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I would pay good money to watch a reality series behind the scenes of such a professional. I love hearing him interview and understanding what goes into being a true genius at what he does. Great interview
A few things. First, my honest gut reaction to stumbling on an online Ad for this interview, featuring the bit at Colonial Stadium was one of unalloyed excitement. For a star athlete, that might be understandable. Expected even. For a journo? There’s only one who I’d be anywhere near as keen to listen to, in anticipation. That would be Bruce. In hindsight I would ad Jo Griggs to that list, because her talk with Howie was rolled anecdotal gold. But for a very long time Gerard has been the guy who could push my buttons. He knew what to write as a fledgling Editor of Herald Sun’s Hit Entertainment Section in 1996 to make this university wastrel and emerging cinephile forget about the Art, and lust after the prospective spectacle of Independence Day… then unapologetically write it off after we had actually all (everyone in the world seemingly) seen it… because it actually wasn’t very good… and yet did so without retreating from his initial Preview Inspired enthusiasm. His addresses to the ‘Dearly Sporting Beloved’ found a way to encapsulate the totality of whatever contest had inspired his prose for that particular piece, while picking precise cuts to illustrate different facets of the overall mosaic, like sunlight might as it traverses a cathedral dome through the day. His dedication to a hierarchy of both expectation and observation could at times be infuriating to me because where Gerard might have been authentically worshipping an idea inspired by an event, or the anticipation generated by a prospective outcome, and was only just inviting those of us watching or listening to join in, he could catch me in a headspace where his devotion came across and didactic, or worse, sanctimonious. But the point remains, he never failed to make me think about the ‘event’ and honestly evaluate my feelings about it, whether I agreed with him or not. And for me, that is Gerard’s greatest achievement as a broadcaster - getting those watching or listening, whether they are inclined to wax rhapsodic harmoniously, or to have a crack antagonistically, the focus remains The Ball, not The Man. Ironically enough, while The Man was the focus of this podcast, Howie and Gerard managed to blend so neatly that not a single note ended up being about trumpeting the self, but instead savouring the journey through the diverse range of sporting happenings and contests that Gerard has brought to us, in his own way. Thank You both for a great listen and Thanks especially to Gerard for almost 30 years of reading and viewing engagement, so far. May there be many more. -g PS - Good Luck with Paris. After a couple of consecutive Olympics where the traditional topliners were overwhelmed by better performances in the surrounding athletic firmament. This time Noah Lyles, looks like he might be bolting into Legendary consideration. It seems the moment knows his name, but will he be able to answer?
After the shitshow at spurs where his fans wanted the team to lose. I wonder how he looks back and compares. That is something that Celtic would never accept. It must be a completely alien feeling going from celtic fans to that
Such a champion and classy lady she is despite winning everything in cricket such grace and humility is great to see .So much to learn from her as a person not just as a cricketer ❤❤
Thanks Cotch. That goal against the cats in the qualifying final in 17 is forever etched in my memory. I went from what the hell am i watching (long suffering tigers fan) to fn hell, we could actually go all the way! You and the boys gave us all such joy those couple of years. Thanks again mate.
I grew up listening to Jack Johnson, and I saw that music video when I was around 5 or 6 years old. For years, I thought Ben Stiller WAS Jack Johnson 😂
Meg Lanning has given young children esp. girls an idol to look up to. She is quiet literally one of the founders of this young gen of women cricketers that we are seeing and will continue to see coming to the big stage soon. Although as fans we miss her in G&G, but we love and respect her decision. We will always look to the WBBL, WPL & vic domestic matches for more of that cut shot making the point fielder look almost useless to have. 😅
Loved this ep (and I’m mainly a League fan) - can you please reverse the upload order for Spotify (so part B auto plays after part A) - also - have you though about having Mark ‘Booze’ Hughes on (surprising career, illness, charity)?
Lanning gave a lot of hope and assurance to DC fans . In Ipl ,we are normally fighting for the top spot from the bottom and here we have Meg Lanning , she is just so consistent and successful. DC may have lost 2 finals but you can't take away the impact Meg has had . Her getting emotional post WPL final was next level . She has achieved everything but still that winning means so much to her. I hope our young girls learn a lot from her . India winning word cup in woments team will just take it to another level. We must win
