, 2022

Sportspeople Who Excelled in More Than One Sport

94 hours 38 mins; July 09, 2022

Great American Sportspeople from the Past 50 Years

84 hours 26 mins; July 01, 2022

Great Sporting Comebacks in a Performance

90 hours 55 mins; June 25, 2022

Sportspeople who benefited from others misfortune

92 hours 44 mins; June 18, 2022

Sportspeople Who Benefited From Others Misfortune

92 hours 44 mins; June 17, 2022

Unlikely Sport Stars

94 hours 31 mins; June 10, 2022

Sportspeople Who Defied Great Odds

85 hours 1 min; June 04, 2022

Great Sporting Upsets

83 hours 21 mins; May 28, 2022

On Air Sporting Blow Ups/Rants

66 hours 4 mins; May 21, 2022

Tribute to Andrew Symonds 1975-2022

29 mins; May 20, 2022

Interesting Careers by Sportspeople in Retirement

71 hours 19 mins; May 14, 2022

Sportspeople Who Retired Early

78 hours 16 mins; May 07, 2022

Minor Sports

71 hours 55 mins; April 30, 2022

Redemption Stories in Sport

85 hours 44 mins; April 23, 2022

Acts of Sportsmanship

79 hours 26 mins; March 12, 2022

Sportspeople With Charisma

96 hours 18 mins; March 06, 2022

Tribute to Shane Warne 1969-2022. Thanks for the Wonderful Memories RIP.

43 mins; March 06, 2022

Those That Punch Above Their Weight

87 hours 49 mins; February 26, 2022

Great Sporting Venues

128 hours 0 mins; February 19, 2022

Sporting spectators.

100 hours 24 mins; February 12, 2022

Sporting Superstitions

72 hours 52 mins; February 06, 2022

The Year 2007- Another World Cup Win and a Suspicious Death.

102 hours 17 mins; January 29, 2022

Year 2004- The Olympics Come Home and a Aussie Cricket Legend Retires.

124 hours 43 mins; January 22, 2022

The Howlers Part 2- The Sportspeople

92 hours 54 mins; January 08, 2022

The Howlers Part 1- The Officials

60 hours 13 mins; January 01, 2022

The Year 1979- An Inspirational Bulldog and Packer wins the Cricket War.

111 hours 26 mins; December 22, 2021

Year 1995- The Super League War Erupts and a Controversial Sri Lankan

89 hours 44 mins; December 17, 2021

Year 2018- The Gold Coast welcomes the Commonwealth and Sandpapergate

82 hours 53 mins; December 10, 2021

Famous Sportspeople From Gold Coast

71 hours 0 mins; November 28, 2021

Year 1972- Terror strikes the Olympics and A Glittering Gould.

69 hours 52 mins; November 21, 2021

Year 1998- Vive la France, Tubby's triple and Parra fall to pieces.

75 hours 34 mins; November 14, 2021

Sportspeople Who Became Well Known Commentators

112 hours 22 mins; November 06, 2021

The Flabbergasted Episode-We Salute Sir Rex

77 hours 43 mins; October 31, 2021

Year 1996- Kieran's mighty victory against the odds and a Basketball giant.

112 hours 3 mins; October 28, 2021

Year 1997- Two Rugby League competitions and a new tennis hero.

105 hours 4 mins; October 17, 2021

Year 2005- Tiger Magic, the Diva and a memorable Ashes.

115 hours 41 mins; October 12, 2021

The Year 1982- Parra Power, The Invincibles and the Commonwealth come to Brisbane.

86 hours 6 mins; October 12, 2021

The Year 1982- Parra Power, Invincibles and the Commonwealth came to Brisbane

115 hours 41 mins; October 11, 2021

The Year 1976- A Year of Olympic debacles and an interesting decathlete.

73 hours 23 mins; October 05, 2021

The Year 1977- Drawn Grand Finals and a new era in Cricket.

73 hours 11 mins; September 19, 2021

The Ones That Hurt.

88 hours 49 mins; September 11, 2021

Famous Sporting Scandals

92 hours 2 mins; September 08, 2021

Year 2012- British Glory and the Storm fight back

58 mins; September 01, 2021

Year 2016- Year of the Underdog and the Greatest Olympian.

79 hours 6 mins; August 25, 2021

Olympics Special- Memories From Past 50 years.

101 hours 51 mins; August 18, 2021

The Year 1974 and the Rumble in the Jungle

97 hours 12 mins; August 01, 2021

Year 1985- Cricket Rebels and the Marrickville Mauler

84 hours 32 mins; July 26, 2021

Famous Indigenous Australian Sport Stars

72 hours 36 mins; July 22, 2021

Great Sportswomen from the Past 50 Years

75 hours 30 mins; July 10, 2021

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