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The Prof and Barn were back for another week of fun and frivolity, all your favourite segments were back and a nice little rabbit hole about nudist beaches.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cricket cult icon Doug Bollinger and South African giant Morne Morkel join Stephen “Sok" O’Keefe, James “The Professor” Rochford and Andrew “Barney” Barnett to talk all things cricket, Ashes, controversies with Katy Perry, playing in the IPL and MUCH MUCH more.  Watch the Professor and Barney Web series on YouTube and Facebook . Follow The Professor and Barney on Instagram.  See omnystudio.com/lis...

61 Days till the Ashes!  Shane Lee, Brett Lee and Adam Gilchrist join Stephen “Sok" O’Keefe, James “The Professor” Rochford and Andrew “Barney” Barnett to talk all things cricket, Ashes, friendships with Warnie and Andrew Symonds and MUCH MUCH more. Watch the Professor and Barney Web series on YouTube and Facebook . Follow The Professor and Barney on Instagram.  See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

68 Days till the Ashes England Captain Michael Vaughan muses on his retirement with hosts Stephen O’Keefe and James “The Professor” Rochford, as well as guest T20 genius Dan Christian to discuss the 2005 Ashes series & Invincibles 2, playing over 400 big bash games and much much more. Its your weekly fill of Ashes Cricket News and fun and there's only 68 days till the Ashes.  Watch the Profess...

75 Days till the Ashes Stephen O’Keefe, James “The Professor” Rochford and Andrew “Barney” Barnett are joined by Aussie Seamer Trent Copeland to talk all things cricket, Ashes, working at Channel 7 and life as a Blue. Twas lots of fun and nothing too serious so sit back and enjoy 75 days till the Ashes. Watch the Professor and Barney Web series on YouTube and Facebook . Follow The Professor and Ba...

EPISODE 2 - 82 Days till the Ashes. Stephen O’Keefe, James “The Professor” Rochford and Andrew “Barney” Barnett are here and they are ready to dig into some serious Ashes Cricket research. In this episode former Test Spinner Stuart MacGill joins the boys to talk Cricket and well…everything else. Twas lots of fun and nothing too serious so sit back and enjoy 82 days till the Ashes. Watch the Profes...

89 Days till the Ashes. Stephen O’Keefe, James “The Professor” Rochford and Andrew “Barney” Barnett are here and they are ready to dig into some serious Ashes Cricket research. First the guys decided to review the Test Match series in India. After working out what went wrong there, it was time to start building a case for why the Aussies can get it done in England. Twas lots of fun and nothing too...

The Professor and Barney are finally back in podcast form... and can you believe it's now less than a hundred sleeps until Cricket Christmas? That’s right cricket nerds, the Ashes is just around the corner and who better to get you there than Steve O’Keefe (9 Tests for Australia), The Professor, (0 Tests for anyone) and Barney (0 clue on anything). Join the lads each Friday as they guide you throu...

In the light of the first season of the Podcast coming to an end, the team dive into the annals to find all the times athletes and teams have gone to another level and dominated all in their way. Discussed this week is an Australian Cricket dynasty, the greatest period for one of the greatest golfer, a Golden Slam in Tennis and possibly the greatest NBA swisher of all time. For more great content...

In the light of Brisbane Broncos fans showering their training field at Red Hill with wooden spoons, the team dive into the annals to look at all the ways upset fans have lashed out. Discussed this week are NFL fans who gave Santa Clause the business, an NBA great who made a TV show out of a decision to move house, an NFL Team whose fan endured an imperfect season and a Football pitch invasion inv...

In the light of cyclist Lukas Postlberger retiring from the Tour de France due to a bee sting to the mouth, the boys discuss all the weird reasons for forfeits and losses. Talked about this week is beer induced riot that resulted in a forfeited MLB game, a French Canadian Ice Hockey player who was prone to violent outbursts (even by ice hockey standards), a North Korean Football team who claimed t...

In the light of Dominic Thiem finally winning a Grand Slam title, the team discuss the athletes and teams who overcame a the curse of losing to finally win one. Discussed this week is a team of nerdy College Hoopsters, a Major League Baseball Team that had become a punchline, an AFL Team who no one was sad to see finally win one and The Professor misunderstands the topic completely. For more great...

