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Podcast #103 – The Sport of Lion Dancing, The Australian Open, The Ashes, and Singing At The Cricket

Not the Footy Show Podcast

Happy New Year! We are back with the first show of 2022 and with Chinese New Year soon upon us we are looking at the traditional Lion Dance and how this is very much a sport and how the competition

Time To Give The Fans And Potential Fans Clarity

It was the former mayor of Carmel, movie star, and Hollywood director Clint Eastwood who said, “opinions are like assholes, everyone has got one.” There are many who will tell you that often assholes are the ones with opinions. That

Some Rules Are Made To Be Broken

The Tokyo Olympic Games will be an Olympic Games unlike any that has gone before. Not only will the covid restrictions make life interesting for the athletes, the judges, umpires, official timekeepers and all of those involved in the media,

Neutrality Not Tied to Nationality

It is probably a fair statement to claim that probably the worst sports official you will ever come up against in all your years of playing will be the parent of one of your opponents. Regrettably these parents feel that

No Ball Nonsense

There are numerous motivation quotes adorning the walls of sporting changing rooms around the globe. One of the most used is “Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.” Following the recent test match in Sydney between Australia and New Zealand and