Between Two Beers Podcast

Eric talks about fighting Manu Vatuvei in the 2012 Fight for Life, competing in a TV show to find NZ’s toughest man, nights out in Switzerland – including the time he wrestled a swan into a pub, the infamous meeting when Dick Tonks blew his lid at the Kiwi Pair, and how having a son with autism changed him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt’s humiliating experience at Laura McGoldrick’s wedding, reflections on playing Danny Parker in Back of the Y Masterpiece television, How his ‘fake’ band Dejavoodo got a record contract, the time he made Jacquie Brown cry and the realities of working with Jeremy Wells on breakfast radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce talks about his controversial match reports and the coaches and players he's upset, his relationship with Declan Edge and why they are no longer friends on Twitter, his opinion of the proposed national league change, the time a player physically threatened him following a spicy article and why he was so pissed off Steve transferred from Bay Olympic to Glenfield.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Des reflects on losing his job at NZ Football and we ask if he’ll ever return, we talk success and heartbreak at the under 20 World Cup in Poland, How he used Sarpreet Singh’s acting skills to improve team culture, what high performance coaching really teaches you and he answers your questions from social media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the fine line between high performance training and bullying, why Emma retired from rowing, and why she came back, sexuality and sport, her roller blading obsession, training with her rowing heroes, cycling home from Switzerland, becoming a real-estate agent and we compare Seamus and Emma’s times on the rowing machine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the worst things the ACC has said on air, what it’s like managing Matt Heath, Jeremy Wells, Leigh Hart and Jason Hoyte, what really happened when the ICC booted Lane’s commentary team from the World Cup, playing high school cricket with Dan Vettori, battling and beating cancer, the ACCs complicated relationship with New Zealand cricket and the future of sports broadcasting in New Zealand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about playing with Henrik Larsson in his prime, winning Old Firm derbies, playing against Man United featuring Cantona, Giggs and the rest of the Class of '92, facing Ronaldo R9 at the World Cup, and we explore his thoughts on promotion/relegation in the NZ national league and the testing times facing local football.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the 'genius' brain of Tim Brown, living with Winston Reid for a year in London, playing for the All Whites against Mexico in front of 100,000 people despite not having a club and his new life in Orlando.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about failure, near death experiences, grizzly bears, 100km winds, mental strength, drama at gunpoint, conquering ego, and asking for help.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss match-fixing, mysterious tip-offs, the state of sport journalism in NZ, why he won’t let his kids play rugby, life on tour with the ACC and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.