In the light of Novak Djokovic being disqualified from the US Open for essentially smacking a tennis ball into the throat of a line judge, the team dive in to the annals to examine the other great brain snaps in sport. Discussed this week are an on again off again badminton pairing, a Taekwondo champion who used his skills on a referee, a baseball manager who stole first base, a heavy weight boxer...

In the light of The Professor essentially being too ill to make it in to the office, Nathan “Brooksey” Brookes has been called up off the bench. To celebrate his retrun, the rest of the team discuss the greatest substitutes in sports history. Discussed this week is a Manchester United 90th minute specialist, a pair of MVP NFL QBs, an NBA Swisher with almost as many nicknames as he had girlfriends...

In the light of rumours that Australian “Swish King” Ben Simmons is to be traded away from the Philadelphia 76ers essentially because he and Joel Embiid do not get along, the team dive into the annals to dig up all the dirt on team mates who hated each other. Discussed this week: two Aussie Cricketers who fought over the timing of a song, NFL players mates who got into fisticuffs at training, two...

In the light of the controversy over Telstra asking the NZ Warriors to drop Vodafone as their major sponsor (then backing away from the request), the team dig deep into the annals to find the weirdest sponsorships in sports. Discussed this week are an AFL Club that turned its back on tradition for a bag of lollies, a 90's alt rock group who invested in kids sports, an Italian football club sponsor...

In the light of Phil Gould losing his bet that the NZ Warriors would only win four games in 2020, the team discuss all the best and worst wagers made in sport. Discussed this week, The State Premiers lame wagers on State of Origin, a boat Captain whose best skill was swimming, a man who literally stunned his wife and a guy who got implants in order to win 100K... Gamble Responsibly. For more great...

In the light of U.S. Olympic Swimmer Katie Ledecky essentially training with a glass of chocolate milk balanced on her head, the team delve into all the weird and wonderful ways sports stars train and prepare for competition. Discussed this week is a Soccer team from Zimbabwe cursed by bad spirits, an NFL Hall of Famer who had the grace of a dancer, an NFL prospect who took to the ocean to improve...

In the light of Ben Stokes essentially getting a "coffee stain" on the backside of his trousers during the third test against the West Indies, the team reminisce about all the great wardrobe malfunctions in sports history. They discuss distance runners who accidentally unpacked their lunch, a Bobsledder who shot for the moon, a Jockey who whipped the crack, an NFL player who got carpet burn on his...

In the light of a spate of coach sackings in the NRL, the team dive into the annals to examine some of the best and worst sackings in sports history. Discussed this week is an English Football manager sacked after less than a day, an AFL great let go by his first club, an NBA Hall of Famer who only lasted 16 games as a coach, a Baseball Player who is still being paid 22 years after being sacked, s...

In the light of Cricket commentator Mike Atherton essentially being pranked on air by a cheeky social media user, the team dive into the annals to find some of the best pranks in sports history. Also this week, The Professor reveals how his local comp basketball team fared, Tommy reveals his latest artisan craft, Barney has a cracking story that you definitely shouldn’t skip through and Nathan “Br...

In the light of Masahiro Tanaka essentially copping a line drive to the scone during training with the New York Yankees, we look at all the other freak happenings in the history of sport. Barney reveals a crazy incident that happened during a Cricket match between England and New Zealand, Tommy shares some of the craziest golf shots ever, The Professor outs an AFL great who hates pigeons and Nick...

In the light of the effects mic picking up the sound of Ian Poulter letting fluffy off the chain during a PGA event in ??, the boys discuss all the other times the cameras and microphones picked up stuff that was not intended for air. Discussed this week is the infamous "can't bowl, can't throw", some vintage sledging from Joss Buttler, an interesting piece of advice in the UFC and the time Joachi...

In the light of Manly’s favorite son Geoff Toovey essentially putting his hand up to coach the NZ Warriors, the boys discuss all the coaches and athletes who have turned their back on one club for success with a rival. In the annals this week the boys find Brett Finch, Cooper Cronk, Bill Belichick, Russell Coutts, Sonny Bill Williams and all the athletes who turned referee/umpire. For more great c...

In the light of the UFC essentially announcing the location of Fight Island, the time team dive into the annals to find the strangest places sports have been played. Covered this week are sky high tennis courts, a horse race outside a church, a basketball game on the high seas, an icy golf course and a squash court at a train station. Cast: James "The Professor" Rochford, Andrew "Barney" Barnett,...