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Damo provides an easy one tray bake option with a lemon-garlic salmon served with asparagus and cherry tomatoes. Send us your recipe tips and suggestions or feedback to thesoundingboard@sen.com.au Damo’s Dish is proudly supported by Cobram Estate, Australia’s most awarded extra virgin olive oil. Grown, harvested and first cold pressed in Northern Victoria.

Hutchy and Damo are given statements to agree or disagree with using a score out of 10. This week they discuss wokeism, the end of Mad Monday dress-ups, housing, and who the most famous person in the world is. If you'd like to submit a statement for next week's Scorecard, message us here: Twitter: twitter.com/SoundingBoardEp Facebook: facebook.com/SoundingBoardEp Email: thesoundingboard@sen.com.au...

Hutchy and Damo start with a few Carry-On topics, before answering questions about media having opinions on opinions, being first to a story, Joe Rogan having Donald Trump on his podcast, "the wiggle room" at the BOM, and Ladbrokes saving the form guide, and the best sports bars in New York City. If you'd like to submit a question for next week's show, message us here: Twitter: twitter.com/Soundin...

With the U.S. election just around the corner Hutchy and Damo discuss battle for influence among media publications and what they stand for, the Upgrade Junkies have been outed this week, we love a good manufactured story, and Mitch Cleary is seeing them like watermelons. In this episode: 0:40 - SEN Cricket commentary blazers 4:28 - The positioning of a newspaper in an election 13:09 - Upgrade Jun...

Damo gives us a lovely vegetarian opton of grilled halloumi with blistered tomatoes with a delicious honey-rosemary glaze. Send us your recipe tips and suggestions or feedback to thesoundingboard@sen.com.au Damo’s Dish is proudly supported by Cobram Estate, Australia’s most awarded extra virgin olive oil. Grown, harvested and first cold pressed in Northern Victoria.

Hutchy and Damo answer questions about the Trade Radio ratings, the AFL selling games exclusively to streaming services, the success of Sandy Brondello, and the Sheffield Shield. If you'd like to submit a question for next week's show, message us here: Twitter: twitter.com/SoundingBoardEp Facebook: facebook.com/SoundingBoardEp Email: thesoundingboard@sen.com.au The Sounding Board is proudly suppor...

Hutchy and Damo take a look at the AFLPA's statement following the GWS dress-up incident, they discuss comments recently made by Mike Sheahan about relationships between journalists and coaches, and Donald Trump's recent appearance at a McDonald's was one of his best PR stunts to date. In this episode: 1:04 - Peter V'Landy's masterpiece in marketing The Everest 4:59- Did Jamie Kah and Ben Melham o...

Damo gives us great recipe to start off the warmer months with a recipe for butterflied prawns on the charcoal grill, with chilli, garlic and lemon. Send us your recipe tips and suggestions or feedback to thesoundingboard@sen.com.au Damo’s Dish is proudly supported by Cobram Estate, Australia’s most awarded extra virgin olive oil. Grown, harvested and first cold pressed in Northern Victoria.

Hutchy and Damo are given statements to agree or disagree with using a score out of 10. This week they discuss the length of the Trade Period, the future of AFL player movement, how we consume and handle information, the Bathurst 1000, and bronze statues. If you'd like to submit a statement for next week's Scorecard, message us here: Twitter: twitter.com/SoundingBoardEp Facebook: facebook.com/Soun...

Hutchy and Damo answer questions about why players sign long contracts, filling the gaps on Trade Radio, the length of the Trade Period, and the exchanging of pleasantries on radio. If you'd like to submit a question for next week's show, message us here: Twitter: twitter.com/SoundingBoardEp Facebook: facebook.com/SoundingBoardEp Email: thesoundingboard@sen.com.au The Sounding Board is proudly sup...

As the Trade Period concludes, Hutchy and Damo have kept a keen eye on all the Agent Praisers this week, all the Square Ups, and Mitch Cleary has shot out of the gates in a massive way this off-season in the Footy Reporter Wars. Plus, Hutchy has his say on Albo's optics, and we have a Craig's Carry-On. In this episode: 2:01 - Agent Praising is in full force 5:51 - Square Up Season 9:09 - Mitch Cle...

Hutchy and Damo are given statements to agree or disagree with using a score out of 10. This week they discuss who does Grand Finals better, expansion clubs in the NRL, and if Elon Musk could sell Twitter in the near future. If you'd like to submit a statement for next week's Scorecard, message us here: Twitter: twitter.com/SoundingBoardEp Facebook: facebook.com/SoundingBoardEp Email: thesoundingb...

