Perceived Pressure

GWS Giants All-Australian defender Cambridge McCormick joins us on the podcast to talk all things north of the Barassi line, that infamous Gerard Healy SEN article, and where the next steps are for the women's game, while Daany gets into the calls for a mental health round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's podcast is a solo effort - Daany takes us down memory lane as the government implements gambling advertising reform more than 1000 days after the release of its own Murphy report, and he sits down with Jonathan Tan from the Tee It Up crew to chat all things golf ahead of the Masters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's pod, we cross over with the top women's football pod in the country to discuss all of the storylines out of the Women's Asian Cup. Sam Lewis and Angela Christian-Wilkes from ESPN's Far Post Podcast join us to discuss Australia's response to the crisis in Iran, the Matildas' start to the tournament, and all of the wonderful nooks and crannies of football governance in Australia. Else...

This week is Grand Prix weekend in Melbourne, and the city comes alive. On the pod we have motorsport writer Michael Lamonato to get nerdy with us about the 2026 season and what we can expect over the course of the weekend and the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ABC Sport's Brett Sprigg joins us for a special episode of the podcast to remember the life and career of the extraordinary Dennis Cometti, who passed away this week aged 76. He left behind a legacy as the voice of football for generations, and as one of the kindest men in our great game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Destanee Aiava rattled the tennis world on her way out earlier this year, announcing her retirement from the sport aged just 25 and citing a culture racism, sexism and homophobia. She joins Saraid on the podcast this week in her first long-form interview since retiring to talk through her decision. Elsewhere, Daany and Saraid talk through recent reporting from the ABC highlighting the lack of safe...

Former elite figure skater Kriti Gupta joins us on the podcast this week to wrap up the Winter Olympics, get into scandals aplenty, and explains what a hogline is. Elsewhere, Daany and Saraid get into State of Origin, and misuse idioms in the process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cross-code basketball to footy star Grace Beasley joins us on the pod this week to talk about the world of crossing codes, the world of coming back from the worst injury any athlete can sustain, and everything in between. Apologies for the late podcast this week - a massive news week caught up to us, and we get into it on the pod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former University of Central Oklahoma punter, Australian Rules royalty and Channel 9 presenter Ned Balme joins us on the pod this week to talk about being a pioneer for punters in college football, journalistic ethics, and being entitled to an opinion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a wide-ranging chat between two complete tragics, Code Sports' chief cricket writer Daniel Cherny gets into a recap of England's shambolic Ashes tour, the future of the Big Bash and the wider ramifications of total Indian domination of world cricket. All through the lens of Simpsons references and early 2010s Auspol nods. Plus, Daany and Saraid get into the debate everyone's having in Melbourne...

The world we play sport in is changing. Rapidly. And it's absolutely terrifying. As the Tour Down Under kicks off the international cycling calendar for 2026, Olympic star cyclist Maeve Plouffe joins us on the pod to talk through how athletes deal with a rapidly changing climate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Matildas wholly possessed Australia's focus for one remarkable winter. Then-media manager Ann Odong was arguably closest to the epicentre of that team's story, which reared and bullocked its way through to the semi finals. In a wide-ranging chat with Daany Saeed, Ann takes us through an incredible career in women's football, media management, the Matildas, m...

A special bonus episode today to cover off the Macquarie Point stadium proposal passing the Tasmanian upper house and paving the way for a historic 19th AFL team in the Apple Isle. Zee Feed founder, footy nuffy and adopted Tasmanian Crystal Andrews joins us to break down the politics of it all. Our Substack is up and running. Earlybirds get 50% off annual subscriptions until Christmas 2025, and su...

Marlee Silva is a star broadcaster, writer, advocate and philanthropist. In what is a relatively short media career to date, she's fit in an awful lot, across Nine and the ABC, on podcasts, non-profits, and in written work. She has a unique perspective on legacy media and new media, and shares it with us today. Our Substack is up and running. Earlybirds get 50% off annual subscriptions until Chris...

Mitch Brown became the AFL's first openly bisexual man in August 2025, coming out in an exclusive interview with The Daily Aus. Since then he's been busy, sharing his experiences, working to create a safer environment for the next AFL player to come out in. Often he's represented himself, but sometimes he's been inaccurately presented by others. With Saraid Taylor, Mitch covers his coming out stor...

Tom Decent: chief sports writer for The Sydney Morning Herald. Friday, November 21: the first day of the 2025-26 Ashes. This writes itself. Our Substack is up and running. Earlybirds get 50% off annual subscriptions until Christmas 2026, and subscribers get exclusive longform articles every week as well as ad-free interviews. Check it out here. Listen to full episodes of 'Perceived Pressure' where...

Australian Olympic sprinter Rohan Browning joins us on the couch to get stuck into all things Olympics, sprinting regimes, influencers, travel vlogs and Rake. Plus, wildcard round. Does anybody really want this?  Now, for the plugs. Deep breath. Our Substack is up and running. You can follow that here . Earlybirds get 50% off annual subscriptions until Christmas 2026, and subscribers get...