Hutchy and Damo answer questions about the view of players owing clubs, Channel 9 offering alternate streams online, Josh Garlepp's video which got retweeted by Elon Musk, and going behind the curtain on radio news bulletins, and ESPN Aus/NZ using the international feed for the NFL rather than native U.S. coverage. If you'd like to submit a question for next week's show, message us here: Twitter: ...

Hutchy and Damo answer a few Craig's Carry-On questions in a standalone podcast this week. Send us your recipe tips and suggestions or feedback to thesoundingboard@sen.com.au Damo’s Dish is proudly supported by Cobram Estate, Australia’s most awarded extra virgin olive oil. Grown, harvested and first cold pressed in Northern Victoria.

Footy's silly season is here and with it comes all manner of journalistic schemes, strategies and shenanigans from tenuous links to agent praisers. The NRL Grand Final was the centrepiece to Australian sport over the weekend, Jack Ginnivan and Nick Watson have a big lesson to learn, and have we uncovered more to the Tony Armstrong story in a Sounding Board exclusive? In this episode: 0:58 - NRL Gr...

Damo gives us a beautiful recipe for lamb kofta, rich with paprika and cumin and served with tzatziki. Send us your recipe tips and suggestions or feedback to thesoundingboard@sen.com.au Damo’s Dish is proudly supported by Cobram Estate, Australia’s most awarded extra virgin olive oil. Grown, harvested and first cold pressed in Northern Victoria.

Hutchy and Damo are given statements to agree or disagree with using a score out of 10. This week they discuss the effects of a twilight Grand Final, athletes playing further into their thirties, having an ego in the media, and Malcolm Blight. If you'd like to submit a statement for next week's Scorecard, message us here: Twitter: twitter.com/SoundingBoardEp Facebook: facebook.com/SoundingBoardEp...

Hutchy and Damo answer questions about if the broadcast rights was the catalyst for the media moves, the quality of the Channel 7 call of the Grand Final, what Channel 9's line-up could look like next year, and how the Brownlow broadcast could improve. If you'd like to submit a question for next week's show, message us here: Twitter: twitter.com/SoundingBoardEp Facebook: facebook.com/SoundingBoard...

There's still so much to unpack in the media world in this episode following more shock announcements in the last few days. Hutchy and Damo discuss what kind of stories consumers truly like to read, there's a scandal at the ABC, and Damo's in strife with the block function being changed on X. In this episode: 0:51 - Mark Robinson's departure from AFL 360 8:33 - Gerard Whateley staying with Fox Foo...

Live from the Footy Festival outside the MCG in the build up to the Grand Final, Hutchy and Damo answer your questions, mostly about all the media drama from the week, but also on a wider variety of footy topics. Note: we're aware some of the audience questions at the end are somewhat inaudible. If you'd like to submit a question for next week's show, message us here: Twitter: twitter.com/Sounding...

It's our special live show from the Main Stage at the AFL Footy Festival on Grand Final eve! Hutchy and Damo recorded the show in front of the live crowd in front of the backdrop of the MCG, and what a special location for a massive edition of the show. After the week we had in media with three of Footy Classified's hosts moving to Channel 7 in 2025 – including Hutchy – the boys dive into how it a...

Hutchy and Damo answer questions about how large a commentary team should be, sports shopping themselves to different broadcast networks, Kane calling into rival stations, AFLW scheduling, and the potential of the AFL capping the lengths of contracts in the future. If you'd like to submit a question for next week's show, message us here: Twitter: twitter.com/SoundingBoardEp Facebook: facebook.com/...

It's Grand Final Week and to kick things off with a bang, Hutchy and Damo touch on the big moves afoot in the media landscape, skirmishes between prominent names, and we reveal Hutchy is a segment stealer! The Sounding Board is doing a live episode from the Main Stage at Yarra Park outside the MCG on the Friday before the Grand Final, September 27th from 5pm. Come down to listen to the show live a...

Damo makes us a homemade filet-o-fish in the style of Maccas. Send us your recipe tips and suggestions or feedback to thesoundingboard@sen.com.au Damo’s Dish is proudly supported by Cobram Estate, Australia’s most awarded extra virgin olive oil. Grown, harvested and first cold pressed in Northern Victoria.

Hutchy and Damo are given statements to agree or disagree with using a score out of 10. This week they cover the Demon's home base, the penalties to Ken Hinkley and Jason McCartney, club membership numbers and if Oscar Piastri has overtaken Sam Kerr as our best export. If you'd like to submit a statement for next week's Scorecard, message us here: Twitter: twitter.com/SoundingBoardEp Facebook: fac...